Vikash Sharma has over 8 years of experience in supply chain management and business analytics. He has expertise in strategic sourcing, demand planning, procurement, and logistics network strategy. Currently he is the owner of Demand Driven Value network tool at Cummins India, where he is responsible for inventory management and reducing costs.

1. Vikash Sharma Contact No: +91 96898 89282
Email:vikashbuddy@gmail.com
Professional Summary
 8 years of cross-functional experience in supply chain management and business analytics
 Strategic sourcing of direct and indirect materials, product cost management, Logistics design
 Leveraging Analytics tools like of R, IQR for supply chain design and improvement projects
 Exposure in end-to-end material Demand planning, sourcing, procurement, distribution
 Trained and worked extensively on SAP APO and all basic procurement cycle in SAP and
Oracle11i
Domain Experience
Strategic and Tactical Planning
 Supply Planning using various planning methods like Minmax Planning, MRP and Kanban
 Logistic network strategy (transportation and warehousing) of Cummins India: Selection of
3Pl/4PL, Service level agreement, KPI definition, logistics network design
Sourcing /Procurement
 Category sourcing Manager for indirect material and services for supply chain, IT
 Procurement leader for all hardware and plastic commodity for engine parts
 Leading supplier relationship management programme and cost reduction projects
IT
 Extensive exposure of procurement cycle in oracle 11i and Ariba e procurement
 SAP APO DP module trained and done implementation for one project
Analytics
 Tools used such as R software, Inventory Quality Ratio( IQR) in supply chain analytics
 Developed standard tools on inventory forecasting and TCO
Critical Corporate projects
 Implementation of Min-Max Planning module in Oracle 11i for procurement of bulk Parts
 TCO analysis of fasteners’ and devising its procurement strategy
 Inventory turn increase of domestic parts from 5.5 to 8.4
 Leading Logistic strategy for Cummins India group with cost saving of $2 mn
 Implement Inventory Quality Ration( IQR) tool in all Turbo plant of Cummins
Career Highlights
Supply Chain Analytics ( DGM -supply chain) Cummins India May 13- till Date
Role:
 Owner of Demand Driven Value network tool used to design and select best supply chain
fulfillment model
 Inventory Regional champion for India plants and responsible for inventory turns and value.
 Led implementation of Inventory quality ratio (IQR) tools for Global plants which helped in
reducing inventory by 6%( 6$mn)
Sourcing Manager, Corporate Indirect Purchase Cummins India Ltd May’11 to May 13
Role:
 Manages sourcing and purchasing strategies aimed at reducing cost, minimizing risk, and
optimizing business processes.
 Category Manager of supply chain, IT and corporate services with manage spend of $25mn
 Develop and implement sourcing strategies for commodities such as Transportation, warehousing
and IT
 Conduct E procurement / E bidding using Ariba modules for sourcing
 Primary contact for supplier commercial negotiations and contract development and execution
 Analyze key trends/issues in global supply chain and Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for assigned
commodities

2.  Establishes purchasing target process and oversees teams’ delivery against those targets.
Sr Manager , Supply Chain Cummins India Ltd Nov’08 To May’11
Role:
 Procurement of Direct material items employing different planning method
 Periodic review of Item attribute like Safety stock, MOQ. Minimum and maximum level and lead
time
 Demand Planning for spares parts using statistical models and improving forecast by reducing
MAPE and biases
 Releasing demand plan for independent parts based on historic data,macro factors and seasonality.
Attainments:
 Trained and completed Six sigma project before time and reduced inventory of min max items by
Rs 3 cr in quarter.
 International freight cost reduction by 1.2 mn$ for 2013 using six sigma methodology.
 Saving of 20 lakhs /annum INR in fastener spend by adopting TCO strategy
 Delivered saving of $3mn in Logistic spend for Cummins India in 2013
 Inventory reduction of $6mn by using IQR tools.
Infosys Technologies Ltd Associate Consultant June ’08 To Nov ‘08
Role:
 Completed training in:
o SAP Advanced Planner & Optimizer (APO) 5.0 in Demand Planning (DP) & Supply Network
Planning (SNP) module
o Basic knowledge of SAP sales and distribution, material management and production planning
module
 Successfully completed an internal project on implementation of DP & SNP modules of SAP APO
 Full cycle testing included creation of shopping cart, Purchase order, supplier bidding and
Contract management.in SAP SRM
TVS Group Company Graduate Engineer Trainee June’04 - July ’05
Role:
 Process Planning and Cost Estimation of new products
 Invitation for quotation from suppliers, analyzing, selecting, expediting and suppliers capacity
assessment
 PPAP documentation and pilot lot quality approval
Attainments:
 First G.E.T to present three SIT project of saving of Rs 8 lakh per annum
 Awarded best G.E.T for the year 2004-05
Extracurricular activities
 Placement Coordinator for MBA 08 Batch in Sydenham and engineering batch.
 Participate in Business quizzes ,cultural event and Captain Cricket team
Education
2008 M.B.A (Operations) from Sydenham College, Mumbai University (SIMSREE)–72%
2004 B.E (Mechanical Engineering) from Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh- 71.34%
2000 Higher Secondary from D.A.V College, Chandigarh –81%
1998 Senior Secondary from Nirmala English School– 81%.
Personal Details
Address: Flat No-B 201, Sai Ganeesham, Pimple Saudagar , PUNE- 400027
Date of Birth: 20 April 1983
Marital Status : Married