Led site purchasing, production planning and warehouse & logistics team to turnaround service for $1B+ neurovascular & endovenous business; 7 direct reports & extended team of 22

Led supply chain for Physician Formula & LORAC, with oversight on all aspects of Supply chain to drive excellence in cost, speed, customer fill rate and inventory turns• Led global PMO office with 5 Project Managers, 300 New SKU; $100M+ annual sales. Implemented structured project management methodology, stage gates, risk mitigation, monitor progress and communicate to Senior Management• Led Demand & Supply planning, facilitated S&OP to deliver fill rates of 97%+, with 15% increase in turns• Developed & implemented Integration strategy for newly acquired brand (LORAC); quickly stabilized vendor base to deliver high fill rate and long term “In-house” transition roadmap for business turnaround• Set NPI cogs targets; led cost improvement programs (CIP); restructured Supply Chain to mitigate tariff effects • Facilitated organization consensus & implemented global packaging for Inventory optimization for $75MM+ inventory• Business Process track lead for Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Warehouse and Finance Operations for ERP project

Leadership role in Supply Chain and Operations, delivered on working capital, cost & customer fill rate for global sales• Delivered on working capital requirement- AR, AP and Inventory through negotiations and collaborations• Delighted customers (& increased sales) by driving cost effective operations and customer fill rate of 98% • Reduced distribution cost by 30% by distribution network redesign and negotiation of contract.• Consistently reduced cogs %, through product design, collaborative negotiations with vendors/ contract manufacturers• Utilized innovative solutions to reduce MOQ, increase freshness and improve inventory turns.

Setup up Central Planning function & Supply Chain Strategy for 5 brands; 20,000+ SKU; team of 25; $500M+ sales with excellence in system improvements, inventory budgeting, OTB control, demand planning, and program management.• Improved inventory turns from 2.6 to 3.2; developed NPI buying model, R&A reductions; Sell through increase; phased liquidation strategy; differential Supply Chain for “Core” & “Fashion”• Led Monthly S&OP with brand, Sales, Channel and Supply Chain to approve OTB for Sourcing and Production plans• Program Manager for Goldratt Consulting engagement to transform inventory turn from 2.8  4.5 in 3 years. This entailed several projects - Dynamic buffer management, “Right” OTB & developed rapid replenishment model • Received “Lakshya Award” in 2013 for Single pc replenishment project to support 100% store stock level on “Core”• Significantly reduce Sourcing Lead time for “in season” replenishment, to maximize profits on fashion trends

Consolidated Sourcing & Supply Chain Operations, post acquisition. Continous improvement in capabilities & controls to deliver fill rates targets, support innovation & business plans• Led S&OP process, End to End planning, and order execution to deliver customer fill rate of 97%• Developed global vendor base to support reliable & cost effective supply chain including Make vs Buy decision• Implemented Order Management System, accounting outsourcing, to reduce cost and improve operational efficiency• Improved profitability by leading SKU rationalization, component standardization & sourcing negotiations• Championed New Product development process to double product offerings, which contributed for 50% sales in 4 years • Improved forecast accuracy from 90% to an ultra-high level of 97% from demand planning post integration of Sundari legacy system into MARICO that benefited from new efficiencies and process.

Supply Chain/ Commercial Head role to move from pilot to commercial operations & quick ramp up to 700 Klpm • Institutionalized processes for all aspects of Mfg Operations- SAP, commercial, Production Planning/ Scheduling, Logistics, Inventory planning & control, Quality and Safety. Coached, motivated and inducted team to Marico’s culture • Developed cost effective ecosystem of vendors, contract manufacturer and Logistic provider, using reverse auctions • Spearheaded Kaizen and “5S” to fuel culture of openness, engagement and continuous improvement

Oversight on $50MM sales; 400 SKU; 10 brands; 5 DC to deliver on SLOB, forecast accuracy, DC stock % & Customer fill rates. • Facilitated & released consensus demand plan negotiating with Trade, Brand and Sales on SAP Advance Planner and Optimizer (APO). Improved Forecast accuracy to 99%, using statistical forecasting & strong analytics lift analysis• Created Demand Driven Supply Chain using potential sales & Vendor Managed Inventory to improve “In Stock%” to 98%• Reduced SLOB inventory (&Returns) by 50%, by active inventory management including audits and Ageing analysis • Business process mapping, re-design, configuration, testing, training & launch of SAP – ERP (Material Management). Received SAP Star installation award for Big bang launch with savings of $10 MM• Scientifically modeled & implemented ideal Supply Network basis Total Delivered Cost basis to reduce logistic by 10%.

Process mapping, blue print, BPR, training, go live and post implementatiion support for Material Management Module of SAP for Marico

Managed production scheduling, shop floor control, quality and safety for one of the largest factory. The role involved man power planning, controlling process parameters and new product development. Implemented Kaizen, 5S and CCP/HAZOP for productivity and process improvement.