
Timeline
About me
Manager- Global Supply Planning | MBA, CMILT , Quiz Master
Education

University of moratuwa
2006 - 2010B.sc. (hons) in transport & logistics management (first class)Activities and Societies: Inaugural President of the Society of Transport & Logistics, Member of the University of Moratuwa Hockey Team- 2 years coloursmen Covered the core areas of degree program which consisted of Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Maritime Transport, Air Transport

The chartered institute of management accountants
2006 - 2009Cima passed finalist management accounting
Mahanama college, colombo 03
1991 - 2004Activities and Societies: Senior Prefect- 2003-2004, Chief Coordinator- English Literacy Association 2003-2004, Editor- Maths Society 2003-2004

University of sri jayewardenepura
2014 - 2016Master of business administration (m.b.a.)
Experience

John keells holdings
Oct 2008 - Apr 2009Intern* Was provided responsibility to rearrange the warehouse storage to optimize the picking & storage time

Cargills ceylon plc.
Dec 2010 - Feb 2011Management trainee* Responsible to operate the outlet within the parameters set by the company & assist the manager in day to day operations"Supervise the 10 member team at the outlet on assigning daily responsibilities & maintaining their engagement

Fonterra brands lanka (pvt) ltd
Mar 2011 - Jan 2018*Project Team Member of SAP Implementation in the company with responsibility for supply planning*Team member in IBP (Integrated Business Planning) rollout & leading the ITP pillar (Integrated Tactical Planning) for the company.Team Lead for Project Silver- Leading the operational aspect in producing Anchor UHT 1L production at 3rd party manufacturer. Anchor UHT 1L was successful launched after approval was provided by the Regional Quality Audit team on the entire process of milk sourcing to Finished Goods receiving.*Responsible for the continuous stock availability for sales attainment and DIFOT fulfillment by minimising out of stock situation for all locally manufactured SKUs in Powder, Liquid & Culture portfolio whilst conducting regular reviews to ensure the optimisation of inventory levels.*Key stakeholder for all project teams in relation to new product launches or promotion activities *Assist the manufacturing teams to optimise assets and capacity utilization in manufacturing to help minimise conversion cost and maximise value for the company Show less *Responsible in development of production plans & consolidated line scheduling for Powder, Liquids & Culture manufacturing lines in Fonterra Brands Lanka*Determine man power requirements based on the weekly production plans and allocate resources to optimise existing labour pool within manufacturing operation.*Responsible to optimise assets and capacity utilization in manufacturing to help minimise conversion cost and maximise value for the company*Responsible to ensure product availability of all SKUs to facilitate order fulfilment process to maximise value. Show less *Responsible for Supply planning for bulk powder raw materials and managing the import process to meet the production requirements at the optimum inventory level to meet the agreed unit fill rate.*Responsible for Supply planning for imported finished goods and managing the import process to meet the food service and consumer market requirements at the optimum inventory level to meet the agreed unit fill rate.*Participate and contribute to monthly Pre S&OP meetings and keep up to date on issues related to supply constraint, shipment delivery, inventory holding and other related supply chain issues.*Responsible for import clearance for all other import products (Engineering items, Packaging material, Ingredient items ) as well Show less
Assistant Manager - Supply Planning
Jul 2016 - Jan 2018Assistant Manager - Scheduling & Resources Optimization - Manufacturing
Apr 2014 - Jun 2016Supply Planning Executive
Oct 2012 - Mar 2014Procurement Analyst- Import Clearance
Nov 2011 - Sept 2012Procurement Analyst
Mar 2011 - Oct 2011

Hemas holdings plc
Jan 2018 - May 2021Supply planning manager*Responsible for the overall planning of over LKR 7 Billion per annum for all 300+ Finished Goods in the company portfolio & material ordering for 300+ Raw Materials & 1000+ Packing materials of the company*Leading the supply planning pillar in the company S&OP process*Leading the inventory reduction exercise of Finished Goods, Raw Material & Packing Materials*Integral stakeholder for all project teams in relation to new product launches and promotional activities *Reduced inventory write-offs due to relaunches, discontinuations, expiry of products by more than 50% during the past year. Show less

Ansell
May 2021 - Jul 2024Manager- global supply planning, industrial gbu*Responsible for the overall planning of all finish goods in Mechanical Portfolio from inhouse assets with an estimated revenue of $250Mn yearly & managing a team of 3 subordinates.*Lead the S&OE pilot project in Mech Portfolio with development input which was rolled out thereafter to all other portfolios*Responsible to consolidate the unconstrained distribution requirements & direct shipment demand forecast and creating the constrained net requirement plan based on the bottleneck capacity constraint for the 18 month horizon on a monthly basis*Run supply reviews by SBU with Source of Supply to review constrained NRP forecast and handshake on constrained supply plan & support SBU Lead in IBP topics preparations, preparing planning scenarios/trade-off options for issues related to assigned product portfolio/capacity group*Key contact point for NPD phase in management by consolidating demand for different regions with Global Marketing team ensure that the supply plan of the phase in of NPD is translated into the constrained NRP requirements. Communicate status of inventory build with key stakeholders and follow up with Regional Planners on demand actualization & inventory until product stabilizes.* Learning the new planning tool (Logility) for supply planning & stabilizing the output by a quick learning curve*Provide leadership/Mentor the SBU planners based in Sri Lanka Show less

Horizon group usa
Aug 2024 - nowSupply planning manager
Licenses & Certifications
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Be the manager people won't leave
LinkedinApr 2023 - View certificate

Succeeding in a new role by managing up
LinkedinNov 2020 
Certified supply chain manager (cscm)
Iscea -international supply chain education allianceJan 2021- View certificate

Learning sap mm (materials management)
LinkedinSept 2020 - View certificate

Sap erp essential training
LinkedinSept 2020 - View certificate

Material requirements planning (mrp) strategies in sap
LinkedinSept 2020 - View certificate

Excel formulas and functions quick tips
LinkedinSept 2020 - View certificate

Inventory management foundations
LinkedinApr 2020 
Member in logistics & transport (milt)
The chartered institute of logistics & transport internationalApr 2015
Honors & Awards
- Awarded to Ramindu LiyanageBest Research Paper-A Study of Lean Supply Chain Management in SriLankan Companies Logistics & Transport Research Symposium 2013 2013 Awarded the “Best Research Paper” at the Logistics & TransportResearch Symposium 2013 for the research paper on Lean Supply ChainManagement
Languages
- enEnglish
- siSinhalese
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