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Himanshu Kathuria

Operations Associate

Luxembourg, Luxembourg, Luxembourg11 yrs 8 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led supply chain strategy for Amazon Europe.
  • Achieved $120MM cost savings in network optimization.
  • Designed AI models to enhance B2B customer retention.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Supply Chain and E-commerce strategist with strong analytical and leadership skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Supply Chain ManagementBusiness StrategyFinancial AnalysisStrategic PlanningForecastingPlanningAnalyticsE-commerceProgram ManagementTechnology Implementation

Other Skills

Stakeholder ManagementDecision-MakingCustomer SuccessNetwork DesignCritical ThinkingOperationsEnglishBusiness TransformationBusiness RequirementsModelingCommunicationPresentationsComplex SystemsProblem SolvingDigital Literacy

About

Retail | E-commerce | Supply Chain Planning | Strategy | MBA | Technology

Experience

11 yrs 8 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs
Average Tenure
5 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

Amazon

3 roles

Manager III, Supply Chain Management

Promoted

May 2023Present · 3 yrs 1 mo · Luxembourg

  • (People Manager)
  • Leading a team of senior supply chain/network managers to shape the mid and long term supply chain strategy for Amazon Europe.
  • Responsibilities - Supply Chain Middle Mile network design for long term plans (1+ Years), including future network design and topology including - 1) Sort center building decisions (infrastructure investment decisions) - Location, Size, Layout 2) Supply chain network connectivity design optimized for cost and speed basis inventory placement, new logistics business and end to end supply chain strategy. 3) Working with operations research, analytics and tech teams to co create state of the art tools for optimization, automation and measurement.
  • Work
  • Improved network cost by $120MM as part of the Amazon wide cost to serve work stream for middle mile working with Finance and wider supply chain teams.
  • Led Sort Center building decisions for assets of over $400MM Capex (6 sort centers), increasing year round utilization of assets by >1000bps, while still meeting/over delivering customer needs on capacity and speed.
  • Spearheaded post covid middle mile asset size optimization efforts for middle mile, avoiding $90million in capex, for non value returning assets.
  • Delivered 12 planning cycles, including designs for 9+ years, recommending cost, speed and carbon optimized supply chain network with an overall cost base of >$3 Billion and capex decisions of >$1billion.
  • Drove MM supply chain design decisions related to inventory placements, forecasting, business growth recommendations for profitability of end to end products
  • Designed a robust supply chain network for core Amazon e-commerce business, while cross-utilizing and commingling assets for other logistics based products like Ship With Amazon, Amazon Freight (Pallet movement service), uncovering synergies worth $70MM annualized solely for the middle mile.
  • Directly managed a team of 6 - Senior Network Managers (>10 years experience) and Managers (>5 years experience).
Stakeholder ManagementForecastingFinancial AnalysisDecision-MakingE-commerceCustomer Success+17

Senior Supply Chain Manager, Strategic Planning

Promoted

Jul 2022Present · 3 yrs 11 mos · Luxembourg

  • Responsible for creation of long term plans (financial and network connectivity) for the Amazon EU Middle Mile Network and defining end to end network topology
  • Influenced Capex decisions through Network and Financial Analysis
  • Defined connectivity for end to end network in the most profitable way
  • Designed a decision framework that maximizes return for investment for capacity based on multiple customer experience and operational metrics
  • Designed the analytics framework and data pipeline for network topology
  • Created strategic plans to support demand growth
  • Affected 90 million dollars savings/deferrals by optimising capital expenditure and operational expenditure decisions
Stakeholder ManagementForecastingFinancial AnalysisCustomer SuccessNetwork DesignCritical Thinking+17

Supply Chain Manager II, Strategic Network Planning

Apr 2021Jul 2022 · 1 yr 3 mos · Luxembourg

Stakeholder ManagementForecastingCustomer SuccessCritical ThinkingOperationsEnglish+11

Reliance retail

Manager, Planning, Analytics and Strategy

Oct 2020Mar 2021 · 5 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Stakeholder ManagementForecastingCustomer SuccessCritical ThinkingEnglishBusiness Requirements+10

Reliance industries limited

2 roles

B2B Ecommerce | Marketing and Sales Planning | Strategy | Analytics

Jun 2019Mar 2021 · 1 yr 9 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • General Management
  • Ajio Business (Ecommerce)
  • 1. Planning
  • 2. Strategising for reducing customer churn, optimising Assortment, improving Sales Officers' Productivity (designed an AI model that can predict and potentially pre-empt customer churn)
  • 2. Designing and tracking KPIs to improve business performance.
  • 3. Strategising for customer retention and on-boarding
  • Analytics and Strategic Initiatives
  • Projects
  • 1. Designed a framework Upselling and thus improving the B2B Petro Retail Sales (Reliance Petro Retail).
  • (Based on a machine learning model that predicts the route taken by trucks) (Unsupervised machine learning/Clustering)
  • 2. Pricing Strategy for Petro Retail Outlets (Based on a predictive model that determines price sensitivity given a local market and business objectives)
Stakeholder ManagementForecastingCustomer SuccessCritical ThinkingEnglishBusiness Requirements+8

Summer Intern

Apr 2018May 2018 · 1 mo · Mumbai Area, India

  • Applied Six Sigma and recommended IoT based solutions to lower the probability of failure by 1000x as per industry guidelines, delivering potential yearly savings of Rs. 7,00,00,000.
ForecastingEnglishProblem SolvingDigital Literacy

Bt

Professional

Oct 2016May 2017 · 7 mos · Gurgaon

  • Led a team of six for implementing the payment collection process, utilizing Technology to deliver a seamless solution.
  • Program Management for the course of implementation of the project
Stakeholder ManagementEnglishBusiness RequirementsComputer ScienceProblem SolvingDigital Literacy+3

Deloitte india (offices of the us)

Consultant

Feb 2016Oct 2016 · 8 mos · Bengaluru Area, India

EnglishBusiness TransformationBusiness RequirementsCommunicationComputer ScienceProblem Solving

Oracle

Associate Analyst (CRM consultant for Retail Client)

Aug 2012Feb 2016 · 3 yrs 6 mos · Bangalore

  • Process design and mapping for CRM for a large US Based Retail Client
  • Data intensive business analysis to improve Day to Day operations of business.
  • Building Intelligence for After Sales Support through Data Analysis and Technology
  • Setting up of the Yearly Goal Setting and Planning process for Sales for the Client.
  • Extensively used SQL and BI tools for Data and Business Analysis
  • Understanding business requirements and designing MIS Reports to track and measure KPIs for
  • Awarded Oracle Customer Pacesetter for stabilizing client’s Customer Service Operations' Process
  • Awarded Star Performer by Oracle Cloud Services for implementation of Services Module for a retail company
  • Process Automation for New Store Setup leading to a reduction in Configuration time by 80 percent for Oracle’s Client
  • Hands on with Technology as well as Functional business aspects as required for the project delivery
Stakeholder ManagementEnglishBusiness TransformationBusiness RequirementsComputer ScienceProblem Solving

Education

Holy Child School, Sonipat

Secondary

Management Development Institute, Gurgaon

Master of Business Administration - MBA — Marketing and Finance

The NorthCap University

Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) — Computer Science

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