Specialist – Inventory Management at Levi Strauss India Pvt Ltd (Levi's Strauss & Co) (2021-03 – Present)
Have an experience of 16 years in dealing with Inventory Management, Internal Stock Audits & Supply Chain Management.
Experience on Inventory Reconciliation, Inventory Accounting, Shrink Analysis, Reporting, Stakeholder Management, Process Improvement, Audit & Compliance, Strong Skills on Data Analysis, Excel, AI Google Copilot, SAP S/4HANA, BI Report, POS, WMS. Developing, optimizing, implementing and monitoring new SOP on Inventory Management.
Cross Function
Collaboration with Global Finance, Operations & WH team. Analysing huge Inventory data and highlight process improvement to Senior Management.
- Generate and communicate daily & weekly reports for Tracking and reported for DC, O&O Stores, Concessions & E com to SLT.
- Performing monthly reconciliation of inventory across POS, WMS, OMS, SIS customer systems, and marketplace platforms against SAP inventory records.
- Analysing inventory data from multiple systems and identify discrepancies or variances.
- Investigating and resolving inventory differences by collaborating with distribution centres, retail operations teams, store teams, and external partners.
- Monitoring and reconciling marketplace inventory and transactions to ensure accurate reporting.
- Ensure timely and accurate adjustment postings in SAP when discrepancies are identified.
- Monitoring Stock movements Inter & Intra transit deliveries.
- Preparing and reviewing monthly inventory reconciliation reports, including PC9-level reconciliation between source systems and SAP.
- Providing detailed variance analysis and highlight root causes of discrepancies.
- Identifying and escalate potential issues such as fraudulent stock movements, shortages, or excess inventory.
- Providing insights and recommendations to improve inventory accuracy and operational efficiency.
- Collaborating with Retail Operations, Supply Chain, Marketplace teams, and DC team to resolve reconciliation issues.
- Communicating reconciliation findings and provide actionable insights to stakeholders.
- Drive alignment across regional teams to ensure consistent inventory processes.
- Stay updated on global retail inventory processes and system enhancements.
Assistant Manager – Regional Stock Controller at Trent Hypermarkets India Pvt Ltd (2017-04 – 2021-03)
- Monitoring stock holding for regional stores (Bangalore & Hyderabad).
- Planning & Optimizing Inventory (Target Qty, Reorder Qty, Shelf Capacity) for the stores in Bangalore & Hyderabad Region.
- Analysed inventory models and identified areas of saving for the company.
- Identify issues as well as opportunities for improvement related to inventory or process.
- Communicate with regional operations team to resolve any inventory issues in a timely manner, this includes opportunities to minimize inventory shrink, defective and damage inventory write offs and cycle count adjustments.
- Work with Various internal Stakeholders (Category/Operations) and ensure Inventory control on losses, stocking.
- Creating Purchase order for the return goods from Store.
- Regular Inventory audits on Inventory SOP & Finance SOP.
- Follow up and implement on Markdowns, Everyday price change, Monthly Promotions & Planogram.
- Analyse and Managing Excess and Ageing stocks.
- Managing Store Stock Controller of 29 Stores in Bangalore & Hyderabad.
- Prepare detailed reports on inventory operations, stock levels and system adjustments in SAP.
- Monitor the Stock movements in SAP (SIT, GRN, RGP, NRGP).
- Develops and implements strategies to simplify process, improve accuracy, and improve operating efficiency.
- Planning Annual Physical Inventory (Stock Take) 6 months once for Hypers & Small Stores and executing the audit.
Department Manager – Inventory/Receiving & GRN at Max Hypermarkets India Pvt Ltd (2015-02 – 2017-04)
- Ensuring store shrinkage expenses as per budget & approved as per process.
- Planning Physical Inventory on day to day process, and executing the audit.
- Sharing Yearly, Monthly & Weekly reports to operational with recommendation for controlling the shrinkage.
- Reports analysis for Shrinkage, Damage & Expiry, Dump, Stock Aging Analysis, Zero Fill rate on daily basis.
- Identifying the loop holes and suggesting for better process improvement.
- Receivables:- Executing & Adhering SOP on Receiving Process like GRN, GIT, RGP, NRGP(RTV&RTW), TO & TI.
- Payables:- Entry of Invoice Match against GRN, Process to Head Office for Vendor Payment.
- Effective utilization of manpower.
- Team handing ability (Current Handling – 10 Executives, 3 – Supervisors).
Senior Executive – Verification Services at New HaribhaktiBusiness Services LLP (2013-01 – 2015-02)
Clients: Inventory Audits:- Auchan (Store & WH), More.(Store & WH), Megamart, Pantaloons, Namdhari's, Madura Garments, Yum, Pavers England, L&T Finance, Raymonds, BIBA. Fixed Asset Audits:- Pavers, Yum, GO Air, Madura Garments.
- Preparing monthly audit schedule & monitoring.
- Providing good support for process in case of any issues.
- Expertise in facilitating, planning and implementing.
- Planning and implementing Asset Verification Audits.
- Risk management for minimum process loopholes.
- Achieving Process SLAs and generating MIS Reports.
- Preparing the Final Variance Inventory Audit report on day & month wise.
- Ensuring the team's adherence to defined process and accuracy levels.
- Managing a team of 30 Auditors.
Senior Quality Associate at Flipkart India Pvt Ltd (WS Retail Services Pvt Ltd) (2011-10 – 2013-01)
Process Monitoring and Control, Quality Analyze and Internal Audit.
- Providing Technical training (ERP – Process), and providing technical support.
- Regular Visit to the Delivery Hubs and provide them Training in ERP.
- Audit includes Quality, Accounts and Process.
- Prepare and send the daily,weekly and monthly audit reports includes quality, accounts and process to Central Team.
Engineer at Ericsson India Pvt Ltd (Contractual) (2010-05 – 2011-10)
- Coordinated the 2G & 3G Infra Survey, Site Feasibility, RFAI and Loading Support with Customer.
- Coordinated with Electrical vendors, DG vendors and PMU/PIU vendors to make the site RFAI.
- Coordinated for transporting the materials from Warehouse to site.
- Conferred with engineers to plan and review projects, and to provide technical assistance.
