Abhishek S. Kulkarni :
E-mail : kulkarni84abhishek AT gmail.com
Phone : (+91)9967662315
Participant ID-0011304711
PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS :
** Certified SAP ECC 6.0 MM Consultant from LITHANHALL GENNOVATE – SAP Authorized Training Center, MUMBAI
** Business graduate with 10 years of experience in Retail operations and Coordinator in SAP/MDM
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS :
** Bachelor of Business Administrator –Retail Operations, Sikkim Manipal University.
** Higher Secondary Certificate from R.J Thakur Junior College, Mumbai Board.
** Senior Secondary Certificate from G.V.M High School, Mumbai Board.
SAP CERTIFICATION :
SAP ERP Material Management, Version ECC 6.0
LITHANHALL GENOVATE-SAP Authorized Training center, Mumbai
(14th Oct2013 – 15nd Nov2013)
SAP Exposure :
** Configuration of Enterprise Structure.
** Configuring the Purchasing procedure.
** Configuration of Material Master, Vendor Master and new material types.
** Configuration of Purchasing Documents, which includes Purchase Request (PR), Request for Quotation (RFQ), Outline Agreement, Purchase Order (PO).
** Configured Release procedure with classification for purchase requisitions & purchase orders with Workflow
** Configuration of Goods Movements, Enter Invoice and Physical Inventory verification.
** Configuration Automatic Account Determination
** Configuration of Inventory Documents (GR, GI, TP).
Modules Covered :
** TSCM50 – Procurement I
** TSCM52 – Procurement II
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE :
Reliance Fresh Ltd” (Reliance Industries group Company) :
April 2008 – Till Now :
Senior Manager Merchandising Project (Cash n Carry Format) :
** Preparation of buying plan by identification of core bricks / SKU’s, Novelties after consideration of space allocated in Existing & new stores / planning.
** Extensively involved in Planograming & visual merchandising.
** Identify new products as per current trend and customer
** MRP Determination and ensuring management for margin & profitability.
** Oversee all planning, coordination and planning physical inventory counts at all company inventory holding locations. Oversight responsibility & analysis of required resolution to fix the root cause issues leading to inventory inaccuracy
** Single handled coordinator for existing and proposed assortment across category.
** Responsible for smooth execution of operational and merchandising in NSO.
** Daily / weekly analysis on Budgets and ensure the achievement.
** Prepare plans with Operation and merchandising team on Budgets, Sales & RGM.
** Ensure all stores achieves positive EBIDTA.
** Preparing Budgets for Big Days and ensuring the achievement without losing margins.
** Ensuring store level execution with team of 8 people across country.
** Daily monitoring on minimizing the losses at store level.
** Ensured availability PL range and visibility.
** Monitoring on Replenishment from DC to Stores.
** Monitoring on vendor fill rates.
** Market visit & study to understand competition & trend for category
** Classifying products SKUs and firming up sales mix for category.
** Planning merchandise assortment and merchandise mix.
** Managing a weekly and monthly cycle counting methodology
Reliance Fresh Ltd” (Reliance Industries group Company) :
SEP 2007 –MAR 2008 :
Deputy Manager SAP/MDM :
** Exclusively conscientious to maintain and support the format from back end for all kind system issues.
** Exclusively conscientious to maintain the data for the entire format.
** Exclusively maintains the data for 63categories across the format.
** Responsible for maintaining the prices i : e Purchase price, Margins, gatekeeper margins & Selling Prices.
** Exclusively assigned the responsibility as a key person of E-Help desk portal.
** Responsible to solve the issues of E-help desk portal in a single day which helped stores to focus in sales with zero system errors.
** Solely responsible for the new development for the format in coordination with Central SAP / CRM & Fico team.
** Actively participated in Store PI and maintained the process which in result helped Operation team in reducing shrink and losses.
** Performed over 50 training session for the format in MM in SAP.
** Mapped each work process per SAP role and delivered for the Standardization of 20 sites in the format.
** Actively involved in migration from Sanvik to SAP for the format.
** Actively involved in configuration in various segment for the format.
** Actively involved in new store opening & solely responsible for site creation, IT coordination, assortment mapping & POG maintenance etc.
“RETAIL CONCEPT& SERVICE LTD” (RELIANCE RETAIL) :
July 2006 – SEP 2007 :
Deputy Manager Store Operations :
** Managing the operations of a 10000 sq.
ft. store and a team of 105 people.
** Accountable for the store performance & profitability.
** Also responsible for ACHIEVING Top line and Bottom line targets of the categories.
** Recruitment, training and development of the team.
** Sales forecasting and Inventory Management accordingly by coordinating with category Management Team at Head Office...
** Coordinating with the merchandisers for merchandise mix.
** Allocation and replenishment management.
** Planning & implementation of various schemes for increasing walk-ins & business.
** Visual merchandising & Section layout for increasing business. Was involved in Project Management with Design, Process & Engineering Dept, Purchase & Manufacturing & finance import/export dept to ensure timely delivery and execution.
SUBHIKSHA TRADING SERVICE LIMITED :
Sep 2005- June 2006 :
Store Operation Manager :
** Managing the operations of a 2000 sq. ft. store and a team of 10 people.
** Accountable for the store performance & profitability.
** Also responsible for ACHIEVING Top line and Bottom line targets of the categories.
** Recruitment, training and development of the team.
** Sales forecasting and Inventory Management accordingly by coordinating with category Management Team at Head Office...
** Coordinating with the merchandisers for merchandise mix.
** Allocation and replenishment management.
** Planning & implementation of various schemes for increasing walk-ins & business.
** Visual merchandising & Section layout for increasing business.
Pyramids Retail India Pvt LTD :
Oct 2004- Sep 2005 :
Store Operation Senior Sales Executive :
** Supervise merchandise handling to ensure it is carried out in an appropriate manner
** Collect / provide feedback on merchandise
** Coach & Train sales associates
** Monitor status of visual merchandising & ensuring store cleanliness
** Develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with Customers and Suppliers
** Support Department manager in identifying customer needs proactively
** Reordering & Replenishing fast moving products
** Talking a schedule for Team Member
** Managing Non-Food &Grocery department and ensuring productivity and profitability in terms of Top line as well as bottom line
Big Bazaar a division of PANTALOON RETAIL (I) LTD :
May 2003- Oct 2004 :
Store Operation Sale Executive :
** Managing KIDS department and ensuring productivity and profitability in terms of Top line as well as bottom line
** Supervise merchandise handling to ensure it is carried out in an appropriate manner
** Collect / provide feedback on merchandise
** Coach & Train sales associates
** Monitor status of visual merchandising & ensuring store cleanliness
** Develop and maintain mutually beneficial relationships with Customers and Suppliers
** Support Department manager in identifying customer needs proactively
** Reordering & Replenishing fast moving products
** Talking a schedule for Team Member
IT SKILLS :
** SAP ERP- Material Management, Version ECC 6.0
** Computer Basics, MS Office, Internet, SAP
AWARDS/ ACHIEVEMENT :
** Awarded & promoted as SAP and MDM controller for the format immediately after the system migration.
** Assigned to handle the MM project for Mumbai Indians in IPL season III, IV, and V&VI.
** Awarded with BIO position for the format.
PERSONAL INFORMATION :
Date of Birth : 4th Sep1984
Language : English, Hindi, Marathi
Local Address : B/702, Chavandai Residency, Opp Vastu Anand, Parsik Nagar Kalwa (West)
I hereby declare that all the above information given by me is true of my best knowledge.
Date :
Place :
(Abhishek Kulkarni)