Varun Ghoreta
Associate Director - PricewaterhouseCoopers(pwc)
New Delhi,DL
Summary
With a proven track record of over 14 years of professional experience, I've led risk consulting & industrial initiatives, fostering key partnerships and mentoring teams for optimal performance. Specializing in supply chain & operation management and strategic leadership, I've driven business growth and operational resilience, achieving significant savings and enhancing stakeholder engagement.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
2
2
Certificates
2
2
Languages
Work History
Associate Director – Risk Consulting
PricewaterhouseCoopers
05.2023 - Current
- Led teams of up to [Number] personnel, supervising daily performance as well as training and improvement plans.
- Established strong relationships with key industry partners, creating mutually beneficial opportunities for growth and collaboration.
- Mentored junior staff members, providing guidance on professional development opportunities and career progression paths within the company.
- Maintained compliance with industry regulations while adapting to changes in legislation or best practices as needed.
- Responsible for business growth of PwC’s “Risk Consulting - Manufacturing Cluster” across north India and P&L of Business operation continuity and supply chain resilience services offering across firm wide.
- Managing clients, stakeholders, and ongoing engagements for Business Operations and Supply Chain Risk, Implementation and review of ERP Tools, GRC Tools, and Master Data Management Tools.
- Supported multiple clients in sectors across medical equipment manufacturing, cement, Infra & construction, and precious metalsby creating service proposals, presenting to management, and implementing supply chain resilience frameworks aligned with ISO 22301.
- Developed operational resilience framework for an Indian Logistics major for creating readiness to manage disruptions to ensure business continuity and formulate recovery strategies to be followed in case of a disruption.
- Managed ERP implementation for clients in manufacturing for a leading pump manufacturer and a personal care brand. Conducted due diligence for potential M&A transactions , assessing operational & supply chain risks in target acquisition.
- Supported international clients in identifying ERP risks -for a petrochemical major and a energy & utility major , presented findings to the Audit Committee, leading to a Board audit and corrective actions.
Lead – Procurement & Supply Chain Transformation
Hero MotoCorp
10.2020 - 04.2023
- Led Program Management office for world largest 2Wheeler company, End-to-End responsible for Supply Chain & Sourcing performance, ensuring delivery fulfillment, meeting cost targets and working cross functionally with Production, R&D, Finance, Legal, Sales & Marketing.
- Supply & Material Planning – Managed and Transformed manual silo based planning approach to Tool Based planning to unlock the potential of S&OP saving for INR 400Cr.
- Procure to Pay Process controller - Responsible for Design & Monitor Sourcing/ Supply Chain/ Logistics 50+ processes and ensuring compliances for 500+ Team Members .
- Implemented logistics planning Control Tower and Demand Planning tool to create pull based planning & ordering system.
Develop & execute strategy for 200+ Cr Financially troubled supplier(FTS) de-risking, responsible for planning and monitor to ensure least production impact due to non performing suppliers. - Developed control for Procurement across 250+ Direct Suppliers (Tier 1) and 150+ Indirect Supplier (Tier 2), including planning, ordering, maintaining SLA, achieving cost targets.
- Planned & executed Post COVID-19 re-start strategies for 150+ Suppliers in a phased manner for the start of operation ensuring smooth supplies and policies in place for adhering to COVID-19 Guidelines.
Associate General Manager - Supply Chain
Fortis Healthcare
11.2019 - 10.2020
- Led 50+members team in 26 units to enable centrally controlled Inventory Management & Supply Planning Process.
- Handled 50mn+ USD Imports Shipment, Import License and coordinating with shipping lines & CHA.
- Monitored 15000+SKU Missed Margins, Product Compliance, Consumption Pattern and Inventory Levels PAN India.
- Managed 60+ supply chain & stores Standard operating processes adherence and their audits.
- Custodian - Master Data Management & ensured data integrity for various master (Item/Vendor/Procedure/ Finance)
Senior Manager - Global Projects & Supply Chain
Hero MotoCorp
05.2013 - 10.2019
- Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships and repeat business.
- Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
- Held monthly meetings to create business plans and workshops to drive successful business.
- Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
- Led business section and team of dedicate engineers for continually optimising supply chain and operational processes.
- Collaborated with C-level executives , Head of Departments, and Project Steering Committees to align for critical updates and action points to ensure successful project deliverables.
- Managed cross functional stakeholder engagement , ensuring project alignment with business objectives and seamless communication that reduces resistance rate.
- Lead Transformation for USD 3Bn Spend for RM Procurement, Commodity/Currency Fluctuations, Inflation Management.
- Managed Materials budgeting for 150 FG & 30,000 incoming SKU , and translating Annual Business Plan into actionables
- Continuously monitored 3rd Party risk and analysis for 350+ SCP’s while collaborating with “Dun & Bradstreet”.
- Responsible for adherence of 100+ Standard operating processes and their audits.
- Design & Implemented “risk analytics & monitoring tool” with PwC for identified key business risk indicators.
Graduate Engineer Trainee & Assistant Manager
Reliance Infra
06.2008 - 05.2011
- Managed Erection and Pre-Commissioning of Power Plants - Coal fired Boiler, ESP and Turbine Auxiliaries.
- Responsible for Vendor (Shanghai Electric) coordination, contractual liaising and technical discussions.
- Coordinated End to End for import of critical equipment from China & India for 2 Thermal Power Plant.
- Managed Contract Management for execution of 10 main plant packages worth INR 400 Crore.
- Involved in overseas Vendors Development, business process improvement & supply schedule finalization.
- Development of Quality Assurance Plans, Testing Requirement, Standard Operating Procedures for Thermal Power Plant.
Education
MBA - Operations & Supply Chain Management
Indian Institute of Management
Mumbai, India05-2013
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Delhi05-2008
Skills
Strategic leadership
Certification
Certified [ISO 22301 LA, ISO 9001, ISO 14000 & ISO 18000], [2012-2024]
Timeline
Associate Director – Risk Consulting
PricewaterhouseCoopers
05.2023 - Current
Lead – Procurement & Supply Chain Transformation
Hero MotoCorp
10.2020 - 04.2023
Associate General Manager - Supply Chain
Fortis Healthcare
11.2019 - 10.2020
Senior Manager - Global Projects & Supply Chain
Hero MotoCorp
05.2013 - 10.2019
Graduate Engineer Trainee & Assistant Manager
Reliance Infra
06.2008 - 05.2011
MBA - Operations & Supply Chain Management
Indian Institute of Management
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University