Vishal Kothari Email & Phone Number

United States

Long Beach, California, United States

# Lead the analysis and redesign of logistics processes to streamline operations# Collaborate with IT, Operations, and Product teams to ensure process improvements are integrated and aligned with business objectives.# Develop and execute strategic plans to enhance operational performance, focusing on scalability and sustainability.# Utilize data analytics to identify trends, measure performance, and make informed decisions that drive process enhancements.

Long Beach, Ca

# Forecast sales of a wide product line consisting of 140+ products.# Determine optimum inventory levels for all products.# Develop production plan & schedule based on sales forecasts & optimal inventory levels.# Co-ordinate with manufacturing unit in India.# Internal auditing and generating monthly inventory reports for higher management.# Report the effectiveness of corporate strategies to higher management by identifying and benchmarking the KPI inventory turnover, DIFOT, sales forecasting accuracy.# Manage local and international outgoing & incoming shipments.

# Planning, time line management & progress reporting for maintenance and remodeling projects for eight Carl’s Jr restaurants.# Crisis management for on-going projects.# Co-ordinated with cross-functional team members and field personnel for project implementation.

# Overall responsibility of erection of Electrical & Instrumentation Systems at offshore oil platform.# Generated daily progress reports, micro schedules during project execution at offshore.# Managed marine spread logistics & operations.# Preparing Project Engineering Schedules / setting priorities. Identify shortfalls & expedite to get the project progress.# Spearheaded the contract management team of five Engineers for Instrumentation part of NQRC project (Value $275m) in its Tender Bidding stage and later as E&I in-charge after award of contract. # Maintained engineering interface between client (ONGC) & design consultant (AKPG, L&T - Valdel) for approval of documents.# Conduct Engineering Review Meetings to resolve Engineering / Interdisciplinary Issues among internal departments, vendors & clients.

Mba, Operations & Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: # Beta Gamma Sigma Member. # Undertaken Directed Studies in Operations Research highlighting on Markov Chains. #.

Bachelor Of Engineering, Instrumentation

Activities and Societies: # Sir Ratan Tata Scholarship for Academic Excellence (2002-2003). # Student Representative.