Harshavardhan Reddy M
Hyderabad
Summary
Proactive Manager with demonstrated leadership abilities, strategic planning expertise and problem solving acumen garnered from 5 years of cross functional experience in India’s leading Oil and gas major. Excelled in strategic planning and fostering teamwork, significantly enhancing operational efficiency and execution of large scale brownfield projects complying to all safety standards of Oil industry safety directorate . Demonstrated expertise in retail operations management, strategic planning, emergency response and resolved supply chain challenges by bridging the gaps between all partners and stake holders contributing to substantial business growth and minimal operational disruptions
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager (Plant Maintenance)
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
02.2023 - Current
- Reduced R&M cost Y-o-Y by 5 % by introducing preventive maintenance module, bin card system, FIFO model in the inventory stores which helped in the spares management.
- Handled both the sides of plant managing both the user department and purchasing department as part of which all major critical inline equipment in various functional locations of plant being more than 12 years old have been upgraded by achieving the set target of capital expenditure to a turn of nearly 5 Crores. Played a key role in the Conception, budgetary approvals, technical specifications, Management of change, execution, testing and commissioning.
- Awarded the O&M contracts value of Rs. 3 crores/year for electrical power and motor control centre, AMC contract for conveyor and inline equipment, Haulage contracts for handling of cylinders, ensuring smooth operations of plant without breakdowns.
- Managed inventory levels to minimize stockouts while reducing overhead costs.
- Mentored junior staff members in their professional development by offering guidance/support in their assigned roles.
- Promoted teamwork within the workplace by encouraging collaboration among staff members on various projects.
- Coordinated with vendors to ensure timely delivery of products and resolve any supply chain issues.
Sr. Sales Officer (Retail Sales)
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
05.2021 - 02.2023
- Boosted sales revenue by establishing strong relationships with key clients and delivering targeted presentations.
- Averted any inter border movement rising out from price advantage of bulk product of petrol/diesel by relying on the real time cloud data received from all the storage tank and dispensing units nozzle wise sales data of 55 retail outlets spread across Pondicherry. Sales data automation software had been customized for generation of exceptional leads
- Achieved growth in market share by 3 % reviving one of the retail outlet located in the heart of town which had been nil selling for more than 9 months by bringing in a major fleet operator on board by holding multiple rounds of talks who had been convinced by all the working of data and finally cleared all the evaded taxes by the former dealership
- Commissioned a retail outlet in the heart of town by awarding the dealership to a cooperative society of Pondicherry Govt. working in unison with their bylaws and the dealership guidelines of the IOCL.
- Commissioned two strategic retail outlets in the highly dense urban market of Pondicherry regularly liasioning with the district authorities, town planning authorities and other central and state statutory authorities including NGT and overcoming all other hindrance impeding the commissioning of these retail outlets. These outlets have contributed to 10 % of the petrol sales in the Urban market of Pondicherry.
- Been a part of the two member need assessment committee for IOCL, Pondicherry and undertaken the CSR activities of a renovation of a primary Government school and upgradation of dialysis equipment in Govt. Hospital Pondicherry from conception stage.
- Handled a team of 10 empaneled Capex contractors and carried out upgradation of RVI elements and sales data automation works to the turn of nearly 4 crores in a year.
- Achieve nil dryouts by bridging the supply demand gap between the POL terminals (Supply points) and the 55 retail outlets by balancing a range of factors like RTD of supply point, combination of volumes between various products MS/HSD/E2 , optimizing the combination of company owned trucks and transported owned trucks and using the split load facility to its advantage.
- Introduced a priority planning feature at the supply point planning department by introducing YVPRIORITY module in SD module of ERP which had been already implemented in other OMCs.
- Onboarded entire fleet of Govt. departments including road transport corporation in Pondicherry into IOCL Xtrapower fleet program by a new strategic initiative of allotting a dedicated dispensing unit as per their fuel requirement with the retail outlets as per their geographical advantage and providing top loading facility at those retail outlets for facilitating doorstep filling thru bowsers.
- Conducted various accident investigations in retail outlets and LPG bottling plants as part of a multi disciplinary committees constituting HSE and security professionals and provided recommendations contributing to the positive changes in the years old policies in effect.
- Streamlined the sales process, implementing CRM systems to effectively track leads, opportunities, and client interactions.
- Negotiated high-value lease contracts, securing profitable deals for both the company and clients.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop innovative strategies and improve overall sales performance.
- Implemented targeted marketing campaigns to raise brand awareness among potential clients within target industries.
- Collaborated with legal, accounting and other professional teams to review and maintain compliance with regulations.
- Analyzed industry trends and tracked competitor activities to inform decision making.
- Formulated and executed strategic initiatives to improve product offerings.
Operations Officer (LPG)
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
09.2019 - 05.2021
- Enhanced productivity through developing and implementing effective standard operating procedures.
- Coordinated logistics planning, optimizing supply chain efficiency and minimizing delays in product delivery.
- Managed cross-functional teams for the successful completion of projects within budget and timeline constraints.
- Conducted regular audits to maintain quality standards across all operations departments.
- Contributed to business development efforts to drive revenue and meet corporate objectives.
- Planned and safely executed the major revamping work of entire network of 15 year old LPG product pipelines in the 20 acre plant within stipulated timelines by taking a planned shutdown in offshift hours without impacting the regular plant operations.
- Commissioned the 2X300 MT storage vessel of LPG carrying out necessary safe load tests and controlled gassing in of product and hooked up the same with existing storage vessels overcoming all hindrances encountered. Gained expertise in the tank level gauges instrumentation by closely working with the team of Endress and Hauser, Germany.
- Underwent five yearly external safety audit by Oil industry safety directorate and ensured compliance to the safety standards by minimal deviations there by audit team rendering to be the plant as safe for operations
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
Hyderabad07.2018
Skills
- Strategic Planning
- Retail Operations Management
- Orientation and training
- Project Management
- Business Administration
- Product branding
- Contract Management
- Corporate Social Responsibility
- Managing Operations and Efficiency
- Emergency Response
- Preventive Maintenance
- Product and service knowledge
- Retail Operations
- Sales Strategies
- Policy Enforcement
- Cost Control
Timeline
Assistant Manager (Plant Maintenance)
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
02.2023 - Current
Sr. Sales Officer (Retail Sales)
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
05.2021 - 02.2023
Operations Officer (LPG)
Indian Oil Corporation Limited
09.2019 - 05.2021
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
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