May 2023 – Aug 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Supply Chain Planning
• Leads the team to strategize, enable and implement supply chain plans.
• Contributes to an overall business of 800 Cr and responsible for creating an EBITDA of 60 Cr
• Network Optimization & Design, Distribution Planning & Modelling, Warehouse Process, Manpower and Space Planning, Inventory Replenishment, Optmization and Placement
• S&OP - Process Improvement
• Conducted planned vs actual – Opex Cost, Manpower, Process and Technology gap analysis in Warehouse processes, Primary transport, Distribution & Stock Transfer across project’s lifecycle
• Redefined processes & inventory placement when SKU mix increased to 1.8 times, improving space utilization & IPP (by 80 items/person/hr)
• Re-configured the racks, SKU placement and segregated zones to minimize lost & damages percentage by 25% and meet the desired IPP 220 (items/manhr)
• Customized WMS and enabled features of License plate numbers, sub dispatch zones and FTG to minimize the lost cases by 19% & improve outbound IPP by (by 120 items/person/hr)
• Conducted Six Sigma methodology in outbound process. Multiple MRP (bottleneck) stations with picklist based MRP printing were installed to improve throughput by 100 (lables/manhr)
• Supply Chain Finance
• Owns and develops PnL, presented to the CEO, also responsible for targeted EBITDA performance
• Performs NPV & IRR analysis for projects to qualify their profitability potential.
• Performs MTD analysis on fixed & variable opex, manpower to focus on optimizable areas.
• Develops operation budget of fulfillment center and transportation. Identify gaps in actual vs budgeted cost & EBITDA, subsequently perform RCA

Jan 2023 – Apr 2023 · 3 mos

• Planned & executed inventory supply, replenishment & optimization at all stocking points with ABC Classification, FEFO, FSNO, FIFO, Categories to keep the SLAs, IPP intact and check stock outs.
• Reduced non ideal stock transfers via right order-FC mapping, days of inventory placement & SKU -factory-FC- distributor region placement, by 24% for a consumer durables firm

Jul 2022 – Dec 2022 · 5 mos

• Successfully Implemented Stock transfers, Warehouse, & Distribution plans, deployed capex, manpower, designed processes & conducted RCA for any deviation for 11 projects.
• Process Engineering - Designed WMS & TMS processes, defined process goals, KPIs, & controls

Jan 2022 – Aug 2022 · 7 mos

• Improved order to deliver SLA by 20% on 1st day, 10% on 2nd day & 37% within 3 days via right vehicle mix, dynamic clustering, LTL, FTL, Express, milk runs, & fixed vehicles for an industrial firm
• Reduced the distribution cost by 35% while conducting distribution in west India of a consumer electronic firm from 4 FCs to 793 pin codes.
• Reduced spare parts distribution cost by 27% for an Automobile firm in south India via dynamic clustering, milk runs, dedicated fleet, limiting with vehicle & delivery constraints

Jul 2021 – Dec 2021 · 5 mos

• Performed strategic network planning of FCs, depots and factories, in accordance with SLAs, distribution & stock transfer cost reducing the FC footprint by 33% for a consumer durable firm
• Improved order to deliver SLA by 40 percentage points within 3 days while reducing the logistics cost by 1 % point of revenue via machine learning based models for a consumer goods firm

Jan 2021 – Jul 2021 · 6 mos

• Supply Chain Consulting
• Leas the team in consulting & designing logistics solutions on transportation & Stock transfer to optimize vehicle utilization, minimize non ideal movements, improve SLAs and optimize cost.
• Optimized utilization & transportation cost in lanes using right vehicle & right vehicle mix, load consolidation, FTL, LTL, and dedicated vehicle usage, cross docking & transshipment.
• Provided network plan solutions via identifying the right tier of the supply chain (mother warehouse & child warehouse) & fulfillment center footprint.
• Planned inventory at stocking points in accordance with SLA, lead times import, manufacturing, consolidation, & transportation. Perform classification of SKUs (ABC & FSNO) via double pareto principle
• Developed and implemented multi-Echelon inventory optimization to optimize the inventory at Depot/ Distributor which resulted working capital reduction of over 8% while also improving Service level by 2% for 24 states in India
• Determine the most cost optimal network of Factory, Warehouse, Distributor and SKU (FSD) for finished goods based on Linear programming solver model to improve production and distribution efficiency. This resulted in reducing costs and increased Gross Margin by 3%.
• Manufacturing cost optimization by selecting the right blend of coal to be utilized and balancing the quality of product with cost

