Jun 2024 – Dec 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Handled India Selection, Availability & Placement Charter for Supply Chain Optimisation Technologies (SCOT) Team
• Placement
• Handling Inventory Placement Metrics for Indian Market
• a) Owner of Local Instock (LIS) metric which is linked to both topline and bottomline for Amazon, by enabling faster promise thus driving more GMS and reducing fulfilment cost this driving lower cost
• b) Launched Ideal FC Instock Metrics - a successor to the LIS metric which is raising the bar further to enhance promise speed for the customer
• c) Out of Stock Promise Product Launch in IN - A product where we will be able to source an item after the customer places the order thus increasing our selection for Long Tail and Commonly Sold products and reducing our out of stock instances.
• Availability
• Handled Inventory Availability Metrics for Indian Market
• a) I am the owner of metrics like Retail Out of Stock and Fast Track In Stock which makes sure customer ordering from Amazon finds the products in stock through the reliable fulfiment channel
• b) POC for launching Customer Search Impression based Availability Metrics in India and moving away from Glance Views based metrices
• c) Expanding National Availability Metrices to Regional Metrices to drive Speed at Amazon by ensuring inventory is present near the customer
• d) Collaborating to launch Augmented Glance Views Availability metrices which predicts the future out of stock for impacted products
• Selection
• Involved in management of multiple products used to drive accurate Inventory selection.
• a) SDF - Selection Decision Framework to decide basis CRaP (Cannot Realize any Profit) recommendations (based on predictive future economics of a product) to decided whether to remove products from the catalogue or improve the economics
• b) Store Completeness - Based on customer search on the Amazon platform, this product decides what are the selection gaps which are highlighted to the business development team for expansion of selection

Feb 2023 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 4 mos

• I head the volume planning of India, Middle Mile Network
• I lead a team of Program Manager, Business Analyst and Operations Executive who own the demand planning vertical, multiple projects and programs of all the Sort Centres (SCs) across India. My team provides a channel, ship method and package size level forecast at Day level granularity. The network includes 24 Amazon owned and 14 Third Party SCs
• Projects:
• 1. Pioneered Project SaFaL which instantly predicts the landing profile at the SCs (against a previous TAT of 18 hours) by changing the shipouts from Fulfillment Centres and External Channels. This was done by superimposing distribution models to interactive quicksight dashboard
• 2. Ideated Project WoCE which helps the stakeholders to define the amount of flexibility that should be incorporated while planning for the peaks by running the virtual SC models at MTC for upstream network
• 3. Implemented Project H to enable constrained based forecasting for the SC which helps to predict landing pattern during contingencies, seller holidays or any other network configurations. This is done by mapping the 8k+ lanes across network and cross referencing it against backlog clearance in first mile network to supply constraints at middle & last mile.
• 4. Core Team member of "D+1" Forecasting project which enables daily forecasting (a tactical intervention) in addition to a weekly forecasting cycle (strategic orientation) using landing profile of already slammed packages coupled with TP90 transit time and ML model for predicting the yet to be slammed packages to arrive at an accurate landing profile across SCs for the next day. This enables sites to plan for flexible labour optimally with minimum cost bleed without compromising speed of delivery and productivity
• 5. Core team member of "PCP Forecasting", for predicting volume from small sellers which enter the system from last mile and via middle mile reach the first mile network (reverse flow of shipments from sellers)

Mar 2022 – Feb 2023 · 11 mos

• Managerial Resposnibilties
• 1. I lead the Resource Planning Team for the Centre & East Region of India
• 2. I lead a team responsible for launching AFTx sites on ALPS for the entire India Network
• Program Management
• 1. I lead the Flexibility Strategy Program for Resource Planning Team
• a) Ideated and conceptualized Project Raftaar and executed it in collaboration with S&OP, Analytics, NOC and Operations. Globally it was launched first in the IN geography
• b) Invented a first of its kind Contracting model for the FCs in collaboration with HR and Operations using statistical analysis
• c) Worked on incorporating a VCPU model in the Labour Plans in collaboration with Finance using VBA modelling
• d) Program Manager of NDP Program, coordinating with multiple departments like BI, NOC, S&OP, Logistics, Transportation Product Management, Operations, Finance and HR to get intra week labor plans for next day (a global first)
• Core Team Member
• 1. I am part of the core team for the CTF (Cross Training Flex) Program
• 2. I am part of the core team for the ALFA (Adaptive Labour For Amazon) Program

May 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Roles & Responsibilities
• 1. I am part of the central Resource Planning Team, responsible for weekly manpower planning decisions like hiring, de-hiring, overtime etc for all departments of Fulfillment Centre (FC)
• 2. I am currently leading the Production planning for Central and East (C&E) region in India
• 3. I have been the lead planner of various FCs such as Chennai, Hyderabad and Kolkata
• 4. I lead Assumptions and Labour Planning Call on a weekly basis to arrive at final productivity, attrition, absenteeism to eventually negotiate an optimal Labour Management (LM) Plan
• 5. I am involved in a lot of stakeholder management to negotiate an optimal LM. My stakeholders include Regional Director, Region Finance Manager, Site Leads, Finance Analysts, Operation Managers, HR Dept, S&OP Dept, Central Finance Team and L&D Dept.
• 6. I have been involved in planning for multiple peak wherein the plan has to completed month in advance with high accuracy for the expected surge in demand using predictive analytics to achieve cost optimization without compromising customer experience
• Projects
• 1.Integrated a new department, named FC Dock, in the existing ALPS planning & reporting infrastructure for all the FCs PAN India using SQL & VBA. This lead to better planning with 100% visibility of all departments to the planner, thus eliminating post facto changes in the plan.
• 2. Created an excel based database framework using Macros to provide an exact replica of a manpower planning offline model. It enabled us to perform multiple iterations during the Covid on account of demand fluctuations on a frequent basis
• 3. Involved in the launch of a FC in Hyderabad and contributed to complete capacity ramp up in 12 weeks against the planned 26 weeks
• 4. Involved in the phase 2 launch of a FC in Chennai, where in the supply was ramped up to 1.7 times the existing levels, with zero call outs
• 5. Involved in the launch of a FC in Kolkata, largest facility of Amazon in eastern part of India

