Rathinakumar Gopal

Service Coordinator and Procurement Specialist with extensive experience in logistics coordination and inventory management, currently serving at Advanced Technology Company in Kuwait. Demonstrates proficiency in SAP for warehouse and procurement operations, ensuring efficient stock management and seamless equipment operation. Notable achievements include optimising purchase order creation, enhancing supplier relations, and streamlining logistics processes for MOH approval.

Previous roles include Operations - Warehouse at Advanced Technology Company and Warehouse Team Leader at Agility Logistics, where expertise in documentation, analytical problem solving, and collaborative teamwork were honed. Career progression from Quality Checker to Service Engineer highlights a commitment to operational excellence and continuous improvement.

Service Coordinator, Procurement at Advanced Technology Company (2014-05 – Present)

Service Coordinator and Procurement Specialist managing logistics coordination and inventory management with SAP proficiency for warehouse and procurement operations.

• Achieved efficient stock management of spare parts, ensuring seamless equipment operation.
• Delivered timely transactions in SAP, enhancing delivery processes.
• Strengthened communication channels with engineering teams to streamline project needs.
• Produced detailed job orders with suppliers, ensuring clarity and precision.
• Optimised purchase order creation for spare parts in SAP, leading to improved shipment tracking and receipt management.
• Ensured prompt forwarding of purchase orders to suppliers, enhancing supplier relations.
• Secured advance payments from finance department, facilitating financial fluidity in operations.
• Acquired necessary shipment documentation from suppliers, expediting logistics processes for MOH approval.
• Assigned reliable forwarders to enhance shipment pick-up efficiency.
• Streamlined logistics follow-up, ensuring prompt clearance of shipments.
• Maintained critical parts stock levels, ensuring operational readiness.
• Effectively monitored shelf life items, maximising their utilisation and reducing waste.

Operations - Warehouse at Advanced Technology Company (2007-12 – 2014-05)

Oversaw warehouse operations ensuring timely and accurate inventory management with focus on shipment receipt verification and supply chain optimization.

• Oversaw warehouse operations to ensure timely and accurate inventory management.
• Oversaw receipt of shipments and ensured accuracy through systematic physical verification.
• Optimised warehouse layout to enhance operational efficiency.
• Ensured inventory integrity by identifying and reporting discrepancies.
• Optimised inventory management processes to streamline operations.
• Orchestrated picking and loading processes to ensure timely deliveries.
• Coordinated material logistics to optimise supply chain efficiency.
• Develop material master for items based on departmental requisition and specifications.
• Address knowledge of UOM and other MM-related issues to enhance operational efficiency.
• Administered daily operations to ensure efficient workflow and client satisfaction.
• Assisted in communication with clearance agents regarding alerts for inbound shipments.
• Followed up to ensure timely processing of shipments.
• Supported teams in addressing any queries related to shipments.
• Finalised inbound shipments for various stock types and temperature specifications to ensure compliance with departmental standards.
• Updated shipment details in warehouse tracking system to ensure accurate inventory management.
• Notified concern and purchase departments regarding discrepancies following receipt from account handlers.
• Updated clearance and freight bills of received shipments in system after thorough verification.
• Updated stock records in system following receipt confirmation from warehouse regarding purchase orders.
• Managed communication with relevant stakeholders regarding SAP mail details to ensure clarity and accuracy.

Warehouse Team Leader at Agility Logistics (2003-06 – 2007-12)

Led warehouse team managing incoming shipments from vendors, coordinating logistics for containers, and maintaining medicine storage compliance.

• Verified and processed incoming shipments from various vendors, ensuring accurate distribution to relevant departments.
• Coordinated logistics for receiving shipments from vendors, including 20 and 40-foot containers, ensuring timely arrival and compliance with regulations.
• Stored medicines in quarantine to ensure safety and compliance with regulations.
• Received laboratory results and stored medicines in appropriate warehouses to ensure accessibility and compliance with ministry priorities.
• Facilitated customer transactions to enhance service efficiency.
• Conducted daily inventory counts to ensure accuracy and accountability in warehouse operations.

Quality Checker at Pricol, Unit I (2000-12 – 2003-06)

Executed quality control processes within electronics department, testing and verifying electronic components for compliance with specifications.

• Executed quality control processes within electronics department, testing electronic control boards for speedometers and tachometers, as well as automatic voltage regulators.
• Executed component circuit verification of electronic boards, ensuring compliance with specifications post-assembly and testing.
• Diagnosed and resolved faults in printed circuit boards (PCBs) to enhance overall system functionality.
• Developed samples for vendors based on quality control specifications and ensured verification during production.

Service Engineer at Haritha Power Engineers (1999-12 – 2000-12)

Executed installation and servicing of VFDs and PLCs across diverse applications, ensuring optimal functionality and performance.

• Executed installation and servicing of VFDs and PLCs across diverse applications, ensuring optimal functionality and performance.

Service Engineer at Loom tech Ltd (1999-06 – 1999-12)

Coordinated supply and installation of auto cutoff control boards for semi-automatic looms throughout Tamil Nadu.

• Coordinated supply and installation of auto cutoff control boards for semi-automatic looms throughout Tamil Nadu.

Diploma of Higher Education: Engineering in Electrical and Electronics Engineering – Nanjiah Lingammal Polytechnic (1999)