Santhi Vundru
Bentonville
Summary
Experienced supply chain and replenishment professional with a strong background in inventory management and stock optimization. Proven track record of effectively managing replenishment processes, ensuring product availability, and minimizing excess inventory. A dependable team collaborator with a focus on achieving tangible results and adapting to dynamic business needs. Proficient in data analysis, inventory planning, and forecasting.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Replenishment Manager
Sales Marketing Services
01.2023 - Current
- Built strong relationships with internal stakeholders to align on priorities and manage expectations effectively.
- Forecasting future inventory needs based on historical sales data, promotional activities, and seasonal trends
- Collaborating with operations teams to coordinate timely replenishment of stock
- Optimizing inventory turnover and minimizing out-of-stock situations
- Proactively work with both internal and external team to build inventory for key promotional time frames
- Monitor OTIF and provide regular updates with back up data to retailer partners
- Collaborating with sales, marketing, and product teams to forecast demand for various products
- Maintain demand planning models to anticipate future sales volumes
- Assist in adjusting forecasts based on market trends, promotions, and other factors influencing consumer behavior
- Identifying areas for process improvement within replenishment functions
- Ensure compliance with retailer guidelines and regulations, and proactively mitigate risks related to inventory management and replenishment
- Continuously monitoring performance metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of process improvements
- Built strong relationships with internal stakeholders to align on priorities and manage expectations effectively.
- Championed a culture of continuous learning among the replenishment team through skill development and knowledge sharing.
- Analyzed historical sales data to identify trends and inform future purchasing decisions, maximizing profitability.
- Conducted root cause analysis on supply chain inefficiencies, recommending corrective actions for continuous improvement.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of products, enhancing customer satisfaction.
- Trained and supervised team members on effective replenishment techniques, improving overall efficiency.
- Reduced out-of-stock situations by conducting regular audits and addressing discrepancies promptly.
- Improved inventory management by implementing efficient replenishment strategies and monitoring stock levels.
- Supported company growth initiatives through proactive involvement in new product launches and expansion projects.
- Created and updated regular inventory reports and records.
Omni Channel Planning/Replenishment Analyst
Intradeco
01.2023 - 01.2024
- Examine and control the consolidated balance sheet and the financial reporting
- Manages the client’s supply chain and maintains the company’s internal production flow
- Review customer metrics/in stock levels, inventory levels, forecast accuracy, fill rate, sales trend, receipts, inventory, sell-thru, future projections to maintain alignment with established plans and/or identify potential changes needed in future weeks
- Develop and monitor action plans related to non-conformance indicators as compared to the customer key performance indicators to ensure the effectiveness of implemented strategies and to perform adjustments as needed
- Collaborate with WM Merch Ops, to identify sales trends, identify opportunities for inventory management, discussion of sales plan execution with the aim of maximizing sales, sell-thru, financial targets
- Manage all tasks related to goal exceptions including identifying causes and developing strategies related to orders and inventory levels
- Analyze the status of orders and inventory levels, and adjusts projections with the internal production department resources and updates replenishment policies accordingly to ensure appropriate inventory levels to meet customer demand and sales goals
- Manages the committed buy programs monitoring sales orders and volumes as well as internal inventory levels
- Monitors and analyzes on an ongoing basis, all stages of order processing, production, sales, receipt flow, inventory, projected sell-thru, size/color selling
- Participates in meetings with customers and customer’s Merch Ops personnel
Supply chain manager/Retail analytics
Blue Bird
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Monitor and deliver weekly reporting for the core Replenishment KPI`s (Instocks, inventory, Fill Rate, and Days of Supply); call out opportunities, seek root cause(s) as well as corrective measure(s) to be taken
- Assess trends, analyze data and identify key customer opportunities to help build strategic business plans
- Utilize internal sales data, syndicated data and customer-specific POS to develop actionable insights, strategies and tactics
- Proactively develop, facilitate and implement specific projects with targeted customers to support achieving sales goals and long-term account development
- Provide analysis and relevant insights in order to influence planograms in accordance with strategic customer objectives and applicable assortment and shelving principles
- Analyze, track and monitor business results (sales, share, retail impact, etc.) versus objectives using designated tools
- Collaborates with internal supply chain teams on actions to be taken to achieve and maintain OTIF (On Time in Full) and SQEP Compliance
- Understand retailer ordering and shipping patterns and utilize the information to build effective forecasts
- Analyze forecast/supply plan accuracy and perform necessary analysis to determine root cause to continuously improve numbers
- Pull and analyze data to identify potential issues that impact instock/inventory at store and DC level to optimize availability and maximize inventory efficiency
- Analyze past and current business trends (POS, forecast, inventory, etc.) and provide recommendations to Customer Replenishment on improvement opportunities
