Supply Chain Customer Service

KRISHA KUMAR

EMAIL: *******@*****.***

KUWAIT: +965-***-**** ● MOBILE: +809*******

MATERIALS MANGEMENT

CORE EXPERIENCE

• STORE MANAGEMENT

• PURCHASING & PROCUREMENT

• INTERNAL CONTROLS & PROCEDURES

• PROCUREMENT COST REDUCTION

• INVENTORY LEVEL PLANNING & CONTROL

• LOGISTICS MANAGEMENT

• VENDOR DEVELOPMENT

PERSONALITY

• EFFECTIVE TIME MANAGEMENT

• NEGOTIATION SKILLS

• PROBLEM SOLVER

• GOOD COMMUNICATION SKILLS

• PROFESSIONAL RELATIONSHIP BUILDER

BACKGROUND

I HAVE OVER 16 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN MATERIALS MANAGEMENT.

I CAN PERFORM ANY OF THE FOLLOWING TASKS, AND EFFECTIVELY AND EFFICIENTLY, FOR ANY ORGANIZATION:

• LOGISTICS & MATERIALS MANAGEMENT

• STORE MANAGEMENT

• MINIMIZING OPERATIONAL COSTS

• IMPLEMENTING LEAN MANUFACTURING TECHNIQUES

• INVENTORY PLANNING BASED ON PRODUCTION SCHEDULES

• FORECASTING

• ESTABLISHING REPORTING SYSTEMS USING THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY

• ESTABLSHING & IMPLEMENTING TRAINING PROGRAMS FOR OTHERS

• WAREHOUSING, DISTRIBUTION & TRAFFIC SUPPORT FOR FIELD LOCATIONS

• SUPERVISING EMPLOYEES, CONDUCTING PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS

• CREATING & ENFORCING DISTRIBUTION CENTRE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

• REDUCING SHIPPING ERRORS

• IMPLEMENTING REALTIME REPORTING

• MANAGING INVENTORIES IN EXCESS OF 1 MILLION ITEMS

• MANAGING EFFECTIVE CUSTOMER SERVICE

• VENDOR DEVELOPMENT, HANDLING CONTRACTS, AND ONGOING MANAGEMENT

• ERP SUPPLY CHAIN MODULE TRAINING & TROUBLE SHOOTING

I AM SEEKING A NEW POSITION, WHERE I CAN TAKE ON MORE RESPONSIBILITIES IN A LARGE ORGANIZATION.

EMPLOYMENT

Since Jun 2007

Kharafi National, Kuwait

Materials Control Supervisor

I have several responsibilities as a Materials Control Supervisor. These can be categories into

• Planning

• Purchasing

• Procurement (traditional and e-procurement)

• Logistics

• Warehousing

• Technology implementation

• Planning

Plan for production and inventory through forecasting, historical data and trend analysis. Control of production and inventory with a view to increasing profits.

• Purchasing

Understand current material inventories, establish requirements and restock levels and use just-in-time approach for procurement.

• Handling Procurement through the ERP Module in Oracle 11- i.

• Successfully negotiated and implemented Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) for Consumables and Fast Moving Items.

• Has successfully evaluated both Technical & Commercial Quotes through RFQ.

• E-Procurement

Use website 'tejari' to raise requests, receive suppliers’ quotes and close material procurement order online.

• Vendor Development

Identify, select, negotiate terms, appoint and manage vendors and monitor and improve their overall performance based on quality, cost and delivery. Meet/exceed minimum quarterly and annual Purchase objectives.

• Logistics

Manage, monitor and expedite the timely dispatch & receipt of goods to and from Production / branches / customers. Coordinate with principals, various parties and logistics centres to ensure smooth flow of operations.

• Warehousing

Receive, store and issue/ dispatch of purchased items & finished goods. Disposal of scrap/obsolete items. Handle return of rejected purchased items & finished goods.

• Involved in successful implementation / Training of ORACLE ERP Supply Chain Module.

Apr 2005 – Dec 2006

DM Wall System Co. Pvt. Ltd

Manager – Procurement & Stores

Jan 2004 - Feb 2005

Kharafi National, Kuwait

Senior Store keeper

Jan 2003 - Dec 2003

Newgen Imaging Technologies, Chennai

Team Leader

Jun 2001 - Dec 2002

DM Wall System Co. Pvt. Ltd

Stores & Purchase In-Charge

Oct 2000 - Jun 2001

Detain Boxes, Chennai

Stores In Charge

Sep 1994 - Sep 2000

Gulf Inject Llc, Dubai

Stores Supervisor

PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS

• I.T.I. (DRAUGHTSMAN CIVIL)

EDUCATION

• M.A. (PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION)

MADURAI KAMARAJ UNIVERSITY, MADURAI.

• Diploma in Materials Management

ALL INDIA MANAGEMENT STUDIES, CHENNAI.

• PG DIPLOMA IN SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT

CONFEDERATION OF INDIAN INDUSTRIES (CII), CHENNAI

• POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN COMPUTER APPLICATIONS

COMPUTER EXPERIENCE

• MICROSOFT OFFICE: I have an excellent command over EXCEL, WORD, and POWER POINT software.

LANGUAGES KNOWN

ENGLISH, HINDI, TAMIL, MALAYALAM, TELEGU

PERSONAL INFORMATON

Nationality: Indian

Date of Birth: Nov 18, 1972

Current Address: #268, G003 Sri Balaji Sapphire, Kempanna Main Road, Vignan nagar, Bangalore – 75, India.

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