Demand Forecasting, Inventory Planning Product Development and Analytics• Working as a Supply Chain expert with Global Supply Chain Product team to design process and develop solutions to improve inventory planning & increase consolidation across entire US network of stores and FCs for the digital sales• Conceptualized, developed, implemented, tested, and scaled a minimum viable product to do demand forecasting and inventory allocation for digital demand for shipping-eligible stores in… Show more Demand Forecasting, Inventory Planning Product Development and Analytics• Working as a Supply Chain expert with Global Supply Chain Product team to design process and develop solutions to improve inventory planning & increase consolidation across entire US network of stores and FCs for the digital sales• Conceptualized, developed, implemented, tested, and scaled a minimum viable product to do demand forecasting and inventory allocation for digital demand for shipping-eligible stores in the network at weekly, quarterly, yearly level• Built enhancements in product for fulfillment centers planning to drive last-mile cost savings of $2.5 M annually• Developed solutions for inventory management for drop ship vendors to achieve $3 M last-mile ship expense savings by implementing optimization initiatives to reduce unprofitable deliveries and to reduce long-zone shipments• Presently working on evaluating and enabling company’ s next-day delivery capability for higher digital conversion• Led and coordinated Peak Planning and Reporting for the Last Mile and Product team• Actively collaborated with Store operations, Last mile operations, Merchandising, S&OP and Fulfillment teams for problem discovery, opportunity sizing, prioritization, solutioning, implementation and outcome management• Built Demand-shaping models to manage carrier capacity during peak demand periods for Ship to home network• Built inventory build-up plans for Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and other sale events for the entire FCs network Show less

Inventory Optimization, Process Design & Program Management• Part of team that conceptualise and pilot programs to reduce working capital requirements for entire Retail Business• Designed and piloted the framework for identifying replenishment and merchandise buying at SKU and at Purchase order level• Designed and piloted the process for staggered in-warding of merchandise buying for reducing on-hand inventory by 3 days• Designed the process of segmented supply chain for… Show more Inventory Optimization, Process Design & Program Management• Part of team that conceptualise and pilot programs to reduce working capital requirements for entire Retail Business• Designed and piloted the framework for identifying replenishment and merchandise buying at SKU and at Purchase order level• Designed and piloted the process for staggered in-warding of merchandise buying for reducing on-hand inventory by 3 days• Designed the process of segmented supply chain for Fastest moving SKUs towards cycle stock reduction of 3.5 days• Designed and implemented the framework for determining priority of scheduled shipments from instock and vendor NPS perspective • Built R Shiny Dashboards for dynamic tracking of KPIs like Sales Band, Days on Hand, Ordering frequency and Fill Rate• Developed an automated process for identifying next slot availability for suppliers in FC during rescheduling• Researched and documented best industry practices for inventory planning and inbound operations Show less

Procurement, Spend Analytics and Cost modelling • Part of global team that manages procurement for Forward and Reverse logistics worldwide for Dell and EMC• Analyzed and managed Procurement of Finished Goods Logistics & Services Contracts for Dell & EMC worldwide which include the entire network of outsourced global distribution centers, strategic raw components storage, spare parts hubs and transportation and repair centers• Analyzed operational & spend data for sourcing decisions,… Show more Procurement, Spend Analytics and Cost modelling • Part of global team that manages procurement for Forward and Reverse logistics worldwide for Dell and EMC• Analyzed and managed Procurement of Finished Goods Logistics & Services Contracts for Dell & EMC worldwide which include the entire network of outsourced global distribution centers, strategic raw components storage, spare parts hubs and transportation and repair centers• Analyzed operational & spend data for sourcing decisions, predictive forecasts, supplier reviews and sourcing strategy development• Part of negotiations with Global Logistics suppliers including DHL, UPS, Fedex, Syncreon & DB Schenker to drive overall supply chain savings • Develop pricing models and cost-benefit analysis to support procurement and operational goals• Build and maintain logistics models to support commercial evaluation• Develop and interpret market intelligence, benchmarking, supply and demand and other key influencers in assessment of global supplier baseProgram Management• Maintaining and updating Executive Business Reviews and Strategic Business Reviews documents in support of supplier relationship management (SRM) including Scorecards• Implemented digital transformation initiative for Logistics Procurement team for enhanced BI and automation• Part of India Hubs optimization project for modifying warehouse network design post-GST launch in India Show less

