Nandakumar Palat

+918********* Mumbai,Maharashta,India adqh2j@r.postjobfree.com DOB:09/02/1993

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SUPPLY CHAIN SPECIALIST

Supply Chain Planning Supply Chain Coordinator Vendor Management

Inventory Management

Supply chain specialist with more than 6 years’ experience, highly motivated, energetic, and fast learner. Expertise in shipment planning, order management, vendor management, inventory management, coordinating with other stake holders, Customer relationship, supply chain planning and Supply chain analysis. Looking for an opportunity to join an international organization and contribute to the field of the supply chain where I can utilize my knowledge and enhance my skills

Strong and efficient team player

Strong written and communication skills. Ability to articulate complex ideas clearly and effectively Strong database design experience including detailed specifications

Exhibit strong initiative, leadership, and accountability

Excellent organizational skills with attention to detail

Good time-management skills and the ability to work to tight deadlines

Efficient vendor management

Resourceful leader with the ability to assess all issues pertinent to customer’s needs while

implementing new and innovative techniques.

Ability to manage 3PL partners.

Forecast and Demand Planning

Production Planning

Subcontracting and document preparation

WORK EXPERIENCE

Golden International Logistics India Pvt Ltd – Mumbai,India November 2021 – PRESENT

Senior Supply Chain Planner

Build relationships with customer contacts to execute day to day transportation needs.

Proactively monitor, manage, and follow-up on shipment daily exceptions.

Proactively planning inbound and outbound shipments.

Manage service failures with transportation service providers and work with customer to resolve any potential issues.

Provide prompt and professional response to customer's requests for additional information.

Co-ordination of the entire contract approval process to ensure all non-standard deals and documents are appropriately authorised and compliant with internal governance requirement

Hit tactical and operational KPI targets (Quality and Productivity Metrics).

Strong willingness to be committed to customer and division.

Responsible for running and improving reports on daily shipment activities.

Identify and implement operational efficiency gains. Collect, sort and distribute operational information to the internal team

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Working with suppliers and internal stakeholders to deliver the right stock at the right time in the right place as well as communicating changes to plans to internal and external stakeholders.

Developing and forecasting the seasonal plans with Suppliers.

Managing and tracking stock movement into depots to deliver service level targets including direct deliveries from source.

Supporting the Drop shipments, B2B and stock orders.

Third-party logistics(3PL,TPL)

Controls the results of the calculation of material requirements (based on sales planning and stock policy) and proposes corrections where appropriate.

Ensures the transmission of delivery information to suppliers (orders and/or forecasts of consumption).

Updates the logistic supply data in the information system on the basis of supplier information, purchasing and inventory policies (minimum quantity of packaging, quota, consignment?)

Identifies and analyses the gaps and implements all actions in order to comply with the production schedule.

Provides support to project teams on procurement topics.

Provide regular volume forecasts and future capacity requirements to suppliers, sub-assemblers, and freight forwarders

Tranconseil Logistics India Pvt Ltd- Bangalore,India June2015 – September 2021

Senior Supply Chain Executive

Goods forwarding and receipt management

Complete cycle process of goods inwards receipt and order entry processes in SAP.

Logistics coordination

Coordinating with vendors to ensure timely delivery of the consignment

Ensure proper coordination & liaison with the clients and government agencies

Monitors shipments during the transport and reacts flexibly to any deviation from the plan

Building and maintaining relationships with contractors / transporters (airlines, shipping lines handling agents, the Rail, customs, government agencies, suppliers, etc.).

Prepare all necessary documents for import, export and customs clearance activities

Performing various ad-hoc tasks depending on the business requirements.

The main contact person in the company with the logistics carrier’s

Establishing a strong relationship and effective communication with internal stakeholders and external vendors.

Responsible of resolve supply shortfalls/backlogs.

Proactively identify potential business issues and/or constraints, develop risk mitigation plans and escalate, as appropriate

Identifying and resolving supply shortfalls/backlogs in cooperation with other team members and communicate accordingly to all stakeholders

Performing various ad-hoc tasks depending on the business requirements

Sakthi Autocomponents (Tata Motors) - Kerala, India May 2013 – March 2015

Specialist – Inventory Management

Responsible to handle customer queries on service quality

Performed the task of issuing job cards based on customer demands

Handled functions like billing, administrating and monitors inventory management

Inventory Management, Distribution of Parts required

Functional support in the pricing process, coordination, and support in the price-inquiry process Well versed with Warehouse process, Inward, inventory management & dispatches.

Coordinating with Service Engineers & Service Managers for providing better service to the customer.

Service parts planning solution to enhance inventory management, ordering, and fill rates at warehouses to improve customer satisfaction.

Making sure that all the parts that are imported or received are checked and verified against the supplier invoices and checked for correct qty and quality and placed in the warehouse at the right location.

Assuring all parts orders are processed and shipped to the correct customer address within 24 hours thus resulting in customer satisfaction and where labor is involved the technicians will have the needed parts.

Responsible for MIS reports for physical inventory in-max level, tracking of sales register, dispatch backlogs, past due & forecasts

Forecast and Demand Planning –Algorithm and historical data analysis Forecast and planning for geographical regions; for different SKUs of commercial heavy and light vehicle battery. Historical analysis of sales data, demand, and forecast to come up with forecasts for 3 to 6 months rolling.

Capacity planning – Inventory and Minimum stock maintenance

Reporting and dashboard creations for KPIs to be presented to the board. Forecast vs Actuals, Stock reports, Inventory aging reports, Birdseye report of all KPIs.

Ensuring that the backorders are fulfilled with priority.

Flexible and dynamic planning method, so that changes and adjustments can be made to the process.

Applying and validating the algorithm for min qty for essential supplies in forecasting

Purchase process – PO generation to receiving

Stakeholder management – Inter department meetings with Sales, Customer success teams etc

Third-party logistics(3PL,TPL)

EDUCATION

Diploma In Mechanical Engineering –Kerala technical University, India (2010 – 2013)

PROFESSIONAL SKILLS

Mastery of Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)

Comfortable working in both Microsoft Windows 10, Linux, and Mac OS X.

Excellent knowledge and working experience in SAP

Mastery of CRM tool Oracle Siebel CRM Systems

Working experience in ERP tools such as SAP(MM,SD Modules),Tally, LogiSYS

In depth knowledge of customs procedures (International level) and Customs related documents.

Invoice process and PO process experience

International shipments (Import & Export)

Excellent communication skills with a focus on team building and customer relations.

Outstanding organizational, multitasking, and problem-solving abilities.

Vendor management

Stakeholder management

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