Niraj Krishna Email & Phone Number

Kuala Lumpur, My

• Driving Supply Chain Optimization projects to reduce costs in the business for Production and Nonproduction material category in JSG collaborating with cross functional teams over a business spend of 400 million USD annually in JSG• Lead and support Category Management executives to drive procurement savings to the business• Performed Should cost analysis whilst identifying and driving insourcing opportunities in collaboration with CCQL colleagues for key mechanical components to Vietnam Factory with target savings of 300k USD in 2022• Performed Should cost analysis on Cross border transportation from China to Hong Kong/Macau to mitigate ocean freight price increase and transit time disruptions• Creation of JSG Procurement savings budget for all entities and tracking their progress monthly and impact of the savings to the Management Result for the entity• Set up of Governance/workshop with Operating countries to generate business improvement ideas• Achieved 700k USD savings for internalizing the BSC project Management consultancy services• Set up of a pricing mechanism with 3PL Logistics companies in 2021 during Covid to mitigate frequent cost increase to business• Set up of the process for facility Management & collaborated with Facility Management partner to secure Business savings of 300K USD in 2022 for multiple Operating Countries• Collaborated with Control Tower, Shippers and 3PLs to improve container utilization by 10-15% for JSG product lines for pilot projects using industry best practices• Support Ocean Freight RFQ for 2022 with identified reduction by 58% for Door to port costs

Kuala Lumpur, Federal Territory Of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Planned, executed, and managed the project activities through the project timeframe for the rollout of the BSC program for all functions transitioning to BSC within the project timeline• Highlighted current risks/issues on RAID Log (Risk, Action, Issue, Decision) and Client Dependency Management, to relevant stakeholders to derive desired output• Supported and monitored the progress of the process and technology tracks with the respective stream project leads and support in troubleshooting where needed• Plan and execute the non-process track with the Transition Lead in Governance, Organization Sizing, Service Management, Transition Management • Supported the overall status/progress reporting for all transition activities • Created the Business Continuity plan and risk management for all streams• Lead the Go live Governance for BSC with COE and Operating countries• Ensured service delivery post go live met the required standards• Ensured that all transitions are completed with no open items• Ensured correct KPIs and measurements are put in place to measure performance

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

• Set up of a Centralized Procurement for Regional Distribution Center for Spare Parts Business Overseeing 4 Buyers across 150 Suppliers and 2000 SKU’s supporting 12 Countries.• Set up of Purchasing & Logistics SOP’s and Policy in alignment to the Corporate Schindler Group Objectives.• Set up, Monitoring and analyzing of Supply Chain KPI’s to identify bottlenecks and work with stakeholders to mitigate.• Lead the demand planning team of JSG to monitor stock levels, shelf availability and fulfilment of Spare parts business.• Identified, sourced and negotiated third party logistics(3PL) vendors for JSG OC’s to enhance Supply Chain Efficiency.• Collaborated with cross functional teams to work on Continuous Improvements in Supply Chain using Lean methodology like Value Stream Mapping,DMAIC for RDC process flow and identified potential improvements.• Analyze Stocking Level for RDC and manage demand to level to meet Customer Service Levels by setting up of safety stock and reorder levels.

Doha

• Forecasting, formulating & implementing strategies for the growth of business opportunities while maintaining consistent profitability.• Lead a group of sales executives in the central region of Qatar & guide them in pricing strategy, market information and necessary technical expertise in plants and technical parameters of the product.• Conceptualizing & implementing competitive strategies for generating sales, developing and expanding market share.• Mapping the market and preparing market intelligence reports.• Conducting competitor analysis/moves and competency mapping for keeping abreast of market trends to achieve market share metrics• Achieving sales targets as per designated manpower and budgets. • Using market intelligence to prepare and conduct customer centric tactical promotion hence ensuring a strong brand presence and increased business.

Doha, Qatar

• Established working systems which minimized loss of downtime/material during different stages of production• Managed plant costs, analyzed KPI in the most cost effective manner & maximized the utilization of equipment & resources.• Conducted stock checks on daily/weekly/monthly basis to ensure availability of required raw materials as per production schedule• Worked cross-functionally with Sales, Finance, QC, labor, Human resources and other related departments• Promoted a safe working environment & adhered to the company’s high standards of health and safety (H&S policy)

Doha, Qatar

• Monitor & manage production, scheduling, planning, resourcing and reporting• Ensured optimal fleet utilization to attain target volume• Effective liaison between the Plant, Customers and Sales team• Logistics Optimization through load distribution among vehicles according to qualification, cost & availability• Manage dynamically changing dispatch schedule by a hands-on approach to fleet monitoring: collected real-time truckload data and re-optimized truck routes• Simulation Analysis of unplanned downtime of plant/fleet, rescheduling of customers order/booking/delivery

Master Of Business Administration (Gmba), Global Logistics & Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: SP Jain's Global learning & student life committee member & debate teams(GMBA). Specializing in Global Logistics.

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering