A supply chain professional with 17 years of experience in planning , logistics , procurement , operations and transformation spread across Automobile, Retail, FMCG and Beverage business. During my career I have worked in several assignments with cross functional and multi cultural teams for optimizing supply chain cost and improving profitability.This has given me in depth functional experience , project management and leadership skills . My biggest strength is team management . I am known as coaching manager for mentoring team members and enabling them reach full potential.Currently Heading Logistics and Distribution Function in PepsiCo based out of Gurgaon. In this role I am responsible for customer service , logistics procurement and execution , spend management , transportation & warehousing , 3PL & vendor selection , productivity , annual and strategic plan and driving automation and technology in logistics.Prior to this I had handled several Supply Chain and General Management roles in PepsiCo , ITC , Reliance Retail and TVS Motors and had worked in the areas of Material , Capacity and Production Planning , Demand Planning , Warehousing , Last Mile Logistics , Vendor Management , Transformation and Change ManagementSome Key Assignments undertaken by me which gave me immense learning and exposure are :• Executed the first ever commercial inland waterways container movement for PepsiCo (PepsiCo