Sankaranarayanan Pattathil

• Managing the supply chain, customer service and strategic sourcing initiatives in compliance to company’s objectives
• Ascertaining adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)
• Assuring smooth transition of distribution solutions to company’s direct set ups
• Implementing methods for enhancing operational efficiencies and performance
• Handling the supply of all SKUs within a given portfolio in coordination with Customer Development, Marketing, Category and Demand Planning Teams
• Carrying out S&OP planning and presenting forecast data at monthly meetings in coordination with senior management
• Administering the production schedule, resolving issues and forwarding feedback to all departments for order fulfilment
• Setting-up and ensuring compliance to finished goods safety stock & min /max levels as per sales orders
• Accountable for (NPIs) New Product Introductions and loading for meeting the planned dates
• Responsible for execution of customer orders & payment negotiation and sustaining the optimum stock level
• Interfacing with forwarders & reverse logistics and supervising the KPIs & PIs
• Preparing plans pertaining to budget, capacity, demand, production, warehousing, inventory, logistics and shipment
• Performing periodic evaluation of operational part of business
• Taking corrective & preventive steps after carrying out root cause analysis on all concerned areas of supply chain
• Developing the Emergency Response and Crisis Management Teams

Highlights:
• Demonstrated excellence in:
o Minimizing the document error rate by 85%
o Enhancing machine utilization by 30%
o Saving 13-17% on logistics
o Reducing 78% of stocks optimizing working capital
• Significantly handled a business volume of EUR 260 mio


Major Clients Handled:
• Almarai and Aujan
• Nadec and Dairybelle

• Managed the entire range of preferred suppliers and maintained cordial relationships with them
• Carried out supplier’s audits in support of the development of an approved vendor list
• Knowing the competitors in market place and devising margins to gain profit
• Ensured accomplishment of sales target and every represented principal & supplier
• Handled the procurement of component and material effectively
• Accountable for contract negotiation, supplier performance supervision, volume leveraging and total cost management objectives
• Carried out study of material costs & supplier services and proposed changes in purchasing procedures for service enhancement and cost reduction
• Recognized cost reductions & efficiency opportunities and effectively contributed in the achievement
• Involved in development of KPIs to track improvements in budget vs actual spend
• Responsible for preparation of quotations and tender bids
• Evaluated the tenders and developed documents & reports related to the same
• Developed B/L, invoice and LC & import / export documents as per UCP 500 & Incoterms 2000
• Performed SWOT analysis and collaborated with Sales and Finance Teams for delivery of payment

• Delivered a dynamic breakthrough by identifying L/C discrepancies and the same reduced by 40%
• Holds the merit of:
o Enhancing sales by 17%
o Reducing outstanding payments from 60% to 35%
• Significantly managed the business turnover of $ 4 Mio efficiently
• Holds the merit of attaining company registration with Abu Dhabi Oil Companies Materialized
• Steering role in delivering efficient documentation that led to re-certification of the management system standard to ISO 9001:2000 from DNV