Kumaraiyan Thonache
Klang,Selangor DE
Summary
Accomplished professional with expertise in strategic warehouse operation planning, workflow scheduling, and procedures implementation. Proficient in Microsoft Office tools, data management, and reporting. Demonstrated success in staff performance improvement strategies, transport route planning & execute its process flows, and managing vendors and suppliers. Committed to quality improvement and enhancing warehouse security and facilities.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Warehouse Operations Manager
Orientage Sdn Bhd
Klang, Selangor
10.2023 - Current
- Controlled the operations for two warehouses(approxmitely 125,000 sqft), coordinating a team of 32 employees and oversee 3 major key accounts to ensure seamless daily operation activities.
- Oversee upkeep of equipment and physical condition of the warehouse, identifying and ordering needed repairing, renovations and replacements.
- Optimized warehouse layout & processes, increasing operational efficiency by 15% through strategic redesign and workflow enhancements.
- Conducts regular cycle counts and physical inventories resulting in a 99~100% inventory stock accuracy rate.
- Proactively participate and provide leadership in the development of supervisors and staff as well as operational strategic plans resulting in a 15% increase of productivity meeting the set KPI.
- Meticulously monitor daily orders & deliveries to ensure timely completion as per customer's requirements, increased customer satisfaction ratings from 90% to 97%.
- Maintaining standards of health and safety, hygiene and security in the work environment of the warehouse.
- Ensures compliance with all legislation requirements and maintained communications with clients and business partners.
Asst Manager Operations (Warehouse)
SCommerce Trading Sdn Bhd
Shah Alam, Selangor
12.2020 - 10.2023
- Oversee 3 warehouses(approx 195k sq) with cross-functional team of 3 HODs, 8 supervisors, 45 contract staff and up to 50~250 part-time associates
- Maintain regular presence on warehouse floor to continually motivate employees, streamline workflows, and address any performance issues
- Monitoring overall daily inbound operations processes by supports dept HOD to decide on any operation plan change to meets daily set KPIs
- Ensure optimum capacity utilization of warehouse by designing best-fit inventory location layouts
- Evaluating data regarding order forecasts, inventory levels, and demand trends to determine inventory needs
- Departmental improvement in stock accuracy by 16% consistently and managed to reduce overall inventory write off value by 11% (by quarter basis)
- Communicates consistently with outbound HOD; strategized the most effective outbound process flow to boost team productivity and reduces overall labor cost by 40%.
- Manage warehouse HSSE & facilities departments and established overall warehouse security procedures and protocols.
Key Acct Asst Manager
Kintetsu World Express (Malaysia)
Shah Alam
12.2019 - 12.2020
- Assists in setting up entire warehousing layout and distribution workflow for new client
- Implemented client-focused solutions to enhanced client's sales volume within first 4 months
- Initiate healthy inventory stock movements by increased cycle count frequency and maintain the stock balance accuracy to accommodate new orders processing on daily basis.
- Utilized forecasting tools for daily warehouse operations planning and managed to reduce 19% of redundant operational cost.
Operations Senior Executive
Store & Send Logistics Sdn Bhd(iSiS)
Teluk Panglima Garang Klang
02.2017 - 11.2019
- Represent the company in a professional, enthusiastic and positive manner for 2 years independently during tenure.
- Maintained healthy inventory movement and practiced no stock lost method in the warehouse by strengthening security measures and upskill warehouse staff
- Managed and operated warehouse operation with lower and pre-plan for expected/unexpected costs on monthly basis.
Warehouse & Operation Executive
Toshiba Logistics Malaysia Sdn Bhd
Subang Jaya
04.2015 - 01.2017
- Develop and present status reports to improve and monitor warehouse operation performance
- Motivating, organizing and encouraging teamwork within the workforce to ensure operational targets are met or exceeded
- Conduct or review environmental audits for logistics activities, such as storage, distribution and transportation
- Managed to identify the best cost-effective procedure of warehousing and distribution.
Trucking Operations / Routing Jr Executive
Kontena Nasional Berhad
Port Klang
04.2011 - 03.2015
- Managing Day to Day transport arrangements
- Setup new security/safety measurements for all transporter
- Conduct weekly transport meetings with client to plan routing for deliveries based on forecasted orders.
- Managing deliveries POD and responsible for weekly submission to client as per agreed timeline.
Education
Foundation Diploma - E&E
Institute Megatech KL
Grade 2 - undefined
Sekolah Menengah Tinggi Kajang
Grade 1 - undefined
Sekolah Menengah La Salle Klang
Skills
- Microsoft office tools
- Strategic warehouse operation planning
- Workflow planning/scheduling
- Procedures implementation & CIP
- Data management & reporting
- Staff performance improvement strategies
- Transport route planning & execution process flows
- Managing vendors & suppliers
- Quality improvement
- Warehouse security & facilities enhancement
Accomplishments
- Toshiba Logistics - Involved in ASIA Toshiba DMAIC projects and successfully reduced monthly warehouse and logistics costing
- Store & Send Logistics - Successfully managed and transform messed warehouse into a well-organized and profitable operational warehouse
Timeline
Warehouse Operations Manager
Orientage Sdn Bhd
10.2023 - Current
Asst Manager Operations (Warehouse)
SCommerce Trading Sdn Bhd
12.2020 - 10.2023
Key Acct Asst Manager
Kintetsu World Express (Malaysia)
12.2019 - 12.2020
Operations Senior Executive
Store & Send Logistics Sdn Bhd(iSiS)
02.2017 - 11.2019
Warehouse & Operation Executive
Toshiba Logistics Malaysia Sdn Bhd
04.2015 - 01.2017
Trucking Operations / Routing Jr Executive
Kontena Nasional Berhad
04.2011 - 03.2015
Grade 2 - undefined
Sekolah Menengah Tinggi Kajang
Grade 1 - undefined
Sekolah Menengah La Salle Klang
Foundation Diploma - E&E
Institute Megatech KL
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