Loknath Rao (Lok) — CEO

OUR EMPLOYEES (of Lydian and Management Technician) DO NOT EXIST ON LINKEDIN. ON PURPOSE. *** I solve supply chain problems that are solvable and leaves extra cash on the table. Using science, math, software and good old fashioned ‘just do it’ way. That's my core skill set. Actually, not just 'supply chain' - an artificial science, but anything to do with operations in general. Whatever makes an efficient system. I understand something beyond arithmetic and algebra. E.g. I understand distributions and variability. I understand where π and e comes from in natural phenomenon. I understand chance, risk and probability. At least intuitively. I can distinguish hypothesis from managerial BS. I can come up with weird sounding proposals that they eventually implement 10 years later. I speak my mind. Only keeping in mind shareholders' interests. The ones whose blood and sweat made the corporations that feed us. Bureaucracy and hierarchy is something I cannot tolerate. Even for 30 seconds. But scientific arguments can keep me engaged for 72 hours nonstop. I can't solve the problem of ships getting stuck in Suez Canal as that has got nothing to do with Supply Chain! I can work as a Janitor too if it helps with commercial outcomes. I wipe it squeaky clean. Without tools too. Just whisper the agenda to me. I can screw an entire economy if needed. I despise being called a 'functional' consultant or an 'SAP Consultant'. I know YOUR business and hence I talk. My expertise on SAP Solutions design is rooted in reason, science and commercial utility. Not poetry. IF you are specifically looking for SAP expertise, I suggest you look at alumni of Ameerpet Metropolitan University, Hyderabad

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Supply Chain and SAP Solutions expert with a focus on operational efficiency.

Location: Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines

Experience: 25 yrs 10 mos

Skills

Sap Solutions Design
Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Planning
Sap Applications
Business Development
Customer Relationship Management
Supply Chain Solutions
Sap Supply Chain Planning
Procurement Strategy
Sales & Operations Planning
Logistics Management

Career Highlights

Expert in optimizing SAP applications for business value.
Proven track record in supply chain transformation.
Strong advocate for scientific approaches in operations.

Work Experience

Lydian Global Business Services

Chief Executive Officer (3 yrs)

The IT Business of a Cigarettes Company

Principal Consultant Supply Chain Management (1 yr 6 mos)

Diligent Tech India Pvt. Ltd.

Business Development Advisor (5 yrs 4 mos)

The Management Technician

Managing Partner (15 yrs 2 mos)

A well known IT services firm

Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP Supply Chain Planning) Consultant (3 yrs 10 mos)

A Well Known Engineering and Construction Contracts Firm

Procurement Analytics Consultant (1 yr 7 mos)

A Mid-Sized Pharmaceutical Firm

Demand & Supply Planner (1 yr 1 mo)

A Large Diversified Trading Group

Logistics & Commercial Manager (4 yrs 2 mos)

Education

Master's degree at Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

Loknath Rao (Lok)

CEO

Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines25 yrs 10 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Expert in optimizing SAP applications for business value.
Proven track record in supply chain transformation.
Strong advocate for scientific approaches in operations.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Supply Chain and SAP Solutions expert with a focus on operational efficiency.

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Skills

Core Skills

Sap Solutions DesignSupply Chain ManagementSupply Chain PlanningSap ApplicationsBusiness DevelopmentCustomer Relationship ManagementSupply Chain SolutionsSap Supply Chain PlanningProcurement StrategySales & Operations PlanningLogistics Management

Other Skills

Digital StrategyPartner Relationship ManagementPeople ManagementSalesProductivityDemand ForecastingSupply Network OptimizationSupply Chain AnalyticsLogisticsDemand PlanningBusiness Intelligence

About

Experience

Lydian global business services

Chief Executive Officer

Apr 2023 – Present · 3 yrs · Manila, National Capital Region, Philippines · On-site

Setting new standards of economics in the world of Enterprise Applications. Primarily SAP driven.
We apply scientific rigor to SAP Applications to get the maximum business value from the applications. Productivity. With least number of resources possible. Supply Chain Planning, Scheduling, Sales, Procurement, Finance, Costing and Profitability Analysis. The integration mambo Jambo. Simplying it. Questioning current state only to fix what's broken. The Data foundation needed for Intelligent Enterprise!
ONLY the very best Consultants with deep Business (corporate functions, ops, core Industry economics) and Technology experience (possibilities galore), work with us. 40+ yo. Some 55+. Hands-on. Not configurators. They are your management and technology consultants rolled into one. Try it out.
I pretend to be the CEO (because I am on paper), but I itch to know where I can add my ignorance in the projects we undertake. What can I learn from others. What can I teach customers for free. I am merely curious.
We are based in 'Low-cost' Countries. Because we are born there. But we are NOT CHEAP. We undertake only fixed price projects with fixed scope and deliverables. We spend all it takes to make the use case right. We write it ourselves. We tell the customers where they are wasting their effort and monies on. Proactively. And we know our customers understand what they are getting into. We turn it around quickly. No 5 months workshops sessions. No calls ruminating over the same topic 20 times over.
In case we are not big enough to be your vendors (SOX Compliances), and you think we might screw up as a small nondescript company operating out of a pigeonhole (that's true actually), you pay us ONLY when we deliver what we promised. Again, NOT cheap. If it makes easy for you, you can deal with us through any of our legal entities in UK, US, India, Philippines and Australia.
We do not have glass and steel offices with cafeterias facing Hudson Bay. We do not want to.

