Amar Tapre
Supply Chain & Operations I Kerry Ingredients I CEAT Tyres I Hero MotoCorp I IIM Mumbai I Supply planning I WH operations I logistics planning I Inventory management I Procurement I Scheduling I Capacity planning I
- Role
- Plant Supply Chain Operations Head at Kerry
- Location
- Nagpur, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Amar Tapre
I had done MBA in Supply Chain and Operation from IIM (NITIE) Mumbai in 2012. I…
Experience
Plant Supply Chain Operations Head
Jan 2025 — Present · IN
I handle the end-to-end flow of goods, from sourcing to delivery. This covers various operations like forecasting, purchasing, transport, and distribution. I am also involved in aligning supply with marketing. Leading a team of 16 members who takes care of below sections:Supply and Production planningMaster Production Schedule (MPS): Defining what products need to be produced, in what quantities, and when basis MTF/MTS/MTO to meet customer limelinesSequencing and Scheduling: Determining the order in which products will be produced and the timelines for each stage.Partnering with new product teams for successful and timely launches.Managing supply and demand planning activitiesImproving supply chain processes to maximize the On-Time In-Full (OTIF) percentage.Material PlanningMaterial Requirements Planning (MRP): Calculating the quantities of raw materials and components needed and when they are required.Coordinating import operations with EXIM for cost-effective and reliable delivery.Collaborating with procurement on vendor quality and delivery performance.Inventory ManagementOptimize inventory to meet delivery demands. Proactively review at-risk inventory, work with team members to decide on and execute appropriate solutions.Implement measures to prevent future issues.WarehousingOperational Management: Ensuring smooth material flow for production.Efficiency Improvement: Optimizing loading/unloading processes.Compliance: Implementing and maintaining good warehousing practices specific to food manufacturing.Strategic Development: Creating efficient warehouse models.Inventory Control: Ensuring accuracy through process controls and cycle counts.Indirect Materials & Services; Manage procure-to-pay for indirect materials & services pertaining to the plant & warehousing operations. Customer Service: Accountable for the timely deliveries, timely responses to customer feedbacks & logistic cost optimization
Skills
- Six Sigma
- Demand Planning
- Sourcing & Procurement
- Material Handling
- Supply Chain Management
- Jit
- Strategic Sourcing
- Supply Chain
- Materials Management
- Production Planning
- 3pl
- Product Development
- Logistics Management
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