Rahul Nair

Operations Associate

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India6 yrs 7 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Led demand planning initiatives resulting in 20% sales increase.
Successfully optimized procurement systems for operational efficiency.
Developed comprehensive reports driving strategic decision-making.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Supply Chain Management professional with expertise in demand planning and project management.

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Skills

Core Skills

Demand PlanningSupply Chain ManagementProject ManagementOperations ManagementQuality ManagementProduction Management

Other Skills

Supply ManagementProjectionInventory ManagementDemand ForecastingOrganization SkillsCustomer ServiceProblem SolvingPurchasingStock ControlAnalytical SkillsWritten CommunicationOperationsStock ManagementProcess SchedulerSupply Chain Optimization

About

Ambitious Demand Planning Manager with more than 6 years experience in leading organizational planning functions in support of overall business strategy and goal achievement. Knowledgeable industry veteran with background analyzing report data, controlling inventory and forecasting. Innovative with history crafting new strategies for planning process and tactics to boost sales.

Experience

Unilever

Assistant DC Manager

Sep 2025 – Present · 6 mos · Vapi, Gujarat, India · On-site

Swiggy

Assistant Manager-Demand Planning

Aug 2024 – Sep 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

Homelane

3 roles

Assistant Manager- Demand Planning

Jun 2022 – Aug 2024 · 2 yrs 2 mos

Developed comprehensive demand plans to support new product launches, leading to successful market introductions
Develop and manage S&OP process with Sales, Category, Marketing, Operations and planning teams to review forecasting inputs, forecast inventory and relevant performance data.
Led the optimization of a complex procurement system by providing accurate rolling projections, contributing to increased operational effectiveness and scalability. Spearheaded inventory strategies and supply chain efficiencies, resulting in a 20% increase in sales and a 10% improvement in margin
Successfully drove improvements in inventory availability, increased efficiency, and automated purchasing processes.
Creating and presenting, weekly and monthly demand reports to management team to drive decision making process.

Supply ManagementProjectionDemand PlanningSupply Chain Management

Project Planner

Promoted

Dec 2020 – Aug 2022 · 1 yr 8 mos

Coordinating and planning of a project from the order booking stage till handover.
Led cross-functional teams for successful implementation of strategic initiatives
Identifying any bottlenecks which lead to deviation in project schedule, pinpointing the constraint and resolving it by collaborating with the respective project team and finding a solution.
Championed change management initiatives within the organization by utilizing best practices in communication and collaboration.
Creating weekly, monthly and quarterly reports of each stage of the project and presenting it to the management.

Organization SkillsProject ManagementOperations Management

Production Planner

Aug 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 4 mos

Work responsibilities:
Checking the production cultist and production drawings
Monitoring and analyzing the quality of production at factory
Inspecting and testing materials (at Factory level) and products to ensure quality specification/standard.
Investigating and troubleshooting of product and its production
Developing corrective actions, solutions and improvements
Client Site visit
Document defects and errors arising after installation and making a report
Inspecting and testing materials (at site after installation) and products to ensure quality specification/standard.
Monitor the work of the installers and reduce the number of mistakes they make.
Verifying that corrective actions have been taken by the installation team against all the issues raised at the time of QC