Mohan Somasundaram Email & Phone Number

Sydney, NSW, AU

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Australia

• Reporting to the Head of Supply Chain led two direct reports; Supply Chain Officer and Purchasing Officer supporting demand and supply planning, purchasing and inventory management
• Developed implemented, and led the S&OP process
• Performed analysis of historical data and modelled statistical forecasts
• Collected commercial inputs from Sales and Category and drove alignment with Finance to get consensus forecast
• Prepared Slow and Obsolete stock reports and led efforts to develop strategies to reduce inventory; reduced inventory by $1M during tenure
• Managed product life cycle (PLC) conducted new product development analysis and discontinuation plans and built into forecast accordingly

Sydney, Australia

• Reported to the Global Supply Chain Manager and led 3 direct reports Demand & Supply Planner, Supply Chain Coordinator and Shipping Officer
• Reduced inventory by $3 million by developing and implementing efficient /effective Demand Planning methods, processes and systems – full utilisation of the NAV demand planning module
• Developed and implemented forecast accuracy measuring tools
• Designed and developed monthly Supply Chain Management reports improving business insight and strategic decision making
• Implemented the S&OP process for all product groups, purchasing and inventory management
• Liaised with supply chain partners to improve delivery performance and provided a 12-month demand forecast

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Reported to the Head of Operations and directly accountable for achieving best practice demand planning, purchasing and inventory management; improved fill rate from 90% to 95% in 10 months
• Implemented and led the S&OP Process for all product groups conducted Executive S&OP meetings, consensus demand planning meetings, Demand & Supply review, new product development meetings, GAP Analysis (Financial)
• Prepared monthly forecast accuracy reports for all products and improved forecast accuracy and bias over time by structured root cause analysis.
• Conducted GAP analysis to identify discrepancies between sales forecasting, budget and actual, running scenario analysis to understand financial implications.

Sydney, Australia

• Reporting to the Head of Operations accountable for demand planning and inventory management
• Conducted extensive data analysis, supply plan reviews and forecasting for components and finished products across all product categories (ignition leads, gaskets, brake pads and coils) to maintain optimum inventory.
• Developed and implemented efficient /effective methods for demand planning
• Prepared monthly forecast accuracy report for all products and improved forecast accuracy and bias over time via structured root cause analysis

Sydney Area, Australia

Colombo Srilanka

Sri Lanka

Colombo

Colombo

Post Graduate Diploma In Marketing -Member Of Chartered Institute Of Marketing Uk (Mcim), Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services

Member of Chartered Institute of Marketing UK

Certified Supply Chain Professional

Diploma In Marketing ( Dip.M (Uk) )

Diploma In Sales Management (Dism (Uk)

Diploma In Computer Programming