Akshay Yadav
Southbank, Melbourne,VIC
Summary
Strategy and demand planning expert with over 3 years of experience in forecasting product demands using analytical and sales data. Proficient in SAP and knowledgeable in supply chain operations. Skilled in risk assessment, mitigation processes, and monitoring budget changes and sales forecasts.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Stategic Demand and Launch Planner
Loreal Ptd Ltd
Melbourne, VIC
10.2023 - Current
- Improved forecast accuracy by implementing statistical modeling 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.
- Led monthly consensus meetings with stakeholders from various departments, including Sales, Marketing, Finance, and Supply Chain.
- Managed product lifecycle from ideation through launch and post-launch assessment.
Demand Planner
Kraft Heinz
Melbourne, VIC
09.2022 - 10.2023
- 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
Melbourne, VIC
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
Urban Company Pvt Ltd
Delhi, India
05.2017 - 09.2019
- Responsible for business operations like revenue realization, supply management, category growth (volumes), deliveries, and 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 to June).
Successfully delivered 100,000 jobs over the peak season.
Senior Associate
Urban Company Pvt Ltd
Delhi, India
05.2016 - 06.2017
- Acquisition and business portfolio of business professionals across various categories.
- Realized revenue of up to 10,000 US dollars by partnering with over 500 professionals.
- Business as usual: data extraction, managing the outsourcing agency, intern management, reporting, and communications.
- End-to-end ownership of the category, overlooking demand-supply balance, and customer experience.
- Managed a portfolio of one major category (revenue realized of more than $30,000 per month), managing over 7,000 business partners in more than eight different cities.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Supply Chain And Analysis
Monash University
Melbourne, Victoria08.2021
Bachelor of Science - Marine And Logistics
BITS( Birla Institute of Technology & Science)
Pilani, Rajasthan08.2015
Skills
- Data Analytics - SQL, Tableau, Basic R, E-views, DAX, Power BI, SAP, FutureMaster, JDA Blueyonder
- Operations Management
- Microsoft Excel
- Account Acquisition
- Problem Solving
- Trend Data Analysis
- ERP and supply chain software - JDA, Pronto, Demantra
- Supply chain optimization
- Statistical modeling
Certification
Supply Chain Analytics - Rutgers the State University of New Jersey
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Stategic Demand and Launch Planner
Loreal Ptd Ltd
10.2023 - Current
Demand Planner
Kraft Heinz
09.2022 - 10.2023
Supply Chain Data Analyst
Petstock
10.2021 - 09.2022
Category Manager
Urban Company Pvt Ltd
05.2017 - 09.2019
Senior Associate
Urban Company Pvt Ltd
05.2016 - 06.2017
Master of Business Administration - Supply Chain And Analysis
Monash University
Bachelor of Science - Marine And Logistics
BITS( Birla Institute of Technology & Science)
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