NISHANTH GUNASEKARAN
Chennai
Summary
Senior-level Supply Chain professional with extensive experience in creating strategies and leading execution of all supply chain activities. Manages and works along cross-functional teams to drive product supply and productivity improvements. Leads risk mitigation, while driving supply chain strategies for end-to-end pipeline management and supply planning.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O - Functional Consultant
PreludeSys
09.2023 - Current
- Proficient in Microsoft Dynamics 365 Finance and Operations, with a focus on modules such as Procurement and Sourcing, Inventory Management, and Warehouse Management, Product Information Management, AP/AR.
- Streamlined business processes for improved efficiency through thorough analysis and implementation of strategic recommendations.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to develop comprehensive testing plans, resulting in high-quality system configurations.
Advisor – Global Demand and Supply
Dell Technologies (On Contract)
10.2021 - 04.2023
- Global Demand Supply and Supportability reports for – Production – Shipped - Invoiced – Backlogs - Projected vs Actual.
- Weekly reports generation based on Global Demand Supply and publishing it and daily Order Management enquiry have increased stakeholders' reliability.
- Reporting Week Over Week changes based on weekly Global Demand supply database improved macro view of Team performance.
- Summarizing, supply-In hand stock-Demand changes Week over Week, pro-actively point out trend.
- Ageing analysis Weekly, improves overview of stock liquidity.
Senior Executive - Parts
Toyota Oman, Saud Bahwan Automotive LLC
07.2017 - 05.2021
- Customer order and Fulfillment management, Order lifecycle management.
- Cross Functional Communication, Interact, collaborate with other dept, Sales, Finance, Warehouse, Logistics dept.
- Non available spare parts – Air/Sea indent procurement/order placements, tracking shipment have increased fulfillment of customer orders to 99.9%.
- Materials follow up with warehouse and purchasing team, updating customers, working along with sales team.
- Review past due customer schedules & initiate action to clear backorders, have improved Order fulfillments.
Senior Executive - Supply Chain
Hitachi Payment Services Pvt Ltd
09.2015 - 05.2017
- After Market, Service parts management, Pan –India.
- Demand planning, Inventory planning, Forecasting spare parts for monthly/quarterly demand.
- Statistical approach forecasting for regional demand with respect to historical data and manual interventions.
- Reverse Logistics of RMA, Damaged, and Warranty to ensure shipment has been received and updated.
- Distribution management of Machineries/Spare-parts to destined locations as per monthly plan.
Supply Chain Analyst
NCR Corporation India. Pvt. Ltd
01.2014 - 09.2015
- Procurement Planning, coordinating weekly/monthly Production Plan.
- Procurement planning- Supplier scheduling – Purchase orders – Supplier invoice – Tracking shipments – Material receipts.
- Release purchase orders to supplier on regular basis as per MRP.
- Preparing Weekly / Monthly reports for reviewing materials order and received improved macro view of supplier performance.
Management Trainee
Mahindra Trucks And Buses Ltd
06.2013 - 01.2014
- Parts Procuring from OEMs as per ABC analysis and Coordinating with Service managers.
- Monitor and escalate non-availability of parts, wrong parts supply to OEM Suppliers Weekly and monthly reports,
- Projects: Implementation of 5s at dealership levels increased service rate.
Education
MBA - Supply Chain Operations And Marketing
Pondicherry University
Pondicherry India2013
BE - Mechanical Engineering
Government College of Engineering
Salem, Tamil Nadu, India.2010
Skills
- Supply Chain Oversight and
Proactive - Tracking Metrics
- Client interaction
- Process Review
- Data Analysis
- MS Excel and Macros
- Analytical and Critical Thinking
- Inventory Reconciliation
Accomplishments
- Microsoft Certified: Dynamics 365 Supply Chain Management "Functional Consultant Associate"
- Certifications: “Six Sigma- Greenbelt” from MSME DI (Micro Small Medium Enterprise
Timeline
Microsoft Dynamics 365 F&O - Functional Consultant
PreludeSys
09.2023 - Current
Advisor – Global Demand and Supply
Dell Technologies (On Contract)
10.2021 - 04.2023
Senior Executive - Parts
Toyota Oman, Saud Bahwan Automotive LLC
07.2017 - 05.2021
Senior Executive - Supply Chain
Hitachi Payment Services Pvt Ltd
09.2015 - 05.2017
Supply Chain Analyst
NCR Corporation India. Pvt. Ltd
01.2014 - 09.2015
Management Trainee
Mahindra Trucks And Buses Ltd
06.2013 - 01.2014
MBA - Supply Chain Operations And Marketing
Pondicherry University
BE - Mechanical Engineering
Government College of Engineering
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