Suraj Namdeo is an experienced supply chain professional with over 9 years of experience in supply chain planning, production planning and control, demand planning, inventory planning, and business analysis. He currently works as the Group Manager of Demand Planning at Bata India Limited, where he leads demand forecasting and inventory planning and control. Prior to this, he held supply chain roles at Covestro and Asian Paints, among others. He has a strong background in statistical forecasting, production scheduling, and inventory and risk management.

1. SURAJ NAMDEO
Contact: - +91-9717688711,Email-surajnamdeo8@gmail.com
Address:-House No.676, First floor Sector-9, Gurgaon, Haryana (India)
Experienced Supply chain professional with 9+ experiences in supply chain planning field with emphasis in Production
Planningand control ,Demand Planningand statistical sales forecasting,Inventory Planning and BusinessAnalysis .Goal
oriented contributor to accurately identify needs, prioritize tasks and implement effective action plan to achieve
business objectives .Sound decision taker; adept in statistical and empirical data analysis ,self-motivated personnel ,
reducinginventory, operating cost with devisingclear and well defined process utilizingstatistical and businessanalysis.
CORE STRENGTHS & SKILLS
 Sales and Operational Planning
(S&OP)
 Demand Planning
 Supply Chain Planning
 Statistical forecasting
 Production Planning and Control
 Material Requirement Planning
 Capacity Planning , Scheduling
 Production
 Inventory Planning& Control
 Retail Planning
 Open To Buy (OTB)
 Order Management
 Advance Excel
 Business Analytic /MIS
 Leadership
 Team Management
 Man power management
 Problem Solving
 Process Mapping/Improvement
 Six sigma/Kaizen/5s/ISO 9001
 SAP PP, MM,SD, APO, BW
PROFESSIONAL EXPERINCES
Group Manager Demand Planning, Bata India Limited April’13 - Present
 Demand Planning - Forecast the demand for products in terms of dollars and productmix to drivesupply chain activities for
a particular futureperiod of time.
 Understand historical sales,pastassumptions,demand drivers,statistical tools,Forecastmodels and maintain accurate
data.
 Drive cross-functional collaboration to influencethe demand on the supply chain and prioritizedemand for order fulfillment
based on business objectives and customer segmentation.
 Develop and measure key performance indicators to track and evaluate forecasts made, to assistin assessingthe
effectiveness of the demand planning& forecastingfunction,and to work towards continuous improvement.
 Review and assessrisk to supply and demand variability and identify opportunities to manage and mitigate risk.
 Inventory Planning and Control -Develop production and inventory Plan for retail sales and bulk orders.
 CalculateSKU-Region level requirement for differently sourced (Factory, Contract, Import) usingconsensus forecast,stock
and inventory norms in usingSQL.
 Adhere to budget spend whileachievingplanned turnover and revenue growth.
 Conduct monthly Pre S&OP discussion with merchandisingmanager,sourcing,logistic,sales and distribution for finalizingof
buying plan at SKU Region level as per given budget.
 Develop systems and procedures required to meet serviceand inventory turn objectives.
 Analyseand review non-productive inventory; create and monitor action plans to minimizeinventory liability.
 Supplier/manufacturingreliability (compliance) report to measure gap in lead and order delivery time, same is used to
classification of vendor/supplier and reduce out of stock situation.
 Owns SlowMoving and Obsolete visibility throughout the entire process,working with Marketing/Buying Team to monitor
new products and proactively adjustproduction,and with Sales to identify and execute run out strategies.
 Prepare Master production schedule (MPS) for 5 own manufacturingfacilities and sharewith local production planning
team, for contract manufacturingsharebuyingplan with sourcing/procurement and take final production and delivery
dates .
 Coordinatewith replenishment planningteam to stock availability atstores , providingcontinuous updateto replenishment
team for arrival of stock at RDC and their proper replenishment to store as per defined norms also supportin new product
replenishment.
 Conduct and lead monthly Executive S&OP meeting and present current situation of Demand (Sales forecast),forecast
accuracy,inventory level (in Week), current month buying plan and required OTB (financial budget), profitability,supply
chain concerns.
 Share monthly forecastand production plan with logistic and warehousingteam, and support them in planningshort/long
term capacity planningof warehouseand vehicles.
 Participated in SAP implementation for supply chain planning,inventory areas in data structureand process designing.

