This document summarizes the key skills and experience of Harsha Kumar KM in supply chain management. It outlines over 12 years of experience in inventory management, logistics, procurement, and vendor management. Some responsibilities included developing sourcing strategies, managing fulfillment operations, and training staff. The professional is targeting challenging roles in supply chain management with a growth-oriented organization in Bangalore.

1. Key Skills Profile Summary
Supply Chain Management
Inventory Management
Logistics
Contract Management
Vendor Management
Client Relationship
Management
Procurement
Warehousing
Team Building & Leadership
• Asst. Manager - Supply Chain Management with 12 years of work
experience with 8 years of experience in SCM
• Strategic ability in striking excellent coordination with all involved divisions
within the organization including planning, procurement materials
management and logistics
• Excellence in effectively providing cost-effective supply chain solutions;
achieved significant savings through innovative solutions
• Accomplished in managing & implementing effective logistics programs and
processes to assure continued success in customer satisfaction
• Proficiency in formulating sourcing strategies, vendor identification /
development and creating & updating the Vendor Database
• A strategic planner with expertise in implementing cost saving measures
to achieve reduction in raw material, procurement & logistics cost
• An effective communicator with exceptional relationship management,
team management, analytical & negotiation skills for interacting with
people at any level of business
• Good understanding of Inventory Management Principles/ Spare Parts
Planning/Network & Logistics Optimization/Optimization methods and
approaches.
• Oversee the entire Fulfilment operations ensuring the order fulfilment,
stock inwards, returns process and inventory accuracy.
• Improve productivity & accuracy standards and follow-up to ensure
acceptable quality control standards, Analyse and improve processes
related to Fulfilment Operations.
• Responsible for training the staff on processes, safety and policies and
ensure the quality standards are met. Develop associates to be capable
of coaching, counselling and motivating staff to attain optimum
performance, productivity levels.
• Monitor operational policies and procedures to ensure the most efficient
and effective processing of orders; control of damages, errors and mis-
picks; and excellence service levels. Help develop and maintain
inventory/security controls to prevent shrinkage and shortages.
Harsha Kumar KM
Targeting challenging assignments in Supply Chain Management / Maintenance Operations
Management with a growth-oriented organisation of repute preferably in Bangalore
Supply Chain Management Inventory Management Logistics
harshakumarkm@gmail.com +91-9945590895

2. Work Experience
Jul’15 to till date
SR Design Studio ., Bangalore as Operation Manager
Role :
• Manage schedule, metrics collection, shipping, inventory, and accounting for
specified projects.
• Interact with clients, contractors, and staff to communicate and enforce project
goals and deadlines.
• Conduct site visits to ensure standards and schedules are met.
• Analyze and guide space and design planning for implementation of interior
design strategies.
• Manage designers' calendars, arrange stakeholder meetings, and maintain
sample libraries.
Jan’03 – Jun’15 Bharti Airtel Ltd., Bangalore
Asst. Manager – Supply Chain Management
(Inventory, Purchase, Warehouse & Logistics)
Growth Path:
Dec’03 – Aug’06 Officer - Warehouse & Inventory (On Contract)
Sep’06 – Sep’09 Executive - Finance Commercial & Warehousing
Oct’09 – May’11 Sr. Executive - Supply Chain Management
Jun’11 – Jun’12 Asst. Manager - SCM
Jun’12 – Jun’15 AM – SCM (Inventory, Purchase, Warehouse, & Logistics)
Role:
• Developed, implemented and managed cross-functional, fully integrated
planning process that incorporated make versus buy, capacity planning,
scheduling, inventory, material and associated cost elements
• Streamlined the system and procedures for effective inventory control for
ensuring ready availability of materials to meet the production targets
• Devised efficient the logistics management system to ensure delivery of goods
as per committed timelines and cost
• Shortlisted, interacted & negotiated with new vendors as part of import

3. Previous Experience
Dec’02 – Dec’03
Jun’01 – Nov’02
Education
substitution and cost reduction efforts
• Interacted with key influencers among clients for ascertaining requirements,
making presentations and delivered need based product solutions
• Maintained healthy relations with all clients, agents and vendors
• Developed long-term partnerships with local suppliers/contractors and prepared
Rate Contracts; managed day-to-day supplier performance to ensure meeting
of service, cost, delivery and quality norms
• Outsourced contracts including the O&M contracts for the company
• Handling Supply Chain Management in Inventory & Warehouse, Responsible
for Karnataka Operations maintaining high standards of employment practices
overseeing remote locations, direction on new rollout project of DTH, Mobility &
Telemedia related materials, stock maintaining, demand planning and
coordinating with our Internal & External Customers to achieve the target
• Managed Warehouse Operating cost, Space utilization, Stock level
maintenance, training, physical audit, reconciliation and F&F Closure
• Implemented and Simplify for Standard Registers, Documents and MIS Reports
• Capitalization & reconciliation of assets & verification, conducting physical audit
& closure of the open points
• Following up with Legal Team for new Contracts, Service Vender Agreements
& Rate Contracts. Reconciliation and Termination of Passive Contractors
Significant Achievements:
• Received Service Excellence Award in Individual Category for CPE recovery
achievements and reutilization in 2008-10
• Ensured NIL Compliance & Closure for supplier/vendors payment in less than
30 days
• Achieved stock out NIL compliance for New Project Rollouts
• Analysed customer demand, sales forecasts and historical material usage to
develop and execute build-to-order and build-to-forecast plans thus improving
production and delivery by 30%
• Fully reshaped supply chain strategy resulting in an improvement of the service
provided to customers in a very strong growth environment while drastically
reducing costs by 28% and inventory by 45%
• Monthly NIL compliance for PV Audit & Inventory Closure
• Awarded as best warehouse in all parameters from three years across PAN India

4. Bharat Electronics Ltd., Bangalore as Apprentice
Chipscape Computers, Ckickmangalore as Customer Service Engineer
Diploma in Electronics & Telecommunication
1998-2002, Adhichunchanagiri Polytechnic, Chickmanglur.
Training
• Attended two-day training on ‘7 Habits of Highly Effective People’ in 2009
IT Skills
• MS Office
• Oracle 11i & R12
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 16
th
July 1978