• Supply Chain Domain Consultant for Retail/FMCG clients with focus on Demand and Supply Planning• Delivered an on-site consulting study for IKEA Sweden to give the roadmap for improving initial forecast for new items and new DCs • Worked with solution architects, product owners and business planners to define and develop the product enhancements• Vendor Rationalization exercise for evaluating and modifying supply base of Depuy-Synthes (Ireland), a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson… Show more • Supply Chain Domain Consultant for Retail/FMCG clients with focus on Demand and Supply Planning• Delivered an on-site consulting study for IKEA Sweden to give the roadmap for improving initial forecast for new items and new DCs • Worked with solution architects, product owners and business planners to define and develop the product enhancements• Vendor Rationalization exercise for evaluating and modifying supply base of Depuy-Synthes (Ireland), a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson USA• Developed Linear Programming models to evaluate and modify supply base, S&OP Planning• Performed Fit-gap assessment for client’s requirement across different supply chain areas• Assisted Pre-Sales team in areas of inventory management and transportation planning Show less

• Helped develop Supply Chain processes in then recently launched e-commerce marketplace for industrial goods, Tolexo.com• Directly reported to the company co-founder and was part of the initial start-up team of Tolexo.com• Evaluated the outsourcing vs. in-housing of logistics and warehousing based on costs per order• Benchmarked with major existing B2B marketplaces like amazonsupply.com, grainger.com, and alibaba.com• Part of team that negotiated contracts with the third party… Show more • Helped develop Supply Chain processes in then recently launched e-commerce marketplace for industrial goods, Tolexo.com• Directly reported to the company co-founder and was part of the initial start-up team of Tolexo.com• Evaluated the outsourcing vs. in-housing of logistics and warehousing based on costs per order• Benchmarked with major existing B2B marketplaces like amazonsupply.com, grainger.com, and alibaba.com• Part of team that negotiated contracts with the third party logistics and warehousing providers like Fedex and Bluedart Show less

Project Management, Contract Management & Vendor Management • Involved in Project Planning and Management of 2 units of 500MW each, in expansion of India’s biggest Power Plant (with capacity of 4760 MW)• Complete and independent handling of different Engineering packages totaling INR 1500 million alongside multiple vendors: ABB, BHEL, L&T, Bluestar, Thermax etc• Co-ordinated a combined team of 250+ including engineers, technicians, skilled and semi-skilled workers• Selected… Show more Project Management, Contract Management & Vendor Management • Involved in Project Planning and Management of 2 units of 500MW each, in expansion of India’s biggest Power Plant (with capacity of 4760 MW)• Complete and independent handling of different Engineering packages totaling INR 1500 million alongside multiple vendors: ABB, BHEL, L&T, Bluestar, Thermax etc• Co-ordinated a combined team of 250+ including engineers, technicians, skilled and semi-skilled workers• Selected vendors and awarded contracts for procurement and services at site level for exigency and supplementary work• Ensured closer adherence of contracts, drawings, technical specifications, Quality Plans, safety regulations, and timelines.• Experience in preparing indents (PR & PO), its implementation and material reconciliation for site level contracts; along with procurement/hiring of T & Ps, manpower etc required to support project timelines• Daily coordination and meetings with multiple vendors for timely completion and resolution of contractual, engineering and site-related issues, expediting material supplies from vendors; transportation, receiving, warehousing, and invoicing processes. Show less

• Intensive Classroom Training with plant visits covering all aspects of a Power Plant. • Study of Power Plant Engineering, Operations, Thermodynamics, Design,Contracts and Commissioning• On-job training in Project Department

• Developed a product for hospitality vertical using .Net Platform to streamline OPD operations.• Worked on defining scheduling process and logic of Finedocs, an Enterprise Content Management Software.• Migration of Finedocs from MS-SQL to My-SQL platform.

• Study of cold chain of milk procurement and its distribution across National Capital Region.• Study of cold chain of milk products and the deep freeze cold chain of frozen items including ice creams.• Study of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP) • Study of processing of milk and its products.• Detailed study of Energy Saving Techniques.

• Study of power generation and distribution.• Detailed study on efficiency improvement measures & various components of Power Plant.