Specialist – Inventory Management (Turkey) Global Business Service at Levi Strauss India Pvt Ltd (Levi's Strauss & Co) (2021-03 – Present)
Report To:- Director - Global Business Service
- Generate and communicate daily & weekly reports for Tracking and reported for DC, O&O Stores, Concessions & E com to SLT
- Manage the day-to-day operations, ensuring that products are delivered on time to Stores
- Monitoring Stock movements Inter & Intra transit deliveries
- Working, supporting, and clearing all inventory related issues with Ops team
- Collaborate with cross functional team SCM, Finance and Operations team to keep correct inventory level
- Documented day to day reports and ensure correct inventory are maintained
- Failed IDOCs on transfers and IDOC 61 on sales are cleared daily and reported
- Report follow up and clear the Inventory related issues (Negative Inventory, Missing Price, In transit)
- Snapshot Stock Comparison report is reported and reconciled daily with Retail system Vs SAP and clearing all differences
- Monitoring and reporting quarterly Stock take process and posting, and Weekly PI count
- Other Inventory Related issues are getting sorted out in time. (J2 Rejections, Sales difference issue, new store setting issues, POD issues, Inventory stock Adj for RA
- Communicate with 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
- Maintain an effective partnership with the local and Eugene inventory accounting teams
- Test and validate new processes as well as updates in existing processes and liaise with IT for resolution
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
- 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. Bangalore 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. Bangalore 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
