Jai Rajak

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India22 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

20+ years of experience in business strategy and transformation.
Expert in driving business outcomes at the intersection of strategy and technology.
Passionate about creating a competitive advantage in supply chain.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Business Transformation expert in the Consumer Goods and Supply Chain sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business TransformationOperations ManagementClient Relationship ManagementSupply Chain ManagementProcurement StrategyTransformation Management

Other Skills

OperationsStrategic InitiativesSustainable GrowthKey MetricsSystem PerformanceFinancial LiteracyFinancial EducationStakeholder ManagementMarket AnalysisFinanceDemand ForecastingPurchasing and Supply ManagementWarehouse OperationsCustomer ExperienceCompetitive Marketing Strategies

About

- A trusted C-suite advisor and collaborator with Global as well as India based businesses optimizing bottom-line and delivering efficient processes and operating model - I am a Business Strategy and Transformation practitioner with 20+ years of experience in advising Clients in areas of: Driving business outcomes at the intersection of strategy and technology, evaluating processes and identifying solutions to deliver Growth, Cost Reduction, Efficiency, and Compliance - Passionate about creating Future of Supply Chain as a source of competitive advantage - Account relationship, and India Business P&L owner for Consumer Goods Clientele Portfolio - Accomplished CEO Programme from IIM Lucknow, Executive Development Program in Logistics Supply Chain Management from XLRI Jamshedpur and 1st Class Honors in Mechanical Engineering from NIT / REC Durgapur - My interests include strategy games, mathematical puzzles, cosmology and popular science. - Industry Experience: Consumer Goods, Automotive, Pharma, Healthcare, Mining & Metals and Oil & Gas

Experience

22 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

11 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

18 yrs 4 mos

Current Experience

Accenture

6 roles

Managing Director - Client Groups Products - India Business

Promoted

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 5 mos

Architecting solutions and delivering the same for Consumer Centric Clients while helping define North Star and accomplish it, as well as alleviating pain points thereby building a sustainable, growth oriented and cost efficient business.

OperationsStrategic InitiativesSustainable GrowthKey MetricsSystem PerformanceFinancial Literacy+6

Client Account Leadership Senior Manager - Consumer Goods Industry - India Business

Nov 2019 – Nov 2022 · 3 yrs

A trusted advisor and collaborator driving initiatives to address business challenges of Consumer Goods Clients
Portfolio lead for New IT led Business Tranformation

OperationsStrategic InitiativesSustainable GrowthKey MetricsSystem PerformanceFinancial Literacy+6

Management Consulting Senior Manager - Supply Chain & Operations

Promoted

Dec 2015 – Oct 2019 · 3 yrs 10 mos

Lead programs and manage Client relationships for engagements in Business Transformation spanning: Operating Model Strategy & Design, Procurement Performance Management, Procurement Analytics & Opportunity Assessment, Strategic Sourcing, Direct Material Cost reduction, Procurement Outsourcing, Procure to Pay Process Assessment & Design

OperationsStrategic InitiativesSustainable GrowthKey MetricsSystem PerformanceFinancial Education+4

Management Consulting Manager - Supply Chain & Operations

Sep 2011 – Nov 2015 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Led and managed projects in Procurement Strategy, Transformation, Procurement Performance Enhancement

OperationsStrategic InitiativesSustainable GrowthStakeholder ManagementMarket AnalysisProcurement Strategy+1

Consultant - Supply Chain & Operations

Promoted

Sep 2008 – Aug 2011 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Project Delivery in functional areas: Inventory Optimization, Procure to Pay, Cost Reduction, Strategic Sourcing, Supply Chain Outsourcing

Market Analysis

Analyst - Supply Chain & Operations

Aug 2007 – Aug 2008 · 1 yr

Project Delivery in Functional Areas: Spend Analysis, Market Intelligence & Inventory Analytics

Tata motors limited

Manager - Auto-Materials

Jul 2003 – Jul 2007 · 4 yrs · Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India · On-site

Procurement: Led procurement of more than 1000 items spanning across 100 OEMs and local suppliers with a spend base of ₹1500 million
Led a team of 4 supervisors across procurement and stores to ensure effective co-ordination and communication of demand and schedule with suppliers thereby resulting in timely delivery of quality materials for production
Material Planning & Scheduling - Rolling weekly material planning & delivery scheduling for high value A class items aligned to production schedule to ensure 100% operational production capacity utilization
Supplier Management – Supplier Relationship Management based on segmentation into Strategic, Tactical and Transactional in sync with monthly performance evaluation score gradings into A, (Top performers) B (Average performers), C (Poor Performers). Supplier Performance Improvement planning and implementation for B &C grade suppliers.
Inventory Management: Established an effective monitoring system for Goods Receipt and Issue for critical, high value items, so that procurement action is exactly as per requirement thereby achieving and continuously excelling the Inventory target as per Divisional Balance Score Card
Driven annual cost benefit of approximately ₹35 million through Value engineering and effective Share of Business Management