Roshan Patel Email & Phone Number

➤ Sales & Operations Planning Specialist ➤ Consumer Goods and Services ➤ B2B and B2C ➤ Global Market ➤I work across organizations at every level – Sales, Operations, Finance, R&D, Marketing, Traffic, and Logistics – to achieve business goals. My mission it to help multisite distribution facilities optimize forecasting, inventory, purchasing, and vendor management. With experience reporting directly to the C-level leadership team, I inform regularly on long-term inventory planning, product flow timing, and KPI tracking. My understanding of market demand and influences and the importance of transparency in communications help top-tier executives make calculated decisions in support of sales objectives and financial performance.As VP Demand Planning & Purchasing at GHP Group, I have helped transform a newly created organization into a thriving international business with facilities across North America, China, and South Korea, managing inventory turns by working with vendors, the sales team, and traffic team to deliver on financial goals. Our success can be measured by our organizational stability and growth.I consider myself an achiever who recognizes and initiates technical, financial, and operational improvement as well as a leader who understands the importance of a strong work culture and a well-aligned team. When everyone collectively commits to a shared vision, great things can happen.Notable successes include:OPERATIONS:Established and refined standard operating procedures across demand planning, order entry, purchasing, fulfillment, and traffic to prioritize and streamline day-to-day processes and improve the fulfillment of long-range goals.TECHNOLOGY:Established data driven collaborative decision-making processes resulting in KPIs for weekly inventory decisions.BUSINESS STRATEGY:Led inventory leadership team in resolving the effects of COVID on global supply and demand, disposing of an excess in inventory while maintaining revenue goals. PEOPLE LEADERSHIP:Managed a team to purchase finished goods and manufacturing raw material to support annual production and sales across 4 business channels.LEADERSHIP SKILLS: Strategic Planning | Operations Management | Business Development | Team Leadership | Resource Management | Sourcing | Product Development | Financial Management | Process Optimization | M&A Activities | Budgeting | Negotiations | KPI Analysis & Reporting

Listed skills include Product Marketing, Consulting, Cross Functional Team, Forecasting, and 18 others.

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  University Of Illinois At Chicago

  Business Administration