Aravind

Supply chain and logistics professional with experience in transport planning, shipment tracking, freight-partner coordination, order execution, warehouse operations and performance reporting across UK and India. At Maersk, contributed to improving team OTIF from 56% to 92% and helped reduce reported B&Q delivery lead time from 10–15 days to 5 days. Experienced with Excel-based trackers, WMS/TMS, SAP ITP and operational documentation, with a strong continuous-improvement mindset and an MSc in Logistics & Supply Chain Management.

Brings transferable experience relevant to international shipment coordination, invoice/document accuracy, supplier and forwarder follow-up, and Asia-to-US logistics.

Freelance Freight & Logistics Coordination - Freelance Freight & Logistics Coordination

(2026-01)

• Track domestic road, FCL sea and multimodal shipments using Excel and carrier portals.
• Coordinate with freight forwarders on bookings, shipment updates and alternative transport arrangements.
• Manage documentation handovers and delivery follow-ups for 6–15 shipments monthly.

Logistics Planner - A.P. Moller – Maersk - Doncaster, UK

(2023-10 - 2025-12)

Worked as a leadership team in one of the largest and most sustainable 3PL warehouse and distribution centres in Northern England, leveraging an Integrated WMS to manage end-to-end fulfilment.

• Planned and adjusted daily transport activity around customer priorities, delivery slots, cut-off times and order readiness; coordinated recovery actions when service risks emerged.
• Managed B&Q order-consolidation requirements using a pallet calculator and a self-developed ASN numbering method and tracker, grouping purchase orders by delivery site and trailer capacity.
• Helped redesign the B&Q planning process, reducing reported delivery lead time from 10–15 days to 5 days.
• Contributed to team OTIF improvement from 56% to 92% through transport planning, stakeholder follow-up and exception resolution.
• Investigated and reconciled 120+ ghost-pallet discrepancies using inbound purchase orders, inventory records and audit checks.
• Used Excel trackers, WMS/TMS, SAP ITP and customer/carrier portals to maintain data visibility and support operational decisions.
• Recognition: Employee of the Month — Feb 2025 | Spot Award — Dec 2024

Warehouse Associate - EVRi Distribution Centre - Barnsley, UK

(2022-11 - 2023-10)

• Supported scanning, sorting and loading using handheld scanners, conveyor systems, automated sortation equipment and WMS in a high-volume parcel operation.
• Identified blockages and damaged barcodes, escalated equipment faults and supported shift handovers and backlog prioritisation against dispatch cut-offs.

Engineer, Process Development. - ELGI Ultra - Coimbatore, India

(2021-01 - 2022-08)

Operated within a company engaged in the manufacturing of power transmission belts, industrial fabrics, plastic components, and other related products for the textile industry.

• Led a capacity-improvement project that increased finished-goods dispatch throughput from 7,000 to 12,000 units per shift (+71.4%), while reducing staffing requirements from 12 to 10 workers per shift.
• Built Excel capacity models using cycle time, machine availability, downtime, demand, manpower, output and lead-time data; used PivotTables, lookup formulas, charts and actual-versus-target reporting.
• Used Excel Solver, time-and-motion studies and root-cause analysis to evaluate manpower allocation, workload balance and bottlenecks.
• Implemented revised SOPs and daily management follow-up; coordinated with Production, Maintenance, Quality and Engineering and presented weekly KPI findings to senior leaders.
• Recognition: Engineer of the Quarter — Q4 2021

MSc - Logistics & Supply Chain Management - University of Sheffield (2022 - 2023)

BE - Production Engineering - PSG College of Technology (2015 - 2020)