About
I am an accomplished global leader with over two decades of experience overseeing global end-to-end supply chain operations. I possess two degrees in Industrial Engineering, was certified in Production & Inventory Management, and in the course of my extensive career with Deere & Company, a multi-billion-dollar Fortune 500 company, I have demonstrated the ability to drive excellence in an international business environment, encompassing operational leadership, supply chain efficiencies, and production planning. I currently oversee a large organization across six continents as Director of Global Supply Chain, Aftermarket & Customer Support. My responsibilities include the oversight of multiple global product lines and supply chain integration in the aftermarket, encompassing 5K+ dealer locations, 40+ distribution warehouses, and 3K+ suppliers. By mobilizing resources through dynamic cross-functional leadership, I’ve developed comprehensive manufacturing and end-to-end supply chain strate…
Experience
Director Global Parts Supply & Distribution Services
John Deere · United States
Present
Expanded role to include order fulfillment support for John Deere’s global service parts distribution business; responsible for the delivery of unparalleled end-customer experience by leading a geographically dispersed organization of over 670 professionals.
Director Global Aftermarket Supply Chain
John Deere · United States
Lead a highly complex end-to-end supply chain spanning six continents, 5K dealer locations, 40+ distribution warehouses, and 3K+ suppliers; responsible for the delivery of unparalleled end-customer experience for a multi-billion-dollar aftermarket business by effectively managing multi billion USD worth of assets and spend spread across 1M+ part numbers. · Improved end-customer experience and generated multi-million USD in incremental revenue by creating an end-to-end supply chain linking dealers, distribution warehouses, and suppliers · Achieved 90%+ customer satisfaction with parts availability during COVID by expanding the use of retail inventory management service in the dealer channel and deploying collaborative sales & operations planning · Achieved multimillion USD of structural cost reduction and improved supply chain resilience through strategic negotiations and effective sourcing strategies · Developed IT modernization strategy to reduce the systems modernization timeframe by…
Director, Materials Planning and Supply Management
John Deere · Milan, Illinois
Drove improvements in parts availability and structural cost reduction by streamlining the global order fulfillment process; developed supplier sourcing strategies for the entire life cycle of parts from inception through obsolescence; managed Billions of USD in assets and spend. · Supported growth of service parts sales by successfully integrating service parts for product lines added through mergers & acquisition · Improved inventory turns by 0.05X through disciplined execution of sales & operations planning process · Led the implementation of a state-of-the-art inventory planning system, delivering improvements in inventory turns and multi million USD savings in premium freight expenditure per year. · Delivered $15M in structural cost reduction by consolidating the supply base for North America lubricants business and renegotiating contracts; led material flow optimization initiatives that improved margins · Elevated global employee engagement and culture by fostering effective mana…
Global Manager, Materials Planning
John Deere · Milan, Illinois
Responsible for managing service parts forecasting, distribution and inventory planning globally for John Deere's Ag&Turf service parts business. Directly oversee 75+ employees in the US, Germany, Brazil, Australia, Russia and India. * Guided successful organizational transition from regional to global management across a very complex spare parts distribution network. * Improved global service fulfillment by 3 points and optimized inventory turns by developing and expanding processes to manage forecasting and planning, including composite forecasting, strategically focused portfolio management, and "Days on Hand" inventory planning across global distribution network. * Proven track record of managing assets through year over year asset turn improvement. * Oversaw successful implementation of SAP Materials Management, replacing legacy purchasing system at European Parts Distribution Center. Currently directing development of Next Generation Parts System strategy to include SAP Service P…
Manager Global Parts Shared Services
Responsible for global shared services organization that drove process standardization and improvements in service parts supply plan execution across global manufacturing locations supporting the service parts business.
Project Manager
John Deere · United States
Manager Order Fulfillment
John Deere · United States
Assistant Manager, Quality
Education
University of Iowa
Master of Science (MS), Industrial Engineering
Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya
Bachelor of Science (BS), Industrial and Production Engineering
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