Nishant Jain
Senior Manager
Agra,UP
Summary
Results-driven Project Lead with 10+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management, specializing in Material planning, Procurement (domestic/import), Production Planning, On-Site Logistics & Warehouse Operation and S&OP/S&OE execution. Proven success in driving cost efficiency, inventory optimization, and operational excellence across industries such as automotive, healthcare, semiconductor, and chemicals. Skilled in leveraging data analytics, forecasting models and ERP tools to inform business decisions and enhance supply chain visibility.
Overview
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Languages
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Certifications
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager, Global Supply Chain
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TATA.EV)
Sanand
04.2026 - Current
- Leading end-to-end supply chain, material planning, and procurement operations to ensure uninterrupted production and smooth part availability across local and outstation suppliers.
- Managing and mentoring cross-functional planning and logistics teams, driving operational alignment with Production, PPC, Procurement, Quality, and Supplier partners.
- Ensuring on-time material availability for production by proactively monitoring supplier schedules, delivery adherence, and inventory health to avoid line stoppages.
- Conducting supplier performance reviews, capacity assessments, and recovery planning to strengthen supply continuity, and improve supplier responsiveness.
- Successfully supported supplier capacity ramp-up from 5K to 25K monthly production volume through strategic planning, scheduling alignment, bottleneck identification, and supplier coordination.
- Reduced local supplier inventory from 1 day to 4 hours through lean inventory planning, schedule optimization, and improved supply synchronization with production demand.
- Reduced outstation inventory from 7 days to 3 days by optimizing dispatch planning, transportation frequency, and supplier delivery alignment.
- Identified and eliminated non-moving and obsolete inventory, driving inventory value reduction, and improving overall working capital efficiency.
- Reduced premium freight costs by 70% through better planning accuracy, supplier coordination, and proactive shortage management.
- Collaborated closely with PPC teams to streamline demand fluctuations, stabilize production planning, and improve schedule adherence during changing business requirements.
- Improved supply chain responsiveness and operational efficiency through continuous monitoring of critical parts, escalation management, and data-driven decision-making.
- Driving continuous improvement initiatives focused on inventory optimization, supplier development, logistics efficiency, and cost reduction across the supply chain network.
- Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships and repeat business.
Assistant Project Manager
GE Healthcare & Global Foundries (Genpact)
Bengaluru
07.2022 - 04.2026
- Material Planning for Semiconductor (Chip) Manufacturing: Client: Oversee and manage the material planning process for components used in semiconductor production, ensuring alignment with client requirements.
- Supplier Follow-up to Maintain Min-Max Inventory Levels: Actively follow up with suppliers to ensure inventory levels are managed within defined minimum and maximum thresholds, based on consumption patterns.
- Stock Monitoring and Reconciliation (ERP and Excel): Continuously monitor stock levels in both ERP systems and Excel-based tracking sheets, verifying and reconciling discrepancies between physical and recorded inventory.
- Adjust Delivery Schedules Based on Consumption: Adjust material delivery timelines, either pulling in or pushing out deliveries, based on actual consumption rates.
- Developed KPI dashboards: OTIF, inventory turnover, demand forecast accuracy, enabling leadership to track supply chain performance in real time.
- Monitor ECM (Engineering Change Management) Parts Inventory: Closely track and manage the inventory of parts affected by engineering changes, ensuring compliance, and readiness for production.
- Analyzed large-scale supply chain datasets: inventory, logistics, procurement, and demand, to identify trends, inefficiencies, and cost-saving opportunities.
- Forecast vs. Actual Consumption Monitoring and Delta Analysis: Regularly monitor actual consumption against forecasted figures and maintain a delta analysis file to track variances for continuous improvement.
- Sales and Operations Planning & Execution (S&OP and S&OE): Oversee and manage the S&OP and S&OE processes to align production and operations with business objectives and market demand, ensuring seamless execution, and resource optimization.
- Collaboration with Sales, Marketing, and Supply Chain Teams: Work cross-functionally with sales, marketing, and supply chain teams to synchronize production plans with market demand, enhancing service levels, and overall customer satisfaction.
- Advanced Forecasting and Data Analytics for Market Trend Prediction: Apply advanced forecasting methods and data analytics to predict market trends, achieving a 15% increase in sales during peak seasons through proactive planning.
- Inventory Optimization and Working Capital Management: Reduce excess inventory by 20% through strategic planning and execution, effectively optimizing working capital, and improving overall inventory turnover.
- Establishment of KPIs to Measure S&OP Effectiveness: Develop and implement key performance indicators (KPIs) to monitor and assess the effectiveness of S&OP processes, leading to continuous improvements in operational performance, and alignment with business goals.
