Aravind Mangal Padmanabhan

Supply Chain Management, Warehouse and Distribution Centre Operation Specialist with experience over 18 years in overcoming complex business challenges and making high stake decisions using experience-backed judgment & work ethics.

Notable success in implementing warehouse operational strategies and process to optimize distribution network, to reduce complexity along with reduction in costs and enhancement of services. Proven track record in managing material flow, warehouse design, transportation management, Distribution center management, materials management, reverse logistics operations, decision support and technology systems, and service delivery management, Effective in implementing cost saving measures within operations to achieve financial objectives, and stabilizing resources from operations point of view; expertise in directing all logistics functions, service delivery and stake holder management.

Exposure in managing integrated logistics strategies that exceed productivity goals and assuring continued success in customer satisfaction along with key departments & all business units; hands-on experience of introducing new process improvements covering goods in picking and dispatch, increasing goods-in efficiency and reducing time taken to prepare manifests and eliminating dispatch errors.

Proficiency in managing inventory function, minimizing inventory-holding expenses and ensuring adherence to optimum inventory level, thereby reducing wastage; Conceptualized systems and procedures to implement purchasing, inventory control that assures availability of materials & transportation in accordance with Just-in-Time delivery schedules, while maintaining minimum inventory by ensuring uninterrupted flow of services.

Effective in managing Reverse logistics and Return Material Operations through implementing and adhering a customer-centric returns process, utilizing technology for tracking and automation, streamlined the returns process, enhanced floating inventory management, effective communication and partnering with all stake holders and third-party service providers, prioritizing sustainability, and focusing on product disposition options like repairing, recycling, redirecting based on defined process.

Expertise in driving projects and service delivery management related to supply demand matching and inventory management; excels in developing and executing demand plan and inventory plans that enables to meet delivery objectives and customer satisfaction.

Insightful excellence in setting up & maintaining storage methods as well as managing infrastructure for smooth flow of warehouse operations; expertise in directing all logistics functions including storage, distribution, payment realizations & customer support as well as negotiations with transporters for ensuring cost effective transport solutions & clearances.

Analytical, dedicated & versatile people manager, enthusiastically meeting deadlines with innate skills in recruiting, leading, training & monitoring high performing multi-cultural teams that excel in delivering business value with high morale & low attrition.

• Evaluated and reviewed company’s warehouse and distribution operations business practices, updated and developed process documentation, streamlined opportunities, and eliminated non-value added activities.
• Managed a larger team and handled receipts & dispatches of goods, randomly checked the consignment before dispatches and processing orders to ensure quick & correct delivery to attain timely completion of monthly production targets.
• Spearheaded warehouse operations, evaluated work performance, maintained clean & safe environment, monitored purchase, receipt, inspection, storage, cataloging, inventory and distribution of stock, worked on production coordination, transportation, direct-indirect distribution, sales accounting & stock inventory.
• Led incoming & outgoing material activities of forward and reverse logistics operations ensuring accuracy, completeness & quality of material; participated in review of specification updates and spearheading activities of inventory control team to determine delivery requirements.
• Administered the inventory management operations; supervised MSL (minimum stock level) and inventory at service center’s stock and company warehouse with focus on improvising replenishment of key repair parts timely.
• Conceptualized high-level implementation plans, determined future logistics organizational structure & support and conducted process audits to ensure Delivery-in-Full (DIF) and Delivery-on-Time (DOT).
• Steered overall responsibility for stores, material inward, outward and inventory system (i.e. resolve the discrepancies, if any observed in receipt & documentation) consumables.
• Led functional training for critical business processes, ensuring seamless knowledge transfer and process optimization. Spearheaded change management initiatives, driving successful transitions and operational improvements.
• Defined and enforced quality standards, enhancing operational efficiency and consistency. P&L Profit and Loss Management for multiple projects, implementing strategies that drove significant cost savings, resource optimization, and profitability.
• Significant team leader in driving and achieving Health, safety and environmental standards, quality management system and performance metric systems for multidimensional business operations in industry.
• Steered ERP, WMS, ATS, TMS and SAP (WM) migration and integration, excelled ERP transaction validation and auditing, ensuring accuracy and compliance across systems.

• Excellence Award in Retail distribution Operation Management – Reliance Retail Ltd during 2022
• Regional Mentor – Operation Management System (OMS) Certified under DHL CSCS Program 2016
• Employee of the Year 2015, Excellence Recognition Award – DHL Supply Chain Asia Pacific 2015
• Internal Auditor– Quality Management System & Global Metric System, Path to Quality Program at DHL 2014
• Functional Trainer – Operation Simulation under Train the Trainer (TTT) Program at DHL 2014
• Special Performance Award - Director's Trophy - South Region Inventory management at DHL 2013
• Operation Excellence Award - Special Performance Migration projects, YCH Logistics India Private Limited - 2009