Digital StrategyPartner Relationship ManagementPeople ManagementSalesSAP Solutions DesignSupply Chain Management

The it business of a cigarettes company

Principal Consultant Supply Chain Management

Oct 2022 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 6 mos · Pune, Maharashtra, India · Remote

Supply Chain Solutions Adviser for an IT company owned by a market leader in Tobacco Products.

Supply Chain Solutions

Diligent tech india pvt. ltd.

Business Development Advisor

Dec 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 4 mos · Global · Hybrid

Supply Chain Practice Development. Business Development, Customer Relationship Management, Training to Consultants.

Business DevelopmentCustomer Relationship Management

The management technician

Managing Partner

Feb 2011 – Present · 15 yrs 2 mos · International

Design and transformation of Supply Chain Planning and Scheduling functions. With practical subject expertise on Demand Forecasting, Supply Network Optimization, Fulfillment, Service Level theories and Supply Chain Analytics, we offer our discerning customers robust, scientifically tested and commercially wise solutions, primarily using SAP applications (APO, ERP, BW, PP-VC). Our proven accelerators and training programs are designed keeping the planner-user in mind and to institute a culture of measuring and monitoring KPI's that matter. Unlike the 'Big Tech' most of our implementations are done by just 2 to 4 consultants who have LIVED their jobs. This includes complete ownership, incl. technical upgrades and customizations in business as usual.
Some of our customers include Adidas AG, Abdul Lateef Jameel, Fonterra NZ, JG Summit Inc, Lycra Company, UPL, McCain America, Glenmark, AVT McCormick, Petro Rabigh, SAP AG, Treofan Film Systems, Honeywell, Yaskawa Electric, Ghirardelli Chocolates and many more..

Supply Chain PlanningSAP Applications

A well known it services firm

Advanced Planning and Optimization (SAP Supply Chain Planning) Consultant

Mar 2007 – Jan 2011 · 3 yrs 10 mos · India, Europe, United States

Application Consultant-Supply Chain Planning based on SAP applications. Consulted and implemented solutions for firms like AT&T, Novartis, P&G, Argos, Volkswagen. Mostly SAP SCM (APO) applications viz. Demand Planning, Supply Network Planning, Global ATP, Production Planning, CIF (integration), BW.

SAP Supply Chain Planning

A well known engineering and construction contracts firm

Procurement Analytics Consultant

Jul 2005 – Feb 2007 · 1 yr 7 mos · Bombay & Madras, India

Enterprise wide Procurement Strategy, Spend Analytics, Auctions (design and realization) optimization. Identify value and cost levers, test and prove the ideas. Saved (undisputed) good monies using Auctions as a platform for buying made to specifications items as well.

Procurement Strategy

A mid-sized pharmaceutical firm

Demand & Supply Planner

May 2004 – Jun 2005 · 1 yr 1 mo · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Sales & Operations Planning owner-driver, Demand Planner, Supply Planner.
Instituted an S&OP process discipline and a culture of scientific approach to demand and supply planning (too much paintbrush for a start)
Formalized the notion of Planning Horizons, Planning Frequency, Planning Time Fences, Exception Management, Forecast quality measurement (cost of forecast error post facto), Forecast Value Add
In general using the SAP solution 'painlessly' for making lives easier (avoid the excuse to jump to excel to re-invent everything).

Sales & Operations Planning

A large diversified trading group

Logistics & Commercial Manager

Mar 2000 – May 2004 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

Pan India Distribution Planner, Demand Planner, Capacity Planner, Subcontract Operations, Truck Chaser, Firefighter, Report Maker (anything for Bosses whims), Co-packing operations, Supply Strategy, Transportation Strategy (multi-modal) - very large volumes - outbound and inbound - Agri Biz / Cooking Oils / Crude / Refined / Global Sourced. "Get the STUFF out there NOW. I don't give a damn how you do it as long as you do it under one Rupee per ton mile"

Logistics Management