This document summarizes the career experience of Ajit Bhagwat Kasar in supply chain management roles over 15 years. It outlines his responsibilities in procurement, inventory control, logistics and vendor management at various companies in industries like media, telecommunications, and consumer goods. His experience includes developing standard operating procedures, cost control plans, and managing inventory levels and vendor relationships across India.
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• Independent handling/release of Import shipments, ensuring timely pick up and flight connections by the Carrier/Freight Forwarder from origin country. Scrutinizing the documents and providing to CHA for customs clearance.
• Monitoring the shipments on daily basis, approval of check list for filing the Bill of Entry, preparation of letter to resolve the query from customs, preparing customs duty request and documents for ADC NOC for timely customs clearance to avoid demurrages.
• Maintaining the MIS for all import shipments and circulation of report once in week to operation team for shipment status and pending GRN at all CFA’s.
• Sending reports to supplier for shortages/discrepancy in import shipment and follow up for credit note.
• Handling of Re-Export shipments, preparation of Invoice/Packing List for Recalls, PER, Re-Deployment and Med Ed/Marketing Events. Co-ordination with the CHA and Freight Forwarder for timely export clearance. Providing the documents and shipment status to destination country.
• Processing bills of Freight Forwarders and CHA's subsequent handover to Finance for releasing the payments. Highlight aberrations in the bills and take corrective action by issuing Debit Notes to the respective Vendor.
• Submission of Invoice, AWB and Triplicate Bill of Entry to Finance for remittance of foreign supplier.
• Managing the documentation and co-ordination with customs for the renewal of SVB Order and IEC. Instruments verification and stock take at CFA on annual basis. Freight Negotiation - Selection of Forwarder
• Preparation and circulation of DC Report to the Dealers on weekly basis and ensure that DC's are closed in SAP in time. Manage the execution of Approved Sample Demos from CFA's, placement of Purchase Orders with Suppliers
1. AJIT BHAGWAT KASAR
Mobile : 9967548565 ~ E-Mail : ajit.kasar@gmail.com
CAREER OVERVIEW
Supply Chain Management
(Procurement, Material, Store Management, Warehousing, Logisitcs)
o Supervise and direct purchasing functions such as product/service research, vendor
selection, price and contract terms negotiation and purchase order completion.
o Experience in Warehousing, Logistics, Inventory & Store Management. Effectively
implemented Standard Operating Procedures for Stores & Cost Control Measures at
PAN INDIA level (In Fame India Ltd – 25 Cinemas & 85 Big Cinemas).
o Handled Logistic operations at Fame India Ltd & Reliance Mediaworkds Ltd (Big
Cinemas). Stock Indenting of PAN India cinema & ensure the ordered stock delivery.
o Demand forecasting, Planning of product availability & coordination regarding
purchase & supply activities.
o MIS Reporting & taking corrective actions to reduce wastages.
o Handled team of storekeepers Pan India level consist of 35 Members.
CAREER OUTLINE
Reliance Mediaworks Ltd (Big Cinemas), Mumbai
from July’10 till December’2011 & From April’14 to till date as an
Inventory Controller/Senior Executive – F&B
o Assisting in development & implementation of detail cost control plans.
o Supervise and direct purchasing functions such as product/service research, vendor
selection, price and contract terms negotiation and purchase order completion.
o Administer F&B department contracts for central purchase.
o Source products & raw materials at quality & cost standards consistent with company
business objectives.
o Procured all materials necessary to support the operations on timely basis.
o Drove cost reduction activities & maintained purchasing documentation.
o Preparing budget & raising PR/PO in SAP for equipments procurement at cinemas.
o Following up for the equipment delivery & maintenance of equipments.
o Statutory compliance related to waybills (Road Permit), keeping records & reconciliation.
o Ensure stock inventory levels maintained to adequately meet operation needs.
o Participated in the development & implementation of departmental policies & procedures.
o Expedited purchase orders by identifying & resolving vendor or shipment problems.
o Maintain documentation of F&B department & preparing monthly indent of 96 cinemas.
o Advised & coordinated with other departments throughout the company regarding
purchasing projects & potential vendors.
o Located & organized supply sources in the market & build sound relationship with vendors
& suppliers.
2. o Led the efforts of the procurement & sourcing department to search for new products
supply channels in order to implement cost saving at all level of the organization.
o Preparing MIS reports & other statements with a view to apprise management of finance &
operation in critical decision-making process.
o Assisting department in preparation of budget by giving valuable inputs from the database
maintained.
