Chandan has rich experience in Supply Chain Management , Operations and Cost Excellence in Pharma and FMCG industries ( Zydus , Torrent , Cadila Pharma, Dolphin, Dabur , Franco India ) & has led several transformational initiatives successfully As Chief Commercial Officer at APDM - a pharma cdmo startup based in Ahmedabad , he is mentoring and setting up a robust supply chain and driving cost savings, techno-commercial negotiations at the project phase itself.As former Head of Supply Chain of Zydus Wellness Ltd, a 2000 Cr major FMCG company in India and Senior Leader in Torrent , Cadila , Chandan has~ Managed brands like Glucon D , Complan, Nycil, Sugar Free, Nutralite, Everyuth~ Managed end to end supply chain responsibilities of Forecasting ,Planning, Procurement, Logistics & New Product innovation~ Program managed Cost Excellence drive and accrued a 150Cr + savings working across boundaries and cross functional collaboration~ Spearheaded the SNOP and Integrated Business Planning & procurement function, including from China~ Experienced in Due Diligence & Integration pre & post- acquisition ~ Instrumental in Restructuring entire Distribution network and service level agreements ~ Excellent Man Management and Mentoring skills for teams for Turnaround & Transformation performanceIn his role @ Hexagon as HoD SCM, Chandan successfully led a business transformation journey of the 2 decade old family owned nutraceutical company and delivered an agile ,robust, future ready organization. In his brief tenure he optimised inventory turn and improved customer OTIF and LFR by double digit basis points and reorganised the vendor base for better procurement.In his stint as Consulting Specialist to MSMEs and startups, he has mentored and helped build sustainable SCM processes from scratch and brought about changes in culture and mindset to pursue efficiency.He is an orator at various forums / symposium / online sessions as subject matter expert.