VIKAS GAVARA
Nowra,NSW
Summary
Experienced and highly-motivated leader with desire to take on new challenges. Strong work ethic, adaptability, and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills. Successfully delivered different projects on resource utilization, logistics operations, warehousing, cost factors, optimizing pick layout and Inventory levels.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Logistics and Planning Coordinator
MANILDRA GROUP
12.2022 - Current
- Responsible for managing of daily/weekly/monthly operational reports to fulfill customer requirement's
- Scheduling and planning around production and plant producing capacity
- Identifying, analyzing and continuous improvements initiatives to achieve best cost-effective procedures
- Maintaining and ordering accurate inventory levels for operation and production team.
- Keep track of containers, trucks and rail operations in order to maintain continues workflow without any disruption.
- Supporting logistics administration functions regarding on time processing of transport and third-party invoices
- Managing daily inbound/outbound operations for site through rail and road
- Working with logistics manager, site manager, production manager and other management team to improve metrics
- Planning all transportation schedules based on customer demand (sales orders), considering export shipping ETD, plant capacity and inventory availability
- Studied processes, implemented cost reductions and developed reporting procedures to maintain administrative workflow.
- Maintaining professional relationship with Truck contractors, Ports and Rail operation team
INVENTORY MANAGER
COLES DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
02.2022 - 12.2022
- Delivering great targets by managing and working together with the team by leading, developing, and mentoring them throughout the process
- Analyzing sales vs forecast vs inventory data to improve service level for stores
- Meeting commercial budgets through optimized operating costs by analyzing daily, weekly and monthly reports
- Strengthened inventory processes to balance supply needs with budget and space limitations.
- Worked through WMS (Manhattan), supply chain management (Oracle), ERP systems and several other Software to control Inbound, Outbound, and Inventory
- Day-to-day interactions with various internal and external contacts, working closely with our third-party logistics (3PL) suppliers, inventory management, and queries that are raised by the customers
- Lead change management and continuous improvement in the existing process
- Maintained sufficient inventory levels to meet customer demands at all times.
- Communicating to all levels of the business to rectify issues that occurred during the supply chain process
- Took responsibility for various operations and became the subject matter expert.
- Developed, implemented and maintained inventory control systems to ensure accurate record keeping.
- Identified discrepancies between physical counts and computer records; investigated causes and took corrective action as needed.
GROCERY DEPARTMENT MANAGER
COLES SUPERMARKETS PVT LTD
03.2021 - 02.2022
- Communicating and implementing company policies and procedures to a high standard
- Developing team members' skills, people management, rostering, visual merchandising, understanding, and delivering commercial results
- Achieving business targets and metrics in sales, profits, and loss by delivering KPIs
- Training team in visual merchandising, department scheduling, stock control, customer service, people management, and coaching techniques
- Managing the implementation of layouts and delivering new lines to the market
- Communicating business directions to team members to achieve goals.
- Prepared weekly budget forecasts for the grocery department based on projected sales figures.
- Conducted weekly meetings with team members to discuss goals and objectives for the week ahead.
- Supervised staff in the grocery department including hiring, training, scheduling and evaluating employees.
FRESH PRODUCE DEPARTMENT MANAGER
COLES SUPERMARKETS PVT LTD
09.2019 - 03.2021
- Leading and coaching team members across the department to provide exceptional customer service
- Develops and implements localized merchandising plans and sets up and creates displays for new or seasonal items to drive sales
- Develops and maintains communications with other departments and store managers to devise cross-merchandising plans, to meet financial objectives
- Follows established procedures for receiving merchandise including inspecting deliveries, pricing products, and restocking cages to ensure freshness and quality, accuracy, and rotation
- Enforces and follows food and human safety laws and policies
- Maintains an effective sanitation program
- Keeps merchandise clean and fresh to meet health department regulations, pass sanitation inspections and meet company standards
- Ensures compliance with local, state, and government weights and measures laws
- Focuses on continuously improving customer service and Department functions
- Implements changes to increase customer satisfaction, lower Labor costs, and maximize profits.
Education
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (ADVANCED MARITIME AND LOGISTICS) -
UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
12.2018
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING) -
GITAM UNIVERSITY
04.2014
Skills
- Great Relationship Management
- Strong Negotiation Skills
- Impeccable Time Management
- Strategic thinking
- Flexible and Adaptable
- Critical thinking
- Conflict resolution
- Scheduling expertise
- Supply chain management
- SAP S4 Hana
- Wave/task reporting
- Excel
- ERP Systems
- Shipping software's
- C3 applications
- Microsoft office
- WMS (Manhattan)
- Budget Planning
- Operations Management
Timeline
Logistics and Planning Coordinator
MANILDRA GROUP
12.2022 - Current
INVENTORY MANAGER
COLES DISTRIBUTION CENTRE
02.2022 - 12.2022
GROCERY DEPARTMENT MANAGER
COLES SUPERMARKETS PVT LTD
03.2021 - 02.2022
FRESH PRODUCE DEPARTMENT MANAGER
COLES SUPERMARKETS PVT LTD
09.2019 - 03.2021
MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION (ADVANCED MARITIME AND LOGISTICS) -
UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA
BACHELOR OF TECHNOLOGY (INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING) -
GITAM UNIVERSITY
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