Sep 2024 – Apr 2025 · 7 mos

Apr 2023 – Sep 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Monthly S&OP Planning | Demand Planning | Supply Planning | ~10000+ Crores GMV ARR, 25+ categories, 15000+ SKU | 400+ Dark Stores , 20+ DCs

May 2022 – Apr 2023 · 11 mos

• 1) Order Forecasting for 300+ Dark store at hourly levels with ~85%+ accuracy using Advance foreasting models like ARIMA , XGBOOST , CATBOOST etc.
• 2 ) PAN India LM rider Supply planning at Shift level with Lowest Cost Per Order (CPO) among industry while providing the best in class service levels.

Jul 2021 – May 2022 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Responsible for Monthly and Quarterly Revenue & Employer Acquisition planning for SMB and LC BUs
• Responsible for Pan-India Planning of Candidate Acquisition, Retention & Service level at the lowest CAC
• Responsible for Identifying key growth channels & areas through data analysis & frame growth strategy
• Work together with Product, Eng. & Ops team to ensure right forecast & relevant Inventory availability
• Responsible for strategizing profitable scale-up in Online Channel, Hireds Plan, Large Corporate BU through various Product Improvement leading better Product Funnel & ensuring higher ARPR Mix
• Review Business performance, insights data, key initiatives, and new team launches with CEO and founders to ensure robust plans are in place and being executed
• Own & drive a select set of initiatives end-to-end, managing stakeholders & ensuring project completion
• Produce Presentation & Reports for internal & external use (e.g., Board Meetings, Investor Pitch, etc.)

Jun 2018 – Jul 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo

• Responsible for :
• 1) Providing technical, analytical leadership and support to improve the quality and timeliness of the S&OP process.
• 2) Performing monthly rough-cut capacity planning and weekly frozen planning for PCR & TBR along with tracking of plan v/s actual
• 3) Monitoring & publishing data related to plant KPIs like Conversion Cost (Rs/Kg), CLIP (Committed Line-Item plan) Adherence, Manpower Productivity (KG/Manhour), Machine Utilization %, Plant OEE % and Manpower Skill Index to C-suite executives like VPs, MD & CEO
• 4) Supporting management in annual planning for setting targets of production, manpower, capex etc.
• 5) Performing operational & cost feasibility of NPD Project & providing inputs to R&D & Marketing Team
• 6) Conducting Method/Time Study to develop time & performance standards for existing & new processes
• 7) Monitoring manpower performance against the set standard to identify the scope of improvements
• 8) Conducting Ergonomics assessment to identify employees MURI & determining project for MURI Elimination, conducting trainings for skills enhancement & augmentation in working methodology of workmen
• 9) Analysing Manpower Usage on a weekly & monthly basis on production planning & demand forecasting
• 10) Implementing Low-cost Automation Projects to enhance the process & reduce the cycle time
• 11) Executing layout planning & modification by Systematic Layout Planning (SLP) to synchronise the workflow
• 12) Assisting in data collection, updates & presentations for meetings like OPCOM, DMC, Board-meetings & so on
• 13) Supporting the plant level strategy and digital Initiatives to improve the Performance Metric of the Plant

Jun 2018 – Jun 2019 · 1 yr · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Projects Executed:
• (1) FG Warehouse Automation (2019-20)
• Created Master Data & logical constraints for SIGNODE ASRS system to integrate with SAP system
• Calculated the space & bin location required for Part Pallet & Full Pallet Tyre storage to dispatch
• Designed & integrated the layout & material flow for Kitting & Wrapping of the Export Tyre
• (2) PPDS Implementation as part of SAP S4-HANA (2020-23)
• Assisted the SAP Team with Master data for Setup Matrix, Sequence Constraints, Min/Max Distance & so on
• Identified the opportunities to amend the existing planning process & Heuristics involved in planning
• (3) Demand Forecasting Using Machine learning for MBOs (2018-19)
• Evaluated impact of sales, promotions & events on Forecast Accuracy & Bias
• Simulated various scenarios of Primary Sales & Offtake on R-Platform using Random Forest Algorithm • Created a Forecast Model using XGBOOST at Base pack, Customer and Cluster level to give Max Accuracy
• (4) Conversion Cost Reduction to be in line with Industry Benchmark (2018-19)
• Analyzed & identified the gaps between CEAT’s Conversion Cost & Benchmarks for Similar Capacity
• Incorporated Solar/Thermal Captive Model & Energy Conservation Projects to reduce the Power cost;
• Reduced Employee Cost through productivity improvement projects including low-cost automation

Apr 2017 – Jun 2017 · 2 mos · Gurgaon, Haryana, India

• Operations & Supply Chain Management
• Project 1:
• ATP Process Stabilization-Development of Inventory Strategy & Design of Inventory Policy
• Methodology Followed:
• Carried out As-Is Analysis and Identified the need for ATP through Gap Analysis in current MSA & ATP
• Performed detailed Process Mapping of the entire paint manufacturing process in the GPW
• Collected all the relevant data from SAP for FY 16-17 and calculated Forecast Accuracy on the monthly basis
• Analyzed Suppliers MOQ, Storing Capacity, Lot sizing & existing inventory norms & practices
• Developed a Statistical Excel model for ascertaining safety stocks for consumption & lead time variability.
• Formulated new Inventory norms, defined re-order & designed replenishment policy for all the materials
• Designed an Interactive Dynamic dashboard to monitor forecast accuracy in future.
• Automated tracking of inventory level & trend prediction by designing Simulation model using macros
• Achievements:
• Optimized inventory level by reducing stock out by 35% and over-stocking by 8% for raw materials.
• Proposed dynamic inventory strategy for all materials, resulting in the Cost saving of Rs. 48 lakhs annually.
• Project 2:
• Value Stream Mapping & OEE Improvement of the Filling Line
• Methodology Followed:
• Performed Value Stream Mapping (VSM) of the filling line using ARENA simulation software.
• Employed DMAIC tool & applied SIPOC for identification of key performance drivers in the filling line
• Developed Pareto Chart of past month on month data to obtain major losses & Bottlenecks in the process
• Performed RCA & Failure Mode Effect Analysis (FMEA) for the identification of underlying reasons for losses.
• Created Spaghetti Diagram for line clearance activity & done ECRS study to mitigate top production loss.
• Defined New SOP for Line Clearance activity, trained the employees and implemented the new plan
• Achievements:
• Recorded OEE improvement of about 5% & Reduced Line clearance processing time by 20%

Jul 2016 – Jun 2018 · 1 yr 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Roles & Responsibilities:
• 1. Inventory management
• A. The responsibility of procuring all types of sporting inventory as per requirements.
• B. Maintaining the inventory
• C. Avail sports stuff to the students on a daily basis
• 2. Team selection and coordination for other college sports fests
• NITIE is invited by a lot of prominent colleges for their prestigious sports fests that happen all through the year. We are responsible for selecting the teams, coordinating with the host college and make sure the process of participation is smooth.
• 3. Arrange the screening of important matches/events for the benefit of sports fans in NITIE.