Navin B.

*Lead mult-functional team through project milestones to launch new Wella brands into North America *Drive creation and management of critical path schedules to track project success *Manage project risk and function as the single point of contact to commuicate project status to P&G leadership team *Accountable for product availability and financial success of projects up to and beyond product launch

*Managed supply chain productivity for portfolio of over 1000 products. *System owner for supply chain reliability that delivered company leading case fill rate levels of over 99.5% for North American region. *Managed supply chain optimization plan that yielded year over year inventory reductions of over 10%. *Supply chain single point of contact into sales and marketing teams for commericial opportunity risk analysis

*Led sales and operations planning (S&OP) process to drive forecast allignment and trigger financial forecast projections for the company. *Developed and implemented department scorecards to track key performance metrics *Delivered brand forecast accuracy levels of over 90%. *Led technical and business implemention into global P&G forecasting software system.

*Product marketing manager for global multimedia and video-conferencing software for Sun network appliance line. *Developed new product marketing strategies, sales forecasting, and competitive analysis for target market segments. *Project lead of multi-functional core team managing new product launch timelines and success milestones.

* Analyzed quarterly and annual revenues for nationwide sales divisions, which translated into sales forecasts and market sizing for the business development team. * Assisted in development of marketing strategies designed to increase sales revenues through target marketing. * Successfully managed tele-sales team resulting in 50% increase in lead generation.