GAGAN KAMBLE
Schofields,Australia
Summary
Dynamic Workforce Management Specialist with a proven track record at Woolworths Supermarkets, excelling in project management and process improvements. Achieved $21 million in labor cost reductions while fostering collaboration and effective communication. Skilled in data analysis and stakeholder interactions, driving impactful solutions that enhance operational efficiency and productivity.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Workforce Management Specialist
Woolworths Supermarkets
Sydney
10.2019 - Current
- Managing supermarket store queries through e-mail & providing solutions on labor hours related inquiries; administering skills mix for refurbished & new stores
- Conducting induction & on-the-job training for new joiners.
- Managed the development and delivery of labour standards modelling, including alterations to meet operational needs and streamline processes.
- Leading online department review, overseeing a team in Ecom.
- Maintaining JIRA boards to see where the team members stand in their assigned projects.
- Projects Managed:
- Managed initiatives in both E-Com and Supermarket space.
- Conducted a comprehensive review of online department operations, focusing on labour standards, productivity and task allocation to enhance efficiency.
- Process changes in Planogram Changes; Cost Saving of AUD 8.1 million per year.
- Highlights:
- Acting Labour Standards Manager (Relief Role): 2 months:
- Stepped up during a managers leave, ensuring smooth operations and delivery of key initiatives.
- Guided a team to develop and refine labour models across multiple store formats, improving efficiency and customer satisfaction.
- Resolved complex issues like labour standards resets and system inputs, driving measurable cost and time savings.
- Partnered with cross-functional teams (operations team and STL) to address concerns and implement solutions.
- Executed Online Department Review, resulting in $21 million reduction in labor costs and saving 10 hours per week per store.
- Effectively communicated updates to key stakeholders, ensuring smooth adoption of new standards and tools.
- Delivered Data-Driven Insights: Provided senior management with impactful reports and recommendations to mitigate risks and optimize performance
Team Member
EG Fuel (Australia) Limited
Sydney
04.2018 - 04.2021
- Selling Woolworths brand products and maintaining up-to-date knowledge of store policies regarding payments, returns and exchange
- Maintaining stock, maximizing sales & preparing weekly sales reports for the sales team to keep a track on sales
- Implementing planogram updates, building healthy relationships with the suppliers & customers and ensuring OH & S of all the associates of store & customers
Assistant Manager
Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL)
Barbil
04.2014 - 11.2016
- Performed duties concerning Operations, Purchase and Compliance of whole Pellet Plant in regular shifts
- Managed administrative and operational work like generating shift reports, data, reading of trends and prepared daily/monthly reports
- Monitored all parameters with higher productivity & quality; participated in implementation of TPM (Total Productive Maintenance) & IMS (Integrated Management System) in the department
- Managed a team of 13 personnel for operating pellet plant & managed Computer Control Room Operations
- Developed a thorough understanding of safety procedures (OH&S) & collaborated with the management for evaluation of individual market & production targets
- Highlights:
- Secured first position in presenting a case study on “Quality Optimization of Iron Ore Pellets” in a conference held by Aditya Birla Group titled “Manufacturing Today Reinventing the Future at Bhubaneswar” wherein the company could successfully save INR 3 million (per annum) in production of Iron Ore pellets
- Acknowledged with “Appreciation Certificate” for supporting “TPM Secretariat” during JIPM Audit, leading to the achievement of JIPM-TPM Excellence Award Category ‘A’ (2015)
Graduate Trainee Engineer
Thejo Engineering Limited
Chennai
08.2013 - 04.2014
- Planned & implemented marketing activities across all online & offline channels and maintained records for employees at Barbil site
- Implemented new strategies, generated sales leads & maintained customer relationships
- Developed detailed work breakdown structures (WBS) and instilled shared liability for achieving project milestones
- Highlights:
- Managed projects of budget in the range of INR 3.6 million – 5 million.
- Executed site inspection, product designing, manufacturing, procurement of raw materials, installation, and final handover of the mobilization of man, material & machines as per the requirement without compromising the quality of work
- Projects Managed:
- Installation of Rubber Liners in all Conveying Chutes for Enhancing Material Flow
- Installation of Matrox (UHMWPE) Liners in all Balling Disc Surge Bins for Enhancing Material Flow; reduced the clogging of surge bins by 60% which decreased production costs and increased the profits
- Installation of Rubber Liners in all Iron Ore Slurry Chutes
Education
MBA - Project Management
University of Technology Sydney
Sydney, Australia01.2019
B.E. - Industrial Engineering & Management
M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology (VTU)
Bengaluru, India01.2013
Skills
- Project Management
- Process & Productivity Improvements
- Reporting & Documentation
- Risk & Safety Management
- Training & Development
- Kaizen Implementation
- Lean & Agile Methodologies
- Business Impact Assessment
- Stakeholder Interactions
- Problem-solving
- Communicator
- Collaborator
- Analytical
- Basic MOST (Maynard Operation Sequence Technique)
- MS-Office (Excel, Word, PowerPoint)
- MS-Visio
- Lucid charts
- Tableau
- SQL
Languages
Languages Known: English, Hindi, Kannada & Marathi
PERSONAL DETAILS
- Date of Birth: 26th August 1990
- Address: 145 Hambledon Rd, Schofields, NSW-2762
Certification
- Maynard Operations Sequence Technique (MOST)
Timeline
Workforce Management Specialist
Woolworths Supermarkets
10.2019 - Current
Team Member
EG Fuel (Australia) Limited
04.2018 - 04.2021
Assistant Manager
Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL)
04.2014 - 11.2016
Graduate Trainee Engineer
Thejo Engineering Limited
08.2013 - 04.2014
MBA - Project Management
University of Technology Sydney
B.E. - Industrial Engineering & Management
M S Ramaiah Institute of Technology (VTU)
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