Ankur Thapar Email & Phone Number

Singapore

Singapore

Spearheading the inventory planning function with a team of nine, including two managers, across EAP cluster comprising of eight affiliates and distributor networkDeveloping and leading cluster S&OP with cross-functional partners and senior leadership to align key business objectives and managing risk and opportunitiesMentoring and coaching the team to run market S&OP’s, helping them manage conflicting business priorities with cross functional teams to secure an aligned action plan on key business issuesDriving strategy and operational excellence for cluster inventory management to improve efficiency and increase productivity by ensuring adoption of SOPEstablishing strong communication, relationships by influencing cross-functional partners to maximize productivity (cost management, DSI/Turns improvement)Driving business analytics to set benchmarks/standards for higher perfomance and continuous improvement of cash flowsDriving new business initiatives through projects, tool adoption and deployment, creating reporting infrastructure, including scorecard and KPI matrixWorking in close partnership with global supply chain to drive end to end business process, including supplier performance review, delivery impacts and SC agilityTraining and developing a talented set of individuals across geographies, supporting career development and building bench strenth within the cluster

Singapore

Mitigated risk during Covid by establishing regional guidance and continually working to understand changing Covid environment and consumer trendsSME for deployment of AI based demand planning app and reporting transformation from DWH to SAP/BI-HANA SME and functional lead for development of SAP based module of inventory reservation (VIR)Led the North Asia region through the Tokyo office in capacity of interim-Integrated Business Planning (IBP) leadLeveraged market S&OP tools, stepped up and successfully engaged key partners & leaders to develop enhanced and efficient processesLed a team of five across geographies, driving engagement, setting goals, aligning priorities to support both operational and tactical requirements of the businessImproved on existing set of tools, ways of working, process alignments, creating synergy within the Geo (Greater China and North Asia)

Singapore

Responsible for driving inventory improvements across Africa, Middle East, India and SEA

Singapore

• Leveraged S&OP tools, stepped up and successfully engaged key partners & leaders to develop enhanced and efficient processes • MENA business turnaround: $5 Mn in cost-saving, +25% revenue growth and +300% improvement in inventory turnover ratio through improved process• Initiated improvement for E&O, inventory ageing, trade weekly/monthly coverage, ship risk and OOS review • Led weekly meetings with the cross-functional team to report progress on shipments to distributors and resolved active logistics issues

Singapore

Managed demand planning across all categories of the brand for its global business across AustraliaManaged 3PL partners, vendors across multiple marketsDesigned and developed key processes for the business operations to achieve economies of scale and standardised ways of working to increase efficiencyCollaborated with global teams to manage supplies for key products while overcoming the challenge of supply constrains like MOQ/MSQ or vendor capacities

Singapore

Helping Business Win in the Market Place-Conducted market research (Secondary) for laundry care category in SEA/SA region-Developed insights based on consumer habit and attitude study and market purchase drivers-Developed understanding of sustainability issues and related consumer perception, and studied the action taken by other leading organizations around the globe with respect to sustainability-Analyzed the competitive market structure ( Market Share, Product Solutions, Marketing Mix-6 P's) -Identified opportunity, developed concepts and defined the scope of value proposition

Mumbai Area, India

• Managed the category business with sales exceeding USD 10Mn annually, which included seasonal budgeting, promotion planning, periodic sales analysis, seasonal buying and launch planning• Managed top line sales growth and margin delivery for category portfolio, achieving 25-30% growth over last year sales (Like to Like) and additional margin delivery of 2.5%• Developed end to end strategy for launch of Men’s innerwear brand in private label category- worked on product development, positioning, pricing, branding, demand forecasting, financial analysis and competitive environment assessment against market leaders like Jockey, Tommy Hilfiger, FCUK and Calvin Klein• Assisted the category manager in planning of integrated marketing communication plan for brand launch- in-store communication, loyalty base E-mail, monthly magazine update, packaging & website promotion• Developed and managed in-store marketing plans & promotions for various international and national brands during festival and clearance sale at end of every season• Turnaround of category business through implementation of Strategic Resource Management model, thereby reducing the inventory levels worth USD 0.12Mn, setting on path for explosive growth year on year• Worked with suppliers and store management teams to draw out tactical plans for smooth running of business and handling day to day business operation issues. • Worked with cross cultural teams for buying and planning of merchandise in various international brands

Mumbai Area, India

• Managed category planning and sales for company owned stores and national retail chain which included inventory management, MIS reporting, product pricing and coordination with production department• Managed sales channel for brand with leading national retailers like Big Bazaar, Shoppers Stop Ltd and Lifestyle (Landmark group)• Lead a sales team of 20 people to start national operations and received appreciation from channel partners for excellence in operations management• Managed logistic & warehouse operations which included appointment of logistic partner and dealing with local government body for tax payment of goods• Developed and executed the marketing promotion plans for new store opening- Newspaper flyers, Print ad, SMS burst and E-mailers

Masters Of Business Administration(Global), Marketing

Activities and Societies: Member of Public Relations Committee Gold Medalist for excellence in academics

B.F.Tech, Apparel Production And Information Technology

Activities and Societies: Member of Cultural Committee for organizing cultural events in college Awarded for the ‘Most Commercially.