Saritha Madhan

Retail and Supply Chain professional with experience in procurement, Planning and operations

• MBA Operations and Six Sigma Green Belt – offering over 15 years of success in driving retail operations, Procurement, Sales, Process and Account management in sectors such as Telecom, FMCG, Retail, Manufacturing. 
• Managed ISO certification drive for operations at Qwikcilver.
• Implemented support systems across various Business functions – Sales, Marketing, Inventory, Procurement, operations.
• Strong Supply chain and Operations professional with experience in Merchandising procurement, Planning & replenishment.
• Proficient in handling operations and sales of both online & offline channels for brands such as Nike, Metro & ecommerce platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, snapdeal etc. 
• Utilizes in-depth analytical measures in managing costs, on time availability, Tat reduction for procurement operations & inventory management. 

I Procurement Manager

• Oversee the business operations of regional transportation for south with annual turnover of 500 cr.
• Lead sourcing for transportation contracts. Developed and implemented sourcing strategy to achieve step changes in cost structure. 
• Identified and developed vendors across categories, with a focus on developing partners who can drive innovation and significant cost savings
• Define sourcing strategy, spend analysis, strategic partnerships, as well as tactical elements like contract administration, negotiation & finalization. Work with Operations on administering the flow of transportation capacity
• Partner with cross functional teams & internal customers to positively influence spending decisions.
• Collaborate with Transportation teams to establish and streamline systems and processes. Manage vendors to ensure service reliability and quality. 
• Develop and utilize metrics to measure operational readiness and procurement performance.
• Develop and implement plans to achieve annual cost savings
• Ensure compliance to Company's Spend & Transaction Policy

• Achieved about 30M/day savings on the region.

I Senior Planning Manager

• Overseeing the business operations of pan india stores for the Apparel and Accessories category for the brand with annual turnover of 400 cr.
• Plan & Manage Inventories at Optimum level, from pre-set Season themes, Merchandise Mix & Range plan & ensure optimum stock in stores by working with Merchants and Replenishment team.
• Conducting operational reviews at regular intervals to gauge store performance and responsible for implementing SOPs.
• Manage the Procurement Process and the Supply Base effectively to support operational requirements.
• New Store Launch, Inventory management & Assortment planning & OTB management.
• Maintain targeted fill rates for each store as per planned MBQs in options & quantities.
• Sell through achievement, Prepare the annual purchase budget and plan, and deep dive sales analysis at category and brand performance to identify opportunities.
• Space Optimization to improve brand efficiency, responsible for delivering the top & bottom line targets of zones.
• Manage Promotions planning. Proficient in both Apparel and Accessories category across Men & Women.

• Launched more than 100 Specialty stores.
• Improved profit by implementing the best brand mix by crossing more than 90% of targeted availability.

I Procurement Manager

• Lead the Program Coordination Team to develop & execute planning Strategies for New programs & business.
• Lead Procurement planning & buying for various retail brand, commodities. Vendor and contract management.
• Lead the team that liaise with Sales, Product, Program management & marketing in establishing a consolidated production plan that defines inventory projections, resource constraints & new product introductions (NPI).
• Coordinate new project launches, operational enhancements and implementations.

Head planning for Sales Operations, Program Coordination, Corporates,Training ,Quality, Process Management, Procurement planning & Operations ,Fulfillment, Reconciliation & Amazon Catalogue Management.

High Lights:

• Drove the seller support for Amazon in handling order fulfilment, Promotions, Procurement & Inventory management. 
• Inventory Days & TAT reduction saving inventory costs by delivery coordination with major brands. 

II. Procurement Manager

1. International & Domestic Retail professional with expertise in operations, Supply chain, Order & Lean Management

• Handled 63% of the business share of Metro in collaboration with key suppliers.
• Demand, promotion Planning; manage the complete supply chain solutions using various supply chain strategies.
• Managed end to end operation with various initiatives taken to reduce inventory days, time to market.

• Implemented EDI across 20% of the supplier base and enhanced supply chain optimization.
• Inventory Availability across core products at 98% & strategic supplier availability at 97%.
• Supplier Performance Score card developed & presented for Top Suppliers.

III. Advance Purchase Analyst

1.  A strategic planner with expertise in implementing cost saving measures to achieve reduction in terms of raw material, procurement, operation costs & logistics cost.

• Manage the sourcing & supply of indirect consumables to enable the buying objectives of the Business.
• Handled the IT procurement & managed the service & Supply contracts for 2 factories & for Pan India.
• Develop/Execute commodity sourcing strategies, lead key contract negotiations and strategic supplier performance.
• Supplier Selection, RFQ, Techno-Commercial Discussion, Price Comparison/QCLDM Review,Price Revisions.
• SLA, Legal Agreement, Supplier Contracts, Payment Accounting & Supply Chain operations.

1. High Lights:

• Procurement Costs saved for about 1 Lac USD by supplier negotiation, Inventory reduction, Transport mode etc.
• Worked on 6 Sigma Green Belt project for Optimization of consumables used in production.

1. IV. Sales Operation Analyst
2.  Monitor key business A/c on Sales volume, new opportunities,delivery performance & other service KPI’s.

• Supply coordination,Order Management , Budget or revenue planning & delivery performance.
• Performed trainings, product tests, launches inside India & overseas assignments in Singapore.
• Lead the Nike store Expansion Operations & global launches, Sales & Consumer complaints across India.
• Reduced payment time by planning operation schedules and turnaround of invoices & order management.

1. V. Shop In Charge Distribution, Store & Franchisee Profitability Management, Brand Transition management, Process Implementation, Training & Customer relationship Management & Key account Management.

• Achieved 85% in Indica, Instant karma Audits, improved sales by 120% & benchmarked as Best Shop in charge.
• Instrumental in Opening more than 200 stores over the last fiscal year 2008-10.
• Worked on the implementation of Seller Flex model of Amazon for Qwikcilver.

• B.E Electronics & Instrumentation in 2003 secured Second Highest in the department with a Score of 81.5%.
• PGDBA Operations Management with distinction score of 72.4 %from SCDL Pune & Certified Business Analyst from Manipal Institute.

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