Rohan Mu

Category Manager for Passive Components for global GEHC company, Handling over $55M spend , responsible for developing sourcing strategies, managing supplier relationships, and optimizing cost and quality for electronic components. Focused on aligning procurement goals with business needs while driving efficiency and value in the supply chain.

Key Responsibilities: • End-to-End Project Management: Lead supplier transfer projects from initiation to completion, ensuring all deliverables align with business objectives, quality standards, and regulatory requirements. • Timeline & Milestone Tracking: Develop and maintain detailed project plans, define critical milestones, and proactively manage risks to ensure on-time execution. • Stakeholder Engagement & Alignment: Act as the primary liaison between internal teams (engineering, quality, supply chain, procurement, regulatory) and external suppliers, ensuring seamless collaboration and alignment on project goals. • Risk Mitigation & Issue Resolution: Identify potential roadblocks early and implement corrective actions to mitigate delays, cost overruns, or quality concerns. • Executive Reporting & Communication: Provide regular status updates to leadership, highlighting project progress, risks, and mitigation strategies while ensuring transparency in decision-making. • Supplier Coordination & Oversight: Work closely with suppliers to establish project expectations, track progress, and ensure they meet technical, regulatory, and timeline requirements. • Regulatory & Compliance Management: Ensure all transfers comply with FDA, ISO 13485, MDR, and other applicable medical device regulations while coordinating documentation for audits and approvals. • Change Management & Process Validation: Oversee validation activities (IQ, OQ, PQ) and drive change management efforts to ensure smooth transitions without disruption to supply. • Cost & Resource Optimization: Balance project costs, resources, and timelines by identifying efficiency opportunities and driving continuous improvement in supplier transfer processes.

Supply Chain Model | Inventory Management | Capacity Planning | Supply Demand Planning | Material Planning | Process Improvement • Leading global supply planning for products (annual revenue ~$100M) for Retail and OEM products in collaboration with cross-functional teams across globe • Analyze supply gaps, capacity utilization to drive long term strategic capex plan, new engineering projects, procurement strategies • Identifying constraints to design appropriate manufacturing & Inventory strategy • Analyzing Sales & Demand inputs to forecast material & align sourcing strategy ensuring risk mitigation along entire product life cycle Cost Reduction | Supply Chain Optimization | Cycle time Management | Data Analysis • Improved fill rate, service levels, OTD to ~100% for ~500+ SKUs by adopting replenishment strategies (Kanban, Hoshin Kanri) & proactive demand analysis • Excess & Obsolete inventory management: weekly output and MRB stock review process with cross-functional teams • Collaborated with teams to restructure supply to remove bottlenecks, improve Inventory turns, Cycle Time reduction by 10-20% building adaptive, flexible & fast supply chain • Safety Stock | Inventory Optimization: Revamped models to reduce excess inventory from 1.5% to ~1%, optimize Lead Time & Service Level inventory for supply/demand variability •Led Multiple manufacturing transfer projects and collaborated with cross functional team to successfully deliver as per timelines

• Led localization of multiple part supplies with annual cost reduction more than $0.5M • Implemented KANBAN system for A-class parts to minimize positive skews and enable tailwind using KANBAN BOX tool • Managed end-to-end supply chain actions for new product implementation (Digital Expert) to ensure seamless phase-in and on-time customer delivery • Functioned as a Materials Change Coordinator to implement design and regulatory changes associated with products with appropriate cross-functional engagement • Managed inflows of $6M amidst various supply chain challenges (demand spike, Covid 19 pandemic, regulatory holds, quality issues, etc.) • Reduced material overheads by 50% compared to 2019 baseline resulting in $23,000 yearly savings • Inculcated use of Plan for Every Part to increase accuracy of demand flow in planning • Supervised regulatory and design change phase-in/phase-out for ML6-15D Probe (Ultrasound) to minimize scrap and material obsolescence impact of $220,000 to factory

Worked as a CRM Specialist at Decathlon, focusing on enhancing customer experience through personalized engagement strategies and data-driven insights. Managed customer feedback, supported loyalty program initiatives, and collaborated with the marketing team to improve retention and satisfaction. Gained valuable exposure to retail customer behavior, CRM tools, and omnichannel communication strategies in a dynamic, customer-centric environment.

Completed a hands-on internship at BEML Limited in the Manufacturing and Supply Chain division. Gained practical experience in production planning, inventory control, and vendor coordination for defense and rail sector components. Contributed to process improvement initiatives and supported data analysis for optimizing material flow. This internship deepened my understanding of large-scale industrial operations in a government PSU environment and strengthened my skills in supply chain management and cross-functional collaboration.