Suresh Udutha Email & Phone Number

India

• Leading Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) for all business verticals (Johnson, Endura, Marbonite, Porselano), ensuring optimal capacity, demand, and supply alignment.
• Overseeing primary logistics and distribution across India, achieving a 95% on-time-in-full (OTIF) rate.
• Serving as a central liaison between internal and external stakeholders.
• Optimizing inventory levels through effective planning and replenishment strategies, ensuring high product availability and achieving monthly sales targets across the region.
• Overseeing warehouse operations, including expansion projects, budgeting, space optimization, inventory management, Monthly FG Cycle Count Activity, and Training programs.
• Implementing Good Warehousing Practices (GWP) across all regional warehouses to enhance efficiency and productivity.

Mumbai Area, India

Mumbai Area, India

• Responsible for collaborative monthly S&OP process to achieve consensus forecasts, considering capacity constraints, seasonal variations, and new product launches. Analyzed market trends and customer data to develop.
• Managed end-to-end demand, distribution, and logistics planning for 500+ SKUs across India.
• Optimized inventory levels through stock replenishment strategies, SLOB inventory management, and inventory classification.
• Developed and executed logistics budgets aligned with short- and long-term business objectives
• Planned production based on demand forecasts and monitored in 10-day intervals to align with capacity constraints.
• Managed the daily distribution and replenishment of stock to 30 Depots from plants and RDCs (Regional Distribution Centers), maintaining optimal inventory levels throughout the supply chain.

Head Office, Andheri (East)

• Led continuous improvement in forecast accuracy by identifying root causes and implementing corrective action plans.
• Played a key role in the SAP Core team, successfully implementing SCM Planning for all verticals within the Consumer Product Art Stationery & Maintenance Division.
• Process Redesign: Documenting current state ("As-Is") and desired state ("To-Be") processes for Demand Planning, Production Planning, Distribution Planning, MIS, logistics, and dashboards across all business units.
• Master Schedule Development: Created a master schedule to support business forecasts, incorporating lead times, minimum/maximum batch sizes, material categorization, lot sizes, and safety stock norms.
• System Integration: Ensured the accuracy of SNP runs by aligning them with DRP/MRP settings and functionalities.
• Team Development & Knowledge Sharing: Trained and mentored employees to foster team development.

Post-Graduation In Supply Chain Management

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