SANDEEP KULSHRESTHA

• Lead end-to-end global procurement and supply chain operations across the US and EMEA business, supporting $1B+ business footprint across IT infrastructure, networking, data center, and 5G product portfolios. • Built and scaled the Procurement COE in India as part of the GCC strategy, strengthening capability, governance, and execution support for global operations. • Drove supply chain transformation through automation, process improvement and analytics-led decision-making to improve efficiency and resilience. • Delivered $6M cost reduction through strategic sourcing and competitive benchmarking initiatives and Rebate programs along with contract renegotiation Advanced Geographical localization and initiatives for key commodities and Professional services to improve supply continuity, cost efficiency, and regional agility. • Partner with cross-functional stakeholders to strengthen execution discipline, improve supply chain governance, and support sustainable business growth.

• Led end-to-end supply chain operations across three business units with a combined $300M revenue base and 1,000+ SKUs, covering planning, strategic sourcing, procurement, inventory, logistics, and warehousing. • Strengthened supply chain performance through demand planning, supplier strategy, logistics optimization, and KPI-led governance to improve service levels, cost efficiency, and responsiveness. • Defined and advanced the digital supply chain strategy, leveraging analytics and process innovation to improve visibility, decision-making, and cross-functional alignment. • Delivered $7.5M in cost savings through long-term contracts, supplier negotiations, logistics redesign, and new vendor development. • Improved resilience and sourcing flexibility through local supplier development, dual sourcing, and ocean freight conversion, generating additional savings and continuity benefits. • Enhanced commercial and operational performance by increasing weekly sales interlocks, improving customer-order visibility, and driving forecast accuracy to 85% at product level. • Led people development and stakeholder collaboration across sales, finance, and operations to improve execution discipline and business outcomes.

• Led global sourcing and commodity management across electrical, electro-mechanical, machined, plastic, rubber, cable, IT, consumables, Hardware’s, managing an annual spend of $400M across HVM and NPI. • Supported semiconductor manufacturing operations across APAC factories and contract manufacturers, driving sourcing strategy, capacity planning, supplier performance, and supply continuity for critical commodities. • Developed India and Malaysia as strategic sourcing hubs, building local supplier capability in line with global quality standards and enabling product supply chain transformation. • Drove $20M in cost savings through localization, supplier consolidation, direct manufacturer sourcing, contract negotiations, and targeted commodity strategies. • Strengthened resilience through dual sourcing, business continuity planning, capacity mapping, and rapid supplier risk analysis, with no business impact during the pandemic. • Improved supply chain performance through supplier development, onboarding governance, alternate sourcing, and inventory optimization, including a 12% reduction in excess and obsolete inventory and supplier performance improvement to 90%+. • Expanded sourcing flexibility by enabling 50% multi-sourcing for key parts and building a sustainable long-term supply base for high-value and high-volume components.

• Led end-to-end plant supply chain operations for switchgears, GIS, RMU, electrical panels, substations, e-houses, and busway systems across domestic and export markets, covering sourcing, planning, production, procurement, logistics, and warehousing. • Managed localization and strategic sourcing across electrical, electro-mechanical, machined, fabricated, pneumatic, plastic, rubber, and cable categories to strengthen supply continuity and improve cost competitiveness. • Drove S&OP, demand planning, material planning, capacity planning, and order fulfillment in close partnership with project, quality, finance, HR, and operations teams. • Improved plant efficiency by 25%, increased on-time delivery from 75% to 95%, and reduced excess and obsolete inventory by 15% through supply stabilization and better execution discipline. • Delivered $5M annual savings and reduced imports by 25% through supplier localization and targeted commodity strategies. • Strengthened supplier performance to 85%+ while building team capability and governance practices to improve productivity and operational control.

• Led demand and supply planning, sourcing, procurement, order fulfillment, inventory, logistics, and product lifecycle management for PCs, tablets, and accessories across India and Southeast Asia. • Managed supply coordination with ODM partners in China and supported manufacturing and assembly operations in India, including product transitions, NPI/PIPO, and “Make in India” localization initiatives. • Drove S&OP, 13-week rolling forecast, material planning, backlog management, and B2B/B2C fulfillment to improve service levels, responsiveness, and execution discipline. • Successfully managed large deals exceeding 0.7M units, delivered on-time launch of new PC products, and strengthened supplier performance by 20%. • Improved forecast accuracy to 93%+, raised OTIF to 90%, and increased customer satisfaction score to 90% through stronger planning and supply chain control. • Delivered $6M savings through new supplier development, localization, and logistics optimization and reduced excess and obsolete inventory by 15%

• Led planning, sourcing, procurement, material requirement planning, order management, inventory, logistics, and manufacturing coordination for the furniture and lighting business, managing 100+ SKUs. • Built and managed in-house and outsourced manufacturing operations while driving 100% localization and strengthening supplier development, sourcing plans, and ramp-up readiness for new products. • Drove S&OP, demand alignment, supplier forecasting, capacity planning, and resource planning to improve fulfillment performance and operating efficiency. • Reduced inventory cost by 15% YoY, logistics cost by 25% YoY, and improved vendor productivity by 50% through process discipline and supply base optimization. • Delivered $2M savings and reduced dependency on China by 70% by building contract manufacturing capability and new local sourcing options in India. • Improved OTIF from 50% to 90% and reduced excess and obsolete inventory by 14% while supporting execution of large and repetitive customer orders.

• Responsible for Production & material planning for 2 Plants • Sourcing & Vendor management • Logistics & Order Management • Sales and Operation Planning • Inventory Management • Cost Optimization

Operations management is chiefly concerned with planning, organizing and supervising in the contexts of production, manufacturing or the provision of services. As such, it is delivery-focused, ensuring that an organization successfully turns inputs to outputs in an efficient manner. The inputs themselves could represent anything from materials, equipment and technology to human resources such as staff or workers.