KARTIK THOPATE
Pune,Maharashtra
Summary
- A competent professional with 3.8 years of experience in Supply Planning, Demand Mgmt. & Inventory Management.
- MBA (Operation & Supply Chain) Gold Medalist from Sri Balaji University in 2022 Batch & Completed my B.E. (Mechanical Engg.) with Distinction from Pune University in 2020.
- An effective communicator with excellent relationship management skills and strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities. Possess a flexible & detail-oriented attitude.
- Skilled in Optimization by data analysis using Powerbi and Tablue, Six Sigma & Mfg. Excellence, TPM.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Executive (Supply Chain & Materials Planning)
Sudarshan Chemicals Ltd
06.2025 - Current
- Manage inventory level & replenishment to maintain optimal stock levels and meet customer demand
- Collaborating with suppliers to improve lead times and on-time delivery.
Assistant Manager (Planning- Manufacturing Operations)
Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited
05.2022 - 05.2025
- Managing approx. 300 SKU with total volume of 3000kl monthly across 5 different product streams
- Handling 4000 to 5000MT raw materials arrangement in co-ordination with purchase team.
- Leading demand management & procurement planning for manufacturing plants.
- Daily activities to review planning, scheduling, expedition of production plan & working closely with cross-functional teams to maintain customer service & to meet departmental KPI.
Internship Trainee (Plant Operations)
Chemsol Polymers Limited
- Search for improvement opportunities for process improvement, inventory management.
- Knowhow of the plant operations & productions process.
Education
MBA - Operations & Supply Chain Management
Sri Balaji University
05.2022
BE - Mechanical Engineering
SVPM's College of Engineering Pune University
01.2020
Skills
- Six-sigma Green Belt certification
- Microsoft Office
- Spreadsheets
- Presentations
- SAP-MM
- Oracle
- Minitab
- Tableau
- Excel-VBA
- Power BI Simulation Tools
Accomplishments
- Collaborating with suppliers to improve lead times and on-time delivery, which resulted in a 5% improvement in delivery performance
- Conducting data analysis to identify opportunities for process improvement, which resulted in a 13% reduction in procurement lead times
- Analysis of Inventory data & Feasibility check for EOQ implementation by using simulation tool RSM resulted in 7.8 lakhs saving at Chemsol Polymers
Languages
English
Advanced (C1)
Marathi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Job Profile
- Conduct regular reviews of forecasts and inventory levels, adjusting plans based on customer feedback, historical data of sales & sales forecast.
- Coordinate with sales, marketing, and production teams to ensure alignment between demand plans and business strategies.
- Conduct monthly S&OP (Sales and Operations Planning) meetings, Lead a cross-functional team to align demand forecasts with production schedules.
- Lead Inventory target setting processes & identify key drivers for inventory recommendations,
- Calculate and provide inventory recommendations using analytical/statistical tools.
- Understand operational constraints and assumptions and provide scenario-based insights.
- Conduct inventory analysis and reconciliations to ensure accuracy and reduce discrepancies, Analyze market trend & supplier performance data to inform procurement decision and mitigate risks.
- Carry out the process study to remove pain points & bottlenecking areas elimination.
- Analysis of data and problem solving by making use of seven QC tools, Kaizen, FMEA, Fish Bone, Implementation of 5S, TPM, Quality Circle
Timeline
Sr. Executive (Supply Chain & Materials Planning)
Sudarshan Chemicals Ltd
06.2025 - Current
Assistant Manager (Planning- Manufacturing Operations)
Kansai Nerolac Paints Limited
05.2022 - 05.2025
Internship Trainee (Plant Operations)
Chemsol Polymers Limited
MBA - Operations & Supply Chain Management
Sri Balaji University
BE - Mechanical Engineering
SVPM's College of Engineering Pune University