C. Saravanan has over 10 years of experience in logistics and distribution with a focus on 3PL activities. He has worked in various roles with increasing responsibility at Parekh Integrated Services, managing operations, inventory planning, vendor performance analysis, and ensuring on-time deliveries. His experience includes managing teams, developing SOPs, conducting audits, training others, and consistently meeting productivity and cost targets. He has an MBA in Finance and knowledge of Tamil, English, Hindi, and SAP modules.

1. C.SARAVANAN
Address: 5/161, Second Main Road, Pallavan Nagar, Thiruverkadu, Chennai -600077
Mobile No: +91 9566220774 ; Email: saravanan.chinnaraj@yahoo.com
Career Outlook
• MBA - Finance with total 10 years of experience in Distribution & Logistics with a diverse group of
companies and with specialization in 3PL activity.
• Good Exposure to Demand Planning, Vendor Development, Warehouse Management, Logistics – Domestic,
Imports & Exports, System Improvements and Development, Cold Chain Logistics, CHA, CFA Managements.
• Exceed Productivity & profit targets of Logistics on consistent basis.
Proficiency Matrix
# Logistics Planning # Inventory Planning # SAP – MM & SD modules
# Vendor Performance Analysis # Import & Export # Cost Containment
# People Management # Positive Thinker # Dedicated Worker
# Good Team Leader # Quick Learner
and effective team player
Occupational Scan
(1) From September 2013 working as Regional Coordinator – Operation with Parekh Integrated
Services Pvt Ltd, CSA for Alcon Laboratories India Pvt Ltd – Chennai & Cochin. a India based Leading
3PL service provider. In the business of providing high-quality logistics services that give our
customers a competitive advantage in the Indian market.
Purpose of the Role:
• To provide excellent customer service and satisfaction from a product distribution standpoint by
ensuring that a steady stream of Company products are available to customers on time via our
vast distribution network at all times and whilst reducing costs and streamlining processes.
Apart from ensuring smooth and error free daily routine work with regard to Total operations, Warehouse
Management, Total Transportation Management & Inventory Management, my major Responsibilities and
KPIs are as below:
Major Responsibilities:
• Effectively and efficiently coordinate with Sales, Operation, Distribution, Inventory and Finance
to provide expected product supply while meeting challenging inventory targets.
• Directly responsible for operations at both in-bound and out-bound stocking hubs.
• Monitoring monthly inventory physical check and compile report to Management.
• Ensure to follow the Company SOP and providing training to down liners.
• Provide quality MIS reports.
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2. • Cold Chain product Management.
• Motivate and empowerment to Sub-ordinates
Major KPIs:
• Success rate (timeliness, cost, minimized breakage, etc.) with which product reaches distribution
points and is stored properly.
• Achievement of Inventory Targets.
• Quality of responsiveness and feedback to field staff and complaints, as well as quality of
communication/collaboration with Internal and External customers
• Evaluating Transporters & vendor performance on monthly basis on various KPIs.
• Highlight Non-moving / Near Expiry stock details to avoid write offs.
• Temperature Monitoring – Ensuring 100% compliance through daily monitoring and certifying.
• Monthly branch visit, review and sending branch visit report to operation head.
• Monthly review meeting with management.
• Customer satisfaction.
• Ensuring 100% POD Maintenance.
(2) From August 2012 to August 2013, worked Key Account Coordinator – Logistics & Distribution with
Parekh Integrated Services Pvt Ltd, C&F for Roche Diagnostics India Pvt Ltd – Chennai & Cochin.
Roche - a world No 1 Medical Device and IVD products manufacturer, German based MNC.
Major Responsibilities:
• Effectively and efficiently coordinate with Marketing, Sales, Manufacturing and Finance to
provide expected product supply while meeting challenging inventory targets.
• Managing a 40 people team for smooth running an operations
• Proper Order execution & timely deposition of payments into the bank
• Directly responsible for operations at both in-bound and out-bound stocking hubs.
• Provide SAP training to staff & regularly update them about company requirements.
• Manage 1500+ SKUs sold from 4 C&FA’s across India such as Instruments , Reagent , Spare parts
and accessories
• Ensure compliance to company SOP.
• Provide quality MIS reports
• Conducting Audits.
