BHARAT AGNIHOTRI

Capability Leadership

• Lead Logistics Centre of Excellence in Operations consulting practice to drive projects in Network Design, Inventory and Planning Improvement, PE Value capture
• Setup Network Design and Inventory Optimization capability through targeted hiring, creating and delivering training on Lllamasoft Supply Chain Guru and augmented through regular project apprenticeship model
• Instituted a Quality monitoring and review process that has been deployed across the management consulting practice
• Boosted team member productivity by enhancing performance monitoring and driving automation in project delivery
• Product management for developing inventory and warehousing analytics and Visualization on PwC's Logistics Value Quantifier tool
• Prepare and deploy long term headcount plan based on deepening of existing capabilities and new service offerings

Project Delivery

• S&OP Improvement: Project to improve OTIF for B2B Automation devices major by assessing their SIOP process and recommended improvements to SIOP, Forecasting and Inventory management practices
• Network and logistics Assessment: Large outdoor products Retailer in the US. Identified network and transportation synergies across 5 major business units and across 3 major customer channels including direct to consumer and mass distributors. Proposed near term network consolidation opportunities for overall savings of ~3% on supply chain costs and long term opportunities with additional savings range of ~7% - 9%
• Organizational Strategy: Project to identify operational improvements in various SG&A cost centres like Legal, Sales & Marketing, Supply Chain, IT and HR through rightsizing workforce, avoid duplication of responsibilities and setting up shared service centres Firm Development

Sales & Operations Planning Improvement project for a Global ATM Manufacturer

Logistics & Supply Chain improvement for:

• Automotive spares Distributor - Global Supply Chain cost reduction by 12%
• Global Food & Beverage company - Service improvement and 10 year Automation roadmap

• Market and Opportunity Assessment: Treasury and Supply Chain finance
• Market assessment for a leading digital storage company
• Achieved top rating and promoted to role of Senior Associate

• Designed automated Customer demand forecasting model forHome & Kitchen category to enable reduction of Out of Stock days by 20%
• Helped in Preparation of ‘in-Stock Plan' (Day Zero or starting inventory) for launch of automotive category on platform

• Project Management: Led program management team working with as owner's consultant for execution of power projects
• Strategic Sourcing: Led vendor identification and RFP process. Techno-commercial bid evaluation and vendor negotiations