ARJUN KANNIAH

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408-***-**** abzrdi@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/akanniah/

OBJECTIVE

An entry level position in where efficient operations management, continuous process improvement

and exceptional customer service and business analytics will be required.

EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Dallas, TX May 2013

MS – Supply Chain Management GPA: 3.25

PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, India June 2011

BE – Information Science & Engineering GPA: 6.22

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Ryder System, Inc., Fort Worth, TX

Transportation Management Intern June 2012 – August 2012

Gained hands on experience with planning and execution of shipments/loads for Hewlett

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Packard which involved communication with end customers and negotiation with TL carriers for

coverage.

Responsible for real time tracking and tracing of all Philips shipments to clients across the

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United States and Canada which involved constant communication with the shipper and LTL carriers

for status and ETA.

Assisted in the processing of various accessorial and trailer detention charges for approval

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from the client and maintained the accessorial database by thorough use of MS Access.

Integral part of the Ryder’s Lean & Six Sigma initiative through Problem Solving Jackets and

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daily plan of attack for day to day problem resolution along with routing using PC Miler.

International Clearing & Shipping Agency (ICSA), Chennai, India

Customs Clearance & Imports Intern February 2011–June 2011

Assisted as a communication liaison between clients involved in the preparation of Import

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General Manifest (IGM) and Bill of Entry for the customs clearance of imports and timely delivery

of goods.

Negotiated the Clearance & Forwarding (C&F) agreement terms with Nippon Steel

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Corporation, Japan for the import of SS coils to Nissan Motors, India with the Senior Manager of

Imports as my mentor.

Supervised the de-stuffing of containers at Container Freight Stations (CFS) and arranged the

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road transport of goods through the 3PL contract service provider.

The Family Shoppe, Bangalore, India

Assistant Store Manager August 2004 – February 2007

Aided the store manager in stock audit and inventory management which involved building

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of Purchase Orders for the various consumer goods to different suppliers.

Ran the POS desk on weekends which required exceptional customer service with attention

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to proper transaction.

Stocked the shelves with daily consumables and executed the everyday write-offs of

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damaged and perished goods.

Assisted the manager in supplier selection and contract management along with managing

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finances of the store by building solid supplier credits and payments.

SKILLS/SPECIALIZATIONS

Supply Chain Management - Operations Management

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Demand & Revenue Management - Lean & Six Sigma Quality

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Control

Logistics & Distribution - Statistics for Managers

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SAP ECC 6.0 (PP,MM,SD) & SAP SCM 7.0 (DP,SNP,GATP) - Project Management

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Spreadsheet Modeling - Managerial Accounting

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Purchasing & Sourcing Management - Marketing Management

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ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Purchasing Report for Shell (USA) - Profiled the Shell Oil Company in the US with emphasis on their

purchasing organization providing detailed description of the supplier management strategies. Performed the

ABC spends and SWOT Analysis and suggested a hypothetical supplier management solution.

City Library Construction – Provided feasibility plan for a library construction with a budget of $12

million. Defined the project charter, developed the project scope and applied CPM techniques to identify the

critical path. Deliverables included a communication chart, resource chart and responsibility matrix.

Cisco Case Study – Collaborated supplier strategy and studied the supply chain for the new product

introduction, the Viking. Analyzed the pool of suppliers and provided a detailed justification for the decision

to not move their production operations from China and derived a feasibility plan with the consultation of

industry experts.

Apartment Rental Industry – Collected and analyzed the prices of the apartment rentals by sampling

apartment complexes in metropolitan Dallas. Quantified the demand parameters and projected a demand

response curve based on rental history and prevalent market prices. This project answered the ever

intriguing question of how to get the overall optimal value for the rent that the industry players charge.

Community Bike Sharing – Designed and prepared an executive report on a project for launching a shared

biking service on campus for the use of students, faculty and staff. The mission was to come up with an

effective marketing plan to implement this idea and provide cost and profit analysis report. Designed to

comprise of optimum marketing mix and efficient Segmentation, Targeting and Positioning for the best sell

possible.

SOFTWARE PROFICIENCY

SAP R/3 - MS Office

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i2 Transportation Manager - i2 Demand Planner

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Manhattan Associates’ WMS - MS Access

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Oracle DBMS - PC Miler

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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

Student Member, Institute of Supply Management (ISM), UT Dallas Chapter

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Student Member, American Production & Inventory Control Society (APICS), North Texas

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Chapter

Student Member, Supply Chain Leadership Council (SCLC), UT Dallas

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