Ganesh Prasad

Experience

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  Mutrah Cold Stores & Oman United Agencies LLC

  Jan 1993 - Jan 1999

  Business System Analyst

  Both Matrah Cold Stores LLC & Oman United Agencies are the group companies of Inchcape Marketing Services based in London. Providing systems support to all the departments and propose effective IS solutions. Provide tips and tricks to users for efficient computing.Planning, installation and systems administration of LAN & WAN running Novell & NT based networks.Organizing training programs for system users and provides technical support, whenever required. Prepare training material, courseware and technical reference manuals for day to day activities.Administrating company's main Accounting SystemVarious systems Implementation & development projects. Select list is as follows Show less

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  Nestle Kuwait

  Jan 2000 - Jul 2003

  Supply Chain Manager

  As Supply Chain Manager in Nestle Kuwait, major achievement was the establishment of a Supply Chain Department in May’00, The management of the function covers, Demand & Supply Planning, Physical Logistics, Customer Service and Procurement.My role extends from co-ordination the operational supply chain , setting direction for the divisions as per business priorities, develop new procedures and systems, setting and implementing a supply chain standards, training and developing staff and follow up the efficiency of the different operations.My biggest Achievement as Supply Chain Manager1. Implement a Modern VNA raking Warehouse operation, starting from planning the infrastructure and completing the new way of modern warehousing operation, which even now considered as a role model for the entire Middle East region for Nestle.2. Reduction of Head Count from 85 to 68 after successfully implement the new WH operation. Show less

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  Nestle Middle East

  Aug 2003 - Apr 2011

  As Group Demand & Supply Planning Manager, synchronized demand & supply to meet customers demand & keep a constant flow of materials and resources in a constantly changing environment. Successfully implemented new process and procedure, with a team of 26 directly reporting to me to achieve the same. The area covered Demand planning for 13 countries and Supply planning from 52 factories and Production planning for four Factories.As Inter Market Customer Service Manager, managed a team of 45 and 28 direct reporting employees and coordinated the upstream planning and ensured proper execution process. Enhanced the customer service function. Implemented & reorganized the structure and operation to synchronize the planning and execution flow of operation and enhance flawless operation. Successfully implemented SAP APO / R3 system for 8 countries and is fully functional Show less

  • LEAN Manager : Value Stream

    Apr 2010 - Apr 2011

  • Group Demand & Supply Planning Manager and Inter Market Customer Service Manager

    Aug 2005 - Mar 2010

  • Business Excellence Manager

    Aug 2003 - Aug 2005
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  Nestlé

  Mar 2011 - now

  Lead a Procurement Excellence team (experts / specialists) in the deployment of world class solutions required to drive the Strategy of the functional stream in the Procurement organization. Drive enhancement across procurement operations and deploy new solutions. Ensure alignment of strategies to realistic goals and objectives. To manage the local procurement support teams for the Business function. Ensuring good information flow between the procurement support teams, local sourcing teams and the buyers teams. To ensure the development, management and prioritization of procurement activities servicing the Business Unit in the Market. To oversee effective delivery against the corresponding Business unit. To understand the local market goals and represent them to category leadership, and help shape strategic planning. To monitor success towards the local business goals delivered by the category teams and procurement resources and help periodically reassess the targeting and actions by Supplier Relationship Management and category teams. Show less -Effective management of the Demand & Supply Planning function, Customer Service function and Physical logistics.-Implement new Process and procedure to increase the productivity under all areas of Supply Chain-Experience in Project Management, Change Management, Customer Service, Business Analysis, Demand & Supply Planning, Warehouse & Distribution and People Management.-Experienced in System and Business, this has helped organization to make necessary enhancements in the area of Business process using modern techniques. -Prioritize workload and multi-task; flexible to changing priorities. Direct in approach to discovering information. -Fosters an atmosphere that encourages highly talented professionals to balance skills with maximum outcome.-Ascertains needs and goals, streamlines existing operations, envisions new concepts & future trends and follows through with development, direction and accomplishment.-Managing diverse operational levels, interacting with the management ranks & customers, ensuring superior performance with minimal error rates and augment business for the organization. Show less Managing a project under Distribution and Customer Service for the South Asian Market (India, Bangladesh, Srilanka,) based in Gurgaon. Responsible for Budget Management and Change Management.Enrolling & motivating project team and ensuring success of the project and managing a cross-functional team. Planning and executing a Distribution and Customer Service Strategy, focused on re designing the Distribution Network across the region to achieve low cost, high service and high speed operation.Coordinating with a cross functional team and develop a project timeline and mange the project.Using a wide range of evidence from diverse sources to identify problems, understand them, and develop effective solutions.Management of projects, defining project plans, managing reporting mechanisms and identifying and managing risks.Defining clear project outcomes as part of business case development, and reviews progress against them regularly. Performance measurement including setting and monitoring of supply chain KPIs. Show less

  • Project Manager Supply Chain Management

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Senior Supply Chaina Manager : Business Excelence

    Sept 2017 - now

  • Senior Manager procurement

    Aug 2017 - now

  • Supply Chain Manager

    Aug 2013 - now

  • Supply Chain Manager

    Sept 2012 - Jul 2013

  • Senior Supply Chain Project Manager

    Mar 2011 - Aug 2012
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  Nestle India

  Jan 2020 - Oct 2022

  Senior Manger - Supply Chain
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  Freelance

  Jan 2024 - now

  Supply chain management professional