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Nilay Kumar

Nilay Kumar

Assistant Engineer (Electrical)

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  • About me

    MIT '24 | Supply Chain Management | Ex - J&J, PwC | Aspiring Global Supply Chain Manager

  • Education

    • Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay

      2014 - 2016
      Master of Management (M.B.A.)

      Activities and Societies: Head of Marketing Club, IIT Bombay

    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

      2023 - 2024
      Master's degree Supply Chain Management

      Awarded the "MIT SCALE Scholars" Fellowship

    • Manipal Institute of Technology

      2008 - 2012
      Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  • Experience

    • Atkins

      Jul 2012 - May 2014
      Assistant Engineer (Electrical)

      • Collaborated with experts from UK & Middle East for electrical design of one of the largest airports in Middle East (Jeddah)

    • Johnson & Johnson

      Apr 2015 - May 2015
      Summer Intern (Supply Chain & Operations)

      • Recognized with Best Project Award – offered only to top 3 interns out of a pool of 25 students selected from top 10 business schools in India

    • Johnson & Johnson

      Jun 2016 - Sept 2018

      Led a historically complex global NPI project. Collaborated with engineering, operations, planning, sourcing, finance, marketing and logistics teams for rollout of 9 new product innovations with 25+ SKUs. Nominated as one of 42 recruits from ~400 employees worldwide for Leadership training.Mentored by highest rung J&J leaders including Chairman & CEO and global VPsProgram Duration: July 2017 to Dec 2019Successfully graduated from the GOLD program in Dec 2019. • Rotations across Sales, Strategic Sourcing, Planning, and Project Management, gaining comprehensive understanding of supply chain operations.

      • Supply Chain Program Manager, NPI (New Product Innovation)

        Jul 2017 - Sept 2018

      • Global Operations Leadership Development (GOLD) Associate

        Jul 2017 - Jul 2017

      • Management Trainee - Supply Chain

        Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

    • Johnson & Johnson

      Jun 2021 - Mar 2022

      • Led manufacturing operations of a ~$30 million baby care product supporting entire India market. Appointed as Digital Project Lead for APAC region, in addition to my primary role, to lead digital transformations in supply chain and build digital capabilities.

      • Supply Chain Manager - Manufacturing

        Oct 2018 - Mar 2022

      • Digital Project Manager - APAC Supply Chain Digital Transformation

        Jun 2021 - Jan 2022

    • PwC

      Mar 2022 - Jul 2023
      Senior Consultant, Management Consulting (Supply Chain & Operations)

      • Supply Chain & Operations consulting for PwC US Advisory, primarily for Pharmaceutical industry clients

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Business Analytics Certification

      MIT Sloan School of Management
      May 2024

  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Nilay Kumar
      MIT SCALE Scholars Fellowship 2023 - Sep 2023 MIT fellowship that recognizes students who have demonstrated academic excellence and proven commitment to advancing global dimensions of supply chain management.
    • Awarded to Nilay Kumar
      2nd place Runners-up at MIT SCM Data Visualization Competition - Aug 2023 MIT Data Visualization competition focusing on analyzing and presenting complex and large supply chain datasets using PowerBI and Python.
    • Awarded to Nilay Kumar
      J&J Global Supply Chain Excellence Award 2019 - Jul 2019 Selected as winner among 40+ entries from 12+ countries within J&J for demonstrating supply chain excellence in delivering customer value.
    • Awarded to Nilay Kumar
      Best Student Leader, India (2016) - Unilever - Mar 2016 Chosen by Unilever as one of 30 best student leaders in India from 6000+ business students for its leadership training
    • Awarded to Nilay Kumar
      Best Internship Project Award 2015 - Jun 2015 Offered to the top 3 MBA interns out of 25 students chosen from top 10 business schools in India

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Business Mentor

      Issued by Vital Voices Global Partnership on Jun 2021
      Vital Voices Global PartnershipAssociated with Nilay Kumar

    • Mathematics Teacher

      Issued by VAAGDHARA on Mar 2014
      VAAGDHARAAssociated with Nilay Kumar