SENTHILKUMAR RAMASAMY

Assistant General Manager – Warehouse Operations

Profile Summary

Warehouse and logistics professional with 20+ years of experience in manufacturing stores and 3PL contract logistics for automotive, FMCG, electronics and e-commerce clients. Presently heading 4 multi-client warehouses (6.2 lakh sq ft) with a team of 650+ for a leading 3PL in Chennai. Strong in WMS implementation, SLA management, site P&L, cost reduction and 5S / Lean practices.

Professional Experience

Assistant General Manager – Warehouse Operations TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd, Chennai Heading 4 multi-client warehouses (6.2 lakh sq ft) at Sriperumbudur and Oragadam for automotive and electronics clients with 650+ on-roll and contract staff Responsible for annual warehousing revenue of ₹86 crore and site P&L; reduced cost per pallet by 11% in FY 2024-25 Maintaining 99.6% inventory accuracy and 99.2% on-time dispatch against client SLAs Led go-live of Manhattan WMS with RF scanning at 2 sites, reducing GRN time from 4 hours to 90 minutes per truck Driving 5S, FIFO/FEFO and Kaizen programmes; 2 sites certified to ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 45001 Onboarded 3 new clients with solution design and costing, adding ₹14 crore annual revenue	Apr'21 – Till date
Senior Manager – Warehouse Operations TVS Supply Chain Solutions Ltd, Chennai Managed a 2.5 lakh sq ft automotive spares warehouse (45,000 SKUs) for a leading two-wheeler OEM Set up a 1.2 lakh sq ft greenfield site at Oragadam in 5 months within ₹3.8 crore capex Ran operations through the COVID-19 lockdowns with zero SLA penalty Saved ₹1.1 crore per annum in manpower cost through cross-docking and shift rationalisation	Apr'18 – Mar'21
Manager – Operations Safexpress Pvt. Ltd., Chennai In-charge of a 1.5 lakh sq ft FMCG warehouse handling 3,500 MT per month inbound Handled GRN, put-away, picking, packing and dispatch to 180+ distributors across Tamil Nadu and Kerala Introduced daily cycle counts and ABC analysis, reducing stock variance from 0.8% to 0.2% Managed 60 contracted trucks and monthly transporter billing	Jul'13 – Mar'18
Assistant Manager – Warehouse Gati Ltd, Chennai Supervised e-commerce and retail fulfilment for 3 clients with up to 20,000 orders per day in festive season Prepared daily MIS and SLA reports in MS Excel for clients and regional management Handled a team of 4 supervisors and 120 loaders and pickers	Jun'09 – Jun'13
Executive – Stores & Logistics Ashok Leyland Ltd, Ennore, Chennai Handled receipt, storage and issue of production parts to the assembly line using SAP MM Maintained FIFO and bin locations for 8,000+ part numbers and supported the annual stock audit	Jul'06 – May'09
Graduate Engineer Trainee Sundram Fasteners Ltd, Padi, Chennai Trained in production planning, stores and dispatch; member of the plant 5S implementation team	Jun'05 – Jun'06

Educational Qualifications

MBA (Operations) Annamalai University (Directorate of Distance Education), Chidambaram Distance learning, completed while working First Class, 68%	2011 – 2013
B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) Sri Venkateswara College of Engineering (Anna University), Sriperumbudur First Class with Distinction, 78%	2001 – 2005
HSC (Class XII), State Board Sri Sankara Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai 86%	2001
SSLC (Class X) Sri Sankara Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Chennai 89%	1999

Skills

Core Competencies : Warehouse operations, 3PL contract logistics, Site P&L, SLA management, Inventory control, Manpower planning, Lean / 5S / Kaizen, Safety and statutory compliance

IT Skills : Manhattan WMS, SAP MM, MS Excel (Advanced), Power BI

Languages Known

Tamil (Mother tongue) · English (Fluent) · Hindi (Speak only)

Certifications

Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) — ASCM (APICS), 2019
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt — Indian Statistical Institute, 2016

Declaration

I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Place: Chennai
(SENTHILKUMAR RAMASAMY)