Lakshmikantha Rao Routhu

Product Engineer

Warangal, Telangana, India22 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led a team of 450 employees across 13 departments.
  • Achieved lowest global shrinkage rate among Walmart stores.
  • Recognized for outstanding community engagement initiatives.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Retail Operations and Management expert with extensive experience in B2B and B2C environments.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipCrisis Management

Other Skills

Risk ManagementProject ManagementManagement DevelopmentCustomer ExperienceTeam ManagementBusiness DevelopmentSalesSales OperationsManagementRetailInventory Management

About

Highly effective management professional with nearly 30 years of experiences in career paths handling multiple domains like Agriculture Management, Dairy Farm Operations, large-scale Cash & Carry formats, Omni-Channel business fronts, E-commerce and Logistics, FMCG, and Channel Sales Management. ✪ Adept in driving management of P&L accountability, ensuring inventory accuracy, multi-tier stakeholder management, and implementing security and loss prevention methods. ✪ Handled ₹192 crore (per annum) turnover business, demonstrating a strong ability to handle large-scale B2B operations and leading high-performance teams. ✪ Demonstrated excellence in leading and managing a team of 450 employees, spanning across 13 departments. ✪ Exhibited skills in diverse functions in business planning, bottom-up project management, delivering operational excellence along with training and mentoring high performing teams and individuals. Key Impact Areas ✓ Agri and Dairy sector operations ✓ Retail Operations ✓ Inventory Management ✓ Omni-channel Sales Management ✓ E-Commerce and Logistics ✓ Training and Development ✓ Profit Centred Operations ✓ Competitive Analysis ✓ Strategic Decision Making ✓ ROI / EBITA ✓ Cross-Functional Team Leadership (450 + members) ✓ Business Process Mapping ✓ Compliance ✓ Revenue Growth ✓ Business Continuity Planning ✓ Self-Help Groups Accomplishments: ➢ Recognized as the Best Store for Member Service with a 99.8% Associate Engagement Score in both 2018 and 2019. ➢ Honoured with the "Store of the Community" award in 2013 for outstanding community engagement initiatives. ➢ Successfully led and managed a large-scale team of over 400 managers and associates, driving business excellence and operational efficiency. ➢ Achieved lowest global shrinkage rate among all Walmart stores worldwide, maintaining an exceptional shrinkage level of 0.02%. ➢ Consistently delivered a compounded growth rate of 27%, positioning the store as a top-performing unit. ➢ Recognized as the Best Store for Membership Drive, reflecting effective outreach and market penetration strategies. ➢ Awarded Best Shrink Control Store across Walmart India in 2017. ➢ Received personal appreciation from the CEO in 2016 for impactful work in empowering women through Self-Help Group (SHG) collaborations, bridging corporate and community initiatives. ➢ Oversaw a business volume of ₹265 crore, establishing the store as the preferred retailer in Guntur, with a year-on-year membership growth exceeding 63,000 members.

Experience

22 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
8 yrs 2 mos
Average Tenure
14 yrs 9 mos
Current Experience

Self-employed

Organic Farmer

Sep 2024Present · 1 yr 7 mos

Walmart

2 roles

Store General Manager

Feb 2017Aug 2024 · 7 yrs 6 mos

Crisis ManagementLeadership

Manager sales & BD

Jul 2011Present · 14 yrs 9 mos

Crisis ManagementLeadership

Unilever

HUL

Apr 2003Jun 2011 · 8 yrs 2 mos

Crisis ManagementLeadership

Education

Hanamkonda

B.sc (B.Z.C) — chemistry

Jan 1985Jan 1994

L.B.H.S

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