Gavish Vastrad
Antwerp
Summary
Results-driven Supply Chain Lead known for unparalleled productivity and efficient task completion. Skilled in logistics management, inventory optimization, and strategic sourcing to streamline supply chain operations. Excels in communication, teamwork, and problem-solving, ensuring smooth operational flow and stakeholder satisfaction. Brings focus on continuous improvement and adaptability to rapidly changing environments.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supply Chain Lead (Data, Planning, Governance)
Philip Morris International
Antwerp
11.2022 - Current
- Serving as a business analyst, driving IT/Data/Business teams in delivering strategic initiatives and automation projects.
- Successfully developed and deployed a digital cockpit, which includes stock monitoring, scenario planning, logistics control tower, and performance tracking.
- Functional project lead - In achieving E2E supply chain visibility, stock movements, and KPI establishment/monitoring/process design.
- Functional Project Lead - Conceptual design and implementation of DRP/VMI model across a network of 30k Point of Sales and over 1000 routes to market.
- Key Deliverable - Reduction of Out of Stock by 1%, resulting in a 0.9 Mio NOR Contribution.
- Reduction of Loss of Goods Destroyed as a result of End-to-End Supply Chain shelf life visibility.
- Reporting and Automation of business process resulting in % gain in productivity.
Supply Chain Coordinator (Track & Trace)
Philip Morris International
Antwerp
12.2021 - 11.2022
- Handled Track and Trace activities (establishing capabilities and monitoring).
- Enhancing Supply Chain visibility.
- Established ways to capture real-time sales in the market using tracking data.
- Established data-driven stock simulation at direct accounts, fostering towards stock optimization - Analytics.
- Enhancing data quality for downstream visibility project - Governance.
Digital Supply Chain Coordinator (Business)
Philip Morris International
Lausanne
02.2021 - 08.2021
- Systemic analysis of consumer off-take data to identify key performance market drivers across various business units.
- Effective breakdown of PowerBi reports to track performance of sales forecast accuracy and communicate the same with commercial planners to understand market dynamics and business variance.
- Active assistance and participation in monthly demand review meetings to achieve business performance visibility and convince various stakeholders.
- Implementing a digital forecasting model (Holt-Winters Model), tracking the performance of the model, and implementing measures to improve it.
Consulting Project
MANITOU Group
Nantes
07.2020 - 12.2020
- Developed a warehouse fulfillment network connecting US and China trade lines to deliver at UK.
- Systematically analyzed time waste and proposed a plan to reduce the fulfillment lead time through Value Stream Mapping.
- Developed the cost optimization model through various custom techniques.
Education
Masters - Supply Chain and Purchasing Management, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
Audencia
11.2021
Bachelor of Engineering - BE - Mechanical Engineering
Basaveshwara engineering college
01.2018
Skills
- Project Governance
- Procurement
- PDCA Cycle
- Communication
- Project Plans
- Business Case Preparation
- Analytical Skills
- Supply Chain Analytics
- Forecasting
- Python (Programming Language)
- Warehouse Management
- Logistics Planning
- Performance Tracking
- Expense Control
- Six Sigma Methodologies
- ERP systems knowledge
Websites
Certification
- DIPLOMA IN CATIA AND ANSYS, CADD Centre Training Services Pvt Ltd., M160679439
- Leadership In Digital Transformation, SAP
- Digital Supply Chain - From Design to Operate, SAP openSAP
- Procurement Transformation with SAP Ariba and SAP S/4HANA, SAP openSAP
- Power BI Essential Training, LinkedIn
- Logistic Regression in R and Excel, LinkedIn
- Time Series Analysis in R, Great Learning
- SAP Materials Management (MM) Super User Training, Udemy
- Data Analysis with Python. Zero to Pandas, Jovian
Timeline
Supply Chain Lead (Data, Planning, Governance)
Philip Morris International
11.2022 - Current
Supply Chain Coordinator (Track & Trace)
Philip Morris International
12.2021 - 11.2022
Digital Supply Chain Coordinator (Business)
Philip Morris International
02.2021 - 08.2021
Consulting Project
MANITOU Group
07.2020 - 12.2020
Masters - Supply Chain and Purchasing Management, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
Audencia
Bachelor of Engineering - BE - Mechanical Engineering
Basaveshwara engineering college
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