1. Raj Bhachu
I am an experienced Operations professional with over 15 years exposure in operations analysis,supply chain strategy and cos t
reduction, including 11 years intensive SAP experience within a FMCG Company. Gaining significant systems and procedural
knowledge I have the ability to communicate effectively at all levels both verbally and in writing. As a self-motivated person with
excellent organisational skills I have the drive and ambition to make improvements and efficiencies in any job role that I
undertake.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
GSK – Jan’14- to date
Supply Planner
Responsibilities& Experience:
 Produce robust business supply plans which satisfy customer service objectives whilst minimising inventory costs.
 Managing between 100-150 SKUs with a revenue of £100-£150 million
 Build high quality relationships with manufacturing sites,Customer Services, Marketing,Sales, Finance and Demand Planning
 Liaise with Demand Planners to understand the forecasted requirements and manage supply within inventory targets
 Assisting in supporting factory production initiatives and improvements in ways of working
 Internal measurement and reporting of supply planning KPIs providing a service level and OTIF of 94%
 Identify key supply/demand imbalance, evaluate options and propose solutions
 Manage seasonalplanning and campaigning with the factories and demand
 Optimise stock levels within the total supply chain and in line with working capital targets
 Manage stock levels for NPD, relaunches and discontinuations.
IPSOS MORI – Nov ’12- Jan ‘14
Data Analyst (Part-time)
Responsibilities& Experience:
 Verifying surveys after interviewing/fieldwork completed, making sure on completion accuracy.
 Data processing,analysis and scanning of questionnaires to meet tight deadlines
 Ad hoc administration work
MOTIV-8 – May ’11- Jan ‘14
Self Employed Personal Trainer
Hasbro Inc – June’99 – March ‘2011
Global Operations Planning Manager - (April ’08 – March ‘11)
Responsibilities& Experience:
Supply Chain Management for EU Markets
 Manage the supply chain, for defined range of categories, on behalf of all EU Markets.
 Full day to day line management responsibility for 4 direct reports who pro-actively manage the conflicting demands of
Sales/Marketing, Manufacturing and 3rd Parties.
 Develop Planner Analysts for ‘succession planning’,performance reviews, development and training
 Manage the procurement of European inventory within defined inventory parameters. Highlighting brand excesses to
commercial teams, allowing them to create suitable clearance plans.
 Manage the liaison with Commercial and Marketing contacts on all relevant issues .
 Share responsibility for determining key strategic products,liaising closely with both US and International Marketing teams
 Work with Corporate Marketing and Product Development teams on all new products,to ensure that supply chain issues are
fully communicated and considered
 Understand and respond to the commercial product requirements of EU Markets, ensuring that financial and SAP forecasts
and phasing are aligned
 Propose efficient solutions to resolve supply chain issues and improve supply chain processes
 Share responsibility with the SVP of Global Operations Planning for finished goods inventory purchasing of approx $1.5B
per annum.
Achievements:
 Managed the review and control of UK inventory projections to meet quarterly budget targets. Exceeded end year 2009 target
of $12m with projection of $11.6m
 Managed high profile movie brands such as Star Wars and Transformers within strict Senior Management guidelines to meet
EU requirements
 Managed high profile brands such as Littlest Pet Shop and Beyblades with high Market demand against restricted output

2. Raj Bhachu
Planning Analyst - (May ’05 – April ’08)
Responsibilities& Experience:
As per European Operations Planner plus additional UK Commercial role
 Ensuring Commercial and Marketing teams are kept fully advised of relevant supply chain issues,supporting key accounts
and ensuring collaborative process to meet stocks in and prevent stocks out.
 Core member of Monthly Market Forecasting Process, working closely with Commercial teams to ensure that accurate
inventory planning data is available to instigate accurate forecasting and planning purposes.
 Moved planning responsibilities from Games category to Girls to gain further experience and knowledge of anothercore
brand
Achievements:
 Heavily involved in moving magnet non-compliant orders on LPS and MLP to compliant magnet variants resulting in
estimated liability being reduced from US$3.2m to US$8.3k across Europe which was achieved by the given deadline of end
October 08.
 Core team member of DVD team to help successfully launch the partnership between Hasbro and Universal and DVD games
 Pivotal role in the huge success ofthe launch of Monopoly Here & Now and to ensure improved flexibility of supply to key
European retail accounts.
European Operations Planner - (June’99 – May’05)
Responsibilities& Experience:
 Co-ordination of supply and demand on key Hasbro brand items, Adult/Family/DVD games and Playdoh for all European
Markets.
 Preparation of master production scheduling, identifying full year phased loading for the Waterford manufacturing plant and
the subsequent assurance that assetsare in place to satisfy demand.
 Preparation of master production schedule for the Playdoh brand and work closely with Hasbro Far East to monitor and
negotiate lead times with vendors and suppliers
 Global negotiation of allocated capacity with otherHasbro regions to ensure European demand realisation.
 Extensive involvement in NPD (New Product Development) with particular emphasis on problem solving within R&D,
Engineering, Sales and Marketing functions.
 Responsible for the monitoring of mould borrowing and their locations so that the movement of tooling can be done quickly
and accurately
 Provide systems support by removing small balances from Waterford orders on a weekly basis, to ensure data in SAP is as
clean and as accurate as possible.
 Responsibility to ensure that all European Markets adhere to company inventory targets and forecasting procedures
 Monitor material releases to minimise market liability and total obsolescence costs
Achievements:
 Extensive involvement in the analysis of the Waterford factory led to the continuation of the plant and it becoming more
streamlined to optimise its cost effectiveness.
BMRB International – Oct ’94 – May ‘99
Senior Production Planner – (May ’95 – May ’99)
Responsibilities& Experience:
As per productionplanner role but with added supervisory responsibilities
 Co-ordinate a team of four to ensure the accurate and timely delivery of market research analysis to customers .
 Key member of test team working closely with programmers in the implementation of a new publishing and analys is system.
Production Planner – (October’ 94 – May’ 95)
Responsibilities& Experience:
 Key data accurately and efficiently into the systemand adhere to tight deadlines to provide timely research analysis to
customers. Check and compile accurate reports by working with all departments including Sales and Marketing
EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS
University of Hertfordshire(West Herts College) (1990-1993)
B.A(Hons) in Business Studies :2.1
Introduction, Intermediate and Advanced Certificates in Microsoft Excel and Word
Introduction Certificate in Access.Situational Leadership Business Course

3. Raj Bhachu
HOBBIES & INTERESTS
 Football and most othersports.Keeping fit. Fully qualified Level 3 Personal Trainer
 Successfully co-ordinated a Charity Football tournament in 2007, raising over £2000 for Shelter
PERSONAL DETAILS
Address: 549 Whitton Avenue West Telephone: Home: 0208 422 0552
Greenford Mobile: 07957 846497
Middlesex
UB6 0DY
E-mail: rajbhachu7@hotmail.co.uk Linkedin: http://uk.linkedin.com/in/rajbhachu2171