Mangesh K Kulkarni

Reduced backlog overdue purchase orders from 1800 to 1500 overall improvement of 20% by developing Kinaxis Dashboard.

• Led digital transformation for global supply chain operations:
• Automation: Deployed RPA bots for MRP confirmations and inventory adjustments, saving $5,200/year in labor costs.
• Data Analytics: Built Power BI dashboards to track KPIs, reducing report generation time by 40%.
• Process Improvement: Standardized 80% of 1,500 reports, eliminating redundancies.
• Supplier Management: Improved on-time delivery (OTD) by 15% through performance analytics.
• Reduced operational cost by $1M through supply plan adjustments in lead times and inventory policies.
• Act as a SME for Transitioning, Driving Transformation Supply chain projects.
• Increased service level from 80% to 90% through balancing supply chain effectively.
• Reduced cost by $1M by eliminating below $200 values Purchase Orders.
• Saved $2M shipping cost through successful negotiations with suppliers and third - party logistics providers.

• Transitioned Procure-to-Pay and Planning processes from US to Pune, ensuring zero disruption post-spinoff.
• Increased service level from 80% to 90% through balancing supply chain effectively.
• Improved forecast accuracy by 4% through data driven adjustments and collbration via. Kinaxis Dashboards.

• Reduced excess inventory by 20% through demand forecasting and MRP scheduling.
• Negotiated 60+ day payment terms with suppliers, improving cash flow.
• Improved on-time delivery by 4% and reduced lead time variability by 7% through authoring multiple scenario in Kinaxis.
• Increased revenue by $2M by implementing "A-B-C" method of inventory, designing best practices related to demand and supply planning, standard vs. blanket purchasing orders, stocking policy, safety stock, lot size, S&OP, MOQ, E&O, BOM & WIP.
• Reduced Lead time by 60% through automation of tag requisition, inventory management & distribution.
• Conducted deep-dive supplier KPI discovery sessions with cross-functional teams across the business to develop comprehensive requirement specification documents for various processes / programs / projects.
• Increased service level from 80% to 90% through balancing supply chain plans.
• Reduce excess and scrap material by 15% through better utilization of defective material, re-work return and re-sell to vendors.
• Developed demand forecast and optimized supply chain plans to meet customer demand, achieving 98% on-time delivery rate.