• Cold Chain product Management
Major KPIs:
• Success rate (timeliness, cost, minimized breakage, etc.) with which product reaches distribution
points and is stored properly
• Inventory planning for India and distribution plan to all hubs.
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3. • Managing Central Warehouse – Import / Export / Inter branch stock transfer and south customer
requirements.
• Monitoring Intransit Temperature / In house temperature and ensuring 100% compliance
• Cost reductions and process improvements, including transportation costs.
• Monthly KPI Dashboard reports to management.
• Quality of responsiveness and feedback to field staff and complaints, as well as quality of
communication/collaboration with Internal and External customers
• Highlight Non-moving / Near Expiry stock details to avoid write offs
• Customer satisfaction
• Developing a New SOP’s
(3) From January 2012 to July 2012, worked as Inventory Planner for All India with Parekh
Integrated Services Pvt Ltd, C&F for Roche Diagnostics India Pvt Ltd & CSA for Alcon Laboratories
India Pvt Ltd – based at Mumbai Head office.
Major Responsibilities:
• Inventory planning to all India for import as well as local distribution to branches.
• Maintaining accurate stock requirement in all branches as per the expectation from sales team as
well as SCM.
• To ensure timely availability of stock for billing
• MIS to HO / RO Team on Variance in Sales Forecast Vs Actual Sales to avoid the repetition
• Compiling all India report and validating the report.
• Co-ordination with SCM to execute the inventory plan / is there any suggestion.
• Identify the Inventory requirement per order and co-ordinate with supplier for timely
Delivery to assemble the units
• Arranging the branch requirements on top of special requirement or at the time of stock out
situations.
• Daily monitoring inventory status in all India and report to management as well as SCM.
Major KPIs:
• Achievement of Inventory Targets
• Inventory planning for India and distribution plan to all hubs.
• Monthly Inventory reconciliation with Principle Company.
• Coordinating with HO IT team for branch related queries / requirements / any new module
implement.
(4) From October 2005 to December 2011 – worked as Logistics Executive – Chennai with Parekh
Integrated Services Pvt Ltd , C&F for Roche Diagnostics India Pvt Ltd, Johnson & Johnson, CSA for
Alcon, & Welmade Locking Systems Pvt Ltd.
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4. Major Responsibilities:
• Timely order processing and dispatch
• Stockiest account reconciliation at regular intervals
• Inventory planning & Close co-ordination with sales team
• Timely Inward & Outward management.
• Coordinate with principle company for documentations
• Ensure the Quality of stocks that arrived to premises and leaving the premises.
• Monitoring pending orders and communicating to sales team.
• Maintaining records and conducting weekly audit for regularization.
• Monitoring daily stock count and verification. (Previous day movement).
• Identify the Inventory requirement per order and co-ordinate with supplier for timely
delivery.
• Directly responsible for operations at both in-bound and out-bound stocking hubs
• Proper and timely responsiveness and feedback to all stakeholders
• Managing cold chain logistics and customer satisfaction.
Major KPIs:
• Ensuring stock reaches to customer on time.
• Monthly transporter / vendor performance report to Manager.
• Cheque despositation entry in SAP.
• Updating despatch details to customer as well as sales team.
• Import GRN / Stock Transfer GRN and monitoring put away as per the designated bin.
• Monthly meeting with RCM & GM.
Key Achievements:
• Successfully conducted the ISO Audit and implemented.
• Appreciation from Principle Company for accurate inventory planning and managing the central
warehouse, sales teams, and customers. If any new requirement given prompt solution with their
expectation.
• Got “Satisfactory” rating in Corporate & Internal Audits as well as QA audits being conducted
locations by Principle Company Head Quarter.
• SAP – SD & MM Training and other operational training given to all India successfully.
• Successfully handled changeover of warehouse three times.
• Successfully completed Inventory Planning training at HO.
Academicals Credentials & Personal details
• MBA – Finance.
• Diploma In Computer Application
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5. • Language’s Known : Tamil , English , Hindi
• Date of birth: 25/05/1985.
Date :
Place : Chennai (C.Saravanan)
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6. • Language’s Known : Tamil , English , Hindi
• Date of birth: 25/05/1985.
Date :
Place : Chennai (C.Saravanan)
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