Romesh (romeshgupta_123@yahoo.

com) Gupta 91-9757319274 Experienced Supply Chain Professional Mumbai Area, India Logistics and Supply Chain Romesh Gupta 91-9757319274 http://lnkd.in/Ve_MXu Supply Chain Reselience linkedin.com Hello The Purpose of this group is to share strategies that worked for you in yo ur companies, that which enhanced the resilience of your supply chains. It could be your sourcing strategy or logistics, or process design, or your outbound log istics,... Like Comment Share See all activity3 hours ago Current Director at SCMexcellence Past Senior Manager at ESSAR SHIPPING LTD Senior Manager Supply Chain at Essar Shipping Ltd Head Operations and Supply chain (West and South Zone,Fully Built Commercial Tru cks) at Tata Motors see all Education Prince ICFAI Hyderabad Birla Institute of Technology see all Connections 302 connections Websites Company Website Company Website Blog Twitter romeshgupta_123 Public Profile http://in.linkedin.com/pub/romesh-gupta-91-9757319274/b/898/685 Share PDF Print Summary Supply Chain Management: ? Develop and maintain effective relationships internally and externally w ith all supply chain stakeholders. ? Design and implementation of stock forecasting models that give a reliab le assessment of likely customer demand and which can drive production schedulin g and ordering. ? Manage the supply chain with the objectives of improving quality, cost a nd delivery performance. Change Management: ? Ensure that the new change initiatives introduced into the organization help to further the organizational objectives and fit in completely with its cor porate vision and mission. ? Develop a change management strategy based on a situational awareness of the details of the change and the groups being impacted by the change. ? Identify potential people-side risks and anticipated points of resistanc e, and develop specific plans to mitigate or address the concerns. Project/ Program Manager: ? Facilitating all aspects of the project implementation i.e., planning an d adherence to Scope, Timelines & Cost, Process definitions, Configuration, User

acceptance including the migration strategy to achieve project objectives. ? Analyzing client spend data and creating deliverables for the project. ? Introducing suppliers to the client's purchasing needs, eSourcing proces s, and proprietary sourcing and supply chain technology. ? Understanding client needs to provide flawless service. ? Assisting with sales and business development activities. Team Management: ? Identifying and implementing strategies for building team effectiveness by promoting a spirit of cooperation between team members. ? Establishing corporate goals, short term and long term budgets and devel oping business plans for the achievement of these goals. Specialties Supply Chain Strategist, Supply Chain Visibility, Global Supply Chain , Vendor D evelopment, Process Benchmarking, , Lean Procurement, Project & Program Manageme nt, ERP Application, Logistics, Operations Management, Supply Chain Resilience , Risk Management, Supplier Performance Management Experience Director SCMexcellence October 2011

Present (3 months) Mumbai Area, India

Supply chain Management, Vendor Development, Process Benchmarking, Change Manage ment, Lean Procurement, Project & Program Management, Relationship Management, E RP Application, Logistics, Supply Chain Strategist, Supply Chain Visibility, Sup ply Chain Strategist, Operations Management, Supply Chain Collaboration, Invento ry planning, Supply Chain Resilience , Risk Management, Global Supply Chain , Pr ince2 certified Senior Manager ESSAR SHIPPING LTD Privately Held; 10,001+ employees; Mining & Metals industry January 2010 October 2011 (1 year 10 months) Mumbai Program Manager to drive ERP application(Using SAP),for design of new procuremen t process,includes workflow automation , giving supply chain visibility and miti gating risks Senior Manager Supply Chain Essar Shipping Ltd Privately Held; 10,001+ employees; Mining & Metals industry October 2007 December 2010 (3 years 3 months) Mumbai Area, India Successfully conceptualized and developed a Rapid Response Inventory Management Model using ERP (SAP MM) applicable to all kinds of Transportation business, res ulting in the reduction of inventory holding cost by 50%, the model was develope d in 2 months against the target of 6 month. Developed automated procurement approval system, using MS outlook, reducing proc urement cycle time by 50 %. Hand selected as business project subject matter expert, during SAP enterprise r esource planning (ERP) system implementation, module implemented in a record tim e of 60 days. Managed & negotiated contracts with Tier 1 suppliers like Castrol, Gulf Oil, She ll Marine, Chevron, Axxon Mobil, Jotun Paints and the contract value was to the tune of 50 million. Managed Accounts of Critical and Strategic sourcing.(100% incidence have been ,c onnected) As Manager Supply Chain

