Avik Mukherjee

Supply Chain & Transportation professional with 12+ years of experience managing end-to-end logistics, transportation, warehousing, and distribution across FMCG, Building Materials, and Automotive industries. Proven track record of reducing logistics costs, improving OTIF performance, optimizing warehouse operations, and leading large-scale transportation networks. Experienced in SAP S/4HANA, WMS, TMS, vendor management, and cross-functional leadership.

Core strengths include transportation strategy, freight optimization, warehouse management, network planning, budgeting, KPI management, and cross-functional stakeholder collaboration.

ASSISTANT MANAGER-REGIONAL LOGISTICS at Century Plyboards (I) Limited (2023-08 – Present)

• Manage logistics operations across 6 warehouses covering approximately 80,000 sq. ft.
• Handle daily movement of approximately 400 MT across regional distribution
• Reduced transportation cost by 3% through Fixed-Day Fixed-Route planning and Milk Run implementation
• Implemented Zero-Based Costing and PTPK analysis for freight optimization
• Managed transporter performance, freight negotiations, and vehicle placement.
• Coordinated factory-to-customer direct dispatch to improve OTIF.
• Managing 2.17 Cr Logistics Cost
• Led a Team Size of 50+ Employee and 30 Transporters
• Managed inbound, outbound, storage, inventory accuracy, and warehouse productivity.
• Maintained material availability above 95% through optimized SKU planning.
• Reduced reverse logistics turnaround time to 7 days.
• Led warehouse selection and commissioning for regional expansion.
• Developed logistics SOPs.
• Led AI-enabled reporting automation initiatives.
• Conducted Sales & Operations Planning meetings.
• Managed logistics budgets and KPIs.
• Drove customer Voice-of-Customer initiatives.

REGIONAL LOGISTICS EXECUTIVE at ITC LTD (2017-03 – 2023-07)

Classmate Notebook Brand

• Managed end-to-end logistics and warehousing operations across Eastern India.
• Reduced inventory write-offs by 8% through FIFO implementation.
• Reduced freight cost by implementing Club Load planning.
• Managed warehouse CAPEX and OPEX.
• Led warehouse 5S implementation.
• Managed outsourced warehouse vendors and logistics partners.
• Introduced new transport vendors through competitive benchmarking.

EXECUTIVE at AMARA RAJA BATTERIES LTD (2013-07 – 2017-02)

Amaron - India's Top Selling Automotive Batteries

• Managed Primary and Secondary Logistics across Eastern India.
• Managed C&F operations across Kolkata, Ranchi, Patna, Bhubaneswar, Guwahati, Siliguri, and Jamshedpur.
• Coordinated OEM and 3PL customer dispatches.
• Participated in Lean, Kaizen, and Six Sigma projects.
• Supported logistics network expansion.
• Improved freight utilization through Club Load planning.

PGDM in OPERATION & MARKETING – Institute of Public Enterprise (2011 – 2013)

B.Tech in Electronics and Telecommunication – BPUT (2004 – 2008)