Aug 2023 – Jan 2024 · 5 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• Heading the logistics operations-First Mile/Mid Mile/Last Mile for the Pan West region encompassing ~8mn shipments/month
• Responsible for P&L/Growth/operational KPIs including Service levels, Delivery strike rates, Cost metrics, Geographical Expansion, Environment/Health/Safety- both forward and return legs
• Managing a diverse work force of ~10k spread across more than 1000+ facilities

Nov 2018 – May 2023 · 4 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore

• Key Roles and Responsibilities:
• Head Pan India Real Estate:
• Managing 4000+ facilities spread over approx 20 million square feet space/INR Rs 500 Cr/annum spend base
• Successfully closed large scale commercial deals for warehousing projects spanning over 10 lakh sq. feet over a short span of 6 months with major real estate developers to support business expansion
• Reduced facility costs across lastmile, gateway hubs, fulfillment centers achieving 3% savings (spend base INR 500 Cr/annum)
• Institutionalized project mgt. systems to ensure time/quality checks for warehouse projects spanning over 20 lakh sq feet
• Responsible for end to end project execution of Mega/mid sized/small size warehouses including BTS(Build to Suit) & Semi BTS projects
• Head South India Last Mile Operations
• Spearheaded the Turnaround strategy for Last Mile Operations for South and drove YOY growth of 50% in the e-commerce business by providing top notch customer experience SLAs and delivery strike rates
• Led a team of 20000+ staff spread across 700+centers, 6000+pincodes
• Implemented real time performance visibility & gamification systems in collaboration with Product team to enhance 30% YOY Productivity gains in last mile deliveries
• Devised strategic initiatives of balancing Fixed-Variable capacity, developing alternate delivery models (store model, GIG program), optimizing Org. span of control & thereby reducing the cost per shipment by >30%
• Had a key role in ensuring restart of operations & business continuity for essential services within a span of 4 weeks of COVID Lock down across all South geographies
• Led the Quality & Operational Excellence program and reduced the shipment damages in the network by 30%
• Drove key initiatives of Reward & Recognition, Continuous improvement & Learning Programs to create next level of sustainable leadership in the chain of hierarchy

Jun 2018 – Nov 2018 · 5 mos · Mangalore Area, India

• Served as a Managing Partner- Real estate space-dealership/distribution/retailing of construction material-Multi Brand Steel, Cement, Concrete and related products.
• Key roles included across the value chain- Customer management, sales, financial control and supply chain streamlining

Jan 2017 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Managing spend of Rs 1000 Cr/annum with diverse commodity procurement including metals, polymer compounds, packaging, tele-communication products, CAPEX and key services
• Designing and implementing SRM module, Risk management module, category management, contracts
• Devising pre-bid tender strategies to improve the winning ratio for key segments in High Voltage and Low Voltage cables
• Key focus on overall cost management delivering annualized savings through procurement excellence and innovative sourcing strategies
• Responsible for working capital optimization by devising dynamic tactical initiatives for vendor credit control and inventory management
• Creating sourcing footprint across multiple geographies including Europe, America, Middle East, SE

Apr 2015 – Dec 2016 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Responsible for procurement excellence, back end strategy formulation, IT integration, people and process development across the supply chain operations
• Designed and executed a formalized cost reduction program across procurement and logistics operations and achieved annualized cost savings of $6mn
• Implemented category spend analytics and vendor management system for business portfolio worth $450mn
• Cross functional team lead for contract management and best practices, SOPs with respect to documentation
• Collaborating with the tech teams to implement digital and cloud computing solutions in the supply chain
• Program manager for Center of Excellence for the RPG group with responsibilities to establish operational synergies and functional competency frameworks across all group companies (KEC, CEAT, Raychem)

Jan 2009 – Jan 2014 · 5 yrs · Pune Area, India

• Handled key accounts for Electro-mechanical and Electronic components worth Rs 500 Cr
• Achieved YOY procurement cost reductions through value engineering, zero-base costing, localization, volume discount, competitor price benchmarking, global sourcing, new vendor introductions and improvements in logistics and packing.
• Rationalized and streamlined the supply chain by reducing the vendor base.
• Developed de-risking model for electrical vendor base for Bajaj auto Pune, Aurangabad and Uttaranchal cluster.
• Installed timely capacities at vendor-end to cater production ramp-up from 2.5 million/annum in 2009 to 4 million/annum in 2011.
• Improved OEE to >90% in electronic product manufacturing by implementing process automation and flexible/lean manufacturing systems.
• Was the core team member in driving TPM pillar activities across the vendor base

Jan 2006 – Jan 2008 · 2 yrs · Pune Area, India

• -Developed auto components for new motorcycle and three-wheeler models through a systematic development process mechanism comprising of PPAP, FMEA & Statistical process capability study

Jan 2003 – Jan 2005 · 2 yrs · Aurangabad Area, India

• Reduced material storage space by 40% by implementation of KANBAN, JIT (Just in Time supply), FIFO(First In First Out) and Milk Route Logistics system in Bajaj Auto, Aurangabad plant.
• Resolved chronic field quality problems in motorcycle components by using TPM(Total Productive Maintenance) tools-FTA(Fault Tree Analysis), 6W-2H Kaizen sheet and Poka-Yoke techniques.