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Experience Summary Accenture Strategy Jan’15 – till date

12+ years experience, Strategy & Digital leader with focus on Operational Excellence, Digital
in both industry and Senior Manager
transformation and Business transformation
consulting, working ▪ Lead – Digital Enterprise Transformation : Closely working with CIO and CSO to plan and
with multiple
cultures and strategize transformation journey, responsible for delivering complex transformation covering
geographies. 30+ countries and 100+ plants
Extensive experience ▪ Lead – Operational and Process readiness for supply chain for a greenfield petrochemicals
in driving Strategic &
digital enterprise major in Middle East
transformation for ▪ Led multiple Digital transformation strategy engagements across USA and Southeast Asia
companies across the ▪ Executed Financial analysis and growth strategy on Solar energy mini-grid operations
value chain
▪ Digital transformation : Analytics driven excellence
Industry experience ▪ Executed multiple targeted projects focused on driving insights across value chain
in : Chemicals and Procurement, Financial Analytics and pricing & profitability for different chemicals clients
Automotive
▪ Procurement SMA for chemical industry – Japan Geography
Academic ▪ Responsible for identifying and implementing digital transformation opportunities e.g.,
Indian School of
RPA, Analytics
Business (ISB), ▪ Program lead – Analytics delivery - Led a 50-member team covering opportunities across
Hyderabad procurement, sales & finance
2013 - PGPM ▪ Sales and business development :
(Operations & ▪ Part of team that closed one of the largest transformation deal in Southeast Asia
Finance) ▪ Driving & engaged in multiple business development and digital strategy sales
3.6+/4.0 (Merit List) ▪ Have Value Architected ~12 proposals per year on average
▪ Other key projects
Indian Institute of ▪ Benchmarking of procurement, Finance and sales functions for chemicals companies
Technology (IIT), ▪ Process reengineering for global chemical companies focusing on procurement
Roorkee ▪ Undertook transformation of customer service operations of global chemicals company
2008 - B.Tech. ▪ Achievements and Awards
(Production & ▪ Received “Greater than Awards” – Awarded to only 5 transformational projects from
Industrial) India
8.2/10.0

S H Kelkar Ltd. – Fragrance and Flavors May’13 – Jan’15

Manager, Supply Chain Senior executive reporting directly to Chief Operating Officer
Projects/ Internships
▪ Program lead : Implemented Sales and operations planning
Internships
▪ Implemented S&OP process and built MIS dashboard for monitoring sales & operations
Maruti Suzuki Ltd
planning activities
(2007) – Awarded
“Excellent” Rating –
▪ Managed change by getting multiple stakeholders onboard with S&OP process and
Six sigma assessment; expanding the same across 3 business units. Helped define functional requirements for
NTPC Ltd (2006) – capturing sales & operations planning process in SAP
Org Analytics ▪ Project managed Implementation of SAP across five companies under Kelkar Group. Closely
Indian Airlines Ltd worked with business teams to ensure timely and smooth execution\
(2005) – Operations ▪ Developed Procurement and Sourcing strategy
Process Mapping ▪ Worked directly with the COO to forecast free cash flow & develop sourcing strategy
▪ Implemented strategy to drive both operational and strategic procurement while driving
ISB – Nirmaan.org visibility into working capital
Designed and ▪ Reworked Manufacturing process & Strategy –
implemented ▪ Reworked manufacturing strategy with a focus on optimizing finished goods inventory.
Management Worked with top management to implement it across 3 manufacturing units in India &
Information System Europe
to integrate 6 ▪ Achievements and Awards
geographic chapters ▪ Awarded “Far Exceeds Expectations” (0.1%) for leading improvement Initiatives across
for the NGO Supply Chain
▪ Received recognition from CEO for making the implementation of SAP successful

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Additional Info Tata Motors Ltd. (Automotive Industry) Jul’ 08 – Mar’12

• Youngest of the Rapidly progressed within a span 4 years through diverse roles in
30 employees Manager, Planning &
planning, procurement, manufacturing and executing design projects. Led
chosen at Tata Procurement
Motors to a team of 35 & coordinated with 30+ vendors
participate & ▪ Managed procurement & sourcing from 30+ active indirect tooling and precision machining
excel in “Business suppliers
leadership ▪ Reduced procurement lead time by developing new vendors near Plant location
excellence
program”. Aimed ▪ Developed price estimation tool for manufactured parts
at creating ▪ Reduced non-moving inventory worth Rs. 3M leading to improved inventory turnover
process leaders ▪ Negotiated buyback of no-moving SKUs with dealers
within TATA group
▪ Reduced manufacturing & maintenance cost of Fixtures by standardizing parts
• National Cadet ▪ Managed Machine shop floor Tooling operations for Tata Ace
Corps – Mentored ▪ Recruited and trained 7 designers to build design capability which reduced reliance on Pune
cadets at 2 Annual
Camps. Cleared B plant down to 50% in 1st yr
level certification ▪ Built in-house tool to track project execution, cost and effort requirements
with ‘A’ Grade ▪ Achievements and Awards
▪ Fast tracked through 2 roles in 3 years vs. avg. of 8 years
▪ Awarded “Exceeds Expectations” rating consecutively for 3 years for building
procurement and project execution capabilities from scratch