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Profile Summary Strategic supply chain specialist with nearly 7 years of cross-cultural experience in Project Management. Extensively gained international exposure of six continents by executing Projects with US, UK, Europe, Japan (virtually supporting from India) for Amazon India, South East Asian Countries for Lazada, Rocket Internet Thailand projects and for Fetchr.us across the Middle East & North Africa. Developed short and long-term logistics strategy for key markets based on a business model that incorporates supply chain initiatives. Administered the supply chain function entailing supply planning, logistic operations (inbound, warehousing & outbound), customer service (order-to-invoice, customer relationship & service strategy) and master data. Spearheaded overall supply chain from plant to consumer focusing on regional and country logistics network infrastructure to design innovative solutions, reduce operational costs and improve delivery times while maintaining high service levels. Drove logistics planning process for the region by developing and driving outsourcing strategies, focusing on identification, evaluation, selection, negotiation, and management. An entrepreneurial leader with excellent cross-functional team leadership skills, positive thinking & business acceleration, and employee performance.

Area of Excellence Strategic Business Planning

Supply Chain Management

Joint Ventures / M & A

Process Improvement / Reengineering

Procurement / Business negotiations

Logistics /Warehouse Automation/ Robotics

Top & Bottom Line Management

Client Relationship / Vendor Management

Soft Skills

Education

Pursuing Executive Graduate Management Program from IIM, Ahmedabad in Dubai 2016 – 2017.

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering) from Anna University, Chennai, India in 2009.

Diploma in Mechatronics Engineering (Electronic Robotics) from Govt. Polytechnic College, Chennai, India in 2005.

Certifications

Project Management Certification from MSME, Govt. of India. Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from Government of India. NLP Sales Mastery for Business Acceleration.

Career Timeline

2010-2015

Amazon.com as Area Manager

Since 2016

Fetchr.us, Dubai as Special Projects

Manager (Regional)

Communicator

Innovator Thinker

Collaborator Intuitive

Team Building & Leadership

Lazada.com as Process Excellence

Manager

2015-2016

DINESH KUMAR MOHAN RAJ Special Projects Manager (Regional) Project Management / Supply Chain Management

Experienced in creating new business models for international e-commerce Supply Chain Management from start-up to global establishment.

Key Achievements

Augmented inventory capacity by 150% and saved INR 1 Million per annum in 2015. Cost savings through the initiation of continuous improvement metrics and processes for expedited by increasing the warehouse capacity.

Successfully executed joint venture, merger and acquisition related projects worth 1 Million USD.

Developed plans to deliver supply chain in Middle East, North Africa, India and South East Asia region; aligned regional plans to ensure that synergies were optimized in-line with Global Supply Chain strategy.

Orchestrated supplier and category management, cost reduction and supply chain strategy for 7 operations in 3 countries, managing a team of 6 in Technology Design Services, Commodity Management, Supplier Engineering, New Business Supply Chain Development, Supply Chain Programme Management and Logistics; annual spend and budget of more than a million.

Decreased transit time by 20% with innovative transportation solutions for finished product distribution; attained best-in-class product transit times through the acquisition and integration of Various Lean Solutions, reducing transportation time by 60%.

Work Experience

Mar’16 till date: Fetchr.us, Dubai, UAE as Special Projects Manager (Regional) Leading project management in eCommerce & Cold supply chain management, logistics, & fulfillment.

Role:

Spearheading the: o Integration of business & operations for global clients in supply chain. o Joint ventures, merger & acquisition, and new business models. o Vendor management and Client relationship.

Contributing in designing, testing & implementing ERP and OMS for end-to-end warehouse and logistics supply chain. Directing support on routing optimization using Geofence & Google Mapping for virtual address as the location for

customers & clients; a patented technology from Fetchr. Steering efforts in creating and implementing “Fetchr Way” concept for continuous improvement of the complete

organizational development. Fore-fronting the activities of introducing learning & development for training leadership programs. New warehouse designs and implementation, administering warehouse automation through Auto-segregation,

Conveyors, Cubiscan machines and so on.

Achievement: Received acknowledgments for being the top performer in the organization. Successfully launched and running Fetchr Way internal newsletter.

Oct’15 – Mar’16: Lazada.com (A Rocket Internet and Alibaba Group), Thailand as Process Excellence Manager Consulted, Coached, built a team and developed organization. Published first three edition of LazadaWay Thailand Newsletter for CI Projects.

Role: Implemented process excellence of supply chain management using Lean Six Sigma tools. Delivered training to the Managers, Supervisors and Team Leaders on Lean Culture and Change Management. Performed the activities of streamlining goal alignment with top line and bottom line alignment. Led lean projects in South East Asia for process improvement along with HR to implement rewards & recognition for

employees doing Kaizen projects.

Achievement: Received acknowledgments for being a good coach for Lazada Thailand.

Jan’10-Sep’15: Amazon.com, Regional (all major cities), India as Area Manager

Role: An assistant Site Leader for Chennai plant where I designed & implemented Warehouse Management Systems and my

improvement got published in Amazon India ACES Quality Newsletter 2013. Designed WIKI & SOP’s for end-to-end operations as Operations Manager. Part of Amazon.in launch team for launching new Warehouse/Fulfillment Centers in India along with the Delivery

Centers, Wholesale Business, External Fulfillment / 3P Platforms at different regions as Subject Matter Expert.

Achievements:

Won the Super Innovator Patent Award by Amazon.com in 2014. Bagged the Top Performer Award in 2010 from Senior Managers in Seattle, USA, and Star of the month twice. Acknowledged as the steering committee member in Employee Recognition Program: Project Management Office

(PMO) pilot project.

International & National Publications

Executed project in International Congress of Environmental Research, India in 2007. Won 1st prize in paper presentation at Anna University & other universities. Published: o Two research papers in two International Journals and four National Conferences on Mechatronics and so on. o Projects in Dinamani Newspaper (The Indian Express), telecasted in television (DD Pothigai) in 2005 &

several scientific journal publishing websites.

IT Skills

MS Office, Excel Macros, Visio and Internet Applications,

Personal Details Date of Birth: 18th June 1987 Languages Known: English, Tamil, and Hindi Address : Burjuman, Dubai Passport Details: H2203652 (Dt. of expiry: 26th December 2018) Location Preference: Anywhere in the world Skype Id: dineshkumar20201