2. Manager Operational Planning (Supply Chain), Covestro
Formerly known as Bayer MaterialScience Pvt Ltd Nov’11-Mar’13
 Generation of sales forecast with marketing unit, further demand planning as per given final sales forecast.
 Replenishment planning/Ordering for import trading goods (Indent business) from International plants (China,
Germany, Japan) as per finalized forecast and firm order provided from Marketing /Customer or Regional Product
Manager. Owner ship for complete cash to cash cycle for B2B (indent business).
 Followwith international manufacturing plants and supply chain center for Import consignment arrival, documents
and issue related to Free trade agreement, credit management.
 Coordination with clearing agent (CHA) for import and export consignment clearance from custom.
 Coordination with C&FA, warehouse, logistic (3PL) for inbound and outbound of consignment and FG to customer.
 Prepare, report, and communicate forecast and inventory measurements to management (forecast accuracy,
inventory plan vs. targets, non-productive inventory, stock count accuracy, write off amount).
 Prepare statement of write off material quarterly for all Business (material under leakage and Damage) and
preparing action plan for reduction by organizing meeting with concern Marketing and Technical team.
 Participation in Business Update and Pre S&OP meeting Organized by Marketing Heads, to present business and
supply chain performance (KPIs) , marketing plan –to stream line supply chain goals and process accordingly to
achieve maximum benefits.
 Leading the Implementation of Project “Bayer One” (Online Ordering System) in India for all domestic and import
(indent) business.
Executive-Inventory Management, Oxford University Press India Ltd Aug’10-Nov’11
 Conduct current and future forecasting analysis, insuring forecasting processes and methods are followed.
Assemble and analyze all data pertinent to creating the sales forecast (historical sales, market trends, seasonality,
promotions, and inventory levels).
 Generating Production plan and schedule(print decision) as per market /sales response, decide inventory turnover,
review forecast and achievement level of forecast.
 Manage and control perpetual inventory stock counting / inventory accuracy checks Minimize overstocks and
removal of obsolete / redundant raw materials to maximize availability of working capital.
 Regular conduction of ABC Analysis, Inventory Turnover Anal ysis and Lead Time Analysis to identify and report of
Slow Moving and Non Moving stock (Dead Stock) to the senior management.
Officer – Production Planning and Control,Asian Paints Ltd May’06-Aug’10
 To prepare monthly production planning on demand basis and execute the entire sales requirement by complete
production
 Convert the monthly production plan into a day /shift wise schedule, which is feasible, given the capacities at
production facility and the machine capacities.
 Capacity Planning & Reporting: Key resource analysis and reporting; short/long term rough cut capacity planning
(RCCP).
 Undertake Demand & MRP run on fortnight basis. (Analyze Master Production Schedules & create Demand Vs.
Supply gap bridging solutions for manufacturing.
 Work with Engineering, Production, Store and Procurement to ensure uniform loading of production capacities.
 Providefloor-level oversightand interactwith the operating staff of engineers, supervisors,and operators on a daily
basis.
 Inventory Management & Reporting: Production cycle-time analysis; replenishment program planning; inventory
agingcompliance;unallocated inventory compliance;unplanned production yield analysis;maximizing lower of cost
routing options.
 Ensure accuracy of data on ERP which will encompass warehouse materials, stock & finished goods as well as open
production orders & Bill of Materials.Supervision of materials planning activities together with Purchasing /Supply
chain Departments.
 Responsible for Quarterly and Annually Departmental Stock taking .Do take all physical and System stock, match
them and Putting Actual Stock in SAP to smooth running of Production.
 Experience in expediting ISO: 9001 and 14001 in section and all process and documentation of desired process. Also
accomplishes various external and internal audits with minimum level of Non-conformance reports.

3.  Responsible for the selection and maintenance of equipment; Monitoring product standards and implementing
quality-control programs; Liaising among different departments, e.g. stores, engineering, EHS, supply chain ,
managers; Ensuring that health and safety guidelines are followed; Supervising and motivating a team of workers
EDUCATION
 M.Sc. (Inorganic Chemistry) from Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla University (Raipur) in 2006.
 B.Sc. (Mathematics) from Pandit Ravi Shankar Shukla University (Raipur) in 2004.
 Diploma in management (DBM) (Correspondent) from Institute of management technology, Ghaziabad in 2010.
 PursuingPostGraduate Diploma in Competitive Supply Chain Management (PGDCSCM) from CII -Instituteof Logistic.
ACHIVEMENTS AND PROJECTS
 RCCP (Rough cut capacity planning) for Noos and Best seller so that production system can be moved to make to
Stock (MTS) from current (MTO), which will result as reduction in lead time of FG and RM procurement.
 Developed and successfully implemented Sales and operational process for Bata India Limited for FAMILY Concept.
 Consecutively for 3 months given forecast with demand planning accuracy (Forecast Accuracy) with 70%+, which
helps in reduction of stock level to 18 weeks for contract manufactured articles from 25 weeks.
 Designed Worksheet based Model for Month on Month Closing calculation and profit calculation for better future
insight of Business Planning.
 Implemented the process of Demand forecasting & Requirement planning for Major ISO grades for India
Polyurethane Business.
 Implemented BayerOne- E-business (online ordering system for customer) in India first in Asia Pacific region of
company.
 Reduced Minimum time (72 hrs. to 48 hrs.) to Cater backorders, Increase first fill rate from 80% to 90%.
 Implemented successfully Cycle counting of raw material to reduce variances. Successfully implemented sticking
losses accounting systems and reporting in SAP.
I hereby declare that all the information furnished above is genuine my knowledge and belief.
Date: Feb’16
Place: Gurgaon, Haryana