Laxmi Ratna Saikiran Lanka
Dubai,DU
Summary
Result oriented manager and analytical problem-solver with talents for team building, leading and motivating, as well as excellent customer relations aptitude and relationship-building skills. Proficient in using independent decision-making skills and sound judgment to positively impact company success. Dedicated to applying training, monitoring and morale-building abilities to enhance employee engagement and boost performance.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Governance Manager
Alshaya Group
2022.01 - Current
- Provide managerial support to the Business Governance Specialists in governing and controlling the way the solution is being used through cross referencing with system setting and business process to avoid/minimize any form of singularity of “way-of-working” across different brands.
- Provide managerial support to the Business Governance Specialists in working with the brand to ensure that a data and information on products are maintained according to the standards set for Alshaya.
- Overseeing and managing all Business Governance tasks in buying and merchandising facing solutions performed by Business Governance Specialists.
- Keeping up to date on current buying and merchandising processes and ways of working and accountable to ensure that the Business Governance Specialists are updated with the latest training.
- Lead, provide input and review requests from the brands for solution enhancement.
- Provide consultative insights and recommendations to the brand on functionality and improvements to further support the brand improve their way of working.
- Overseeing the governance of system attributes and creation of rules to help the brand use Phoenix solutions as intended.
- Accountable for the performance of weekly and daily data validation to ensure standardisation and quality of data flows across various function in Alshaya.
- Possess commercial awareness, understanding of the retail business and commercial focus.
Demand Planning Manager
Capgemini
2021.01 - 2022.01
- Manages the forecast bias, forecast variances and makes recommendations for the departments in JDA environment.
Establish, review and appraise objectives in all areas of Demand Management and Inventory Management
- Works closely with Client’s (Based out in USA) Inventory Planning Managers by providing key inputs to Demand forecast metrics
- Work collaboratively with Client’s Product management to improve and deliver accurate, robust and timely invoice forecasts and business plan targets
- Develop and lead continuous improvements in customer service, forecast accuracy and inventory management
- Develop a rolling 13+ period demand forecast for the Client and drive continuous improvement to create a longer forecast horizon
- Work on JDA Demand Exceptions (Location wise Extreme exceptions)
- Manage and assist the team of demand forecasters to align ways of working and ensure visibility on short and long term planning
Assistant Manager Demand & Supply Planning
Al Futtaim Group
2018.10 - 2021.01
- JDA Implementation Project: Project management from Initiation, Design to Roll out for Al Futtaim ACE.
- Engaged in gathering Business process requirements elicitation, redesign, standardization, and documentation efforts with emphasis on JDA Demand Planning and Fulfilment.
- Work closely with Key stakeholders (Internal & External) to ensure right parameters are set up.
- Working with store teams for getting in the stocks and ensure right product is available across all stores.
- Forecast tuning in JDA Demand.
- Store visits on a weekly basis
- In Store Merchandising & Promotion management
- Vendor Management
Providing Functional solutions to support business requirements ranging from customization within JDA to integrated solutions spanning other business functions. - Change Management at Organization level to educate on JDA D&F module and providing required trainings to the stakeholders/ Planners.
- Placing Import & Local orders
- Ensure In-Stock Availability across stores is greater than 95%
Demand Planner
Under Armour
2017.02 - 2018.10
- Work closely with Finance teams to establish and align on seasonal and fiscal financial targets that are within budget and achievable; measure progress against these targets to ensure optimal use of resources.
- Collaborate with Marketing and Merchandising teams to identify key products and assortments to build inventory against; align key brand stories with our product offerings to bring UA to life on our key marketing assets.
- Build, maintain, and evaluate an accurate and stable demand plan that sits within budget and ensures successful and on-time delivery of product for all customers.
- Collaborate with our buying team to be sure that all buys are placed on the appropriate timeline; communicate supply chain shortages or delays to the relevant business partners to avoid any unexpected challenges.
- Drive and publish monthly analysis that reflects the effectiveness of the demand plan to identify risk and opportunities in the short term as well as continuous improvement opportunities to the overall process.
