Ketan Thakaria
Angestellt, Supply chain project leader, Beiersdorf AG
hamburg, Deutschland
Werdegang
Berufserfahrung von Ketan Thakaria
• Supply chain responsible for global launch and relaunch projects related to the health care brands - Hansaplast, Elastoplast and Curitas • Responsible for delivering supply chain work package in time, in full and in cost for launch and relaunch projects • Single point of contact for marketing regarding all supply chain issues • Manage and drive cross functional team members within supply chain to achieve project objectives
• Managing Categories, Spray headers and Valves, with a global spend of 35 M€ • Responsible for Contractual agreements, Supplier negotiations, Supplier selection and integration • Deeply involved in global product development projects having touch points with category of spray headers and valves • Executing performance improvement projects for Packaging procurement
1 Jahr und 6 Monate, Dez. 2009 - Mai 2011
Management trainee in Supply Chain
Beiersdorf
• Part of the implementation team for transferring total production from factory to 3rd party manufacturing suppliers in the North America having total business of 350M$ • Spend analysis of Pallets across European operations for all PCs and Distribution centers to provide recommendations on cost savings potential of 15% of the total spend allocation • Defined and aligned the process for distributor management for BDF operations globally
4 Monate, Mai 2009 - Aug. 2009
Procurement Analyst
Xhale Inc.
• Market research of key contract manufacturing vendors, RFQ comparison, analysis and selection of viable contract manufacturing vendor.
8 Monate, Mai 2008 - Dez. 2008
Strategic Sourcing Analyst
Deutsche Post DHL AG
• Supported in the redesign of the sourcing process globally by implementing six sigma methodology in procurement
3 Jahre und 3 Monate, Jan. 2003 - März 2006
Program Manager & Finance Manager
AIESEC
• Managed and lead a 4 member executive body and 8 member executive staff that was responsible for strategy planning and execution • Reported to Board of Directors on the progress of year plans on a quarterly basis • Designed a three year strategic plan to establish long term sustainability of organization • Achieved 30% growth of new clients & added 2 projects to enhance visibility • Awarded Best Financial management in AIESEC India for two years consecutively
Ausbildung von Ketan Thakaria
2 Jahre und 1 Monat, Aug. 2007 - Aug. 2009
Industrial Engineering
University of Florida
Supply Chain management
6 Jahre und 4 Monate, Nov. 2000 - Feb. 2007
Electronic Engineering
Maharaja Sayajirao University
Telecommunication
Sprachen
Englisch
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