Kathirvel Subbiah

APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP) with 13 years of expertise in demand planning, inventory optimization, and production planning within manufacturing and consumer electronics sectors. Proficient in data-driven analytics to streamline supply chain processes, enhance inventory availability, and increase operational efficiency. Demonstrated success in leading cross-functional teams to deliver strategic solutions that improve product flow, customer satisfaction, and overall business performance.

Skilled in Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE), ensuring timely inventory replenishment and reducing aging stock through continuous improvement initiatives. Strong collaborator with sales teams to align forecasting and replenishment, driving market responsiveness and effective production planning.

Supply Chain Operations Professional at Tesa Tapes India (2025-09 – Present)

• Lead the demand planning team to enhance collaboration with sales, driving a forecast accuracy improvement of 2%.
• Manage the supply planning team to develop and implement MTO/MTS strategies, optimize safety stock, reduce lead times, and maintain replenishment levels, achieving inventory targets and improving hit rate by 1%.
• Conduct scenario analysis for supply chain disruptions to support proactive decision-making and risk mitigation.
• Oversee master data management, directing the team to create, update, and retire key master data parameters in SAP, ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
• Lead direct and indirect procurement activities, optimizing sourcing processes to reduce costs.

Customer Supply Chain Analyst at Logitech Engineering Designs (2021-03 – 2025-09)

• Developed an interactive dashboard to enhance supply chain visibility and monitor key operational metrics, increasing decision-making speed.
• Enabled cross-functional teams to efficiently track inventory levels, shipment status, and supplier performance, improving collaboration and reducing stockouts.
• Collaborated with sales teams to execute strategic sales plans and optimize inventory management through Collaborative Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment (CPFR), increasing forecast accuracy by 5%.
• Led Sales & Operations Execution (S&OE) activities to maintain optimal inventory levels, achieving 94% product availability and reducing aging stock by 10%.
• Directed shipment planning and order execution, resulting in a 94% on-time delivery rate and improving inventory turnover by 12%.

Consultant Team Lead at Capgemini (2019-07 – 2021-03)

• Led demand forecasting operations for Unilever Europe markets, improving forecast accuracy by 3% and enhancing overall operational efficiency.
• Supervised and mentored a team of planners, achieving 100% compliance with Service Level Agreements (SLAs) and boosting forecast precision.
• Implemented automation solutions and optimized advanced forecasting tools, reducing forecast cycle time by 20% and increasing planning agility.

SCM Manager at Samsung India Electronics (2016-11 – 2019-06)

• Owned and executed weekly 8-week demand forecasting and inventory positioning across multiple sales channels, ensuring optimal stock levels.
• Maintained appropriate Days of Supply (DOS) in inventory positioning as per channel-specific norms, reducing stockouts and overstock 3%.
• Implemented a sales planning and forecasting system from distributor input to drive accurate bottom-up forecasts, enhancing forecast accuracy by 2%.
• Analyzed supply chain deliverables and identified process improvements, increasing system efficiency and reducing lead time by 2 days.
• Managed special orders, coordinated promotions, and executed liquidation strategies to minimize aging inventory, improving inventory turnover by 2%.

Associate Manager-SCM at ITC Limited (2014-12 – 2016-10)

• Developed short- and long-term demand plans using SAP APO, enhancing forecast accuracy by approximately 2%.
• Planned production schedules and optimized inter-hub shipments to consistently meet service level and inventory targets.
• Monitored and analyzed key performance indicators, including forecast accuracy, fill rates, and out-of-stock (OOS) metrics, driving continuous improvement.
• Established a robust review mechanism to identify and correct outliers in statistical forecasts, improving forecast reliability.
• Conducted ongoing analysis of supply chain performance to identify and resolve inefficiencies.
• Identified shifts in market trends and seasonality, and adjusted sales monitoring and demand planning processes accordingly to maintain alignment with market dynamics.

Executive-SCM at Titan Company Limited (2012-07 – 2014-12)

• Planned and forecasted raw material requirements to ensure uninterrupted production continuity, reducing stockouts.
• Implemented Dynamic Buffer Management in raw material planning, optimizing inventory levels and decreasing excess stock.
• Identified and managed excess inventory through comprehensive record-keeping, collaborating closely with production teams to facilitate timely removal and cost reduction.
• Analyzed supply chain processes by gathering and evaluating data using supply chain KPI MIS, identifying root causes of inefficiencies and driving process improvements.
• Coordinated on-time launches for new product introductions (NPI), monitoring launch cycles and evaluating post-launch performance to support continuous improvement.
• Developed and managed divisional budgets for materials, production, and vendor payouts, achieving cost control and improving budget adherence.

B.Tech / B.E. – Mepco Schlenk Engineering college, Sivakasi (2012)