Harsh Thakker

Harsh Thakker

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  • About me

    ITC || Operational Excellence || Logistics Management || SJMSOM, IIT Bombay || Strategic Sourcing || Nirma University'19

  • Education

    • Nirma University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

      2015 - 2019
      Bachelor of Technology - BTech
    • IIT Bombay - Shailesh J. Mehta School of Management

      2021 - 2023
      Master of Business Administration - MBA
  • Experience

    • Make A Difference

      Aug 2016 - Aug 2017
      Core Team Lead
    • Rotaract Club of Nirma Institutes

      Apr 2017 - Apr 2018
      Marketing head
    • Nirma Sports Association

      Aug 2018 - Aug 2019
      Executive Head
    • Secure Meters Limited

      Jun 2019 - Jul 2021
      Assistant Manager

      - Managed end to end procurement activities of around 250 SKUs procured from 9 suppliers across three countries- Modified inventory policy for various parts which led to increase in OTIF to 98% and reduced inventory holding cost by 10%- Conceptualized and implemented procurement strategy for newly launched product Digital Panel Meters with 108 variants in a single segment.

    • Opera Club - Operations Club of SJMSOM IIT Bombay

      Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
      Head - Opera Club
    • Evenflow

      Jan 2022 - Mar 2022
      Category Management Intern

      - Managed replication of stock across various FCs of marketplace like amazon, flipkart, meesho etc as per demand variation. - Analyzed and launched a new product in health and fitness segment under baby brand Xtrim. - Designed a dynamic inventory model to manage stocks as per changing demand patterns at major amazon FC's.

    • ITC Limited

      Apr 2022 - Jun 2022
      KITES Intern

      1. Built a price forecasting model for metallocene, a petro based commodity used in flexibles segment, which improved buying price by 4% (saving almost 60 lacs a year). 2. Formulated inventory replenishment strategy for a diversified portfolio of a customer, improved OTIF from current 82% to 87% and reduced NWC by INR 3.08 lakh per month 3. Provided supply side recommendations for tub and lid packaging format in QSR, to be future ready for tub and lid.4. Awarded Pre-placement offer for exceptional performance during summer internship. Show less

    • ITC Limited

      Jul 2023 - now

      Got thorough understanding of ITC portfolio and its positioning in market. Understood end to end servicing of various channels for ITC portfolio and its importance. Project 1 (Sales stint): Devised growth plan for OFMCG portfolio in convenience channel- Proposed tech-enabled order capture model- Devised a growth plan based on a comprehensive scoring system using 10 objective criteria to strategically drive distribution through selective distributor pointsProject 2 (Supply chain stint): Section Rationalization to Improve BOPT/HRT productivity- Clustered SKUs through Market basket analysis using an unsupervised ML technique- Designed MILP model for section-bin mapping to improve case-picking operation- Led the implementation of warehouse section changeover and improved case picking productivity by 12% Show less

      • Manager Supply Planning

        Sept 2023 - now
      • AUT (Assistant under Training)

        Jul 2023 - Aug 2023
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