Kedar Kulkarni
Co-founder and CEO, Strum AI
- Role
- Co-founder and CEO at Strum Ai, Inc
- Location
- Redmond, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Kedar Kulkarni
Currently, working through my own ideas at the intersection of Supply Chain, AI/ML and helping businesses drive growth and profit. Highlights of my career thus far:Building Amazon\'s Grocery Distribution and Store/Fulfilment Center network that powers the online and offline Grocery and General Merchandise businesses. Leading the design, deployment and execution of supply chain network design, topology, capital investments, WMS and transportation optimization technologies, and cold-chain development for the next 5-10 years of growth. Previously, over 15 years, led Supply Chain Planning, Executive S & OP, Procurement, Materials and Supply/Build Plans with Contract Manufacturing, Inventory Management, Network Design and New Product Introduction/Ramp from startup to scale of $5B+ in annual revenue in consumer and commercial markets in 30+ countries. Most notably at Microsoft (Surface Gen1-Gen5 ramp, PC Peripherals, Microsoft Band, XBOX, Games, multiple NPI programs) and others in the consumer electronics/Devices/high-tech industry.
Experience
Co-founder and CEO
Jul 2025 — Present · Seattle, WA, US
Education
Stanford University
MS Management Science and Engineering, Supply Chain / Operations
2001 — 2002
University of Mumbai
Bachelors, Electrical Engineering
1996 — 1999
Skills
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Sales Plan
- Sourcing
- Vendor Management
- Electronics
- Project Planning
- Supply Chain
- Team Leadership
- Materials Management
- Demand Planning
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Strategy
- Supplier Evaluation
- Capacity Planning
- Operations Management
- Management
- Strategic Planning
- Cpfr
- Global Sourcing
- Product Management
- Forecasting
- Product Launch
- Enterprise Software
- Inventory Management
- Competitive Analysis
- Sap Apo
- Process Improvement
- Start-Ups
- Leadership
- Business Process
- Business Strategy
- Business Process Improvement
- Project Management
- Process Optimization
- Logistics
- P&L Management
- Sales
- Strategic Alliances
- Business Development
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