Supply chain strategy professional with 16+ years’ experience including 7+ years in major Management consulting firms. Currently the Integrated Planning Lead for Essential Health Business, Kenvue India (erstwhile JnJ Consumer Business) driving a business of ~4000 INR CR with a 13% growth having served earlier with Perfetti Van Melle, Indonesia in a similar capacity.
Rich international professional exposure, having worked in culturally diverse work environments across India, US and Southeast Asia.
In-depth understanding of Consumer goods industry.
Adept in ensuring alignment of business and organizational goals and requirements with streamlined supply planning, logistics operations and building strategic relationships with internal and external stakeholders
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
Work History
Integrated Planning Lead, Essential Health Business, India
Kenvue
Mumbai
01.2023 - Current
Key member of the Kenvue India Operations Leadership team responsible for managing the product portfolio for a ~4000 INR CR business (Net Trade Sales: $370 MM).
Leads End to End Integrated planning spanning Demand Forecasting, Supply Planning, and Production Scheduling, Material Planning, and Finished Goods Deployment for Consumer Health Business in India.
Instrumental in setting up a robust Integrated Business Planning process that has helped to increase revenue growth (approximately 13%), driven by forecast accuracy (MAPE of 15%) and improved Perfect Order Delivery rates (Product Availability miss at approximately 2%).
Spearheaded end-to-end planning initiatives, resulting in increased cash flow and superior customer service, fueling business growth.
Collaborated with Manufacturing, Quality, and R&D to ensure compliance and enhance reliability and agility in supply chain operations
Liaisons with commercial team and supply chain team to coordinate pan India demand-supply and help deliver business targets of Sales, Service, and Inventory
Lead Planning
Perfetti Van Melle
Jakarta
03.2020 - 12.2022
Managed End-to-End planning for demand and supply, covering production and material
Managed successful rollout of Integrated Business Planning, driving improvements in customer satisfaction, profitability, inventory turns, lead times and working capital.
Enhanced Forecast accuracy by 5% using a more efficient Activity based bottom-up Forecasting approach
Established robust Sales & Operations Execution process for managing demand fluctuations and aligning demand with supply on short notice
Enhanced Raw Materials and Supplier fulfilment by implementing a targeted approach using efficient Supplier Relationship Management techniques.
Enhanced customer satisfaction by achieving a 10% improvement in Order fulfillment and reducing lost sales due to Out of stock (OOS) items
Supply Chain Advisor
Perfetti Van Melle
Jakarta
03.2020 - 06.2021
Headed the Logistics Network Design & Logistics Optimization project, achieving a 10% reduction in logistics cost and enhancing Service Levels.
Optimized transportation options and key fulfillment routes based on the network design.
Achieved 15% reduction in Logistics cost and accomplished a 10% improvement in Service Levels by optimizing the delivery process.
Ensured efficient order fulfillment by aligning orders with full truck sizes, while maintaining close collaboration among sales, customer service, and logistics department.
General Manager, Supply Chain
Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail India
Mumbai
12.2015 - 08.2019
Company Overview: ABFRL is home to leading international brands like Forever 21, American Eagle & some of India's most iconic brands - Louis Philippe and Van Heusen - all market leaders within their segment
Led the Strategic Network design initiative to optimize the supply chain to meet the future service goals by determining the optimal number, location, and size of distribution centres
Managed the setup of Ecommerce operations at existing Distribution centre facility
Led Digitization initiatives and process improvements for better visibility and control over the supply chain from vendors to distribution centre to stores
ABFRL is home to leading international brands like Forever 21, American Eagle & some of India's most iconic brands - Louis Philippe and Van Heusen - all market leaders within their segment
Manager – Performance Improvement
EY Consulting
Mumbai
06.2012 - 11.2015
Redesigned the MIS & Reporting process using digital dashboards for one of India's largest conglomerates
Led the development of leading reporting practices, financial parameters and key performance indicators (KPIs) for the Retail sector through research and participation of internal and external subject matter experts
Led the engagement team to develop a Driver based planning approach with analytical capabilities focusing on ROCE, Revenue/Sales performance, Delivery efficiency and Human Capital efficiency among others
Developed Dimension design/process workflows/ templates for planning, budgeting and forecasting processes to facilitate the implementation of planning processes in SAP BPC Netweaver 10
Led the transition efforts as a Transition manager to support transition of a 140+ Corporate Accounting function in India to a Shared Services setup in Manila
Facilitated and managed various work streams in the project - Process scoping and activity split, Development of future organization structure at India and Manila, Change management, Knowledge transfer & coordination, Tools/ Enabler implementation, and Governance & Risks amongst others
Senior Consultant
Deloitte India Private Limited
06.2008 - 06.2012
Senior Software Engineer
Oracle India Private Limited
05.2004 - 05.2006
Tata Consultancy Services
06.2003 - 05.2004
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Management
S.P. Jain Institute of Management
Mumbai
05-2008
B.E. - Computer Science & Engineering
P.E.S. Institute of Technology
Bangalore
05-2003
Skills
Integrated Business Planning
Supply chain Network design
Warehousing & Transportation
Supply chain optimization
Business Transformation
Operational Excellence
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 03/28/81
Timeline
Integrated Planning Lead, Essential Health Business, India
Kenvue
01.2023 - Current
Lead Planning
Perfetti Van Melle
03.2020 - 12.2022
Supply Chain Advisor
Perfetti Van Melle
03.2020 - 06.2021
General Manager, Supply Chain
Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail India
12.2015 - 08.2019
Manager – Performance Improvement
EY Consulting
06.2012 - 11.2015
Senior Consultant
Deloitte India Private Limited
06.2008 - 06.2012
Senior Software Engineer
Oracle India Private Limited
05.2004 - 05.2006
Tata Consultancy Services
06.2003 - 05.2004
Post Graduate Diploma - Business Management
S.P. Jain Institute of Management
B.E. - Computer Science & Engineering
P.E.S. Institute of Technology
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