Lakshmikantha Rao Routhu — Product Engineer
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.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Retail Operations and Management expert with extensive experience in B2B and B2C environments.
Location: Warangal, Telangana, India
Experience: 22 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Leadership
- Crisis Management
Career Highlights
- Led a team of 450 employees across 13 departments.
- Achieved lowest global shrinkage rate among Walmart stores.
- Recognized for outstanding community engagement initiatives.
Work Experience
Self-employed
Organic Farmer (1 yr 7 mos)
Walmart
Store General Manager (7 yrs 6 mos)
Manager sales & BD (14 yrs 9 mos)
Unilever
HUL (8 yrs 2 mos)
Education
B.sc (B.Z.C) at Hanamkonda
at L.B.H.S