Anand Hrishikesh

Results-driven Supply Chain & Operations Management Professional with 13+ years of end-to-end supply chain experience at Dudhsagar Dairy (Amul), India's largest cooperative dairy organisation. Proven expertise in procurement, raw-material planning, inventory optimisation, production scheduling, logistics coordination, vendor management, and regulatory compliance across high-volume dairy manufacturing. Track record of driving 15–20% cost reduction through lean process improvements and enabling 25% production volume scale-up through intelligent capacity planning and workflow re-engineering.

Assistant Executive – Shift In-Charge (Supply Chain & Production Operations) at Dudhsagar Dairy – Amul (India's Largest Cooperative) (2021-09 – Present)

• Drive daily production planning for Ghee and Buttermilk sections, translating procurement schedules and demand forecasts into executable shift plans for a 60-member team.
• Manage material requirements planning (MRP) in SAP, ensuring uninterrupted raw-material (cream, butter, milk) availability while minimising excess stock and spoilage risk.
• Coordinate packing material procurement cycle – raising indent, tracking GRN, monitoring consumption, and reconciling variances through SAP-based MIS reports.
• Engineered workflow redesign that absorbed a 25% surge in production volume without proportional headcount increase, demonstrating strong capacity-utilisation and supply planning capability.
• Oversee in-process inventory of butter, cream, and ghee stocks; implement FIFO/FEFO protocols to minimise expiry losses and ensure batch traceability under FSSAI norms.
• Conduct fat-loss analysis and reconciliation across the cream-to-ghee conversion chain, identifying shrinkage points and implementing corrective actions that cut wastage costs by 15–20%.
• Maintain accurate midnight and shift-end production & stock reports, forming the basis of plant-level supply chain decision-making and SAP inventory postings.
• Prepare and submit AGMARK compliance statements, ensuring all outbound Ghee shipments meet statutory quality standards prior to dispatch.
• Lead ISO 9000/14000/22000 audit readiness; develop and maintain SOPs for receiving, storage, in-process control, and dispatch checkpoints within the supply chain.
• Drive CAPA (Corrective & Preventive Action) cycles for quality non-conformances in the supply chain, coordinating with QA and vendors to eliminate root causes.
• Act as central coordination point between Production, QA, Stores, Logistics, and Senior Management – ensuring seamless material flow and on-time delivery of finished goods.
• Generate and analyse SAP-based MIS dashboards covering production throughput, packing material consumption, workforce utilisation, and supply chain KPIs for management review.
• Played a lead role in the strategic commissioning of Hansapur Chilling Centre into a full-scale Milk Processing & Packaging Plant – coordinating procurement of equipment, utilities, and consumables for greenfield facility start-up.
• Managed end-to-end manpower planning, material scheduling, and operational readiness during the critical facility expansion phase, ensuring zero supply disruption at go-live.
• Developed production and supply schedules aligned with procurement lead times, cold-chain logistics, and distribution requirements, achieving cost-effective on-time delivery performance.
• Established quality control checkpoints and compliance programs across receiving, processing, and dispatch stages; ensured adherence to FSSAI, BIS, and AGMARK regulatory standards.
• Oversaw equipment selection, vendor coordination for spare parts and consumables, and preventive maintenance scheduling to maximise plant uptime and supply chain continuity.

Junior Executive – Supply Chain & Production Operations at Dudhsagar Dairy – Amul (India's Largest Cooperative) (2013-08 – 2021-08)

• Played a lead role in the strategic commissioning of Hansapur Chilling Centre into a full-scale Milk Processing & Packaging Plant – coordinating procurement of equipment, utilities, and consumables for greenfield facility start-up.
• Managed end-to-end manpower planning, material scheduling, and operational readiness during the critical facility expansion phase, ensuring zero supply disruption at go-live.
• Developed production and supply schedules aligned with procurement lead times, cold-chain logistics, and distribution requirements, achieving cost-effective on-time delivery performance.
• Established quality control checkpoints and compliance programs across receiving, processing, and dispatch stages; ensured adherence to FSSAI, BIS, and AGMARK regulatory standards.
• Oversaw equipment selection, vendor coordination for spare parts and consumables, and preventive maintenance scheduling to maximise plant uptime and supply chain continuity.
• Coordinated with suppliers, logistics partners, and senior management to implement procurement policies, improve vendor performance, and achieve strategic supply chain goals.
• Supported Plant Manager in production planning aligned with sales forecasts and procurement schedules.
• Implemented cost-control measures and inter-departmental coordination to improve supply chain efficiency and process reliability.

Production Officer (Intern) – Supply Chain & Operations at Scriber Dynamics (2013-01 – 2013-06)

• Supported Plant Manager in production planning aligned with sales forecasts and procurement schedules.
• Implemented cost-control measures and inter-departmental coordination to improve supply chain efficiency and process reliability.

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) in Dairy Technology – College of Dairy & Food Science Technology, MPUAT (2009-08 – 2013-08)