Gaurav Bhatia
General Manager, Head Supply Chain at Reliance Retail | Certified Supply Chain Professional (APICS USA) I International Speaker l Supply Chain 40 under 40 Leader I Ex- Cipla, TATA
- Role
- General Manager Supply Chain at Reliance Retail
- Location
- Mumbai, MH, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Gaurav Bhatia
Self-motivated & result-oriented professional with 15+ years of industry experience…
Experience
General Manager Supply Chain
Apr 2021 — Present · IN
Currently, as General Manager, Head of Supply Chain at Reliance Retail-Pharma, leading Central Planning, Inventory Management, and Operations Control. Guiding team & steering impactful strategies for operational efficiency and success.• Spearheading Supply Chain including Planning, Operations, Procurement, Distribution & Logistics, for the Pharma Retail Business Pan-India(B2C & B2B), with a focus on optimizing efficiency and driving substantial business growth by Omnichannel/ Hyperlocal strategy.• Successfully orchestrated the greenfield development of 40 new Distribution Centres (DCs) in the last two years, strategically aligning assortments and fills to cater to B2C, B2B stores, and Merchants/Retailers nationwide.• Head of the Planning team implemented Sales & Operation Planning, and leveraged Predictive Analytics, AI/ML to elevate forecast accuracy from 60% to an impressive 83% in last FY.• Collaborated with Supply/Procurement teams to elevate pan-India assortment Fill rates/OTIF from 68% to an exceptional 94% in the previous fiscal year.
Education
B.E.(Honours) RGPV University, Bhopal
B.E.(Honours), Computer Science
2004 — 2008
Saint Aloysius
High School, Maths-Science
1991 — 2004
Great Lakes Institute of Management
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Operations & Strategy
2012 — 2013
APICS Northern Colorado
Certified Supply Chain Professional, Supply Chain Management
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