About This Employer

Nurture Farm

Bangalore, India
Bangalore 560004
Asia
MANJUNATH H. B.

Resides Bangalore, India
Phone +91 - 974 1213 903
Email manjunath.hbyaxis@gmail.com
Date of Birth 15/05/1995
Nationality Indian
Gender Male
Passport Number R8555001
LinkedIn URL https://www.linkedin.com/in/hbmanjunath/

PROFILE SYNOPSIS
• Key Accounts Manager with over 3 years of experience in Retail Management, E-Commerce & Marketing industries
• Proven track record of successfully managing seller growth, optimizing operations, and implementing cost-saving measures
• Proficient in Supply Chain Management, Warehouse Management, Operations Planning, and Data Visualization
• Skilled in utilizing software tools like Microsoft Office, Power BI, SQL, and e-commerce platforms to drive business growth and enhance customer focus
CAREER TRAJECTORY
Nov 2023 - Present Key Accounts Manager | Nurture Farm, Bangalore
• Managing seller growth and providing direction and insights to retailers
• Negotiating competitive prices with sellers and creating banner ads for sales generation
• Monitoring market trends and seasonal patterns for product availability
• Managing inventory and product promotion, especially in the field of agricultural inputs
• Training farmers, crop inspection, documentation, and procurement
June 2021 - Nov 2023 Senior Executive - Operations Planning | Flipkart India Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, India
• Oversaw daily operations with a throughput of 13k+ orders and 90k+ units
• Implemented and optimised processes in inbound, inventory, outbound, and return centres
• Initiated analytical dashboards in Looker Studio to monitor SCM KPIs
• Developed automated sheets to track live employee activity
• Reduced dispatch breach from 16% to 0.2% and improving Pick to Dispatch TAT
• Created a DATA HUB to store warehouse-level matrices data
Dec 2019 - June 2021 Founder | Tatami Threads (Own Startup)
• Started a customized embroidery business, producing unique items for schools, universities, online markets
• Learned designing, editing, Google Ads, and Facebook Ads, with basic knowledge of SEO
• Sales and order generation via cold calls, marketing, and ads
• Seller on the Amazon portal for 8 months
Oct 2018 - Oct 2019 Retail Store Manager | Zuari Agro Chemicals Pvt Ltd, Chitradurga, India
• Analysed market trends and seasonal patterns to ensure the availability of the right products
• Monitored real-time market conditions and demand to drive sales growth
• Implemented effective management strategies, resulting in monthly seasonal sales increase from 2-3L to 10L
• Allocated inventory based on demand patterns and executed product promotion initiatives
• Successfully marketed/sold agricultural inputs, including seeds, pesticides, bio-fertilizers, chemical fertilizers
• Provided training to farmers, conducted crop inspections, and managed documentation
• Engaged in negotiations with vendors and offered consultations to farmers to enhance product offerings and partnerships

PROJECTS
Forward Product Inventory Optimization | Flipkart
• Decreased TAT time from 7 Hrs to 4 Hrs
• Reduced pick path from 1.6 Km to 0.800 Kms
Product EAN-Based Inwarding | Flipkart
• Optimised FIFO, Deep, and forward inventory
• Reduced Dock to store time from 4 Hrs to 2.7 Hrs
• Decreased AFL and OP runtime from 8 Hrs to 6.25 Hrs
Testing and Trials of LBHW Machines | Flipkart
• Improved delhivery container space utilization
• Enhanced transportation canter space utilization
• Increased accuracy in inventory and pallet storage space
• Enabled sending average orders of 58 per canter compared to the normal average of 400 orders
Designing of Plastic Crates | Flipkart
• Streamlined loading, unloading, and transportation processes
• Sourced cost reduction and efficient supply of Food and Nonfood items using plastic crates
Inventory Hygiene Module Development | Flipkart
• Created mini modules using AppSheet to maintain inventory hygiene
• Stocked availability monitoring
• Tracked empty locations in the aisle
Packaging Stations Optimization | Flipkart
• Increased average order count at packaging stations
• Improved average order count from 18 orders per hour to 25 orders per hour and R&D for Handheld Device Selection

Identifying Best Handheld Device for Ground Force Operations
• Considered factors like wear and tear, battery backup, functionality, scanning speed, charging time
• Companies Tested: Honeywell, New Holland, Cipher, Zebra, and others
EDUCATION

2021 - 2023

2022 - 2022

2014 - 2018 • Master of Business Administration (MBA) in Logistics, Materials & Supply Chain Management from John Moores University, United Kingdom
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) in Operations & Supply Chain Management from Institute of Management Technology, India
• Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Agriculture, Agriculture Relations & Related Sciences from University of Agricultural Sciences, India

SKILL SET
Inventory Management Software | E-commerce Platforms | Canva | Website Design | Search Engine Optimization | Data Analysis | Strategic Thinking | Technical Proficiency | Negotiation | Visual Design | SQL | Data Analysis | Stakeholder Management | Inventory Management | Supply Chain Management | Warehouse Management | Operations Planning | Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) Design | Customer Focus | Data Visualization | Marketing | Visual Design | E-commerce | Website Design | Analytics | Microsoft Office | Power BI | Looker Studio | Data Mining