Supply Chain Planning, Operations and Consulting

Kush Yuvraj Chouhan

Mobile: +91-991*******

****.*******@**********.*** Bengaluru, India

CAREER SUMMARY:

. 6.5 years of total experience with full time MBA in Operations

Management and engineering in Mechanical

. Strong Consulting experience in Global Demand and Supply Planning and

Operations (3+ years), Manufacturing Operations (2+ year) and 1 year in

SAP APO Support Consulting

. Currently holding 3 portfolios at HP India: World Wide Media Supply

Planning, AMS Toner Supply Planning and Inventory Management for Media

Business

. Major responsibilities include - Customer engagement for Global &

Regional Supply Planning and Operations, Delivering more than 95% of

stock availability, Initiating Development and Implementation of

Operations plans, Inventory projection and optimization, end of life

roll overs etc.

. Earlier worked with Infosys, Pune as Associate Consultant in an SAP

(APO) project for a US client

. Responsibilities at Infosys included: batch job monitoring, data

reconciliation, root cause analysis etc.

. Worked with ECMi Software Pvt. Ltd. as Service Support Planner (SSP)

for a US client

. As an SSP, primarily engaged with customer for Global Demand and Supply

Planning and Operations of 3000 + different spare parts in more than

300 stores across the globe and delivering more than 98% availability

. At ECMi, was also part of Material Review Board whose responsibilities

included - team handling, delivering Level of Availability of spare

parts over 98%, initiating Root Cause Analysis for troubled parts and

recommending respective planners for appropriate actions, initiating

inventory optimization projects, process improvements and training new

joiners

. Six Sigma Green Belt certified by KPMG Consulting Group

. Worked as an Operations and Maintenance engineer for 26 months in

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., the world's largest sponge iron plant and

handled team of 30 workers

. At Jindal, as shift in-charge, I was responsible for preventive and

breakdown maintenance, maintaining quality of final product, preparing

day to day report etc.

. Bachelors in Mechanical Engineering from Pt. Ravishankar Shukla

University, Raipur (1999-2003)

WORK EXPERIENCE - 1:

HP India, Bengaluru Supply Planner for AMS Toner Business 25th Apr 2012

- till date (17 month)

Holding 3 different portfolios as mentioned below:

> As AMS Supply Planner for Toner business, responsibilities include:

o Delivering optimum stock levels at warehouses

o Initiating and reviewing Inventory stocking strategies

o Replenishments of stock via trigger based planning

o Engaging with customer and other stakeholders for back order

management and reporting

o EOL management and NPI roll ups

o Engaging with customer and other stakeholders for Sales and

Operations Planning

o Manage master data set up

> As World Wide Supply Planner for Media business, responsibilities

include:

o Delivering more than 95% availability of media products in

worldwide distribution centers

o Generating and managing weekly build plans and backlog report

o Engaging with customer and other stakeholders for Development

and Implementation of operations plans

o Work collaboratively with marketing, procurement and region

partners to meet shared objectives

o Manage product rollovers and end-of-life to appropriately

balance availability and inventory risks

> As Inventory Management analyst:

o Preparing and reporting bottom up Inventory Projection

o Initiating and leading inventory optimization projects (trade-

off between backlog and excess inventory to meet quarterly

budget, Demand pull)

o Reviewing and recommending Re Order Levels and Safety Stocks

strategies with customer

Skills Used: Global Supply Planning & Operations Consulting, Customer

engagement and delivery, Operations Management and Inventory Management

WORK EXPERIENCE - 2:

Infosys, Pune Associate Consultant SCM 27th Jan 2011 - 23rd April (15

months)

> Batch job monitoring and data reconciliation

> Engaging with customer for requirement gathering and distribution

through tickets

> Client liaison and escalation handling

> Root cause analysis for failure of batch jobs

> Process document preparation and training new joiners

> Basic training on CIF, SAP MM and SNP

WORK EXPERIENCE - 3:

ECMi Software Pvt. Ltd., Pune Service Support Planner 1st Jun 2009 -

25th Jan, 2011 (20 months)

> As team lead I was responsible for handling a team of 4 Order

Administrators and 2 Unsource Planners

o My responsibilities as team lead included - knowledge transfer

and regular guidance on any issues, ensuring role changes for

maximum flexibility in the team, back up planning for leaves and

holidays, training new joiners and organizing training sessions

on communication skills, excel skills etc.

o Further responsibilities included - stabilizing new processes,

reviewing existing processes and coming up with improvement

ideas

> As Service Support Planner, my primary responsibility was to engage

with customer to manage and plan Demand & Supply for ~ 3000 different

spare parts in more than 300 stores across the globe

o Other responsibilities as SSP included - delivering Level of

Availability of spare parts above 98% and that was achieved by

generating forecasts, replenishments, repair or procurement

o On a regular basis conducting virtual meetings and calls with

country managers, store managers and logistics partners to

ensure smooth flow of information and materials, current

inventory positions and other planning activities

> As a member of Material Review Board, I was responsible for -

initiate analysis of Level of Availability (LOA) for entire network in

different categories, conducting Root Cause Analysis (80-20 rule, 5

whys) for troubled parts and recommending respective planners for

appropriate action, initiating and reviewing process improvement

initiatives, inventory optimization projects and training new joiners

o Assisting planners for troubled parts by - pulling of parts from

excess locations, expediting purchase or return from repair

vendor, looking for alternate parts, seeking help from Re-

manufacturers, outlier correction and if required correcting

forecasting method, review of safety level etc.

