Indranil Nandy

A judicious professional with 16+ years of valuable experience in Logistics-Supply Chain operations. Specialized in Warehousing and distribution, Hub and line Haul operations, First mile, Middle mile, and last mile operations (end to end Supply Chain). Also experienced in Inventory Management, Vendor Management, 3PL project handling, Import-Export, procurement, Purchase Planning, FCPA and trade compliance, Demand planning, and project management with highly established Indian & and MNCs. An Expert presenter, negotiator, and business person able to forge solid relationships with strategic partners and channel partners, and build consensus across multiple organization levels.

Organization: - Flipkart (Instakart Services Pvt. Ltd.) Tenure: - Feb’15 to Present (Designation:- Area Manager) | Location: - Kolkata, WB Key Functions & Achievements (Grocery Last Mile Operation- Current Role): - ❖ Reliability: Delivery hub setups and managing last mile delivery operation for grocery Supermart business for Kolkata and the rest of West Bengal. Driving cost, quality, people management, and customer satisfaction charters. Driving speed and accuracy in delivery, increasing customer satisfaction and net promoting scores. Handling 17 delivery hubs in the entire WB currently. ❖ Cost & projects: Reduced operation running cost to one-third by implementing 100% deliveries through 3PL partners. EV implementation, order loss reduction optimization, shrinkage minimization, and route-wise delivery planning. Key Functions & Achievements (Non-Large Middle Operation- Previous Role): - ❖ Facility Management & Operation Handling: Handled multiple sortation centres independently, including return centres. New facilities setups, fleet management, 3PL projects handling, profiler/sorter operation, marketplace shipment handling, creating & managing TMS for different line hauls, etc. Vendor management and managing billing process. ❖ Cost & Projects: Cost saving of 37 Lakhs in 6 months and manifold across the years; facility cost reduced by 35%, and CPS reduced by 52% (highest). Consumable cost reduction of up to 50% by improved utilization pattern, reconciliation, and ongoing cost-related projects with zero impact on operations. ❖ Process Excellence, Lean, & EHS Drives: Internal quality & consumable audits and lean assessments for mother hubs regularly. Monthly training, driving 5S, lean, and EHS parameters. ❖ Recognitions: Received a total of four awards in the non-large middle mile and three awards in the grocery last mile profile. ➢ Organization: - Unokoti Bottling & Beverage Pvt. Ltd. (A unit under ABD Group) Tenure: - Nov’13 to Jan’15 (Designation: - Manager Logistics) | Location: - Kumarghat Ind Est, Tripura Key Functions & Achievements: - ❖ Managing Supply Chain: Inventory control & despatch process improvements, productivity increase for bottling & beverage units, and handling fleet management. ❖ Warehousing: Inventory analysis, stock health check-ups, 5S implementation for WH, quality control implementation. Analysis of finished goods availability, daily & weekly forecasting for production requirements, and reviewing ledgers & payments for different vendors. Worked on ISI certification project for the beverage unit. ➢ Organization: - Bio-Rad Laboratories (India) Pvt. Ltd (India-HO) Tenure: - Jun’11 to Oct’13 (Designation: - Import Officer & Planner) | Location: - Gurgaon, Haryana Key Functions & Achievements: - ❖ Import-Export & Vendor Management: Import and export perishable drugs to seven countries through Delhi and Chennai airports. Cargo tracking from the point of origin to own WH, handling all customs documentation, customs clearance, working for duty drawbacks, and other related activities. Managing Carriers, freight forwarders, CHA, transporters, etc. ❖ Planning & Warehousing: Inventory and purchase planning, managing backorder situations for India and Singapore. Entire procurement to pay cycle maintenance. Working with QA to manage licenses for all the drug items. Maintaining inventory levels. Purchase booking for imported materials in ERP. 5S implementation in WH. Handling different projects for System-based planning, local inventory build-up for Singapore, SAP implementation, 3PL implementation, and planning for India distribution strategy. ➢ Organization: - Poly Medicure Ltd. (India HO) Tenure: - Dec’08 to June’11 (Designation:- Sr. Exe – Import & Logistics) | Location: - Faridabad, Haryana Key Functions & Achievements: - ❖ Procurement, Import, Custom Clearance & Transport Mgmt.: Importing through air and sea from 40 countries separately for EOU & Non-EOU manufacturing units. Freight Forwarder nominations, in-transit shipment tracking, customs clearance (for LCL and FCL) documentation & follow-ups, handling transporters, and managing the entire order-to-pay cycle for all purchase orders. ❖ Warehousing & Demand Planning: Working with four WHs and two production units, stock checking for all WHs, and planning for demand-supply balancing. Inventory control and production planning support. Timely clearance & delivery of shipments and vendor management at a large scale. ➢ Organization: - FedEx India / PAFEX (Delhi RO) Tenure: - Feb’08 to Dec’08 (Designation: - Territory sales Executive) | Location: - New Delhi Key Functions & Achievements: - ❖ Key Accounts Management: Handled 200+ new business prospects and effectively managed about 300+ existing customer accounts. Supported PAFEX domestic operations during the acquisition phase for key accounts, retaining and ensuring the continuation of seamless operations. ❖ Business Development: Identifying and developing new potential accounts. Coordination with marketing & credit control teams and with different branch offices for customer support. Participated in high-value tenders, handled multiple vendors, and was responsible for generating various MIS reports

Ph.D. (Pursuing) in Operations Management through Executive mode from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Sambalpur (2020 Batch). ➢ Executive Management Program in Supply Chain Management (APSCM) from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta (IIMC) in 2017. ➢ PGDM (Regular) with specialization in International Business & Marketing from Institute of Marketing & Management (IMM), New Delhi (AICTE); and MBA from Preston University, USA in 2007 (Batch topper) with 82% score. ➢ MA in Public Administration from MS University, TN in 2007 (Distance Education) with a 59% Score. ➢ B.Sc. in Biotechnology from PES Institute, Bangalore University, Bengaluru in 2005 with a 63% Score