Arun Panangattu Gopinathan

1/8, London Drive, Wollongong, Australia, 2500

+61 421236413, arunwillbe@gmail.com

Career objective To find a fulfilling job that allows me to think creatively

and implement innovative solutions for the transportation
and logistics challenges

Career Master of Engineering Logistics, 2 years experience in retail

Overvie logistics and distribution management
w • Strong academic background in purchasing and supply chain

management
• Experience in inventory control, manpower management,

supplier evaluation and selection and order fulfilment

Professional Retail store manager 2008 -

Experien The Lake Service centre, Oak Flats, Australia Present
ce
Liaise with suppliers and customers
• Employed new marketing strategies with the aid

of suppliers
• Formulated membership program for loyal

customers with payment flexibility and

accumulated rewards per sale
• Ensure superior customer service and satisfaction

standards are achieved, maintained and improved

wherever necessary
Order fulfilment process improvement
• Involved in setting up of customized light version
of Accpac software for the efficient order
fulfilment process
• Classified inventory according to its sales and

sales forecast and customised the order fulfilment

of the supplies according its priority class
Inventory control
• Established agreements with major suppliers for

the reverse logistics of aged inventory

• Selected reliable local suppliers and reduced lead

time for the supplies

• Reviewed and maintained stock levels

• Reduced reorder volume and time with improved

liaise with suppliers aided in minimizing the

inventory level
Warehouse management
• Improved efficiency of the warehousing by the
 rearrangement of the inventory in according to
type, priority class and sales
• Undertook proper handling, packing, storage, and
delivery of goods within standard operational and
occupational safety procedures
• Ensured that processes relating to receipt, issue
and warehousing of materials, products are
reliable and effective

Education Master of Engineering Practice, Engineering 2009

Logistics, University of Wollongong, Wollongong,
Australia
Bachelor of Technology in Engineering, 2006
University of Calicut, Kerala, India

Professional I have professional memberships in following

Member organizations,
ships • Supply Chain Council

• Australian Logistics Council

• Engineers Australia

Technical I have presented technical papers on following topics,

Papers • Logistics at Woolworths Supermarkets

Present • Rice supply chain in India

ed • Developing a strategic supply chain alignment for David

Jones Limited

Computer I am proficient in the following technologies,

Skills • Arena (Logistics simulation software from Rockwell

automation)
• Advanced knowledge of software, hardware and networking

skills
• Auto Cad (Autodesk certified)

• MATLAB

• Microsoft project

• Troubleshooting
Academic “Logistics at Toyota - system engineering perspective”
Projects • The project analyses logistics support infrastructure in each

life-cycle phase of a new system in system engineering

perspective. The new system analysed in the project is
upcoming Toyota Kluger assembly line in Toyota’s Altona
manufacturing plant, Melbourne.
“A case study on the supply chain of CNN”
• The project analyses CNN’s involvement in a supply chain

and describes the way in which the company manages the

involvement in a supply chain.
“A model for improving the supply chain of Singapore
Airlines”
• The project proposed a model for improving the supply chain

of Singapore Airlines to provide strategic advantage during

this challenging economic climate

References Dr. Peter Gibson Mr. Tharwat Khalil

Director of Studies -
Postgraduate Coursework,
Faculty of Engineering,
University of Wollongong,
Wollongong, NSW, Australia
Ph: +61 242215968, Email:
peterg@uow.edu.au
Managing Director,
The Lake Service Centre,
80 Central Ave, Oak Flats,
NSW, Australia, 2529
Ph +61 24257 5328