Venkat Raghavan

About Venkat Raghavan

With more than 15 years of qualitative professional experience in- Logistics…

Experience

1. Assistant Logistics Manager

   ITC Limited

   Aug 2023 — Present · Chennai, IN

   As part of ITC’s Matches & Agarbatti SBU, I drive seamless E2E Logistics & Supply Chain. My role focuses on optimizing customer service, cost efficiency, and compliance while fostering strong vendor & transporter partnerships.Key Contributions & Responsibilities: Shipment & Production Planning: Led shipment and production plans using demand estimates, Solver & manual planning tools to ensure uninterrupted market supply. Performance Monitoring: Consistently tracked fill rates and stocking pipelines, devising actionable strategies to improve service levels and cost efficiencies against business targets. Logistics Management: Coordinated with transport partners for timely vehicle placement and delivery, ensuring smooth primary distribution across India. Inventory Optimization: Streamlined stock across nodes through age analysis, liquidation planning, and FG connectivity tracking to minimize blockages and wastages. Process Excellence & Compliance: Ensured strict adherence to SOPs, EHS guidelines, warehouse audits, and agreement renewals with transporters and C & FAs. Cost Control & Vendor Management: Monitored monthly freight spends, validated warehouse/vendor invoices via GRN in SAP, and drove financial accuracy till payment closure. Customer-Centric Supply: Initiated direct supply of Matchbox SKUs to ITC hotels & group properties across India as per procurement plans. Data-Driven Insights: Regularly shared MIS reports on warehouse utilization, sales vs estimates (accuracy tracking), GRNR reports, and pipeline trackers for leadership decision-making. Business Model Transformation: Successfully led the transition from PTP (Procure-to-Pay) to Subcontracting model, executing across 5 vendor locations PAN India. With a blend of strategic supply chain planning, cost optimization, vendor collaboration, and process transformation, I contribute to making ITC’s Matches & Agarbatti SBU logistically agile, future-ready, and customer-first.

Education

• Perks Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

  10, Maths, Science, Social & General

  2000 — 2002

• SNMV College of Arts and Science

  Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.), Business/Commerce, General

  2004 — 2007

• VLB Janaki Ammal Higher Secondary School, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu.

  10+2, Accounts, Commerce & Computer Science

  2002 — 2004

• ASM Group of Institutes

  PGDM(IB), Logistics & Supply Chain Management

  2007 — 2009

Skills

• Sap Erp
• Supply Chain Management
• Lead Generation
• Logistics Management
• Microsoft Office
• Visio
• Requirements Gathering
• Project Coordination
• E Freight Suite Erp
• Business Transition
• Ms Access
• Export Documentation
• Contract Creation
• Invoice Verification and Processing
• Dax Function in Ms Excel
• Business Analysis
• Data Analysis
• Market Research
• Import/Export Operations
• Market Mapping
• Customer Service
• Reporting & Analysis
• Distribution
• Market Segmentation
• Ops Erp
• Procurement
• Import Documentation