- Contribute to demand planning processes across the Middle East region to ensure successful forecasts and inventory alignment for all channels of business.
- Set and monitor KPI Targets to all 16 stores in UAE, KSA & Qatar Regions.
Merchandise Planner
Landmark Group - Head Office
2015.07 - 2017.01
- Maximize Sales and profitability for the department/category
- Assist in discussing, deciding and freezing the department/category merchandise strategic plans
around the following factors:
- Financials
- Sales, Stock, OTB, Margins, Forward Cover etc
- Store: Subgroup level Sales, Order Quantity, Allocation, Replenishment etc
- Assortment: Style, Price, Brand, Supplier etc - Communicate the merchandise strategic plan to buying team for necessary execution
- Ensure effective in season management across territories (stock balancing, markdown management, stock analysis, stock vs sales performance)
- Help review the merchandise plans on a periodic basis to ensure profit is maximized and maintained to reach target levels
- Help analyze the existing stock levels and liaise with the Buying/VM/Marketing team for timely roll out of promotional campaigns to maintain the territory / warehouse inventory holding norms as well to achieve targeted sales
- Ensure performance is monitored against plan for the assigned category/department, regularly supported by exception reporting.
Business Analyst
Target
2013.05 - 2015.07
- Assorting Planning for the Different divisions handled which includes understanding the earlier transitions, forecasting, identifying the size, color patterns and ensuring the right item reaches the right store.
- Instocks / Out of Stocks & Replenishment Management:
i. Instock Troubleshooting: Process devised to mitigate the risk of Out of Stock
ii. Maintaining optimal Inventory level at stores
iii. History Models building to ensure right inventory goes to right store
iv. Casepack negotiation with vendors during item setup
v. Casepack Optimization techniques - Inventory Allocation, Supply Chain expense Optimization & Excessive Inventory Management:
i. Analyzing the thresholds for the Import Warehouses (IWs) & Regional Distribution Centres (RDC) Capacities for allocating the
inventory especially during the Christmas, Black Friday, Back To School / Back To College (BTS/BTC) time frames
ii. Analyzing the major contributors for Unproductive/Excessive inventory which increases backroom storage expenses, backroom pulls and interest on inventory which will deteriorate contribution and Identifying items that tie up OTB dollars, slow item turn which drives storage and interest expenses; Implementation of strategies to reduce the Unproductive inventory mainly at stores.
iii. Truck Load Optimization to save the transportation costs and availing bulk order discounts
iv. Assortment Items pushes to the right store for the items which are stuck at the RDCs - Special Events and Advertisements (Ad) Management
Education
MBA - Operations Management
Christ University
Bangalore05.2013
Bachelor of Science - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Aurora's Technological & Research Institure
Hyderabad05.2010
Skills
Demand Forecasting
Team Management
Change Management
Inventory Management
Supply chain
Certification
New Manager Boot camp by UC Berkeley, HAAS school of Business
Advanced Programme in Supply Chain Management by IIM Calcutta
Certificate programme in Strategic Management by IIM Indore
Leadership & Change management workshop by IIM Ahmedabad
Certified Digital Transformation professional by Casugol
Forward Leadership Certifcation by McKinsey
Timeline
Business Governance Manager
Alshaya Group
2022.01 - Current
Demand Planning Manager
Capgemini
2021.01 - 2022.01
Assistant Manager Demand & Supply Planning
Al Futtaim Group
2018.10 - 2021.01
Demand Planner
Under Armour
2017.02 - 2018.10
Merchandise Planner
Landmark Group - Head Office
2015.07 - 2017.01
Business Analyst
Target
2013.05 - 2015.07
MBA - Operations Management
Christ University
Bachelor of Science - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Aurora's Technological & Research Institure
New Manager Boot camp by UC Berkeley, HAAS school of Business
Advanced Programme in Supply Chain Management by IIM Calcutta
Certificate programme in Strategic Management by IIM Indore
Leadership & Change management workshop by IIM Ahmedabad
Certified Digital Transformation professional by Casugol
Forward Leadership Certifcation by McKinsey
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