ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

B.E (Hons.) Mechanical: BITS Pilani

Global Supply chain management: IMD Lausanne

PROFILE SUMMARY

Visionary FMCG Supply Chain leader with demonstrated capability to transform, optimise and create fit for future organisation with supply chain excellence mindset and caring leadership to WIN at market place. Hands on experience in creating empowered and engaged teams, Sustainability roadmap, Business planning process (S&OP), Procurement acceleration, Logistics and Customer SC excellence / automation and Data analytics capability for an organisation.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

3 years

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Nestle India Ltd
Supply Chain Director South Asia region Jan 2016 - Sep 2023- Demonstrated experience in creating agile, responsive and resilient end to end supply chain to drive business growth, profitability, capital efficiency and sustainable operations across ambient, refer, chilled and frozen route to customer to WIN at the market place- Responsible for S&OP process for a US$ 2.5 Bio European MNC with 1500 + SKUs, 30 DC, 2500 Customers for multiple product categories. Delivered Top Quartile service levels for MT and E-COM players and BIC NPS score with Traditional trade customers across FMCG suppliers.- Responsible for Procurement spend of US$ 1000 Mio across Direct and Indirect materials, Capex, Agri commodities and delivered 3-5 % cost reduction YOY using refreshed procurement drivers.- Post GST, Distribution Network design for 38 DCs and 2500 Customers across India to design optimal Route to customer with 24 fit for future DCs and 10 % reduction in Cost to serve 10-15 % reduction in Inventory, improvement in On Shelf freshness and 5 % improved service levels.- Improved Speed to market for Innovation & renovation and Consumer facing promotion by 30 % with redesigned Idea to launch process across Commercial and Ensuring Supply organisation.- Formalised and sponsored Sustainability agenda for 20 % reduction of Carbon footprint by 2025 for key commodities and packaging materials, milk sourcing and green logistics across the value chain- Proven track record for developing well rounded Supply chain leaders for the organisation and export of key talent to the group operations for last 10 years.

Nestle Egypt Ltd
Supply Chain Manager NEAR region 2012-2015- Responsible for E2E supply Chain management for Northeast Africa region ( S&OP process, Procurement, Logistics, Distribution, Customer Supply Chain, Import Exports and LEAN deployment)

Nestle Regional Supply Chain – APAC and MEA
Supply Chain Manager 2008-2012- Responsible for Regional Supply chain optimisation (Inter country flow) for Agile and responsible supplies, lower TDC and BCP for Top 100 business cells. Managed 3P Outsourced spend of USD 1Bio.

Nestle India Ltd
Various Supply Chain / Procurement / Focused Improvement Roles 1994-2008- Various supply chain roles of increasing responsibility across the organisation for 14 years (Procurement, Factory Supply chain, S&OP lead, Corporate D&SP manager, LEAN Manager etc)

Independent Strategy Consultant
Oct 2023 till Date- Supply Chain and Operations Consulting with Global consulting firm based in India