Amit Joshi
Supply Chain Professional
Pune
Summary
Experienced supply chain professional with a strong background in logistics operations and retail sales. Committed to excellence, with excellent communication and problem-solving abilities. Skilled in leading teams and promoting best practices across departments.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
DGM (Supply Chain Operations)
Bharti Airtel Ltd
04.2024 - Current
- Managing supply chain operations of Central warehouse & 114 sub store across Maharashtra
- Managing Supplies/Ensuring fill rate (on time in full)
- Driving metrics
- Reduced lead times for product deliveries through effective supplier management and communication strategies.
- Optimized warehouse operations, resulting in improved order fulfillment rates and reduced order processing time.
- Improved, standardized and documented planning and scheduling processes.
- Implemented data-driven decision-making processes, leading to more accurate demand forecasting and reduced stockouts.
- Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods.
- Supervised 5 staff members tasked with handling materials management, planning, purchasing, and customer service duties.
- Managed logistics functions including shipping coordination, customs compliance, freight negotiations, and carrier selection.
- Increased customer satisfaction levels by ensuring on-time delivery of products through proactive shipment tracking and issue resolution.
- Streamlined transportation operations, optimizing routing plans and reducing fuel consumption costs.
- Fostered culture of continuous improvement, leading to enhanced operational processes and team engagement.
- Cost optimization/Budgeting
- Team management
- Tracked and monitored purchase orders, deliveries and invoicing to verify accuracy and compliance.
Territory Manager (Fulfillment Center-Grocery B2B)
Elastic Run
01.2022 - 03.2024
- Managing Multiple Fmcg/General Merchandise Warehouses
- Managing Supplies/Ensuring fill rate (on time in full)
- Returns management
- Managing last mile operations of 2 states
- Expiry/damage management/Liquidation
- Team management
- Team size : 180 (Direct/Indirect)
- Recruitment/Team development
- Transport Management
- Route planning/Vehicle Utilization
- Stakeholder management-Procurement/Finance/HR/Tech/SNOP/Sales/LM ops
- Driving metrics
- Cost optimization/Budgeting
Manager II – Middle mile operations
Flipkart
02.2015 - 12.2021
- Managing Middle mile
- (Area 2 lacs Sq.ft, 2 sorting centers)
- Team management
- (Team size-700+ Contractual,30-FTE including Assistant Managers/Manager)
- Planning Annual operation site plan/infra capacity/network design of site
- Commissioning new warehouse/sort center/planning infra
- Warehouse management system
- Transport management
- (Air/Surface connections)
- Managing inbound/outbound
- Last mile delivery RTO/ first mile pick up co-ordination
- Reconciliation with last mile deliveries
- Handling distribution for region
- Seller returns/ supplier returns
- Cost optimization
- Managing 3PL partners
- Training & recruiting staff
- Handling quality/safety audits
- Working on various automation systems
- Controlling variable cost/absenteeism/attrition
- Handling internal/external customers
- Driving Quality/Safety
- Stakeholder management
- Compliance adherence
- Network/Capacity planning
- Data analysis/data driven decisions
- Add on: Site expansion, site migration along with setting up multiple sort centers/warehouses
Department Manager—Goods Receiving & Supplier Returns
Carrefour Wholesale Cash and Carry India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2011 - 08.2014
- Company Overview: (French MNC)
- Intake of goods worth 7 corers / month
- Managing 30,000 sqft
- Supplier scheduling
- Handling last mile deliveries
- Last mile deliveries recon/cash collection
- Tracking consignments
- Responsible for Goods receiving & Return dispatches of stock of distribution center
- Generating goods receiving note
- Reverse logistics arrangements
- Resolving every dispute related to merchandise before GRN (like barcode, mrp)
- Inventory management
- (FMCG, General merchandise, electronics)
- Stock reconciliation
- Goods storage
- RGP & NRGP Management
- Grievances resolutions of vendors
- Invoice matching
- Working on ERP and various software
- Processing documents for payments
- Transport management
- Waybill management
- (Road permit issuance & collection)
- Leading team of 15 associates & 3 supervisors
- SOP adherence
- (French MNC)
Assistant Store Manager
Vishal Mega Mart
03.2010 - 09.2011
- Company Overview: (Airplaza Retail Holdings Pvt
- Ltd)
- Managing sales operations of 40K sq ft store
- Category management of FMCG/Home furnishing/Apparels & Electronics products
- Cross selling/Up selling
- Creating schemes & promotions
- Festivals/events-based themes creations
- Visual Merchandising
- Inventory management
- Walkin’s conversion
- Managing Customer relations
- (Airplaza Retail Holdings Pvt
- Ltd)
Assistant Department Manager
Future Retail Ltd.
05.2008 - 05.2009
- Company Overview: (Big Bazaar)
- Managing sales operations of Men & electronics department
- Category management of Apparels & Electronics products
- Cross selling/Up selling
- Creating schemes & promotions
- Festivals/events-based themes creations
- Visual Merchandising
- Inventory management
- Walkin’s conversion
- Managing Customer relations
- (Big Bazaar)
Sr. Executive
Next Retail India Ltd
02.2006 - 04.2007
- Managing store sales of electronic products
Education
Bachelor of Computer Application -
Sikkim Manipal University
02.2007 - 07.2009
XII - undefined
C.B.S.E
01.1997 - 01.1998
X - undefined
Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan
01.1995 - 01.1996
M.B.A - Marketing
Sikkim Manipal University
07.2010 - 02.2012
Skills
Knowledge of various ERPs
Friendly, positive attitude
Microsoft office
Teamwork and collaboration
Problem-solving
Team management
Flexible and adaptable
Organization and time management
Supervision and leadership
Dependable and responsible
Calm under pressure
Timeline
DGM (Supply Chain Operations)
Bharti Airtel Ltd
04.2024 - Current
Territory Manager (Fulfillment Center-Grocery B2B)
Elastic Run
01.2022 - 03.2024
Manager II – Middle mile operations
Flipkart
02.2015 - 12.2021
Department Manager—Goods Receiving & Supplier Returns
Carrefour Wholesale Cash and Carry India Pvt. Ltd.
10.2011 - 08.2014
M.B.A - Marketing
Sikkim Manipal University
07.2010 - 02.2012
Assistant Store Manager
Vishal Mega Mart
03.2010 - 09.2011
Assistant Department Manager
Future Retail Ltd.
05.2008 - 05.2009
Bachelor of Computer Application -
Sikkim Manipal University
02.2007 - 07.2009
Sr. Executive
Next Retail India Ltd
02.2006 - 04.2007
XII - undefined
C.B.S.E
01.1997 - 01.1998
X - undefined
Board of Secondary Education, Rajasthan
01.1995 - 01.1996
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