Supply Chain Sales
Resume:
Sid Powar
Highlands Ranch, CO 80129
acbyse@r.postjobfree.com
A skilled strategist that has built a track record of creating value in cost-sensitive companies.
Utilize my skill set to a wide range of challenges and be known as an operational improvement
expert, building relationships and helping companies capitalize on core strengths.
SUMMARY
APICS certified Supply Chain Professional with over 10 years work experience in optimizing supply
chain costs with strong analytical, financial and P&L skills in diverse industries such as
Pharmaceuticals, High Tech Semiconductor, Medical Devices and Telecomm. Over 7 years of
managing highly effective supply chain and logistics teams. Business acumen developed through
international work experience and collaboration with global teams. Proven track record of leading and
managing teams through evidence based management.
Sales & Operations Planning Process Design & Project Planning
Sourcing & Supplier Management Change Management
Supply Chain Optimization Data Mining
Forecast & Demand Management Value Stream Mapping
Demand Planning Cost Management
Supply/ Production Planning Six Sigma
Logistics & Operations Management Financial Modeling
Inventory & Working Capital Management Business Process Improvement
Vendor Management Thought Leadership
Vendor Managed Inventory Strategic Planning
Customer Service Strategic Analysis
Problem Solving Financial and P&L Planning
ERP Implementation –Oracle, SAP
Cross-functional Team Leadership
EXPERIENCE
Brightstar Corp., Denver, CO
Sep 2012 – Present
Sr. Demand Supply Balancing Manager
Led supply chain department to coordinate and deliver the Supply Chain Optimization solutions.
Coached and mentored direct reports.
Managed P&L responsibility, cost performance, supply/demand forecasting and distribution
execution across a variety of product lines from multiple operations.
Improved forecast accuracy from 43% to 68% over 9 months for all Cricket core channel SKUs.
Improved forecast accuracy for Wal-Mart stores from 64% to 96% over 6 months and maintained
accuracy within range of 90 – 95% over last 12 months.
Improved forecast accuracy for RadioShack stores from 12% to 75% over 4 months and
maintained accuracy within 70 – 80% over last 6 months.
Managed the National Retail Supply Chain/ MVNO for Cricket Communications. Worked with
leading retailers such as Wal-Mart, RadioShack, Target, Best Buy, Dollar General and Kmart.
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Consistently met target in-stock for inventory of >95% and ensure 100% fulfillment on-time from
DCs for past 12 months.
Managed the Cricket’s ecommerce/ Web channel on www.mycricket.com including demand &
supply planning and production met stringent >99% in-stock levels as well as 100% fulfillment on-
time.
Facilitated the S&OP “Operating Rhythm” and aligned with subsidiary and client operating
rhythms to achieve business outcomes.
Delivered inventory reduction of $8M in 6 months by driving decisions regarding purchase
ordering frequency, order size optimization, disposition of excess and obsolete product and
adjusting pack sizes.
Improved the account receivables collections process through reporting process implementation.
Present information to senior executives in concise and clear formats standardized across the
teams.
Managed the development and implementation of the IT tools and services to continuously
improve Brightstar’s relationship with the clients.
Develop strategic relationships and “partners of advantage” globally.
Kinetic Concepts Inc., San Antonio, TX
Oct 2011 – Sep 2012
Global Sales & Operations Planning Manager
Sep 2009 – Oct 2011
Sr. Sales & Operations Planning Analyst/ S&OP project lead
Manage the development, implementation and continuous improvement of the S&OP process for
KCI with emphasis on consensus forecasting and working capital improvements through inventory
reduction.
Responsible for the development, tracking and performance review of S&OP calendar to meet the
aggressive deadlines for demand-supply-balancing processes.
Implementation of excel based as well as other S&OP tools to drive accountability and results
driven planning process.
Lead & facilitate the monthly as well as weekly demand/supply strategic review meetings to get
consensus on plans. Responsible for product lines comprising 70% of KCI’s business.
Manage the development and measurement of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) for supply chain
planning team.
Participate in annual sales, production planning and budgeting processes.
Lead & manage the on-going development of team (5) of supply planners and demand planners.
Improved Production performance from 85% to 96%. Improved forecast accuracy from 55% to
84% on therapy devices, from 78% to 91% on disposables through root cause analysis and
effective communications with commercialization teams on promotions & product lifecycles.
Manage & report FG levels globally. Reduced inventory from $88M to $64M through improved
performance metrics and policies on ordering materials, implementing inventory reduction projects
such as SKU rationalization and FG build postponement.
Worked closely with New Product development and other cross-functional teams to drive strategy
& decisions.
