VP Supply Chain
Resume:
Mandar
Rahatekar
Marietta, GA
adgu43@r.postjobfree.com
linkedin.com/in/mrahatekar
Result oriented leader with a proven record of exceeding customer expectations and improving profitability. Demonstrated ability of transforming strategy into reality through collaboration, data and technology.
Skills
Business transformation
P&L management
Global Sourcing
Program Management
Lean supply chain
Sales, Inventory & Operations planning (SIOP)
Value chain optimization
ERP Implementation
Demand forecasting and inventory control
Logistics
Accomplishments
Implemented end-to-end SIOP process for globally sourced electronic goods that drove $100MM in revenue.
Developed standardized planning process for critical raw material SKUs worth an annual spend of $1 billion that improved on time fill rate by 26% and NPI readiness by 23%.
Enabled $2MM in cost savings by deploying standardized planning process to support sourcing from low cost countries.
Led two ERP implementation cycles as functional expert from design to implementation for global sourcing (procure to pay) and logistics (order to ship).
Successfully reduced operational costs by 50% by developing in-house program to manage inventory for service business.
Experience
SEP 2018 – TILL DATE
Sr. Director, Supply Chain Strategy / Icahn Automotive, Kennesaw GA
Responsible for strategic planning, direction and overall performance of the Inventory Management Operations across Pep Boys and Auto Plus teams.
Lead Strategic project to move Inventory Planning to common software platform - Manhattan/DFIO.
Collaborate with Category Management, Operations, Pricing and IT teams to deploy product changeovers and assortment changes.
Optimize inventory level in alignment with financial budget to meet 90% customer fill rate and minimize operational costs.
DEC 2016 – SEP 2018
Sr. Director, Materials Management / Serta Simmons Bedding, Atlanta GA
Direct business process team responsible for standardizing raw material flow from procure to build at all SSB manufacturing plants.
Drive transformation initiatives to expand manufacturing capacity through strategic consolidation and automation.
Lead planning and replenishment teams for all globally sourced finished electronic goods and raw material components.
Develop and implement inventory control policy to meet SOX compliance standards.
Lead creation of direct ship and fulfillment process to enable strategic vision of growing e-commerce sales to a target of $300MM in sales and OTIF target of 98%.
Collaborate with NPD, Engineering, Sourcing and Manufacturing teams to identify E&O risks and develop mitigation strategy at product initiation and end of life resulting in annual obsolescence avoidance risk of $1.2 MM.
APRIL 2014 – DEC2016
Director, Supply Planning / Serta Simmons Bedding, Atlanta GA
Staff and develop a Serta & Simmons combined Supply planning department with focus on improving demand visibility for suppliers, reducing material outages and improving customer service.
Developed standardized raw material planning process with a total annual spend of $1 billion, and customer service level of 98%.
Partner with global sourcing leadership to improve supplier planning and readiness for new products by 23%
Improved OTIF KPI across the SSB network of 33 plants by 26%
Designed and implemented end-to-end SIOP process for globally sourced electronic goods that drove $100MM in revenue.
Implemented standard allocation process for raw materials with supply constraints.
FEBRUARY 2012 – APRIL 2014
National Purchasing Manager / Serta Simmons Bedding, Atlanta GA
Commodity manager and SME for steel, adjustable bases, lumber, non-woven fabrics and corrugated commodities with an annual spend of $121MM
Deployed cost-out strategies to drive reduction of $4MM+ in material cost.
Developed and deployed SRM strategies with suppliers to ensure compliance with contract terms address quality concerns and identify cost reduction opportunities.
Supplier development and onboarding, and new component qualification process development including ECO management. Implemented Engineering Change Orders (ECO) and deviation notices at plants.
Key team lead for P2P ERP implementation.
JULY 2007– FEBRUARY 2012
Sr. Logistics Engineer/ Simmons Bedding, Atlanta GA
Developed methodology for a zero-based budget for all plants.
Optimized supply chain using Appian Direct Route.
Right sized trailer fleet after evaluating operational requirements, resulting in $900K in annualized EBITDA savings.
Developed analytical tools to identify key operational drivers behind monthly variance to budget.
Prepared and presented monthly variance slides to senior management.
Key team lead for Order to Ship ERP implementation.
APRIL 2005 – JULY 2007
Analyst / Georgia Pacific Corporation, Atlanta GA
Managed demand plan for existing products and developed forecast for new products using Manugistics in collaboration with customer deployment and production planning teams.
Developed Net Landed Cost Tool, which was a comprehensive source of information for all Transportation & Distribution metrics – Miles, Loads, Trailer Cube, Impact of product mix on freight costs, etc.
PRIOR TO 2005
Warehousing Consultant / Georgia Pacific Corporation, Atlanta GA – NOV 2004 – APRIL 2005
System Consultant/General Electric, Atlanta GA – AUG 2002 – NOV 2004
Systems
ERP – JD Edwards, SAP, OHM Bedding
Planning – Manugistics, Manhattan (DFIO)
Database – SQL Server, MS Access, Oracle, mySQL
Programming Languages – Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), SQL
Other Tools – MINITAB, Hyperion, Appian DirectRoute.
Education
Master of Science, Industrial Engineering /Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta GA
Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering / University of Mumbai, India
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