Devesh Desai

About Devesh Desai

Recognized Supply Chain Professional with 30 years of rich & qualitative experience…

Experience

1. Associate Vice President

   Piramal Pharma Solutions

   Apr 2022 — Present

   Procurement SOP for domestic and international spend\\\\n- Bottom line and cost avoidance savings Y-o-Y for all categories\\\\n- Improvement of Working Capital and Cashflow\\\\n- OTIF achievement\\\\n- Spend on E-Procurement platform\\\\n- Spend consolidation across group level\\\\n- Strategies for alternate vendor development\\\\n- 100% audit compliance process\\\\n- Procurement Process Automation\\\\n- Market intelligence and analytical tool for respective category related insights\\\\n- Collaboration with Planning Function during monthly S & OP review to ensure seamless supply of input and finished goods\\\\n- Clean hygiene of Export Import Function for seamless operations to serve customers\\\\n- Advisory role driving Excellence, Efficiency, Process Improvement, Crises Management\\\\n- SME for Export & Import\\\\n- Compliance & Governance of all sites w.r.t: Foreign Trade Policy, Customs, 100% EOU, SEZ, Drugs & Cosmetics Act, GST, FEMA, FSSAI, DG Goods Transportation, etc.\\\\n- Designed tax free Supply Chain models\\\\n- Strategic milestones for SCM : AEO (Authorized Economic Operator),GDP, CTPAT & Export House Status for Piramal\\\\n- Centrally monitored import & export operations of all India sites – Lead Time / Port Charges / Guidance on Group Company imports\\\\n- Country-specific and product specific duty exemptions under various Free Trade Agreements\\\\n- Healthy interface & liaison with external and internal partners\\\\n- Process improvement & cost reduction initiatives for logistics operations\\\\n- As OFAC Compliance Manager, successfully managed Trade Compliance without any default ensuring seamless operations\\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n \\\\n\\\\n \\\\n

Education

• SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

  International Trade Management

  1997 — 1998

• Mumbai University

  Bachelor of Commerce (BCom)

  1994 — 1995

• Bombay Board (Mithibai College)

  Higher Secondary

  1990 — 1991

• K J Somaiya Centre for Buddhist Studies

  Certificate Course

  2014 — 2015

• Indian Merchant's Chamber

  Export Import Management

  1995 — 1996

• Cybersecurity

  Green Belt Course on Six Sigma Methodology

  2014 — 2014

• Welingkar Institute of Management

  Post Graduate in Supply Chain Management

  2013 — 2013

• Sanskar Jyot

  Secondary School

  1988 — 1989

Skills

• Exim Commercials / Operations
• Pharmaceutical Industry
• Erp
• Six Sigma
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Supply Chain
• Logistics
• Management
• Chinese Speaking (Pursuing)
• Team Building
• Materials Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Procurement
• Export
• International Business
• Logistics Management
• Sourcing
• Import
• Sap
• Team Management