Akhil Saxena, PCC — Co-Founder
With over 34 years of rich experience navigating the complexities of Supply Chain & Logistics, Akhil has developed a deep understanding of what drives success—Business leadership and Talent Development. Akhil now consults multinational boards and corporations to support them on complex supply chain challenges as an advisor He has held senior leadership positions in Global and Indian conglomerates such as Amazon (Ex-Vice President of Customer Fulfilment Operations, APAC, MENA & LATAM, and Worldwide Customer Service), RPG Enterprises (Sr. VP, Supply Chain, KEC International), and Unilever (managing manufacturing facilities, engineering projects, corporate quality, and new product innovation deployment in South Asia), among others. He is extremely passionate about nurturing, mentoring, and coaching the next generation. He has a keen focus on mentoring the underprivileged, young adults, and senior women leaders in logistics, supply chain, and manufacturing industries. He is a certified coach, having completed both the Coaching Foundation Program and Advanced Coaching from Coacharya, India. Today, he channels that expertise into his passion for coaching and is an Executive Coach to C-suite leaders globally, helping them unlock their potential, navigate challenges, and achieve their professional goals. His approach is rooted in practical experience, strategic thinking, and a genuine commitment to fostering growth in others. During his stints with Amazon, Akhil was a highly sought-after mentor and an internal coach to several high-performing global Amazon leaders to sharpen their leadership skills, build high-performing teams, and helping leaders to successfully transition to new roles in their professional careers. Specialization: Operations, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Logistics, Ecommerce Fulfilment and Technology, Manufacturing strategy development & outsourcing, Manufacturing systems including Maintenance, Costs, Quality, Implementation of Change Management – Technology, Execution in a demanding & high performing environment including labor relations in Unionized environments, Supply Chain Planning, Sourcing & Logistics, Capital & Overheads Budgeting, Cost Engineering programs, Benchmarking & Mfg. Performance metrics, Lean Manufacturing Principles – 5S, TPM, JIT, Capability Building across Supply Chain, Customer Service & Logistics management, Procurement & Supply Management, Business Leadership, Talent Development, Coaching & Mentoring.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Supply Chain and Logistics expert with extensive leadership experience in multinational environments.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 34 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Executive Coaching
- Leadership Development
- Supply Chain Management
- Operations Management
- Customer Service Management
Career Highlights
- 34 years of experience in Supply Chain & Logistics
- Expert advisor to multinational boards and corporations
- Passionate mentor for underprivileged and women leaders
Work Experience
Crossmentors
Mentor (11 mos)
Self-employed
Executive & Leadership Coach ( PCC-ICF ) (1 yr 9 mos)
Board Advisor & Supply Chain Consultant (1 yr 9 mos)
Amazon
Vice President - APAC / MENA/LATAM Customer Fulfilment Operations and Worldwide Customer Service (1 yr 11 mos)
Vice President - APAC , MENA and LATAM Customer Fulfilment Operations (4 yrs 3 mos)
Vice President - Asia Operations, Amazon (1 yr)
Vice President - India Operations, Amazon (2 yrs 5 mos)
Director Operations - India (2 yrs 11 mos)
KEC International Ltd.
Senior Vice President - Supply Chain & Wind EPC Business (3 yrs 6 mos)
Nepal Lever Ltd.
Unit Manager (3 yrs)
Hindustan Unilever Ltd
General Manager -Supply Chain Excellence (19 yrs)
Education
B.E. at University of Kashmir
at Holy Cross High School, Dimapur