> Project undertaken -

o Pooling of high value parts having less than 1 unit demand in

the last year and value more than $10k.

Inventory impact - $3.2 Mn

> Process improvement initiatives -

o Recommended and implemented clubbing of two different types of

parts in single Purchase Order, which saved $60 k annually for

client

o Automation of report preparation using MS Excel Macro. Time

saved from 40 mins to less than 1 min

> Responsible for day-to-day mail checking, reviewing, analyzing and

replying to various parties

> Drafting and sending weekly reports

> Coordinating and leading weekly and, sometimes, urgent meetings with

client

Skills Used: Global Demand and Supply Consulting, Customer engagement and

delivery, Operations Management, Process Improvements,

Forecasting, Inventory Optimization and team handling skills

WORK EXPERIENCE - 4:

Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., Raigarh (C.G.) Maintenance Engineer Feb

2005 - Mar 2007 (26 months)

> Responsible for Operation & Maintenance of 'Product Hopper' in world's

largest coal based sponge iron plant

> Responsible for optimum utilization of resources and task

prioritization while performing under high pressure and given time

limit

> Responsible for day-to-day activities as a shift in charge e.g.

preventive and breakdown maintenance, maintaining quality of final

product, procurement of materials, inventory control, reporting etc.

> Use of Operations Management tools such as '5 why', 5S and 'Poka-yoke'

for process improvement

> Leading a team of about 25 workers and 5 staff

Skills Used: Operations and maintenance skills, Quality tools, Team leading

MBA Final Year Project (Six Sigma Green Belt):

Lear Automotive India Pvt. Ltd. Reduction of Inventory Variance 10

Feb 2009 - 30 Mar 2009

Objective: To identify the major causes of Inventory variance of Lear

Automotive India Pvt. Ltd.'s Gonde plant by 50% which comes to the

value of Rs.3.07 lakhs

Execution: The project employed the six sigma methodology namely the DMAIC

cycle. In the define phase the sigma levels were calculated and

Process Map and SIPOC was done. The measure phase involved

performing the Measurement System Analysis (MSA) for the data

collected. The analyze phase involved identifying probable causes,

discovering the root cause and studying them in detail. Finally the

improve phase involved giving appropriate recommendations based on

the study done.

Achievement:

. All the recommendations implemented

. Received Six Sigma Green Belt certificate for this project from

KPMG Consultants, Chennai

Skills Used: Six Sigma (DMAIC), Statistical skills, Interpersonal skills,

Time management skills

MBA Summer Internship Project:

Opal Luxury Time Products Pvt. Ltd., Pune Inventory Cycle Mgmt. 22

Apr 2008 - 31 Jun 2008

Objective: Primary objective was to prepare MRP sheet and sales forecast.

Primary objective was supported by secondary objective which was to

collect data and then apply inventory management tools (e.g. ABC

classification of inventory, seasonality based sales forecasting and

material requirement planning) to manage and then control inventory.

Execution: The research methodology used in the project was secondary

wherein historical data was collected from different

departments in the company like sales, accounts and production.

These data were then analyzed with the help of inventory management

tools. Findings and recommendations were then submitted for

implementation purpose.

Achievement: Findings from project showed that company could have saved Rs

1.2 crore, had they implemented suggested inventory management

principles in the previous year. Company started using MRP tool and

sales forecast for next year with immediate effect.

Skills Used: Inventory management skills and Task prioritization skills

ACADEMIC DETAILS:

Course Year of School/College %age / Grade

Passing

MBA 2009 Symbiosis Institute of Operations Management 2.59/4

(64.7%)

BE 2003 Raipur Institute of Technology 70.29

12th 1998 Chhattisgarh Higher Secondary School, 64.44

Bilaspur

10th 1996 Chhattisgarh Higher Secondary School, 75.6

Bilaspur

AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS:

. Six Sigma Green Belt certificate for this project from KPMG

Consultants, Chennai

. Core member of Logistics committee in Drishti 08' at SIOM

. Organized "Online Su-do-ku" in annual event of Drishti 08', at SIOM

. Consistently scored very good in Quant, Maths, Statistics and

Finance throughout the career

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Date of birth - 21st December, 1980

Marital status - Married

Current Address - HSR Layout, Bengaluru

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