Ritesh Pathak Email & Phone Number

California, United States

Mountain View, Ca, Us

Cupertino, California, Us

Responsible for implementing long term supply & demand optimization solution using optimization methods and analytics tools.

San Jose, Ca, Us

* Managed cross functional team of supply chain, assembly operations, assembly vendors, supply chain and IT to implement new process and solution for improving assembly vendor capacity forecasting accuracy by 20%* Led development of efficiency improvement in the wafers purchase order planning and execution for the outsourced foundries in SAP and deployment of supplier network collaboration tool to collaborate with the foundry vendors. * Build functional specs for reducing the cycle times in outsourced assembly and test manufacturing. Leading the development and deployment of the solution by working with SAP for B2B collaboration and supply chain for process and planning model changes.

Milpitas, Ca, Us

* Managed the implementation of global inventory optimization process resulting in a 15% inventory reduction while maintaining on-time delivery performance.* Led implementation of postponement strategy enablement in supply chain planning system resulting in 60% unit reduction in inventory transfers between distribution centers while keeping same inventory levels postponed at supplier locations.* Led sales and operations planning weekly meeting with the cross-functional business units to identify and resolve short and excess inventory and maintain channel inventory at 8 weeks-of-supply and distribution center inventory at 3 weeks-of –supply.* Defined component supply allocation rules between business units in constrained periods to maximize shipments and meet 90% customer on-time delivery targets.* Led the initiative to improve the planning system performance by 50% using new hardware.

Miami, Fl, Us

* Led supply chain network strategy project for a global telecom equipment manufacturer. The study focused on identifying process improvements & outsourcing opportunities working with the suppliers. Estimated savings from supply chain rationalization is $22.6 million over 2 years in the areas of inventory, transportation and warehousing systems.* Developed supply chain strategies for rationalization of suppliers and warehouse locations for a $20 billion electronics equipment manufacturing company in North America with estimated annual savings of $2.5 million in logistics costs.* Led planning process improvement workshops with cross-functional teams involving logistics, finance and suppliers for a global Telecom company resulting in identifying $1.2 million logistics costs reduction opportunity.

Scottsdale, Arizona, Us

* Developed supply chain systems to enable VMI program between a Japanese consumer electronics manufacturer and leading US retailer. The project involved directly working with Sales, Merchandising, IT, Procurement and Logistics group to gather business requirements to launch the pilot integrated with SAP execution system. The program result was an improvement in gross margins by $19.6M and cash flow improvement by $25.7M. Received “Hi-tech Quality” award from i2 for the successful execution of this program.* Developed supply chain network model for a $25 billion Packaged Food manufacturer to identify new distribution & manufacturing locations based on next 3 years sales volume resulting in re-alignment of manufacturing facilities.* Designed and implemented integrated SCM process & systems for Demand Planning & Supply Chain Master Planning process integrated with SAP MRP at a leading Appliances manufacturer. The project objective was to improve service levels by 10% by ensuring product availability at warehouses maintaining current inventory levels.* Developed global supply chain planning process & solution to create optimal distribution, production, purchase and inventory plans integrated with MRP system for a leading $10 billion packaged foods manufacturer resulting in supply chain costs saving of $300,000 by delaying factory opening, increased visibility for long-term planning and improved customer service.

Mba, Operations Management

Bs, Mechanical