Priju Prasadan

• Managing continuous improvement projects focused on waste reduction, storage optimization, and material movement tracking.
• Implementing process optimizations using Lean methodologies, delivering significant cost savings and productivity gains.
• Leading RFID project implementation, overseeing solution testing, hardware readiness, and user training, resulting in annual savings.
• Serving as SME for S4HANA migration, optimizing logistics, manufacturing, warehouse, and transportation processes.
• Supporting global initiatives such as 5S and Site Classification Assessments to standardize operations.
• Driving automation and AI projects to enhance logistics efficiency.
• Developing logistics solutions and cost models, aligning outcomes with financial goals.
• Leading resource and budget planning for contracts.

• Led and managed shipping, receiving, inventory, and picking operations for a team of 90+ employees.
• Oversaw stock valued at ~150M EUR with an average inventory worth 24M EUR.
• Optimized inventory and material management by implementing the company’s first statistically driven replenishment model.
• Increased operational throughput by 30% and reduced overtime through warehouse restructuring.
• Expanded pallet storage capacity by enhancing vertical storage and slotting efficiencies.
• Reduced waste and motion by reorganizing storage layouts.
• Collaborated with business partners to streamline processes, reduce variability, and manage costs.
• Utilized descriptive statistical analysis to identify root causes and drive continuous improvement strategies.

• Operational Stabilization: Led the stabilization of warehousing, logistics, and inventory operations in Bangalore, improving overall efficiency and service levels.
• SOP Optimization: Improved Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) to reduce operational complexity, streamline processes, and enhance productivity.
• Vendor Management: Facilitated smooth vendor transitions and settlements, ensuring a seamless handover from old vendors to new partners.
• National Key Accounts (Account Receivables): Took on additional responsibility for managing National Key Accounts, with a focus on improving Account Receivables performance.
• Process Realignment: Re-aligned SOPs for the full cycle from Purchase Order to Delivery, extending the process to include Payment Receipt and Realization for better financial tracking.
• Digital Transformation: Proposed and initiated digitization and workflow management solutions, significantly improving operational efficiency.
• SAP HANA Core Team: Played a key role as part of the SAP HANA core team for the logistics domain, contributing to system improvements and operational alignment with the new ERP platform.

• Managed overall logistics, warehousing, and freight forwarding operations with a team of 70+ employees in a 12,000 square meter facility.
• Implemented best practices across functions such as receiving, put-away, storage, picking, and loading to enhance efficiency and quality of logistics services.
• Solely managed secondary transportation (warehouse to distributors), handled market returns for all accounts, and resolved customer escalations to ensure high levels of service.
• Enforced compliance with warehouse SOPs, conducted regular audits, and maintained stringent hygiene and safety standards, including pest control.
• Planned and executed reverse logistics (stock call-backs) and lean stock delivery models, meeting deadlines with zero freight impact.
• Acted as a liaison between warehouse personnel and customers to meet account and operational needs efficiently.

• Managed overall logistics, warehousing, and freight forwarding operations with a team of 90+ employees in a 23,000 square meter facility.
• Improved inventory accuracy from 65% to 98% through cycle count compliance, zoning, and other inventory optimization techniques.
• Optimized WMS to align with physical processes, ensuring seamless operations.
• Achieved highest throughput consistently, regardless of internal or external disruptions affecting logistics execution.
• Reduced turnaround time from 5 hours to 2.5 hours by optimizing processes and implementing material zoning.
• Minimized transit time, reduced handling, and maximized cost savings through detailed freight cost analysis and negotiation.
• Ensured On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) delivery and product freshness by adhering to First-Manufactured-First-Out (FMFO) principles, enhancing space management, minimizing detention, and improving fill rates.
• Ensured compliance with local, state, and logistical regulations, advising management on necessary actions and legislative updates.
• Minimized demurrage costs and reduced vehicle turnaround time at the warehouse through efficient vehicle handling.
• Led and mentored a team of logistics executives, warehouse managers, supervisors, and transport representatives.
• Monitored adherence to SOPs, systems, and processes to maintain operational consistency.
• Conducted freight and land parcel surveys to identify opportunities for infrastructure improvement and cost savings.
• Successfully implemented improvement initiatives on time through meticulous planning and targeted training for relevant stakeholders.