Telesonic Networks Ltd. (Subsidiary of Bharti Airtel Ltd.)
from April’13 to March’14 as an Senior Executive - Supply Chain
o Supervise the warehouse & logistic function of west hub (Maharashtra, Gujrat & Rajasthan).
o Reduction in opex & capex inventory to control cost & risk.
o Helps to achieve target of cost saving in opex material cost.
o Help & coordinate vendor processes and methods to approve vendors.
o Vendor (Contractors) stock & ledger reconciliation on quarterly basis.
o Track key metrics - store availability and optimum inventory levels & take corrective actions
if needed.
o Actively contributes to SOP creation, revision and update.
o Preparing MIS reports & other statements with a view to explain management of stock &
operation in critical decision-making process.
o Follow-up for smooth stock delivery at sites.
o Monitoring daily/weekly/monthly reports & action plan for minimizing inventory level at
vendor warehouse.
o Maintain operating files of departmental information & prepared related reports.
o Statutory compliance related to waybills (Road Permit), keeping records & reconciliation.
o Process material request through ERP for material issuance to contractors & sites.
o Resolve problems concerning transportation, logistic systems & customer issues.
o Implement specific customer requirements, such as internal reporting or customized
transportation, etc.
o Automization of existing manual process.
o Day to day supervising activities of associate (NVR) & analyzing their performance.
Luthra Water Systems Pvt. Ltd.
from January’12 to March’13 as an Asst. Manager - Supply Chain
o Supervise the purchasing function such as product/service research, vendor selection, price
& contract terms negotiation.
o Locate & organized supply sources in the market & build relationship with vendors &
suppliers.
o Help & coordinate vendor processes and methods to approve vendors.
o Vendor Payment follow-up from accounts & C Forms follow-up from concern department.
o Vendor stock & ledger reconciliation.
o Daily & Weekly stock take of warehouse.
o Preparing comparative reports for finalizing logistics service providers.
o Rate finalization for dispatching material & ledger reconciliation of logistics service
providers. Payments follow ups for material dispatches.
o Follow-up for smooth stock delivery at plant.
o Drove cost reduction activities & maintained purchasing documentation.
o Ensure stock inventory levels were maintained to adequately. meet operation needs.
o Expedited purchase order by identifying & resolving vendor or shipment problems.
o Maintain operating files of departmental information & prepared related reports.
o Assisting in development & implementation of detail cost control plans.
3. o Preparing MIS reports of supply chain & other departments.
o Monitoring weekly/monthly stock take & action plan for minimizing transport cost.
Fame India Limited (Fame Cinemas)
Inventory Controller from March’07-June’10
o Responsible for developing Standard Operating Procedures for store, purchase & cost
control at PAN India Level.
o Assisting in development & implementation of detail cost control plans for Food &
Beverages department.
o Setting up & ensure successfully running of Material Management System.
o Handling centre store, logistic operation & distribution of material to respective multiplex.
o Responsible for vendor development with respect to cost control measure.
o Preparing MIS reports of F&B department & comparing it with budgeted cost.
o F & B setup along with ordering for new locations.
o Classifies, reviews & input data in the VISTA software according to prices of all material.
o Monitoring weekly/monthly inventory stock take & action plan for minimizing wastage &
cost.
o Assisting in menu pricing, designing of menu mix based on cost volume to profit analysis,
margin analysis, suggesting best possible selling price for normal & promotional activities.
o Maintaining Repair & Maintenance/IT/Uniform Inventory & developing SOP for the same.
o Arranging training sessions to Store In-Charge for software, F&B Equipments, etc.
o Co-ordination with supplier for timely & smooth supply of materials at respective cinemas.
o Invoice processing for payments & follow-up with respective departments.
Kagalwala & Associates (CA Firm)
from August’2003 to October’2007 as an Account Assistant
o Audit of Investment Company & Non corporate assesses.
o Accounting work of business entities & individual entities on in house accounting package.
o Export firm documentation, sales tax & TDS returns.
o Debtors, creditors & ledger scrutiny.
o Assisting in Income Tax audits & VAT Audits.
Deputed to BOMBAY GYMKHANA LTD (from November’2005 to March’2007)
o Assisting in MIS & other management reports of all the departments.
o Monthly stock take of all consumables & reporting to management.
o Internal Audit of all the departments.
o Vendor invoice booking & releasing payments.
o Daily & Monthly debtors bank reconciliation.
o Payroll processing.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION
o Executive MBA from Jaro Education in Supply Chain Management with 70% in June’2012.
o B Com scoring 53.29% from University of Mumbai in 2003.
o HSC scoring 65.50% from Maharashtra State Board.
o SSC scoring 63.46% from Maharashtra State Board.
4. PERSONAL PROFILE
Date of Birth : 23rd
February’ 1983
Address : Shiv Shrushti Complex, B1-A, Flat No.403,Opp. Devki Nandan Society,
Kharegaon, Kalwa (West), Thane – 400605.