Facilitate communication among Executive Management team and functional Vice Presidents.
Prepare, finalize and present S&OP summary for Senior Executive review with current issues,
complications, proposed recommendations and corrective actions/follow ups.
Provide special projects support to C-level Executives.
Motorola Inc., Horsham, PA
Oct 2006 – Sep 2009
Sr. Supply Chain Planner
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Responsible for product demand planning for multiple product lines within Connected Home
Solutions Business by gathering, consolidating, analyzing and acting on Sales and Marketing
inputs and other sources of information using tools such as Excel and Oracle.
Developed a modified demand plan reflecting incremental demands associated with customer
events and promotions that the statistical forecasting model would not include.
Implemented Monthly Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) review meetings through successful
pilot of one product family first and then applying lessons learnt across the board.
Monitored and validated data output from Oracle Advanced Planning System (APS).
Continuously improved MAPE performance (forecast accuracy) through analysis of data including
development and distribution of performance parameters and root cause analysis for deviations.
Identified and reported on root cause for forecast error below targets.
Designed analytical ERP models for Motorola HN&M (Home, Networks & Mobility) division
product lines, NPI, “what-if” scenarios, and other significant market conditions affecting demand
using Excel.
Actively drove optimal inventory position by tracking weekly/monthly forecast error results versus
established targets through S&OP initiatives.
Improved Third Party Supplier performance & relationships by enhanced weekly communication
of supply needed & performance of previous periods.
Implemented successful VMI program with top-tier customer – AT&T for set top box product line.
Exceeded the On Time Delivery (OTD) performance targets by delivering at 93% on-time.
Improved Forecast accuracy from 27% to 62% resulting in reduced Inventory levels by 29%($8M)
Contributed to Revenue growth of 92% since 2006 within IPVS product line. ($280M in 2007;
$540M in 2008 & $900M in 2009)
Develop and manage 2 junior demand & supply planners.
Bristol Myers Squibb Co., Plainsboro, NJ
May 2005 – Sep 2006
Supply Chain Analyst
Designed and implemented a customized Excel model to track, trend and analyze the supply and
demand pre-launch breakdown of one of the in-house biologic products.
Managed the production schedule for a mature product comprised of 190 SKUs by creating
planning models to monitor inventory levels and ensured global just-in-time delivery.
Enhanced the Amikacin supply/demand model by increasing the analytical capacity from 5 to >25
case scenarios simultaneously.
TATA Sitel India Ltd., Mumbai, India
Jun 2003 – Jul 2004
Team Leader
Subject matter expert for ISP’s broadband & dial-up technical support project - the troubleshooting
of computer hardware and software issues.
Led a team of 6 tech-support engineers and ensured quality standards were met.
Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai, India
Instrumentation Engineer – Trainee Jun 2002 – May 2003
Researched and analyzed the lancing process (high pressure jet cleaning equipment), interviewed
subject matter experts and key opinion leaders, evaluated the design criteria, and made
recommendations based on performance and price.
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Successfully implemented and tested the instrumentation and control system in conditions
specified by the company using Programmable Logic Circuits.
EDUCATION
University of Texas at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX, USA
Master in Business Administration Aug 2010 - May 2012
Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY, USA
Master of Science in Engineering Management Aug 2004 - Aug 2006
University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India
Bachelor of Engineering in Instrumentation Engineering May 1999 - May 2003
CERTIFICATIONS
APICS Association for Operations Management
Certified Production & Inventory Manager (CPIM) Jun 2010
APICS Association for Operations Management
Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) Aug 2010
Motorola University
Green belt training (Six Sigma, Lean) 2006 - 2007
COMPUTER SKILLS
Operating Systems: Windows 9X/2000/XP/Vista/7, Mac OS
Office automation tools: Excel, Access, Power Point, Word, XL Solver, Project, Visio.
ERP, Planning & Reporting tools: JDE, Logility, Oracle, SAP, Manugistics, Minitab, Cognos
Impromptu, Business Objects, OBIEE, Winqsb
HONORS, ACHIEVEMENTS AND AFFILIATIONS
Awarded 33% scholarship by Syracuse University (L.C. Smith College of Engineering)
Awarded 75% scholarship by the Aditya Birla Group of Companies applied to remaining 67% of
tuition for graduate studies at Syracuse University.
Awarded 75% education reimbursement from Kinetic Concepts Inc. for MBA studies at UT San
Antonio.
Awarded the Bartlett-Cocke Executive-in-residence scholarship for MBA studies at UT San
Antonio.
Professional Member of The Association for Operations Management (APICS) – San Antonio
Chapter
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