SURESH MEKA
Mumbai
Summary
Dynamic leader and strategist renowned for optimizing operations, revitalizing businesses, and enhancing productivity through effective systems and procedures. Pursuing senior-level opportunities in Supply Chain Management and Demand & Supply Planning. Demonstrated capability to manage multiple projects concurrently with precision and efficiency.
Overview
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Manager-Demand Planning Lead-International Regulated Markets
Zydus Cadila Healthcare
- Developed, maintained, and optimized 18-month rolling sales/demand forecast at the item/customer level
- Led the demand planning team in coordinating demand management activities, collaborating closely with sales, marketing, and customer finance to identify demand forecast drivers
- Conducted thorough analysis of historical sales trends, investigated demand drivers, prepared forecast data, developed statistical forecast models, and evaluated forecast results
- Implemented a collaborative and consensus-based approach to demand forecasting by engaging with Sales, Marketing, and Production to obtain accurate information
- Identified demand forecast risks based on business trends and demand patterns, and developed effective mitigation strategies and demand plans
- Prepared routine and ad hoc demand reports for management, and updated forecasts for new products, seasonal items, discounts, and promotions
- Led Plant & Marketing S & OP meetings, ensuring alignment between demand forecasts and operational plans
- Sourced new finished products, assessed costs, and negotiated with new and existing suppliers
- Managed the drafting, negotiation, closure, and archival of all new contracts in collaboration with finance, SCM, and legal teams
- Administered multi-year complex strategic contracts for various markets, working closely with business development leads
- Ensured adequate availability of saleable stock in India through imports
- Acted as a single point of contact for overall planning system, facilitating coordination between manufacturing teams, SCM & Sales
- Analyzed short and long-term demand to identify capacity constraints and collaborated with manufacturing capacity planning teams on capacity enhancement initiatives
- Managed inventory across the global generics supply chain, ensuring inventory levels met target levels and minimizing COPE and FTS
- Maintained planning systems master data, reviewed all planning master data, and analyzed assignment of planning strategy to SKUs and associated inventory & planning norms
- Provided long-term visibility to markets about product availability and engaged in demand consensus discussions constructively with markets
- Led the Annual budgeting process and reviewed Budget vs Rolling sales plan vs Forecast vs Actual Sales
- Maintained the APO Planning Software as the primary forecasting tool and provided inputs to the supply planning organization for developing inventory strategies
- Optimized end-to-end inventory to avoid penalty exposure and obsolescence, pre-empted opportunistic demand, and gauged market movements to anticipate product shortages and opportunities
- Coordinated closely with various functions such as QC/QA, Procurement, Finance, and Marketing to ensure desired product stock levels and GC were maintained.
Manager-Central Planning-Global Generics (GG)
Dr. Reddy’s Limited
- Developed, maintained, and optimized 18-month rolling sales/demand forecast at item/customer level
- Conducted thorough analysis of historical sales trends, investigated demand drivers, prepared forecast data, developed statistical forecast models, and evaluated forecast results
- Prepared routine and ad hoc demand reports for management, and updated forecasts for new products, seasonal items, discounts, and promotions
- Sourced new finished products, assessed costs, and negotiated with new and existing suppliers
- Managed drafting, negotiation, closure, and archival of all new contracts in collaboration with finance, SCM, and legal teams
- Administered multi-year complex strategic contracts for various markets, working closely with business development leads
- Ensured adequate availability of saleable stock in India through imports
- Acted as single point of contact for overall planning system, facilitating coordination between manufacturing teams, SCM & Sales
- Maintained planning systems master data, reviewed all planning master data, and analyzed assignment of planning strategy to SKUs and associated inventory & planning norms
- Led Annual budgeting process and reviewed Budget vs Rolling sales plan vs Forecast vs Actual Sales
- Maintained APO Planning Software as primary forecasting tool and provided inputs to supply planning organization for developing inventory strategies
- Optimized end-to-end inventory to avoid penalty exposure and obsolescence, pre-empted opportunistic demand, and gauged market movements to anticipate product shortages and opportunities
- Coordinated closely with various functions such as QC/QA, Procurement, Finance, and Marketing to ensure desired product stock levels and GC were maintained.
