ABHISHEK GUPTA

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India19 yrs 4 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

16.5 years of supply chain expertise.
Led strategic initiatives at Amazon and Walmart.
Strong analytical and leadership capabilities.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Retail Supply Chain Leader with extensive experience in program management and operational excellence.

Contact

abhi.sahil1@gmail.com LinkedIn

Skills

Other Skills

Demand ForecastingStrategic PlanningSupply Chain ManagementInventory ManagementForecastingCPFRSupply ChainRetailInventoryInventory ControlDemand PlanningBusiness AnalysisProcurementOperations ManagementPricing

About

16.5 years of experience in Supply chain domain wherein last 10 years’ experience is around developing new capabilities and driving strategic initiatives in Supply chain. Demonstrated 1) capability to develop business need backward supply chain solutions, 2) tech/automation orientation for sustainable operations, 3) capability to challenge status quo, 4) strong analytical capabilities, 5) Ability to lead diverse teams and 6) result oriented leadership across stakeholders in ambiguous situations. Rich retail industry experience- 8years with Amazon and 4.5years with Walmart, transforming business across multiple categories. Key Expertise- Program management, Inventory planning, Buying & Merchandising, vendor management & Process excellence. MBA from MDI, Gurgaon in Operations+ Strategy.

Experience

19 yrs 4 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 2 mos

Average Tenure

7 yrs 3 mos

Current Experience

Amazon

3 roles

Leader, Supply chain- Fulfillment models

Promoted

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 5 mos

Creating most innovative and advanced supply chain by challenging biases of conventional supply chain. Imagine infinite assortment (beyond grocery) delivering to you within 24 hours and at a favourable cost to organisation.
Onboarded lakhs of sellers across India to this unparalleled network and ensuring right experience for customers and sellers both.

Leader- Hybrid Grocery Supply Chain

Nov 2022 – Apr 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

Leading Low-cost Grocery supply chain, wherein Amazon delivers grocery from 3P Hypermarkets and enables quick commerce experience across pan India.

Supply Chain Leader for External Fulfillment Business (Seller Flex + Easy Ship)

Feb 2019 – Oct 2022 · 3 yrs 8 mos

Leader for creating External Fulfillment capabilities (outside own warehouses), which merges vendor/seller supply points to core network and eliminate WH capex. These external supply points help building infinite assortment and minimize inventory investments. This is executed, ensuring fulfillment experience for customers matches with owned warehouse fulfillment. Making India operations, global leader for this unique capability having such large business impact.

Cloudtail india -amazon and catamaron venture

Leader- Retail Planning, Projects & Pricing

Sep 2016 – Jan 2019 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Leader for Retail Planning, Inventory management, Buying, Pricing, Projects & Automation for Softlines vertical (includes Apparel, Shoes, Luggage, Watches, eyewear etc).
Strategic role to build/grow Categories, processes, analytical capabilities and systems..

Arrow - arvind lifestyle brands limited

Head of Retail Planning, Buying & Merchandising

Jul 2014 – Sep 2016 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

Head of Planing, Buying & Merchandising for Online, MBO and Key Account businesses for apparel brand Arrow (Arvind lifestyle brands limited).

Fujifilm india

Manager - SCM Inbound team

Jan 2014 – Jun 2014 · 5 mos · Gurgaon

Heading SCM Inbound team for all Fujifilm India operations.
Demand Planning & Replenishment | Inventory Management | Capacity planning |Team management & support.

Walmart

2 roles

Retail planning, Demand planning forecasting+ Inventory Planning

May 2011 – Jan 2014 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Gurgaon, India

Inventory Planning, inventory health management and liquidation:
1). Demand planning & forecasting.
2). Inventory inflow management & Stock level optimization.
3). Open To Buy (OTB) concept implementation.
4). Planning & Procurement Seasonal/Festival buying.
5). Ensuring profitability of business - Sales, Gross margin,GMROI & GMROF.
6). Unproductive inventory liquidation planning & budgeting.
7). Financial conciliation & 5 year planning.
8). Procurement & Planning for New product launches & New geography expansions.
9). Range Review/ Range profitability & assortment management.

Replenishment Manager

Nov 2009 – Jun 2011 · 1 yr 7 mos · Gurgaon, India

Replenishment manager for Stationery/Toys/Sports goods/Automotive/Hardware/Electrical equipment & Festival goods.
1). VMI implementation with major vendors.
2). New DC set-up.
3). DSD model implementation.
4), Instock + DOH + dump+ inventory inflow + Order management.

Satyam computer services limited

Software Engineer + SCM Domain Expert

Oct 2006 – Oct 2009 · 3 yrs · Hyderabad Area, India

Technology: Data Ware Housing
Domain: Supply Chain & Business Operations (financial).
Client: GSK global
Highlights: Supply Chain domain expert
1) Responsible for understanding Client requirements, converting those into IT solution & getting it developed by software developers.
2) Proposing proactive business Development plan (BDP) to client.
3) Continuous up-gradation and maintenance of delivered solutions.