Conceptualized and developed Enterprise Solution to enhance supply chain visibil ity, and reduced downtime of assets by 90% (By Demand forecasting of critical sp ares). Developed paper less model of taking level based purchase approval model (reduci ng procurement cycle time by 50%). Vendor Rationalization - reduced vendor count from 3000 to 700 vendors. As Manager Procurement Conceptualized and developed standard process of Asset Acquisition, used this mo del in Singapore, Eastern Europe and East Africa, this is now been adopted as a standard operating process by the business. Implemented 3rd party "Vessel Information Management Model" for 10 assets placed all across the globe. Segmented Procurement of Spares in collaboration with OEM, identifying critical spares that will affect the movement of the asset(Resulting in 99% uptime) Head Operations and Supply chain (West and South Zone,Fully Built Commercial Tru cks) Tata Motors Public Company; 10,001+ employees; TTM; Automotive industry July 2003 September 2007 (4 years 3 months) Mumbai Area, India 1.Successfully managed outsourced production from vendors based in west and sout h zone of India,contributing to cash generation of 1 million USD/month for the c ompany 2.Intoduced the latest supply chain concepts like setting up assembly line flow of inventory(WIP),inventory planning,Kaizen,6 Sigma,Stage inspection(Go no Go ga te),this effort brought down the rejection rate from as high as 40% to less than 5 % 3.Lead and Cross-functional team for development of new application on light com mercial vehicle,this project was an major succes and created an new category in the Market. Manager (Operations and Logistics) Tata Motors Public Company; 10,001+ employees; TTM; Automotive industry May 2002 June 2003 (1 year 2 months) Lucknow Area, India 1.Managed operations and achieved growth of 75% Monthly Tipper Production from t he out sourced factories, the volume rose from 1500 to 2625 in numbers, over a s pan of 1 year. 2.Successfully lead an Cross functional team to develop an new application on Li ght Commercial vehicle 3.Developed an model to improve the visibility in supply chain,improving communi cation between Truck manufacturing unit and outsourced factories reducing WIP st ock by 98% Manager Tata Motors Public Company; 10,001+ employees; TTM; Automotive industry July 2000 April 2002 (1 year 10 months) Jamshedpur Area, India Managed Spare part communalization project for Heavy commercial vehicles for 12 products. Managed and achieved assembly line uptime from 95% to 99.5%. Graduate Engineer Trainee Tata Motors Public Company; 10,001+ employees; TTM; Automotive industry January 1999 January 2000 (1 year 1 month) Cross Functional induction in Manufacturing which included Forging, Foundry, Pro duction Planning, Automobile Engine Manufacturing ,Vehicle Assembly, Ancillary D evelopment Division, Materials, Paint Shop, Quality control, Engineering Researc

h Centre, Vehicle testing Did Projects in Kaizen,6 Sigma Skills Supply Chain Logistics Supplier Management Vendor Relations Risk Management Procurement ERP Supply Chain Management Sourcing Operations Management Produ ction Planning Lean Manufacturing Benchmarking Purchasing Strategic Sourcing MRP Manufacturing Inventory Management Materials Management Transportation View All (43) Skills Courses APICS CSCP Languages English (Full professional proficiency) Certifications Prince2 certified(Foundation) Government of U.K Education Prince Foundation Certification, Project Management in Controlled environment 2011 2011 Certified Foundation (Project management in controlled environment, authorized b y UK Government as a standard to manage all kinds of projects and programs) CSCP Currently Pursuing. Six Sigma Consultancy Service in SCM PERSONAL INFORMATION Date of Birth ICFAI Hyderabad MBA, International Businesss 2006 2009 Activities and Societies: Debates, Quiz, Evolvement of Globalization and how it will reshape Asia and Africa, Europe and America in the coming decade is what I follow closely Birla Institute of Technology BE, Mechanical Engineering 1995 1999 Government Inter College 12th(Intermediate), Physics, Chemistry, Maths 1991 1993 Awarded for Winning Inter college debate competition Activities and Societies: Debate Team Stella Maris College High School, Science, Maths, Social Science, English, Hindi 1990 1991 Won many Inter School Debate Competitions ,Awarded for Creative Writing,Quiz,Mat hs Competitions Activities and Societies: Elected Asst School Pupil Leader Additional Information

Websites: Company Website Company Website Blog Twitter: romeshgupta_123 Interests: Supply chain Management, Vendor Development, Process Benchmarking, Change Manage ment, Lean Procurement, Project & Program Management, Relationship Management, E RP Application, Logistics, Supply Chain Strategist, Supply Chain Visibility, Sup ply Chain Strategist, Operations Management, Supply Chain Collaboration, Invento ry planning, Supply Chain Resilience, Risk Management, Global Supply Chain, Prin ce2 certified