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members
Assistant Manager-Supply Chain
Owens Corning
Sr. CSR (CS– DPC-India)
E.I Dupont India
AGM-Supply & Demand Planning Lead for International Markets
Alkem Pharmaceuticals
- Current
- Establishing overall supply plan in alignment with yearly plans (including M-plans and stretch plans) and regional demand forecasts across all time horizons
- Ensuring timely delivery of Weekly & Monthly numbers in accordance with supply commitments
- Developing optimized line schedules to balance production efficiency and delivery performance
- Managing planning and post-supply activities for new launch products
- Analyzing short and long-term requirements to identify capacity constraints and collaborating with manufacturing capacity planning teams on capacity enhancement and utilization initiatives
- Overseeing implementation of robust inventory management framework to ensure material availability based on plant capacity, product criticality, and supply lead time
- Leading Sales and Operations Planning meetings to review recommended sales forecasts and inventory goals
- Collaborating with cross-functional partners on projects such as new product launches, discontinuations, and transitions to evaluate assumptions
- Ensuring timely procurement and release availability of Raw Materials & PMs for uninterrupted production planning
- Providing month-wise API requirements to In-House API Plants based on product requirements and highlighting supply constraints for API availability to management
- Maintaining continuous communication with various teams including production, CMO operations, marketing, quality, regulatory, R&D, procurement, project management, warehouse, and logistics for continuous improvement programs
- Working with key LL & TP vendors and logistics infrastructure to identify existing or potential capacity constraints
- Designing and improving SCM processes to enhance efficiency
- Responsible for coordinating with markets for forecasting, demand generation, prioritization, supply, and inventory management, meeting/exceeding standards for demand planning SCM KPIs
- Providing long-term reliable visibility to markets regarding product availability
- Reviewing historical sales trends, researching demand drivers, mapping forecast data against statistical models, and evaluating forecast results
- Consolidating demand on weekly/monthly basis and discussing directly with channel partners to initiate planning process
- Translating key commercial initiatives into demand plans with detailed cross-functional actions and managing ownership and execution of critical items
- Coordinating with business development leads to manage multi-year complex strategic contracts for various markets
- Tracking commitments given to third-party customers daily & weekly and discussing deviations with Demand Planning and BD teams
- Leading Annual budgeting process and reviewing Budget vs Rolling sales plan vs Forecast vs Actual Sales
- Maintaining APO Planning Software as primary forecasting tool and providing inputs to supply planning organization for developing inventory strategies
- Optimizing end-to-end inventory to avoid penalties and obsolescence, pre-empting opportunistic demand, and providing visibility to logistics for improving freight costs
- Coordinating closely with various functions such as QC/QA, procurement, finance, and marketing to ensure desired product stock levels and GC are maintained.
Education
PGDBA - Accounting And Finance
Magnus Business School
Hyderabad 08.2006 - 09.2008
B.Com. -
SVKP & PV Arts & SC College
Penugonda 06.2002 - 04.2005
Skills
Strategic Planning & Leadership
Demand & Supply Planning
Capacity planning & Scheduling
Production Planning & Inventory control
Contract & Vendor Management
Logistics & Import Activities
KPI Monitoring & Corrections
India Internal SOX Controls
New Product Management
Customer Relationship Management
Client & Stakeholder Management
Cross Functional Team Leadership
Certification
CSCA from International Supply Chain Education Alliance
Performancesummary
Performance-driven Supply Chain Expert leveraging more than 12 years of expertise in Supply Chain Management to drive operational excellence and deliver impactful results in diverse environments.
Notableaccomplishments
- Achieved R vs C ratio of 85% and C vs A ratio of 90% for international markets, indicating efficient performance in supply chain management.
- Established the Demand Planning function within Alkem, enhancing forecasting accuracy and efficiency.
- Implemented mapping of MRP planning processes and Line scheduling through SAP, optimizing production planning and scheduling.
- Successfully implemented Product Segmentation techniques for demand planning, improving forecasting precision.
- Led the Serialization project for Export products to direct customers, ensuring compliance and traceability.
- Maintained Raw Material (RM) and Packaging Material (PM) inventory consistently at 90 days, with Slow-moving/Non-moving inventory less than 1% of the overall value.
- Improved product availability in various countries to a sustained 99%, significantly up from an average of 70% in US, AUS, Chile, and EU markets.
- Achieved a sustained on-time delivery rate of 90%, significantly up from an average of 63%.
- Played a pivotal role in a multi-functional effort that reduced order fulfillment time from 72 to 24 hours.
- Received Young Achiever Awards and Appreciation Letters for contributions in reducing COPE (cost of poor execution) and optimizing inventory levels.
- Delivered cost savings of approximately INR 32.4 Crores against a budget of 15 Crores through supply base rationalization and strategic sourcing efforts within targeted categories.
- Developed and implemented KPIs for RM/PM norms, COPE, and FTS initiatives, streamlining inventory management functions and enhancing efficiency.
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 07/30/1984
Languages
English
Hindi
Telugu
Kannada
Timeline
PGDBA - Accounting And Finance
Magnus Business School
08.2006 - 09.2008
B.Com. -
SVKP & PV Arts & SC College
06.2002 - 04.2005
Sr. Manager-Demand Planning Lead-International Regulated Markets
Zydus Cadila Healthcare
Manager-Central Planning-Global Generics (GG)
Dr. Reddy’s Limited
Assistant Manager-Supply Chain
Owens Corning
Sr. CSR (CS– DPC-India)
E.I Dupont India
AGM-Supply & Demand Planning Lead for International Markets
Alkem Pharmaceuticals
- Current
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