Apr 2020 – Jan 2021 · 9 mos

Sep 2018 – Mar 2020 · 1 yr 6 mos

• Supply Chain Management
• Understand the business environment, processes, and conduct gap analysis in terms of current process, and technology in the areas of Logistics, Manufacturing, Inventory, & Warehouse Management
• Define the Business Case, problem statement and set platform for identifying root causes and roadmap in line with objectives.
• Perform business process analysis & advanced analytics steps using DMAIC tools, OR, Machine Learning, Statistical, Scoring Models to optimize, predict and plan.
• Report & implement the solutions findings in the process environment in consultation with all process stakeholders.
• Business Process Improvement
• Study & Analyze Business Processes via DMAIC tools, conduct gap analysis wrt people, process, and technology in the areas of Logistics, Manufacturing, Inventory, & Warehouse Management
• Conceive and fabricate projects plan to improve business process using six sigma methodology, statistical and mathematical models.
• Derive and monitor key performance indicators/variables of the process.
• Project Management
• Manage Projects over its entire lifecycle of acquisition to its delivery and support.
• Responsible for project communication, budget control, scheduled delivery, resource management and risk management
• Undertake roles of team management, client management, technology guidance, solution creation & value realization.
• Implement projects in the client business environment via integration/automation and realize envisaged goals & objectives.

Jun 2016 – Sep 2018 · 2 yrs 3 mos · Gurgaon, India

• Supply Chain Analytics
• Developed advanced analytics-based business solutions for clients in the domain of supply chain processes of Logistics, Manufacturing, Inventory & Warehouse Management
• Achieved business process goals through DMAIC, statistical & mathematical tools, advanced analytics insights, and co-ordination with internal and external stakeholders.
• Translated insights into actionable plans & strategies and presented them to the client.
• Placed, consulted & implemented business process improvement solutions, especially in the domain of supply chain.
• Achievements
• Strategic Planning
• Radical transformation of Supply Chain footprint: Helped client chart out the plan for over 1200 Cr investment plan with individual detailed business plans. Developed comprehensive plan with following objectives:
• o Plan for growth - 33% increase in fixed asset turn-over ratio
• o Simple to run- 25% reduction in number of factories
• o Cost efficient- Estimated cash savings of 140 crores through ENA co-location to 53%
• o Effectiveness- Improve cost availability and cost competitiveness
• S&OP Improvement
• Designed & implemented 1) Demand planning process 2) Tailored replenishment tool with truck building to improve service (>95%)
• SKU Segmentation by evaluating key factors such as Volume, Variability, Gross Margin and Strategic importance

May 2015 – Jul 2015 · 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

• Project: Determining the most effective & efficient channels for sales & marketing of three products of National Instruments
• The project execution involved planning and procuring resources, product analysis, and product proposition.
• Market research via customer consultation, ongoing sales practices and marketing events, and historical data
• Conclusion was drawn through regression analysis, developing, and calculating metric variables and hypothesis testing.

Oct 2010 – Oct 2013 · 3 yrs · Uttrakhand

• Production Management
• Forecasting and Optimization of the resources to keep production in accordance with demand of UPPCL, NRLDC & design.
• Preparation and analysis of MIS, Daily Performance & Information report, and Daily Generation Schedule
• Process leaning, optimization and streamlining for an efficient production while meeting the design and budgeted production.
• Maintenance Management
• Worked as shift in charge and co-ordinated a shift of 25 people in scheduling, overhauling, and benchmarking of equipment.
• Worked on the operation and maintenance module of ERP for predictive and preventive maintenance and smart generation.
• Troubleshooting and configuration of relays and other meters considering their preventive and ad hoc maintenance
• Achievements
• Involved in disaster management in a situation of recovery of the plant through leakage in pressure shaft