Kamalapati Behera

OVERVIEW

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Kamalapati has 7+ years of experience across functions, sectors and geographies having expertise in Strategy, Supply Chain, Operations & Project Management underpinned by Six Sigma Black Belt certification

Experience

• Worked with the leading Auto Spare Part Distributor Company in KSA
  • Conducted business diagnostic and formulated strategy for enhancing the top line and bottom line
  • Devised inventory policy for a retail company which helped to reduce inventory by 18%
  • Designed & implemented an effective pricing strategy which led to an increase of gross margin by 210 bps
  • Achieved cost savings ~ 20% through organizational restructuring
• Worked with a leading Custom Made Closets Company in GCC
  • Developed and implemented inventory management framework. The successful adoption of the project led to reduce inventory by 40%
• Worked with Tata Motors Limited, India as Assistant Manager. Major achievements are follows:
  • Led 30+ plant level projects which resulted into INR 3.2 million savings per year
  • Managed departmental budget of INR 20 million for regulating operational expenses
• Worked with Ericsson India Private Limited, India as a Process engineer. Key achievements are follows:
  • Established end to end processes of Inbound and Outbound Logistics. Also, saved INR 7 million per year by implementation new packaging solutions
  • Implemented KANBAN system to achieve 20% reduction in throughput time of radio base products

Past Experience

Tata Motors, Ericsson, i3 Consulting