Akhtar Ansari

Managed warehouse operations for Inhouse brands and franchises in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Oversaw Teddy Warehouse management for prominent brands such as Terranova and Calliope.

• Managed Pre-allocated stocks allocation of upto 5000 Boxes per day based on Launch dates at Retail Store across brands such as Blueage, Rina, Semir, Faly, Outies, Note Cosmetique, Lattliv and Balabala across Kingdom.
• Deals in categories such as Fashion and Footwear, Accessories, Home Furnishing Products, Perfume, Cosmetics as such.
• Managing Auto and Manual Replenishment allocations of upto 144 Store Orders per day through Falcon Automation (PTL) as well as fulfilling manual allocations for Cosmetic Wholesale orders to distinguish Pharmacies, Hypermarket, Supermarket across Kingdom.
• Hands on Managing UOM Inventories, Breaking Threshold and fulfilling B2C orders through Increff WMS.
• Spearheaded implementation of Increff WMS and Falcon Automation Projects, enhancing operational efficiency by 15%.
• Managing 60 B2C orders per cycle to ensure TAT for transportation companies such as Thabit, Aramex, Ajex and Naqel.
• Established a new Distribution Center from inception, demonstrating strong project management capabilities.
• Directed order fulfilment for over 200 retail stores and online partners, including Vogacloset and Amazon.
• Optimized logistics and warehouse operations, achieving a 20% improvement in process efficiency.
• Supervised a 100,000 square feet warehouse with advanced automation technology to ensure seamless operations.
• Coordinating with various stake holders such as Brand Team, Store Operations Team, Buyer, Logistics Team, Transporting Companies as such to resolve issues and offer exceptional customer service to both Internal and External Stake Holders.
• Managing modules such as WMS, OMS, CIMS, ERP.
• Managing listings for all brands channels of Magento and Shopify.

* Oversaw a team of 600+ On and Off role employees for efficient
operations.
* Managed a fully automated DC spanning 2.40 lacs sft, utilizing
advanced technologies including Falcon AutoTech, Put to light, Grey-
Orange Brand/Category Sorter, and ATS Anti-Gravity mechanism for
Putaway.
* Handled a substantial inventory of 5 Million pcs for BIN inventory and
8 lacs pcs for Without BIN inventory, covering International brands
such as Jack n Jones, Vero Moda, ONLY, SELECTED HOMME.
* Accountable for managing Fresh and OSM merchandise to ensure
quality and timely delivery.
* Executed fulfillment to 350+ Retail stores, 600+ Shop-in-Shop,
Outright Trade Partners, Wholesale Trade, Export Trade, and B2C
(Captive & Marketplace) for seamless operations.
* Managed Month-end load for Distribution orders and coordinated
with vendors for billing of Ageing stocks.
* Ensured On-Time In Full (OTIF) targets and provided comprehensive
reports to management for various Service Level Agreements (SLA)
including Dock to Putaway, Order to Pick/Pack, Order to Dispatch,
PDI/Cycle Count, and BIN Occupancy.
* Collaborated with stakeholders such as DC Commercial, Retail Sales
Teams, Brand team, IT, Buying and Merchandising Team, and Import
Team to facilitate smooth inventory control and resolution of
discrepancies.

*Handling 3 lacs sqft of Warehousing Space across Mumbai, Bhiwandi,
Bangalore, Gurgaon, Kolkata and Guwahati with accumulated
throughput of 2.2 lacs qtys daily.

* Managing and Coordinating with 3PL in all the warehouses, ensuring OTIF, Inventory Accuracy, SLA
adherence.

* Reviewing all 3PL weekly for Order vs Dispatch, SO Drop
qtys, DO Fill Rate, DO drop qtys, Inbound status, GIT, Free Stocks without BIN, One Bin One Article Implementation, Cycle Count,
Discrepancy issues and so on.

* TAT adherence: Order to DO, DO to
Invoicing, Invoicing to Dispatch, SO to Dispatch.

* Catering to 200+ COCO/FOFO stores, 1100 parties of Super Stockiest/Distributor, Branch to Branch replenishment, and supplying stocks to ecommerce companies such as Brainbees/Cloudtail/Flipkart/Bigbasket/Nykaa and
so on.

* Ensuring all B2C orders are fulfilled within set CPT.

* Project Implementation: Brilliant WMS

* Return/GR Management.

* Responsible for Transportation of Inbound, Outbound and Return. Track and review transporter performance and ensure continuous improvement. Track and review transport cost vs budget.

* Analyze transport patterns, shipment profiles and tariff drivers to determine savings opportunities.

• Worked with Landmark Group as asst DC Manager in Jeddah, Saudi
  Arabia for the Splash Brand, handling 1.1 lac sft store and managing
  Omni-channel business for splash in entire Jeddah.
• Was the pilot manager for RFID rollout in entire West Region
• Provided support to manager during audits, ensuring accurate reports.

• Managing transit warehouse for brands such as Ninewest, Beverly Hills Polo Club, Tommy Hilfiger and others.
• Responsible for Inbound from Main DC to Regional DC and to the stores.
• Managing Return to WH stocks and re-allocation as per plan provided my planning team.