Avik Bakshi is a supply chain professional with over 14 years of experience in logistics, warehouse management, and supply chain management. He is currently the Warehouse Manager at Bata India Ltd.'s Kolkata Distribution Center, where he is responsible for all warehouse operations. Bakshi has a proven track record of efficiently managing operations, reducing costs, and implementing new technologies across various roles in supply chain, logistics, and business development.

1. AVIK BAKSHI
Mobile: +91-98830 69697
E-Mail:avikbakshi@yahoo.com, bakshi.avik@gmail.com
SUPPLY CHAIN PROFESSIONAL
Goal-oriented professional offering end-to-end Logistics / Warehouse Management / Supply Chain Management
expertise that directly results in efficiency improvements & cost savings
COMPETENCY MATRIX
WarehouseManagement
Logistics Operations
Supply Chain
Management
Business Development
Team Management
Project Management
Production management
Sales & Marketing
PROFILE SUMMARY
 A focused professional with Over 14 years of experience in Logistics / Warehouse
Management / Supply Chain Management
 Deftin handlingentire inventory management process withthe help of ERP (cycle count,
Material reconciliation, Quarter Inventory) also defining departmental strategies for
appropriate inventory levels, excluding obsolete and reducing aging materials
 Expertise in handling activities related to supply chain and material planning,
logistics, & Distribution, etc.
 Skilled in handling various technologies like SAP, WMS, Barcode, RFID, Smart
Card, POS Terminals, Biometrics& Security surveillance System
 Exhibited prowess in heading new-set ups / diversifications, thus escalating
business progressively by undertaking organisational restructuring and generating
significant cost savings
 Exceptional communication, presentations skills with strengths in developing plans,
procedures and standards for business excellence
AREAS OF EXPOSURE
Strengths Entail:
- The ability to build strong, enduring relationships - Strong communication skills
- A strategic / business vision - Leadership qualities
- Personal integrity / high ethical standards - Teamwork at all levels
 Handling warehouse operations from Gate In – unloading - Checking – GRN - storing – Picking – Packing – route
mapping – Loading – Dispatching
 Monitoring all incoming & outgoing merchandise, checking each and every pair/pieces & validate them with invoices in
terms of article, size, MRP, PO No. & settle if any mismatch with coordination with concerned department & finally
update it in WMS
 Handling vendor development, cost saving analysis, feature comparisons, negotiation / commercials with vendors and
maintaining vendor database.
 Developing vendors into strategic partners; identifying and developing potential service providers for achieving cost
effective solutions in achieving reduction in prices and timely delivery
 Managing logistic operations of the organisation in primary & secondary lane
 Responsible for checking, processing of all transporter freight invoices & generate provision of freight cost per month
ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since Dec’09 Bata India Ltd.
Growth Path:
Dec’09 to Mar’11 Receiving In-Charge - Farukhnagar DC
Apr’11 to Mar’12 Resupply Analyst - HO Gurgaon
Apr’12 to Aug’13 Assistant Manager -Logistics (HO)
Sep’13 till now Warehouse Manager – Kolkata DC
Role: Presently responsible for the entire warehouse operation of Kolkata DC.
Highlights:
 SAP is being introduce in Bata in 2014 & are a part of core implementation team
 Successfully implementation of Barcode/WMS technology in FarukhNagar DC in 2011-12.
 Received Star performer award as a part of Logistics department in 2012-13 for reducing the overall logistics &
operation cost by 10%.
 Primary & Secondary distribution was redefined & Re-Engineered resulting in reduced inventory level, timely
replenishing of merchandize to overall increase in top-line & bottom-line
 Optimise the logistic model for different load area by using Linear programming with definite goal.
 Pivotal in achieving only 3% of freight hike despite hike in Diesel price by 29% from 2010.

2.  Efficiently worked & renegotiate with transporter and reduces 10% of Import freight resulted in saving of Rs. 2 MIL.
Dec’07 to Nov’09 Bartronics India Ltd., as Area Business Manager- ADC (East)
Role:
 Handled software& hardware market for Automatic Data Capture Division (BARCODE, RFID & ACCESS CONTROL) of
the company for the region of Kolkata, WB, Orissa, Bihar & North-East
Highlights:
 Achieved pilot project for east central railway
 Efficiently worked as core team member & developed architecture of large national projects of the company
 Significantly achieved targets of 2 crores worth of revenue against 1.7 crores targets of which 70% of new business
development for the year 2008-09
 Effectively handled clients like; RBI, Indian Explosives Ltd, Tata Steel, etc.
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Aug’06 to Nov’07 Intellicon Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata as Area Sales Manager
Highlights:
 Successfully developed & provided a turnkey solution at Garden Reach Shipbuilders & Engineers Limited
 Maintained business for several key accounts like; Bharti Airtel, Tata Tele Services Ltd., BSNL, Reliance, Blue-Dart, RPG
Spencer Retail Chain & lot more
Sept’04 to Jul’06 Fag Bearing India Ltd., Kolkata as Channel Sales Manager
Highlight:
 Achieved the highest growth of 20% in 1st quarter of the financial year in terms of sales
Oct’00 to Aug’04 Bata India Ltd.
Growth Path:
Oct’00 to Oct’01 Technical Trainee
Oct’01 to Aug’04 Officer-Technical (Batanagar Factory)
Highlight:
 Efficiently reduced accord salary 20%, by restructuring the salary calculation methods.
 Successfully developed & modified electrical rubber sheet-cutting device with higher degree of accuracy &
quality.
EDUCATION
2014-15 Pursuing Advanced Program in Supply Chain Management from ‘Indian Institute of Management Calcutta’
2014 Completed Advance Excel course from NIIT.
2007 MBA (Marketing & Human Resource) from Sikkim Manipal University
2000 Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from APC Roy Polytechnic Jadavpur under West Bengal State Council
for Technical Education
1996 Higher secondary in science from Asutosh College under WBCHSE
1994 Madhyamik from Julien Day School under WBBSE
Other:
 Completed a Certificate Course in Bearing Technology from SKF India Limited in 2005.
IT SKILLS
 Proficient in:
o MS Office MS project & Internet Applications
o MS-DOS, Windows 95/98/XP/2000 Professional
o SAP R/3 System Environment
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth :12th January 1978
Residential Address :25/2, BabuBagan Lane, Dhakuria, Kolkata – 700031
Languages Known : Bengali, English and Hindi