• Gender: Male
• Age: 39
• Designation: Manager
• Highest Education Level: Post Graduate Diploma
• Current Gross Salary: INR  1050000 /Annum
• Expected Gross Salary: INR  1400000 /Annum
• Preferred Country: India
• Notice Period: 45  Days
• Preferred Location: Pune, Bangalore, Indore, Mumbai
• Work Experience: 13.7 Year(s)

Education

PGDM (MBA) from IIM (Indian Institute of Management) Udaipur in 2011-2013

BE(Comp Engineering) from Institute of Engineering & Technology, Devi Ahilya Univ., Indore in 2005-2009

Class XII from Instrumentation Limited School, Kota (CBSE) in 2003-2004

Class X from Nehru Montessori H.S. School, Burhanpur (M.P. Board) in 2001-2002

Skill Sets

Business Analysis, Strategy Implementation, ERP Requirement Analysis, Leadership Skills, Cost Reduction, Operational Excellence, Change Management, SQL, MS Excel

Work Experience

Deputy Manager 
Since Apr 2013
Company Profile: Engaged in traditional B2B wholesale distribution, serving various retail chains in USA and UK.
Job Profile:
Handles operations of group’s biggest business division with revenue of Rs.54+ crores annually.
Visited USA office on B-1 visa (validity 10 years-multiple entries) to incorporate USA market & work dynamics.
Strategy Planning & Implementation
Strategic assignments for Group Chairman/top management including Industry & Competitor analysis, etc.
Financial forecasting & planning, Cost reduction, etc. over foreseeable timeline based on industry insights.
Case studies(Walmart, Zara, Amazon, QVC, etc.) for benchmarking processes with best practices/standards.
Modified Product Mix (from 24 to 102 segments) & detailed Strategic matrix (360 to 2040 SKU entries).
Identified 3 new revenue streams (Watches, Hand-bags & Beauty/Cosmetics) & company’s market share based on market & competitor analysis for diversification in a report developed for Vice-President, Strategy.

High Impact Supply Chain Projects & ERP System Automation
Project for New SKU development status report to reduce time by 33% from 15 to 10 days.
Project for Proposal automation requirement analysis for ERP upgradation, to reduce time &Cost by 25%.
Project for Raw material reservation in ERP; material loss reduced by 15% & time efforts reduced by 10%.
Project to provide 3 selling points& market comparison to assist hosts to increase sell-through & margins.
Project to start inter-twined products using multiple concepts/ product lines for better output & variety.

Supply Chain Effectiveness / Operational Excellence 
Looks after 6+ processes of value chain starting from Market requirement to Manufacturing to Delivery.
Change management with reduced turnaround time for operational processes by 30% from 20 to 14 days.
Cost optimization, dept. Cost reduced by 15% through improved resource utilization & time management.
1st one to achieve operational efficiency>8 weeks with strong Execution planning & follow-ups

Highly Effective Team Management leading towards excellence
Smooth coordination across 5 cross-functional departments to avoid ambiguity & get accurate results.
Very effectively handles a team of 18+ employees including direct & indirect subordinates on a daily basis.

Reports & Analysis
Monthly performance reports to gauge market insights; recommended system report format enhancements
Reports-Seasonal analysis; Trend analysis;Past performances, etc. using Microsoft Office skills.

International Business Exposure (Live Business project)
Dec 2012
Tata Motors Thailand (Live Project in Bangkok, Thailand)    
Intern to locate internal/external operational issues resulting in Tata’s pick-up vehicle sales concerns.
Coordination with CEO/HODs (Procurement, Operations, Finance, etc.) for resp. work-flow insights/concerns.
Competitor & industry analysis; Market study to find customers’ major concerns in purchasing a TATA vehicle.
Interactions & liaising with all stakeholders to get buy-in to discuss real issues & to propose acceptable solutions
Strongly advocated to capture customer data (converted & non-converted enquiries), to get customer insights.
Suggested significant improvements for spare parts availability & product service assurance for customers.
Strategic Target markets based on2 Geographic (South & North-east) & Demographic insights (Street Vendors) having relatively low competitor-brand-recall &New regions emerging as potential markets for our product-line.
Focused campaigns with Business associations (e.g- Furniture industry, etc.) to grab demand-based opportunity
               
Summer Internship During Mba                         Godrej & Boyce, Mumbai              
April–May 2012                          
Management trainee to carry out Value Stream Mapping, liaising with all departments to get the buy-in from all.
Dealer visits to gaugeSupply chain concerns incl. Order process,One-of-a-kind kitchen layouts&Supply issues.
Strategic mix of MTS & MTO to reduce Lead time by 40% for popular SKUs: 6% SKUs cater to 55% order quantity
Improved Packaging with cushions to minimize transport damages by 90%, e.g. Shutters has 62% damage issues.
Periodic training for site inspector to minimize wrong product count (56% cases currently)& increase accuracy.
Online software tracking to minimize incorrect product supply by 80% to maintain customer satisfaction.
Immediate action required on remedial solutions to avoid probable market share reduction to competitors.
Received appreciation for many process change recommendation for improved operational efficiency.

