Narayan Gunayathi, Group Supply Chain Manager

Narayan Gunayathi

Group Supply Chain Manager

Jaidah Group

Location
Qatar - Doha
Education
High school or equivalent, Finance
Experience
20 years, 10 Months

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Total years of experience :20 years, 10 Months

Group Supply Chain Manager at Jaidah Group
  • Qatar - Doha
  • My current job since May 2018

(Official Distributor of Chevrolet, Hyundai, Isuzu, UD Trucks, Komatsu, Bobcat, Sany PALFINGER, Still, Shell, ACDELCO, MEBCO, Schneider Electric, SSI Schaefer, Osram, etc.)
•Developing and implementing key strategies and making sure the end-to-end provision of supply chain solution.
•Managing supply chain functions and ensuring the timely delivery of the organization's requirement to fulfil its products & services in an economical, safe, and timely manner. Handling the day-to-day operations of the supply chain.
•Responsible for $12 Mil OPEX with 180 team players
•Converting transport operations from internal business support function to external revenue business model with yearly revenue $2 Mil. From 8 to 50 fleets in 2 years.
•Managed vehicle yard & distribution operations centralization for all brands, eliminating operations in 2 storage yards with a saving of 38, 000 SQMT space, 20 blue collars, and $2.5 Mil.
•Business case proposal to board for Central Warehouse set-up based on a hub and spoke concept with a capacity of 0.1 million locations from Multitier shelving, Heavy-duty, and shuttle pallet racking to improve storage density.
•Slashing down demurrage/port storage by 58% YoY since 2018.
•Leading the execution of programs from start to finish, driving collaboration, and leveraging the right internal processes.
•Successfully developing and coxswaining project "SMILE" to optimize and enhance safety, manpower, inventory, logistics, and environment, resulted in cost and process optimization.
•Doubling logistics TAT by converting idle time, from 19 to 38 trips per month per truck.
•Acquiring periodic freight contract RFQ resulted in $164, 300 saving.
•Saving $250, 000 yearly through new suppliers on-board and RFQ's process across all procurement portfolios.

Manager at Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd
  • India - Chennai
  • December 2014 to May 2018

After Sales Parts India Operations
•Held accountable for $17 Mil OPEX with 67 team players. Exported aftermarket parts to over 18 destinations.
•Handled SLA/KPI for WH Operations 3PL services for Over 450+ floor employees across central and regional WH.
•Managed aftermarket Parts order and inventory with over 10, 000 active parts and 28, 000 slow-moving parts, with a 96% fill rate. Carried out the part distribution to over 166 Nissan & 106 Renault dealers across India, with a minimum of same-day delivery to N+6 day to northeast dealers.
•Developed two regional parts distribution Centres in 2 years, to reach closer to Nissan, Renault & Datsun dealer resulting in supply Lead-time and inventory level reduction.
•Steered project to optimize 15, 000 Sqmt, manpower by 130, inventory reduction by 0.5%.

Senior Manager at Daimler India Commercial Vehicle Pvt. Ltd
  • India - Chennai
  • December 2011 to December 2014

Overseas Assignments in Japan, Germany, Brazil, France and Hongkong
•Project leader to establish parts and CKD export consolidation center in India, from start of project to supply, by defining the project structure, scope, time line and business case
•Acquired project approval from Asia-Truck Executive Committee, Asia -Production Executive committee, & Product Executive Committee Board-Germany.
•Ensured the on-time SOP for Parts and CKD Exports from Daimler Indian to 8 destinations.

Senior Officer at Toyota Kirloskar Motors Pvt. Ltd
  • India
  • July 2003 to November 2011

Overseas Assignments in Japan, Thailand, Indonesia, Philippines, Singapore and Malaysia
•Successfully preserved 8 to 10 Days inventory for Import parts with levelling (Heijunka) order plan.
•Planned order/Inventory for 11, 000 parts, 58 CKD set for 5 models from 8 destinations.
•Established rundown system to control stock and part status to indicate minimum stock, JIT, Cost, and alarm for shortage and overflow (Excel Based ERP).
•Instrumentally directed the project of introducing the global logistics control by implementing mix order, mix packing, mix vanning concept at Toyota Thailand and applied the same in Toyota India.
•Accredited as functional

Supply Chain Specialist at Toyota Motor Asia Pacific
  • Thailand
  • October 2009 to December 2010

Education

High school or equivalent, Finance
  • at Karnataka State (Open) University
  • March 2007

Advance Finance

Master's degree, Materials Management
  • at Indian Institute of Material ManagementMP Bhoj (Open) University
  • January 2007

Material Management

High school or equivalent, Advance Finance and Management Accounting
  • at Bangalore University
  • March 2003

Specialties & Skills

Managing Budget
Project Management
Logistics Planning
Supply Chain Management
BUSINESS CASE
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT
DELIVERY
FUNCTIONAL
LOGISTICS
MICROSOFT EXCEL
ORDER MANAGEMENT
PROJECT MANAGEMENT

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
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Tamil
Intermediate
Marathi
Expert
Kannada
Expert
Telugu
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