Akbar Ali Khan

About Akbar Ali Khan

A dynamic and result oriented Engineer and a Supply Chain professional, with MBA in Research and Business Analytics with specialization in Supply Chain Management from Welingkar Institute of Management,Mumbai. Being highly motivated and proactive, creatively analysing and solving problems of varied nature by innovatively bridging the gap between the technical and business world.Currently working at Accenture Technology as Supply Chain Consultant in the Supply Chain & Operation(SC & O) team focusing on providing and End-to-End Supply Chain Digital Transformation Implementation solution to clients across various sectors.Adept in various Supply Chain verticals such as supply planning,demand planning, integrated business planning, inventory optimization, sourcing,contracting and procurement and supply chain SaaS technologies like o9 and Coupa to meet business requirement and improve the As-In processes.Also a ECBA certified Business Analyst equipped with extensive knowledge of BABOK concepts and strict adherence and alignment for design implementation and also possessing hands-on experience of handling and analyzing high volume of data to solve challenging business problems by extracting meaningful insights through data visualization tools of Power BI.Specialties / Sub-specialties-Domain:#Operations Management#Sourcing & Procurement#Supply Chain Planning#Demand Planning#Supply Planning#Integrated Business Planning(IBP)#Business Analytics#Business Intelligence - Power BIAnalytics:# Machine Learning# Artificial IntelligenceDatabases (DBMS):# Structured Query Language - MYSQLBI Tools for Visualization:# Power BIIndustry Knowledge#Oil & Gas# Water#Pharmaceutical# Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG)

Experience

1. Supply Chain Consultant

   EY

   Feb 2025 — Present · Kolkata, IN

   Driving digital transformation initiatives in Material Requirement Planning (MRP) using Aera Decision Intelligence tool for Major FMCG client.• Led design phase to analyze client requirements, identify key challenges, and provide strategic business insights by assessing current (As-Is) versus future (To-Be) processes.• Captured Business Requirements in BRD while parallelly collaborating with the technical team to perform feasibility checks on the AERA technology platform.• Led inventory management initiatives for the client, enhancing stock visibility and streamlining inbound and outbound material flows. Categorized inventory into fast-moving, slow-moving, and obsolete buckets to enable accurate inventory projections and informed planning decisions.• Engaged in the Purchase Requisition (PR) and Purchase Order (PO) management process within the MRP framework, enabling automated procurement triggers and defining business rules for PR generation, release strategies, and PO conversion aligned with MRP outputs.• Ensured seamless integration of different modules with source system and conducted System Integrated Testing (SIT)• Let User Acceptance Testing (UAT) and cutover activities ensuring smooth Go Live and post implementation support.• Led the hyper care stage and the Change Management (CM) process including gathering requirements for the change requests, doing feasibility checks, developing migration strategy, conducting end to end testing and getting cost approvals to ensure smooth migration of change to the Production system.• Also responsible for program management, developing client relationships, preparing project proposals, creating thought leadership content, delivering client presentations, and defining comprehensive project plan.

Education

• Welingkar Institute of Management

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Research & Business Analytics

  2020 — 2022

• St.Joseph's College

  12th pass, Science

  2002 — 2013

• Manipal Institute of Technology

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Instrumentation & Control Engineering

  2013 — 2017