Kumar Sankaran Email & Phone Number

Cincinnati Metropolitan Area

Hershey, Pa

• Led multiple initiatives to strategically source products and generated over $15MM+ in savings over the years through continuous improvement. • Developed supply chain solution in launching $150MM+ Hershey innovations like Kit Kat and Reese Mini platform, Snack mix and Popped platform, Cadbury bar and seasonal line extensions, Kit Kat line extensions and various seasonal innovations.• Led capital development for $120MM + capacity expansions over the years for Brookside, Kit Kat, Reese and Cadbury brands to achieve long term strategic growth• Lead supply chain operational consultant in integrating Brookside and Barkthins acquisitions with Hershey supply chain.• Led key strategic projects to reduce supply chain complexity like simplified common packaging for seasons, Canada in-country sourcing to reduce freight/currency/tariff impact, improving packaging purchase quantity to realize savings/plant storage and warehouse storage improvement with improved case configuration.

Hershey

• Responsible for supporting new product launches of $25MMM+/yr. and maintaining growth requirements Hershey Canada international business.• Manage end to end supply chain solution to deliver the plan by coordinating with demand/supply planning/manufacturing and marketing finance

Hershey

Marketing Financial Analysis and Manufacturing Feasibility for new product introduction.Provide sourcing/operations solution for Innovation/Maintenance items.Operations Liaison between Marketing and Finance.

Greater Nashville Area, Tn

• Co ordinate all North American Plant productivity improvements with BDP from Bridgestone Japan and Bridgestone Europe.• Assist in five year Mid term budget planning and identify potential Cost reduction capital projects • Operational Availability (Bekidou) Improvement – Initiate projects and Work flow Implementation based on real time system data.

- Worked on GLPK programming for resource allocation IP problem.- Provided support on Probability Forecasting Models.

Chennai Area, India

- Involved in New product design using DFSS tools and Developed Tool and Gauge Designs for Car Starter Tools: AutoCAD 2002, PRO- Engineer 2000i

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance, General

M.S, Industrial Engineering

Be, Mechanical Engineering

Gold Medalist, Bharathidasan University, India