ANKIT BHANDARI

Experience

• 

  Technopak Advisors

  Jun 2008 - Jun 2009

  Associate Consultant

  Market growth strategy for a major garment manufacturer to double Top Line in 5 years•Identified market opportunities by primary, secondary research, competitive landscaping •Performed techno-commercial feasibility analysis, gave strategic recommendationsSPV Implementation for Varanasi handloom cluster, Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India•Conducted client interviews and workshops to identify impacted processes and parties•Conceptualized the special purpose vehicle to integrate the eco-system Show less

• 

  Britannia Industries Limited

  Apr 2010 - Jun 2010

  Summer Trainee

  Implementation of Rural Network Expansion strategy in Eastern UP•Analyzed rural distribution system, studied trends in rural customer behavior•Led pilot launch of new coverage expansion model across 4 districts in UP

• 

  Deloitte Consulting

  Apr 2011 - Jan 2016

  Senior Consultant

  End to End Procurement Transformation project for World's biggest QSR chain (Japan)•Leading a team to execute sourcing efforts across multiple categories, working directly with CPO •Negotiated savings worth $40 Million over a period of 24 monthsStrategic Sourcing engagement for world's top medical education university (USA)•Developed Spend baseline, RFP, Evaluation matrix, Negotiation strategies •Led negotiations to realize 20% savings over a short period of 4 monthsStrategic Sourcing engagement for leading aero-defence multi-national company (Canada)•Developed robust model to evaluate 100 vendors and 20 Million data submissions in 6 weeks •Defined selection criteria, drove fact-based negotiations to finalize vendorsE-sourcing execution for Australia's biggest mining company (Australia)•Implemented E-sourcing solution to reduce procurement lead time •Improved process efficiency by 50% and saved $6 Million across 3 categoriesProduct Rationalization for world's biggest Pharma company (Europe)•Developed detailed product specification model to identify redundancies and right-size the portfolioIndirect Spend Assessment for leading Bio-Pharma company (France)•Led spend data collation, categorization, business case development •Highlighted savings worth $5 Million based on 4 week assessmentIntegrated supply chain planning for international shoe manufacturer (USA)•Developed demand forecasting, inventory and capacity planning models to identify $80M in savingMarket growth strategy for leading chemical manufacturer (Germany)•Market sizing, attractiveness and fit assessment of adjacent business opportunities•Set implementation roadmap, defined strategic options for phased roll-outSupply chain risk reduction for world’s largest heavy equipment manufacturer (USA)•Defined advanced supply chain analytics to identify capacity constraint suppliers•Established Assurance of Supply to ensure uninterrupted supply across 1 month to 5 years Show less

• 

  Gap Inc.

  Jan 2016 - now

  • Director

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Senior Manager - Category Strategy

    Jan 2016 - Jul 2022