Umashankar Sahu

Experience

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  Self Employed

  Jul 2013 - Jul 2017

  Family buisness

  Managed and Executed family business in agrobusiness i• Purchasing of commodities: Negotiations, Weighting of commodities, Purchasing according to market forecasts and demand • Quality check: Spontaneous Quality check, Negotiation if Quality variance• Selling grsains to local agro Industries : Negotiations to get Best market price, Terms and condition regarding Payments, Vehicle unloading, Timings of Vehicle, negotiations if any quality variance etc.• Arranging Transportation : Negotiation on arranging Transportation, Decisions on vehicle delay• Collecting cash and payments: Maintaining data , Tracking all cash flow etc. Show less

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  Rani Avantibai Hydroelectric Powerplant Bargi Jabalpur

  May 2018 - Jun 2018

  Summer Intern
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  Bharat Heavy Electrical Ltd Bhopal

  May 2019 - Jun 2019

  Summer Intern
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  Reliance Retail

  Jul 2021 - Feb 2023

  Project Details: Operational Setup of Semi-Automated Fulfilment Centre• Led Outbound Operational Set up from UAT to Production Within 15 Days through Quick KAIZEN • Maximized storage utilization by standardizing Put-away activity for 2000 SKUs via Pallet Optimization• Designed Staging Area Layout for Hub-wise Order Consolidation to Reduce Dispatch TAT by 30%• Designed Pick Path by Time Motion Study for Productivity Improvement & reducing Picker Effort by 30%• Consistently Maintained 100% Order & Line fill Rate throughout From Initial set-up to seasonal peaks Show less Project Details I: Warehouse operation• Planned Outbound logistics & fulfilled 2500+ B2B orders of value 1 crore, 12000 Lines, 5 lakhs units per day• Allocated work and planned shift for 150+ 3PL associates using productivity measures based on prior performance• Implemented Zoning, PBV, PTL, Cluster and Batch Picking to improve Throughput capacity by 30%• Prioritized Execution Sequence of orders in outbound to Early Vehicle Dispatch and reduced TAT • Analyzed real-time data, utilizing Jio Analytics & WCS to monitor and control operational activities• Utilized Skill Matrix to conduct training sessions for skill development, SAP, SOPs and Product Awareness• Handled Dispatch Scheduling of over 16 Hubs through optimized Vehicle Planning and Scheduling• Designed Open Storage Area for STO, bulk billing & bulk label picking to improve Label Picking Productivity • Implemented Efficient Live and Flexible loading concept for priority hubs, resulting 100% OTD• Liaised with Central & Cross functional team for operational excellence & value stream mapping• Monitored and Reviewed Inbound stocks and Put-away of 12+ vehicles of value over 30 Cr per month• Identified and Reduced Discrepancies in Stock received from vendors by Supplier Performance Metrics• Implemented Lean Inventory management principles to manage and strategize inventory of 2000 SKU• Maintained MIS reports to track daily warehouse KPI in MS Excel for weekly review of operations• Reduced TAT by 35% by optimizing manpower allocation & Inbound Vehicle appointment scheduling • Conducted FSN Analysis to Categorize SKUs, leading to 40% improvement in Picking Productivity• Conducted Audits based on ABC Inventory classification to maintain first-pick accuracy of 99% • Identified & Eliminated process bottlenecks by RCA of customer return orders to reduce returns from 14% to 3%• Reduced operational expenses by 15 Lakh per annum by adopting Lean Tool 5S and KAIZEN Show less

  • Senior Executive

    Nov 2022 - Feb 2023

  • Senior Executive

    Jan 2022 - Nov 2022

  • Graduate Engineer Trainee

    Jul 2021 - Dec 2021
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  Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.

  Apr 2024 - May 2024

  Summer Intern (PPO)

  Project Title: Tail Rotation Implementation for Enhanced Retail Sales■ Collaborated with the cross functional teams to successfully implement tail rotation for 100+ stores and 4 brands■ Developed training modules and SOPs, training 200+ stores and 3PL teams to standardize the tail rotation process■ Led the selection, negotiation and onboarding of 5+ LSP by market research and cost evaluation using BEA■ Coordinated with legal teams and prepared Commercials for smooth onboarding of logistics service providers (LSP)■ Applied K means clustering to identify top 20 clusters based on demand density, stock turnover, & geographic proximity■ Identified bottlenecks & streamlined IT, warehouse & store operations using RCA, resolved issues like GOR delays, SIT■ Developed VBA-based sorting tool, reducing process time by 40%, & created Power BI dashboard for tracking operations■ Optimized fleet utilization and route efficiency through time-motion studies and VRP optimization technique■ Led Tail rotation implementation project for 8 cities, optimizing end-to-end logistics and store operations■ Achieved ₹12.35L savings through improved asset utilization, process enhancements, & reduced infrastructure overhead Show less

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  Flipkart

  Jan 2025 - Mar 2025

  Supply chain Extern

  Repair process optimization

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  Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail Ltd.

  Apr 2025 - now

  Business Consultant