Arvind Ranganathan Balasubramnian

•Managed end-to-end supply chain at a pan India level. •Ensured that the supply chain objectives – both strategic and operational level. •Lead the planners and procurement specialists for OTIF supplies. •Built and fostered relationships with various suppliers across India. •Initiated cost saving initiatives and lead the team till closure •Supported in production planning in the central kitchen, coordinating production staff and equipment along with the dispatches.

•Responsible for the overall strategy and execution of supply chain as well as planning and operations of business •Managed supplier relationships and developed partnerships to ensure efficient use of resources and on time supplies •Skilled in understanding Ecommerce customer needs, setting and managing expectations of online business requirements and ensuring reliable delivery and robust processes •Directed the initiative to implement an effective and accurate physical inventory system

• Maintaining the forecasts for non-contract business with monthly uploads in the SAP S4 system. • Monitoring the monthly Forecast on all BOM levels and co- ordinated with sourcing and procurement. • Troubleshooting and fine tuning the newly implemented forecasting tool. • Weekly reporting with the internal forecast metrics - Forecast without orders, orders without forecast and Forecast accuracy. Monitoring open orders without a forecast and contract

• Responsible for Downstream operation –FMI & Recall execution across the South Asia region. • Parts planning and deployment for the process and Reverse logistics planning to return the defect parts to the WH. • Ensured process compliance and calibrated tools utilization for the process by frequent Audits to the Customer Service and dealers team. • Supported the Inventory team to improve inventory accuracy by monitoring supplier returns, disposals, and audits.

• Involved in upstream supply chain planning for the chain assembly process with a monthly capacity of 1 million units. Experience in MRP II • Directed a pilot project to achieve the production target of 100k production units / assembly line per month. • Defined review period and other inventory management processes to avoid shortages and excess. • Investigated production problems and analyzed root cause to provide solutions. • Downtime analysis, Time and motion study to improve the productivity