Anirudh Mathur, Cscp Email & Phone Number

New York City Metropolitan Area

New York

United States

Managing demand forecasts for Bodywash, APDO (Antiperspirants & Deo) and merchandising portfolios across the US retail channels.Controlling a collective portfolio of >150 items/ SKUs (Stockkeeping units) with a cumulative annual revenue of greater than $300M.Improved the Forecast Accuracy metric for Bodywash from 55% to >67% and reduced Forecast Bias from consistent double digit positive units to within a tolerance limit of 10%.Facilitated fill rate improvement (service level) to consistently above 95% from the higher 80% to lower 90% range.Planned allocation prioritization in coordination with Sales Strategy, Customer service and Supply planning teams to optimize service to customers and revenue creation during constrained supply challenges due to Covid.Currently working with Marketing and customer teams to improve accuracy of forecasting for promotions with an aim to better demand signals.Tools in use:SAP APO, Excel, PowerBI

Stamford, Connecticut

Laid the foundation of the planning function as a member of the first team of planners for North America Region. Coordinating process creation and improvements in demand and supply planning to support rapid business growth at the rate of 15% - 20%• Assisting the Executive team in the establishment of company wide S&Op paradigm and assessing Operations metrics (KPIs).• Coordinating the construction of Business Intelligence tools via creation of data models and dashboards to support faster data flow and track business changes.• Assessing statistical models forecasting models to improve an On Time Delivery rate growth from 82% to 93%.• Driving Product Demand Reviews and Business Reviews as part of the S&Op framework.• Leading collaborative forecasting projects with key customers in the contract and retail channels of business to help improve forecast accuracy by 10%.• Running New Product Introduction (NPI) planning and product transitions for North America region.• Performed root cause analysis and scenario planning for strategic products saving $250k in costs over 6 months.Tools in Use: Enterprise Planning: NAV Dynamics ERPForecasting and MRP: Demand SolutionsReporting and Analytics: Excel, SQL, PowerBI, Jet Professional, R, PowerQuery

Stamford, Ct

Responsible for identifying inventory reduction avenues to improve Days Supply Metrics for an aggregate of 3000+ SKUs across two distribution locations.• Supervised inventory replenishment strategies using Pareto analysis & demand variability analysis to achieve $4MM in inventory reduction.• Successfully deployed a new Materials Reuirement Planning (MRP) Software named Demand Solutions to direct purchasing and productions builds.• Performed capacity planning to improve manufacturing resource allocation and reduce backorders by 60%. Utilized contrained linear programming for workforce planning.• Created quarterly excess and obsolete inventory reports to help identify opportunities to reduce inventory by ~$2 million.• Created inventory projection models to forecast month over month inventory holding, assisting in financial planning. • Led cross functional business reviews with sales, procurement, quality and product management teams as part of S&Op system of management.• Validated master data integrity across 3000+SKUs to support accurate data reporting.

Clarksville, Tennessee Area

A fledgling manufacturer of Made-To-Order non-woven fabrics where multiple responsibilities were undertaken.• Analyzed demand over product range to identify choices of replenishment cycles of raw materials using SQL and Excel.• Utilized ABC and sales analysis to identify replenishment strategies for product groups.• Performed cost analysis to aid decision making between manufacturing and subcontracting.• Performed value stream analysis for raw material inventory flow from receiving to machining.Tools Used:Reporting and Analytics: Excel, SQL

India

- Headed (under mentorship) 25 commercial and residential projects in Madhya Pradesh state of India.- Modified and approved AutoCAD designs for installation and inspected installations for compliance with Daikin quality standards.- Managed client and dealer partner relations with special focus on conflict resolution and customer loyalty building.- Conducted periodic dealer performance evaluation to identify problem areas for future training programs and aid higher level decision making on future project collaboration.

Anta, Rajasthan, India

- Worked as a trainee for the Maintenance and Control of System Parameters (Boiler, Condenser, Compressor)

Master Of Science (M.S.), Industrial Engineering, 3.79

Activities and Societies: Institute of Industrial Engineers (IIE) RIGSA

Bachelor'S Degree (K. J. Somaiya College Of Engineering), Mechanical Engineering, 3.7 Gpa

Activities and Societies: Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) Office Bearer (Treasurer)