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Akshay Yadav

South Yarra, Melbourne

Summary

Thorough Demand Planner offering 3 years of comprehensive experience estimating future product demands by employing analytical, sales and marketing data. Proficient in SAP paired with in-depth knowledge of supply chain operations. Strategic and logical professional skillful in supporting in risk assessment and mitigation processes and monitoring and reporting on changes in budgets, sales forecasts or business strategies.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Demand Planner

Loreal Ptd Ltd
10.2023 - Current
  • Improved forecast accuracy by implementing statistical modelling techniques and incorporating market trends.
  • Developed collaborative relationships with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment in demand planning processes.
  • Reduced inventory costs by optimizing safety stock levels and effectively managing obsolete items.
  • Conducted root cause analysis on forecast errors, identifying areas for improvement and implementing corrective actions.
  • Analyzed historical data to identify patterns, trends, and seasonality for use in demand forecasts.
  • Utilized advanced Excel functions and tools for data manipulation, analysis, and visualization in support of demand planning activities.
  • Presented monthly forecast updates to senior management, highlighting key changes and risks in the demand outlook.
  • Led monthly consensus meetings with stakeholders from various departments including Sales, Marketing, Finance and Supply Chain.

Demand Planner

Kraft Heinz
09.2022 - Current
  • Manage the demand forecasting process - Promo and Baselines within ITP horizon.
  • Work across multiple stakeholders to identify opportunities for forecast improvement.
  • Provide an accurate forecast to the supply planning team and collaborate in order to maintain appropriate stock levels.
  • Review Weekly forecast exceptions and OOS for forecast improvement actions.
  • Maintain and improve forecast accuracy and bias metrics.
  • Monthly reporting on FA and bias and present info and recommendations to relevant stakeholders.
  • Building new dashboards / reports for continuous improvement and problem solving.

Supply Chain Data Analyst

Petstock
10.2021 - 09.2022
  • Worked on different Supply Chain Projects from improving Warehouse Inventory movement to SKU cost analysis.
  • Studied movement of goods to identify gaps in efficiency and other areas needing improvement.
  • Managed distribution network, logistics, trade compliance and warehouse management.
  • Analyzed data and corrected inefficiencies in the ERP system.

Category Manager

UrbanClap Pte Ltd
05.2017 - 09.2019
  • Responsible for business operations like revenue realization, supply management, category growth (volumes), deliveries & customer experience for all the categories.
  • Mitigated business risk and improved customer lead times through thoughtful supplier network design.
  • Identified and reported key performance indicators to define successful category management.
  • Maximized category turnover through proactive management strategies.
  • Monitored sales team performance, analyzed sales data and reported information to area managers.
  • Realized a revenue of around 15,000,000 US dollars during the peak season (Quarter of April - June).
  • Successfully delivered 100,000 jobs over the peak season.

Senior Associate (Category Management)

UrbanClap Pte Ltd
05.2016 - 05.2017
  • Acquisition and Business Portfolio of Business Professionals across various categories.
  • Realized a revenue up to 10,000 US dollars by partnering with over 500 professionals.
  • Business As Usual : Data extraction, managing outsourcing agency, Intern Management, Reporting & Communications.
  • End-to-end Ownership of the category overlooking demand-supply balance & customer experience.
  • Managed a portfolio of 1 major category( Revenue realized of more than 30,000 USD/month ), managing 7000+ Business partners in over 8 different cities.

Junior Engineer

BW Maritime Pte Ltd
10.2015 - 02.2016
  • Studied corrections from senior engineers to learn and grow professionally.
  • Developed drawings and written specifications to outline project steps.
  • Conducted research to test and analyze feasibility, design, operation and performance of equipment, components and systems.
  • Controlled engineering activities to maintain work standards, adhere to timelines and meet quality assurance targets.
  • Completed inspections of finished constructions.

Education

Master's in Supply Chain Analytics - Supply Chain And Analysis

Monash University
Melbourne, Victoria
08.2021

Bachelor of Science - Marine And Logistics

BITS( Birla Institute of Technology & Science)
Pilani, Rajasthan
08.2015

Skills

  • Data Analytics - SQL, Tableau, Basic R, E-views, DAX, Power BI
  • Operations Management
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Account Acquisition
  • Problem Solving
  • Trend Data Analysis
  • ERP and supply chain software - JDA, Pronto, Demantra
  • Supply chain optimization

Certification

Supply Chain Analytics - Rutgers the State University of New Jersey

Timeline

Demand Planner

Loreal Ptd Ltd
10.2023 - Current

Demand Planner

Kraft Heinz
09.2022 - Current

Supply Chain Data Analyst

Petstock
10.2021 - 09.2022

Category Manager

UrbanClap Pte Ltd
05.2017 - 09.2019

Senior Associate (Category Management)

UrbanClap Pte Ltd
05.2016 - 05.2017

Junior Engineer

BW Maritime Pte Ltd
10.2015 - 02.2016

Master's in Supply Chain Analytics - Supply Chain And Analysis

Monash University

Bachelor of Science - Marine And Logistics

BITS( Birla Institute of Technology & Science)

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