Aug 2019 – Nov 2019 · 3 mos · Surat, Gujarat, India

• 1. Quant & Verbal for competitive exams to students aspiring to do an MBA from reputed institutions via CAT, GMAT, XAT, NMAT, SNAP and MAT

May 2019 – May 2020 · 1 yr · Silvassa, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, India

• Head – Supply Planning (Optical Fiber Cables & Specialty Cables Business of India)
• Coordinate with Demand Planners and Account Managers to give the production plan with Minimum Forecast Error
• Ensure On Time Delivery by Stakeholder Management with departments such as Design, SCM, Production, Finance & Inside Sales
• Presides over the Pre-Contract Review meetings to ensure minimum lead time and optimal costs are quoted for the various RFQs
• Owner of the entire raw material and finished goods inventory and ensure Minimum Inventory Levels are maintained at all stages
• Incharge of the Capacity Planning to ensure least amount of changeover time by aggregation and take outsourcing decisions
• Projects
• Head of Implementation of SAP- IBP (successor to SAP-APO) - Eliminated 75% manual effort in supply plan creation
• Head of Inventory Policy Revamp - Achieved a reduction of 15% of inventory, expected savings of INR 64 lakhs per annum
• Head of Sales-Plant Interconnect – 10% more tender wins through cheaper price offerings by 20% reduction in idle production capacity
• Team Member - Planning phase of Supply Chain Design for a new Optical Fiber Cable Plant in Aurangabad, India
• Team Member – ASPROVA Implementation – Scheduling Software to automate machine wise daily production using SAP-MM
• Team Member – STL Cart – An online B2B platform implementation project for Cable Business across 100 countries

May 2018 – Apr 2019 · 11 mos · Hyderabad, Telangana, India

• Accomplishments
• Elected by 124 Members of the Hyderabad campus club – One of the Best Rated Club (4.11/5) among 15 professional clubs based on initiatives
• Recruited and Lead a core team of 10 members
• Organized Study Trek to Reliance Industries Limited
• Guest Lectures - CXO & Chief Managers of firms like P&G, Amazon & HUL
• Facilitated project execution of “Optimum” – Flagship event of the Club – Received 1106 national registrations (college record)
• Facilitated Alum Connects, Resume Review Workshops, Case Study Workshops, Interview Preparation Sessions for the benefit of the members
• Organised various P2P sessions

Aug 2014 – Apr 2018 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Surat, Gujarat, India

• Leadership and Mentoring:
• Managed a team of 46 Engineers, Operators, Technicians & Labor across several departments as Assistant Shift Incharge
• Led a team of 6 Plant Operators across diverse age groups (21yrs-55 yrs) & functionalities as a Panel Operations Incharge for 4 years
• Trained 4 Engineers, 24 Plant Operators,12 Diploma holders and 23 Interns as the Training’s Incharge to develop their competencies
• Created new modules to train 21 Nigerian Engineers of Indo Rama Eleme Fertilizers about the new Purifier Technology
• Project Management and Problem Solving:
• Ideated a project & led 4 operators to achieve additional contribution margin of INR 4 Crores per annum by increasing production
• Project Lead of a sustainability initiative to curb environmental degradation, by 10% reduction of waste gases with zero investment
• Team Member (1/10) of Revamp- A 280 Crores initiative by Government of India, Fertilizer Association of India & KRIBHCO
• Process Improvements & Cost Optimization
• Involved in complete restructuring of Ammonia plant thus increasing the throughput by 54% & production capacity by 15%
• Mitigated a loss of over INR 100 crores across 4 years by averting 17 maintenance breakdowns by safely handling emergencies
• Honors and Achievements
• Awarded Certificate of Appreciation by Operation’s Director for the idea of installing demisting pad which led to INR 4.2 Cr savings
• Youngest Team Lead (3 years less than average) in the Factory and Site Acceptance Test of Distributed Control System

Jul 2013 – Jun 2014 · 11 mos · Warangal, Telangana, India

• Accomplishments
• Nominated unanimously by Head of the Department, Chemical Engineering and Faculty Adviser (ChEA) based on my profile, track record and interview
• Lead a team of 15 members
• Facilitated conduction of various events in Tech Fest of College like "ChemStorm"
• Conducted Various Technical as well as Non Technical events like "IOCL Week" and "Sports Week" for wholesome development of Students' personalities
• Served as Executive Member and Joint Secretary in ChEA

Jul 2013 – Jun 2014 · 11 mos · Warangal, Telangana, India

• Accomplishments
• Nominated as Head by the Faculty Adviser among all the other candidates based on my profile, track record and interview
• Lead a group of 45 members
• Conducted various events like Name a Tree, EARN (EArth is ours Realise it Now), Student of the Year, Snake Show etc
• Served Nature Club as Executive Member and Joint Secretary

Apr 2013 – Jul 2013 · 3 mos · Halle, Germany

• Carried out Phospholipid Fatty Acid Analysis of Plant Litter to analyse their usage for future use in agriculture sector of Germany and co-authored a Paper for the same in the International Journal "Nature"

Apr 2012 – Jun 2012 · 2 mos · Saharanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Worked on the project for Process Optimisation, Mass Transfer and Heat Transfer