Rakesh Kana, CSCP, MBA, BSc

Founder and Managing Director at Maple Leaf Settlement Service
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, CA
Languages
  • English Full professional proficiency
  • Malayalam Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Tamil Professional working proficiency
  • Hindi Professional working proficiency

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Credentials

  • Lean Management
    Benchmark Six Sigma
    Jan, 2011
    - Nov, 2024
  • Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
    APICS
    Dec, 2015
    - Nov, 2024
  • Six Sigma Green Belt (RABQSA)
    Exemplar Global, Inc.

Experience

    • Canada
    • Individual and Family Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Founder and Managing Director
      • Mar 2017 - Present

    • Transportation, Logistics, Supply Chain and Storage
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Business Development Manager
      • Jun 2016 - Feb 2017

      Figured out and brought forward new business opportunities for ground, air, ocean, customs brokerage and contract logisticsIdentified potential clients using knowledge of the market, electronic databases, industry trade associations, trade shows, networking events, and consults other sources of informationDetermined and contacted the key decision makers of the target client through cold calls, emails and other meansContinuous follow up with the prospects at regular intervals of time to gain the businessMaintained a good understanding of client business segment and of solutions proposed by the competitionIdentified and analyzed customer needs and developed solutions adapted to client expectationsWorked closely with the clients and operations team to resolve if any issues raised in the shipments

    • United Kingdom
    • Retail
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Inventory Specialist
      • Mar 2016 - May 2016

      Perform inventory audits for different superstores such as Walmart, Shopper Drug Mart, Old Navy and for many other retail companies with RGIS RM-1 machineConsistently deliver high accuracy and speed in inventory auditingTransmit reports to the supervisor at regular intervals of timeCross verify the physical counting with machine count to ensure high accuracy level

    • Inventory Auditor
      • Dec 2015 - Mar 2016

    • Purchasing Manager
      • 2011 - 2015

      Planned and executed national and international purchasing activities while managing a team of fifteen staffs and designed procurement policies and procedures and monitored and maintained the existing processesExtensive experience in sourcing and purchasing varied products such as promotional gifts, solar lights, LED lights and electronic items from international manufacturers and trading companiesMonitored and controlled inventory in the warehouses by making use of POS data and cycle counting of the inventoryManaged logistic activities includes land, sea and air shipping modesCo-ordinated with customs clearing agents and government authorities to ensure custom clearance procedures are compiled and legal requirements are metAllocated budget throughout the different stages of supply chain by properly analysing the risk and return Planned and managed interaction with supplier to maximize value and reduce risk while applying six sigma, pull and push process for inventory managementSupervised the activities of different functional teams within the organization, also responsible for the formation and managing of cross functional team to work towards some common goals

    • Purchasing Coordinator
      • 2008 - 2011

      Organized and coordinated operations of physical flows management, specifically by optimizing quality and ensuring the cost as attainedResponsible for the accurate maintenance and submission of purchase orders based on customer demand and stock replenishmentAssisted in the purchase of materials, products and requests for proposals, informal quotations, and negotiations with overseas suppliers based on the purchasing rules of the organizationAssisted in obtaining and studying comparative prices and quotations and thereby made purchasing decisions based on analysisDetected, researched, and resolved the purchasing issues and problems with incorrect orders, invoices, and shipmentsConducted marketing research in order to find the key product that can be imported to the Indian market

Education

  • T.A.PAI MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
    Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
    2010 - 2012
  • Manipal University
    Bachelor’s Degree, Biotechnology
    2007 - 2010

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