- Communication and collaborate with the internal planning & purchasing team on future inventory concerns
- Prepare and submit the Weekly the Customer's Ladder Plan
- Perform PO Maintenance (MABD extensions, PO Line Cancellations, etc.) via NOVA
- Utilize Retail Link to provide Ad hoc analytical support to drive key programs, initiatives and replenishment recommendations
- Manage special supply chain/replenishment projects as necessary to support internal/external
Accounting Coordinator
Tyson foods
01.2021 - 01.2023
- Timely collection of invalid deductions maintaining customer goodwill minimizing negative P L implications while maximizing trade spend
- Pursue deductions deemed invalid by working with external customers to resolve disputes timely
- Provide customer with necessary supporting documentation resulting in timely repayment
- Articulate clearly and accurately to ensure customer has clear visibility of the issues
- Effectively partner with broker and internal stakeholders to accelerate resolution when appropriate
- Identify address and resolve problematic chronic customer behavior to drive efficiency reduce volume and minimize risk
- Provide top tier customer service to both the internal and external customer
- Special projects as assigned
- Provide timely and accurate invalid deduction reporting using Vlookups and Pivot tables
Credit Analyst (Sysco Foods)
Genpact-Walmart
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: Genpact is the service provider for Walmart, where it operates accounting and finance operations
- Coordinate follow-up procedures on past due accounts
- Monitoring customer accounts for payment trends
- Researching, preparing, and processing credits to customer accounts
- Facilitates successful interaction with internal and external customers’ inquiries
- Communicates effectively with all levels of payers to confirm payments of past dues and disputes
- Resolve issues with payment differences/short pays
- Reviews aging and past due receivables daily to develop collection strategy
- Work with 3rd party auditors as needed
- Researches, escalates, and resolves any billing discrepancies
- Works as a team player with special projects as assigned
- Cross train with other department members in credit and collections
- Provide necessary reporting to the management team
- Genpact is the service provider for Walmart, where it operates accounting and finance operations
Supplier Claims Analyst (Walmart)
Genpact-Walmart
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Supplier claims resolution on OTIF charges
- Review and process the supplier claims using vendor deduction code in the Host screen
- Review the OSD Claim requests from suppliers
- Verifying the Invoice and Receiver, payment details using the Retail Link
- Verifying the paper work from the warehouse using DMOSS screen and Captiva
- Process the shipments as per the guidelines for Prepaid, Collect or small Parcel
- Verifying the PO details using Different screens like TPLX, TBLD, GREY under Host
- Resolution of the tickets created and assigned in Remedy
- Auditing supplier statements, if any discrepancies resolved them with suppliers, including past due/or disputed invoices by research and communication within the company and with vendors
- Completed the assigned special projects and meeting the weekly and monthly production & quality goals
- Coordination between multiple Cross functional teams to resolve any pending payment discrepancies/reporting request
- Work with multiple Suppliers/Warehouse/Transportation teams to resolve open disputes
- Reporting the number of disputes resolved - Weekly/monthly/Quarterly
- Training the new teams and doing Quality analysis and reporting
- Forecasting, planning and managing the Workflow to associates in order to meet supplier deadlines
General clerk iii
K4 Solutions
01.2016 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: K4 Solutions is a HR consulting organization, which partners with US Federal Government to support back office operations for Affordable Health Care Act
- Interact with customer to collect/verify correct information as part of customer application
- Analyze the data to determine eligibility for customer to have insurance based on guidelines provided by government
- Perform income verification using income verification tools
- Validate Immigration status using PR/DHS (Government guidelines)
- Reporting and tracking of weekly application processed/rejected/approved
- K4 Solutions is a HR consulting organization, which partners with US Federal Government to support back office operations for Affordable Health Care Act
Education
Bachelors of Science & Engineering - Computer Engineering
Andhra University
Masters of Science - Computer Engineering
Karunya University
Certified Retail Analyst -
North West Arkansas Community College
Bentonville, ARSkills
- Analytics
- Researching issues
- SAP
- Retail link
- NOVA
- Atlas
- Collaborative approach
- Lean
- Six Sigma
- Root cause analysis
- PowerPoint
- Excel
- Demand planning
- Luminate
- Stock replenishment
- Demand forecasting
- Sales and operations planning
- Maintaining stock levels
- Supplier relations
- Process improvement
- Inventory reporting
- Multitasking Abilities
- Self motivation
- Warehouse management
- Merchandising strategies
- Supply chain optimization
- Lean principles
Certification
Certified retail analyst
Timeline
Replenishment Manager
Sales Marketing Services
01.2023 - Current
Omni Channel Planning/Replenishment Analyst
Intradeco
01.2023 - 01.2024
Supply chain manager/Retail analytics
Blue Bird
01.2021 - 01.2023
Accounting Coordinator
Tyson foods
01.2021 - 01.2023
Credit Analyst (Sysco Foods)
Genpact-Walmart
01.2018 - 01.2021
Supplier Claims Analyst (Walmart)
Genpact-Walmart
01.2018 - 01.2021
General clerk iii
K4 Solutions
01.2016 - 01.2018
Masters of Science - Computer Engineering
Karunya University
Certified Retail Analyst -
North West Arkansas Community College
Bachelors of Science & Engineering - Computer Engineering
Andhra University
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