Material Call-Off, Global Supply Chain
Johnson Matthey India (JM India)
Bawal
02.2022 - 07.2022
- Handled import planning and procurement for chemical parts and components.
- Updated SAP material master data, created PRs/POs, and coordinated with logistics and suppliers.
- Analyzed lead time and CBM (cubic meter) data for container planning and cost control.
Deputy Manager, Supply Chain
Morris Garages India (MG Motors)
Halol
11.2018 - 02.2022
- Responsible for Body Shop (BIW) and General Assembly (GA) shop material procurement as per production plan.
- Maintain the safety stock, min-max label inventory of each and every part as per Forecasting.
- Provide the yearly, monthly, weekly and daily schedule to supplier as per 6-month sales forecasting (6 Month Rolling Plan) demand.
- Material Requirement Planning (MRP) Update Monthly Production Plan in SAP and run MRP on daily basis for proving schedule to supplier.
- Maintain all the remaining MRP Permanents like Safety stock, Reorder quantity, Reorder value, store location in system for smooth running of MRP.
- Reduced manual scheduling by 70% through MRP automation.
- “On-Site Logistic” Activities (Green Field Project) like - warehouse Design and marking the layout as per PFEP (Plan for each part).
- Improve the Supplier Packaging & Trolley Validation as per design.
- Prepare the Procedure and policy for warehouse like- material inwarding and receipt, material issuing, material rejection, return to vendor and RGP/NRGP Process.
- Inventory Management & Data Analysis activity Maintain & Control the Inventory target as per departmental goal sheet and weekly monitoring the Maximum & Minimum stock report with the owner.
- Identification of Nonmoving parts/check not as per life /obsolete material wash off from system stock.
- Analyzed aging and obsolete inventory, using COGI reports and Power BI dashboards.
- Implementation of SAP, LES (Logistics Execution System), WMS System: Improve the process of GRN with the help of LES System to avoid the manual inwarding process.
- 3PL Management - Looking after end-to-end management of Contracts & operations, monitoring progress.
- Develop and review SOP, Contract & Manpower management.
Engineer - Production Planning & Control and Operation’s
Automotive Axles Ltd. (Meritor)
Rudrapur
03.2018 - 11.2018
- Follow the Sales and Operation planning and finalize yearly plan as well as monthly production plan, based upon Customer and plant capacity.
- Provide the production plan to production team to full fill the customer requirement.
- Close the Work Order in SAP after completing the production.
- Maintain Finished Goods (FG) Inventory at our plant as per customer requirement.
- To Control, Monitor, effectiveness check, Smooth Supply/inwarding and overall Maintaining Outgoing quality of Material.
Associate Engineer, Supply Chain
Tata Motors
Lucknow
10.2015 - 03.2018
- Accountable for activities related to Procurement, Planning & Scheduling of sheet metal parts, nylon bunches, metallic pipes, fuel line pipes, hoses and other various parts from various vendors.
- Value stream mapping for process flow and check bottlenecks from supply of material from Supplier to Tata Motors Stores.
- Supplier Audit, Capacity and Supplier Selection ,monthly meeting with supplier for continuous improvement-vendor meet monthly, feedback on Quality /Supply /System related updated /Vendor rating /Planning for Continual improvement by aid of Kaizen Methodology.
- Given Yearly Schedule to supplier then they will Planning and scheduling of Raw material and sheet from TATA Steel.
Education
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
UPTU
2015
10+2 -
CBSE
2011
10th -
CBSE
2009
Skills
SAP-MM
Oracle LES
WMS (Warehouse Management System)
MES (Manufacturing Executive System)
Power BI
Kinaxis - Rapid Response
Advance Excel
Certification
IATF Internal Auditor | IMS Auditor
Interests
Traveling, Reading, Playing Cricket
Timeline
Senior Manager, Global Supply Chain
Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TATA.EV)
04.2026 - Current
Assistant Project Manager
GE Healthcare & Global Foundries (Genpact)
07.2022 - 04.2026
Material Call-Off, Global Supply Chain
Johnson Matthey India (JM India)
02.2022 - 07.2022
Deputy Manager, Supply Chain
Morris Garages India (MG Motors)
11.2018 - 02.2022
Engineer - Production Planning & Control and Operation’s
Automotive Axles Ltd. (Meritor)
03.2018 - 11.2018
Associate Engineer, Supply Chain
Tata Motors
10.2015 - 03.2018
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
UPTU
10+2 -
CBSE
10th -
CBSE