Dr.Arun Giri Email & Phone Number

Nagpur Area, India

De-risking Supply Chain, Supplier Risk Analysis & Mitigating Risk, Strategic Sourcing, Annual Budgeting, Currently, I am heading end-to-end responsibilities for India SCM encompassing 4 plants, multiple franchisee locations ( 3) across India . My key deliverables are related to strategy planning, cost optimization, process improvements, People management. Extensively Travel in APAC, mainly China, Vietnam.Some of the key achievements are – Improved " On time Delivery Performance( OTIF ), Cost reduction to offset adverse business impact, optimizing inventory including storage utilization, and more.

Nagpur Area, India

Experience in Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing Industries, Annual Budgeting,Demand planning for multiple plants, Working Capital Management, Payable Management, Inventory Management, Strategic Sourcing of Raw Materials from China, Vietnam,Europe, South Africa, USA.

 Annual budgeting for raw material–import & domestics. Developing new Vendors; conducting Vendor Analysis and smoothly carrying out negotiations with Vendors and Transporters /Shipping Agent. Instrumental in handling the Logistics for import of materials and sourcing alternate materials for import substitute. Dealing with the sourcing of Capital Goods. Pivotal in handling Customs Clearance of imported materials.  Products out sourcing from toll processors/job-workers based on cost+ formula.Key Highlights Initiatives to streamline the Supply Chain. Cost reduction achieved through negotiations. Successfully developed new vendors/ suppliers and implemented effective warehouse / inventory safety measures.  Recognised for negotiating payment terms for better working capital management.

 Logistics :- Supply Chain of Imported Raw Materials  Ocean Freight for export of products. .Reverse Auction of inbound logistics for cost saving. Credited for reducing the cost through negotiations. Developed new vendors/ suppliers for raw materials and products. Supply imported raw material for all the plant locations (3 Plants). An active Participant in “Project Together” with Boston Consulting Group(BCG) in 2001

Fellow In Management ( Doctorate), Strategic Management

Master Of Philosophy (M.Phil.), Environmental Science, 1St Class

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Physical Chemistry, 1St Class

B.Sc.( Hons) In Chemistry,, Physics & Mathematics