Chaitanya M.V.N.S Dikshit

• Lead global fleet planning strategy, aligning asset deployment with market demand, while directing global capital expenditure investments to support fleet expansion and ensure alignment with both short-term and long-term business goals.
• Drive Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes, ensuring seamless coordination between demand forecasting, fleet availability, and procurement planning to optimize resource allocation and market responsiveness.
• Partner with Procurement and Product management teams to strategically plan and execute CapEx investments while proactively preparing for future demands. Ensuring suppliers have early visibility into upcoming requirements, fostering stronger partnerships and streamlining execution to ensure CapEx aligns with business needs efficiently.
• Oversee automation initiatives, including CapEx delivery models and fleet forecasting tools.
• Develop real-time dashboards leveraging data science to identify and address fleet performance gaps.
• Facilitate monthly CapEx calls and quarterly fleet strategy reviews with executive leadership.
• Mentor Regional Fleet Leadership Teams, cultivating a culture of continuous improvement, strategic thinking and operational excellence
• Foster collaborative working relationships with key stakeholders to ensure alignment on strategic goals and priorities across functional areas.

Key Achievements

• Successfully extended the CapEx process to newly acquired companies, ensuring seamless integration without impacting their ability to deliver at speed.
• Expanded budget oversight from $450M to $1.3B, optimizing capital allocation and driving improved investment efficiency.
• Automated CapEx listing models, improving planning accuracy.
• Successfully increased fleet utilization rates by 15% through targeted asset repositioning and strategic deployment
• Reduced fleet downtime by 10% through the implementation of proactive maintenance and asset management practices
• Enhanced decision-making through integrated business intelligence dashboards.
• Established effective communication channels within the organization for transparent information sharing about progress towards objectives and critical business updates.

• Led fleet, logistics, and inventory management for the Asia region, optimizing supply chain efficiencies.
• Improved regional fleet investment strategies, ensuring alignment with market growth.
• Developed and implemented inventory forecasting & management strategies, ensuring optimal stock levels, reducing excess inventory, and improving availability of critical assets to support fleet operations.
• Strengthened supply chain resilience, working closely with vendors and internal teams to mitigate risks and ensure seamless inventory flow.
• Mentored procurement teams, driving process improvements and supplier negotiations.
• Enhanced logistics performance, reducing costs and improving asset availability.

Key Achievements:

• Delivered 20+ multi-megawatt projects on time and within budget.
• Improved inventory turnover by 30% through enhanced forecasting models.
• Reduced logistics costs by 15%, streamlining supply chain processes.
• Successfully mentored and developed purchasers and category leads, resulting in a more knowledgeable and capable team

• Responsible for fleet planning & Capex expenditure management of Asia region

• 12-month rotation programme across key departments of Operations, finance, and Sales to gain a functional idea of key business functions