Harshith Rao

Experience

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  Udaan.com

  Jun 2019 - Dec 2020

  Logistics Engineer

  • Led the inbound and outbound operations of 800 SKUs in Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) department.• Managed the inbound team of 8. Responsible for communication with vendor logistics and manage their inbound loads• Supported the outbound logistics team by supervising the movement of goods into last mile trucks according to the customer order.• Led a team of 3 and re-modeled the inventory using lean improvement techniques such as ABC Analysis. Time studies were carried out to determine the average times taken to receive SKUs from docks, process/store, load into last mile trucks from packaging stations• This reallocation project was carried in anticipation of change in sorting and storage of FMCG goods. It helped in increasing the productivity by 12%. Show less

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  Oklahoma State University

  Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

  Graduate Teaching Assistant - Project Management
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  Ameristar Perimeter Security USA Inc., an ASSA ABLOY Group brand

  Jun 2021 - Aug 2021

  Lean Six Sigma Student Consultant

  Devised a process capability (first step of Lean Six Sigma) study to determine the tolerances of Ameristar Majestic Rail Parts suchthat 99.7% of the manufactured rails are in conformance with the tolerance limits• This Lean continuous improvement tool will help Ameristar in automating the production process of the Majestic Rail parts. The automation in turn helps in reducing the workforce in welding department to 2 from 13 and increasing revenue by $0.05 million.• Constructed an inspection fixture and measurement method to facilitate the measurements of the selected geometries.• Developed Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing(GD&T) drawings using Solidworks for the three sizes of Majestic Rails. Show less

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  Dollar General

  Jan 2022 - Jul 2022

  Supply Chain Analyst

  • Managed inventory of 102 seasonal SKUs worth $1.2 million across 6 vendors using GOLD ERP system. • Additionally managed store ordering and Purchase Order (PO) life cycle for replenished and in/out products at 3 distribution centers.• Managed store ordering of 58 SKUs worth $0.74 million across 3 global vendors for DG’s new stores development - Popshelf.• Developed dynamic dashboards for Popshelf team using 1010Data and SQL to monitor key performance indicators (KPI) such as service levels, in-stock, forecast accuracy and inventory turnover targets for assigned vendors.• Supported cross functionally with master data management, demand planning, merchandising, 3PL, and DC management teams for maintaining inventory at stores. Show less

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  Samsung Semiconductor

  Sept 2022 - now

  Industrial Engineer