Piyush Gupta

Demand & Supply Planning professional with more than 4 years of experience in material planning, distribution planning, S&OP/S&OE and SAP-driven inventory management across the petrochemical and automobile sectors.

At Balmer

Lawrie & Co. Ltd., manage demand-supply alignment, inventory health and service-level performance for a PAN India network of 400+ SKUs across manufacturing plants, warehouses and C&F locations.

At Bajaj

Auto ltd. Drives continuous improvement initiatives and increase in operational efficiency. Skilled in translating demand signals into supply and distribution plans, managing stock allocation, inter-DC transfers and replenishment planning to balance inventory availability against service targets.

Certified Lean Six Sigma Green

Belt with strong exposure to SAP ECC/S4 HANA (MRP, PR/PO, contract management), Power BI/KPI dashboarding, and cross-functional stakeholder management with manufacturing, suppliers, 3PLs and finance.

Assistant Manager – Supply Chain Management (Demand & Supply Planning, Distribution) - Balmer Lawrie & Co. Ltd. - Kolkata

(2025-05)

Greases & Lubricants Business, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas

• Own demand and supply planning, procurement, inventory management and distribution planning for a PAN India network of 400+ SKUs, translating demand signals into supply, production and distribution plans.
• Drive monthly S&OP and weekly S&OE cycles, aligning demand forecasts with supply capacity, inventory positions and distribution plans across manufacturing plants, warehouses and C&F locations.
• Execute supply allocation and stock prioritization logic during constrained supply to minimize customer backorders and protect service levels.
• Plan and coordinate inter-warehouse/inter-DC stock transfers, stock reservation and replenishment across the PAN India distribution network to maintain inventory availability against demand plans.
• Manage inventory health end-to-end — ageing stock, slow/non-moving inventory, excess inventory and stock liquidation — to keep working capital and service levels within target.
• Track and improve supply chain KPIs/SLAs including OTIF, Inventory Turns, Fill Rate, Service Level and Backorder Reduction against agreed and baselined targets.
• Resolve demand-supply exceptions — stockouts, shortages, transportation disruptions and urgent customer requirements — through close coordination with suppliers, 3PLs and internal stakeholders.
• Lead cross-functional alignment across supply chain, production, finance, suppliers and 3PL partners to ensure robust execution of the supply plan.
• Manage CFA (Carrying & Forwarding Agents) and warehouse operations against defined SLAs for service-level compliance.
• Use SAP-generated MIS reports and dashboards to support planning decisions, capacity alignment and performance monitoring for senior management reviews.
• Lead strategic sourcing, tender documentation, vendor evaluation and contract management for goods and services; draft policies/SOPs for PAN India transportation, dispatch and contract execution.
• Manage order fulfillment through routing, scheduling, production planning and inventory planning; independently handle SAP ERP issues within the SD module.

Assistant Manager – Operations - Bajaj Auto Limited - Rudrapur

(2022-08 - 2025-04)

• Drove production and inventory planning, packaging optimization and process improvements to strengthen operational efficiency and supply reliability.
• Directed cross-functional teams on new model introductions and layout optimization to support demand ramp-ups.
• Led strategic sourcing for consumable goods — contract management, vendor development, cost negotiation, spend analysis and risk management.
• Conducted quality reviews and prepared SOPs for process standardization to minimize assembly rejection costs.
• Improved Right First Time (RFT) rate from 92% to 95% by implementing Poka-Yoke, Scan & Pack and Scan & Fit solutions; used SAP ERP for production planning, inventory control and material procurement.
• Led Kaizen initiatives under the Kobetsu Kaizen (KK) pillar focused on quality, safety and workforce development.
• Streamlined manufacturing operations through process mapping, time studies and Value Stream Mapping (VSM).
• Created and presented MIS reports tracking quality, productivity and safety performance metrics.
• Led and coached a team of 450+, managing manpower scheduling, training and performance monitoring.

M.Tech. - Production Engineering - MNNIT Allahabad (2022)

B.Tech. - Mechanical Engineering - AKTU / Ajay Kumar Garg Engineering College (2019)

12th (CBSE) - Fertilizer Public School (2015)

High School - D V S Education Centre (2013)