MEGHA GARG

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Email: ac7x6b@r.postjobfree.com

SUPPLY CHAIN & PROJECT MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL (MBA, PMP, CSCP) Supply Planner Inventory Controller

Senior Supply Chain Professional with over 8 years of experience in consumer goods & retail industry. Expert in supply planning, inventory control, production planning, network optimization and dispatch planning. Experienced in conceptualizing, improvising and implementing as-is and to-be business processes with a passion for detail and deep dive. Extensive knowledge and understanding of complexity involved with third party supplier management, in-house production and imports. Strong interpersonal skills, exceptional communicator, good team player, proactive in problem resolution, aptitude to simplify business processes and adaptability to changing business requirements

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Supply & demand planning

Business Transformation

Network optimization

Requirements /Gap analysis

Strong written and communication skills

Strong technical knowledge

Project Management & Methodology

Leading Industry Practices

Network Optimization

Production planning

Training & Team Building

Issue Resolution & Root cause analysis

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

JUL’2014 – JAN’ 2017: ACCENTURE SERVICES PVT. LTD –MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT MAR’2012 – APR’ 2013: PHILIPS ELECTRONICS INDIA LTD – SUPPLY PLANNER JUN’2010 – FEB’ 2012: PIDILITE INDUSTRIES LTD – SECTION HEAD, SUPPLY CHAIN JUN’2006 – APR’2008: GODREJ CONSUMER PRODUCTS LTD – SENIOR OFFICER (R&D) KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

ACCENTURE SERVICES PVT. LTD

Management Consultant – Dixon Carphone PLC.

Led a team of 5 members for optimizing the inventory levels for 1000+ SKUs across 800+ retail stores and online channel while minimizing backorders and maximizing availability rates up to 98%

Designed the rebalancing process of top selling products for centralising and then ultimately redistributing stocks

Developed the reserve stock logic for online channel which blocks the warehouse stock that is exclusively available for catering online demand and ensures that the retail stores do not completely consume the available warehouse stock

Provided supply planning and distribution expertise for the successful launch of new products or store through coordinated activities with the warehouse

Achievements:-

Successfully coordinated end to end project management and provided regular reporting to leadership

Developed a tool for allocation of SKU across retail store that has limited supply constraint based on its lifecycle

Devised and implemented methodology for product profiling and deployment plan in order to optimize the warehouse workload spread across the week

Achieved the Retail Actual DOC within the specified targets while maintaining availability of 97% - 99% PHILIPS ELECTRONICS INDIA LTD

Supply Planner

Planned the tactical & operational supplies for Tube lights, Compact Fluorescent & HID lamps, which accounts for INR 4,500 million in revenue

Validated lead times and determined push trigger dates for all sources and programs, balancing capacity and demand requirements

Planned Procurement, Deployment & Execution for Philips Factories (local & imported) & third party

(3P) suppliers to ensure timely material availability at depot. Monitor & Improve supplier performance

Identified underperforming inventory, worked with a cross functional management team to develop a disposition plan for the material

Drove 8 quarters of rolling forecast and supply visibility in the SAP system to ensure the right parts at the right time and in the right amount to achieve revenue & OTIF target

Collaborated with Channel Marketing, Sales, Engineering, Finance, and Purchasing to ensure adequate product development execution and regional inventory balancing Achievements:-

Successfully led Sales and Operations (S&OP) process for lamps to share the supply & demand outlook and KPI’s like forecast bias, sales & inventory levels

Developed and implemented the network optimization for slow moving product which led to the reduction of slow moving inventory and improved OTIF by 15%

Identified potential capacity restrictions which impact goals and develop plans to alleviate restrictions using Annual Operating Plan (AOP)

PIDILITE INDUSTRIES LIMITED

Section Head Supply Chain

Conceptualized and developed the rolling forecast for 3 months for all the SKUS ( > 600 SKUs) at 26 locations

Led monthly collaborative meetings between Operations, Sales, and Marketing, communicating supply chain constraints and providing recommendations for resolution

Enhanced the forecasting algorithm and suggested modifications to improve Forecast Accuracy

Conducted SKU level rationalization initiatives with Marketing to ensure optimal inventory management and dependent processes

Owned the rolling production plans based on the future projections and prioritize the production for multiple product SKUs

Analyzed the production compliance and release the same to operations suggesting improvements

Enhanced and optimized the network for distribution of stock from factory to the depots Achievements:-

Conceptualized and implemented replenishment model for reducing inventory of slow moving SKUs

Designed, Implemented and coordinated new production logic for transitioning from month planning to bucket planning cycle

Identified business requirements for the fair and logical dispatch logic for fast moving SKUs & designed and implemented it across all the businesses ACADEMIA

Course Institute Specialization Year %/CGPA

Certification PMI, USA Project Management Professional (PMP) 2018 Certification APICS, USA Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) 2009 MBA NITIE, Mumbai Supply Chain Management & Operations 2010 8.21/10 B .Tech HBTI, Kanpur Chemical Engineering 2006 73%

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