Jaya Karuthuri

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the end-to-end product receipt (Dynamics 365), warehousing, and distribution operations(Food & Grocery), including E-commerce customers, resulting in efficient and timely product availability.
• POC for Health and Safety , conducting RTW, leading meetings, and audits across Spud Canada.
• Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's) development
• Stakeholder communication
• International Expansion planning
• Strong Strategy & Financial Acumen.

Achievements:

Played a pivotal role in driving a $500K revenue growth by implementing cost-cutting measures companywide in Q3 and Q4 of 2022.

• Streamlined administrative processes within the department, leading to a significant reduction of inventory turnover time from 90 days to 30 days, resulting in improved inventory management and operational efficiency.
• Proactively addressed conflicts and staff morale issues by advocating and implementing positive changes, resulting in a remarkable 50% increase in productivity.
• Developed and executed production planning, scheduling, and budgeting processes, achieving KPI's.
• Mentored and trained management team, optimizing performance and preparing for future growth.
• Implemented continuous improvement initiatives, including Kaizen and process control.

Responsibilities:

• Accountable for the direct day-to-day operations, leading a 12-member management team with direct reports, and driving the attainment of key business metrics and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Successfully led as Project Lead (Operations) and collaborated with offshore operations teams in Belgium and Spain, overseeing the implementation of EGMS (E-grocery Management Solutions) by Food X technologies and set up new sites.
• Implemented and developed standard operating procedures (SOP's) and automated reports to garner timely key metrics.

Achievements:

• Increased productivity by 17%, reduced operation costs by 20%, and improved on-time delivery performance from 93.5% to 95%.
• Achieved operational excellence, streamlining processes, and achieving tangible results for the organization.

Responsibilities:

• Lead a cross-functional team to implement a new warehouse management system, resulting in a 20% increase in productivity and a 10% reduction in labor costs.
• Developed and executed a continuous improvement program, resulting in a 15% reduction in order processing time and a 10% increase in inventory accuracy.
• Improved vendor relationships by negotiating new contracts and reducing costs by 10%.

Achievements:

• 2017 & 2018 Servant leader award winner.

• Implemented a new inventory management system, resulting in a 25% reduction in stockouts and a 15% increase in order fulfillment accuracy.
• Developed and executed a cost-saving initiative by optimizing transportation routes and reducing transportation costs by 20%.
• Improved customer satisfaction by 10% through the implementation of a new customer service training program for distribution center staff.

• Played pivotal role in maintaining quality and operational excellence for 3rd.
• Tier customer orders and feedback.
• Ensured process met company standards and contributed to customer satisfaction.