Pre – MBA                                          
Sept 2010 – May 2011      
Operations Manager at Hanuman Sizing Mills, Burhanpur (MP)                            
Strategic management of limited resources to get most efficient resource utilization at minimal expenditure.
Cost reduction by 30% along with enhanced overall output by 20% including below listed multiple factors.
Strategic man-power management by efficiently reducing idle labor time by 1 hour/man-day by proper policies.
Reduced machine breakdown cases by 40% from 12 to 20 days, due to pro-active maintenance.
Enhanced storage management to effectively work around space constraint & also to significantly reduce the product-search time by 25% during delivery of goods

Project Leader at  Zillion Education Services Private Ltd, Indore (MP)                            
May 2009 – Aug 2010
Managed 12 members team, to develop a high quality product to be followed across all-India branches.
Liaising with all stakeholders to get good quality product by supervision in right direction for desired results.
Worked rigorously with the team along with frequent updates; & delivered desired results well before time.

Leadership Initiatives And Positions Of Responsibilities
Founder Member, Media & Industry Interaction Cell(MIIC), IIM-Udaipur-
Conceptualized & successfully organized “The Leadership Summit 2012”(flagship event of IIM-U).
Coordinated timely-gapped Guest lecture series “Confab-By the Lakes” under MIIC at IIM-U in 2011- 2012. 

Student associate, Indore Management Association-
Asa Student organizer, coordinated & assisted Logistics team in Management Conclave-2009 in Indore.

Organizing Committee Member at College Technical Fest Kaleidoscope-08, IET DAVV
Conducted Business & GK Quizzes participated by 120 participants across Indore at IET-DAVV in 2008.
Organized Blood donation camp, collecting 83 units of blood at IET DAVV, Indore in 2008-09.

Organizing Committee Member at College Cultural Fest Aakshank-08, IET DAVV
Market-reach for event (Singer KK), coordinating with other colleges selling 648 event tickets across city.


Extra Curricular Activities
Member of Toast-Masters International through Silver-Tongues, Chapter of IIM-Udaipur in 2011-12.
Rural immersion project at IIMU in collaboration with Jatan-Sansthan (NGO) in Jan 2012.
Regular blood donations, to serve my part towards the society, in 2008, 2012 & 2014.
Enjoyed trekking; including Udaipur’s highest climbs under forest -officer’s supervision, Udaipur in 2012.
Anchored Disney VJ Hunt; visited 8 schools consisting 4000+ kids in Indore city in 2009.
Participated in Indore Dream Run Marathon initiated by IIM-Indore at Indore in 2009.
Letter of Appreciation” 2 years in a row (2008 & 2009) as Events Organizing Committee member at IET, DAVV.
Presented Technical paper on “Emergence of Automated Security Systems” conducted by IET, DAVV in 2008-09. 

Academic Projects & Subjects (Mba)
Strategic management:
Zara (Inditex) case study to analyze Store operations, Vendor management, Low Inventory levels, super quick Lead time of just 3 weeks to cater to positioning of High fashion at Low price.

Industry Analysis:
Sony-Kodak Case Study to understand the importance to Listen to changing Industry Trends & Technology advancements, acceptance to New ideas, strategic Vision, etc. to sustain in the market.

Retail / Ecommerce:
Amazon case study to analyze high Customer acquisition costs, high Responsiveness, fast moving Trends, Cost & Pricing strategy, Discount wars, Payment modes, Last mile delivery, etc.

Operations Management:
Kurlon Case study to understand the ABC analysis, Demand forecasting along with season effects, decision whether to go ahead with any particular SKU, removing Bottlenecks, etc.

Supply Chain Management:
Dalmia Cements case study to understand the importance of Transportation mode, high Inventory costs, decision to go with MTS or MTO, plant Capacity planning as per demand, etc. 

Negotiation:
Harvard Negotiations Project course for intricacies of business negotiations for win-win result.

                                                  

Future Goals

To be in senior level Strategy, Planning role in a reputed organization