Mainak Bhattacharya

About Mainak Bhattacharya

Strategic Supply Chain & Sourcing Leader with 20+ years of experience in the automotive OEM ecosystem, driving cost leadership, localization strategy, and supply chain resilience at scale. Have led large, multi-category procurement portfolios exceeding Cr annually, with a proven track record of delivering ₹100+ Cr recurring profitability improvements through VAVE, supplier ecosystem optimization, and governance-led sourcing. My expertise spans: • Greenfield supplier ecosystem creation • Multi-geo supplier development across Asia, Europe & Americas • Zero-Based Costing and margin governance • Risk mitigation and business continuity planning • Compliance management Beyond numbers, I focus on building leadership bench strength and succession pipelines, ensuring systems outlast individuals. I engage actively on topics around automotive supply chains, manufacturing, localization, EV transitions, and cost-resilient operations.

Experience

1. Assistant General Manager

   Maruti Suzuki India Limited

   Apr 2025 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   Leading after-market spare parts supply for SKUs across 300+ vendors, managing a team of 12. Serving as the nodal interface between Supply Chain & Sales, reducing dealer Back Orders with focus on VOR (Vehicle Off Road) cases through structured planning and bottleneck resolution.

Education

• Netaji Subhas Institute of Technology

  B.E, Manufacturing & Automation

  2000 — 2004

• Indian Institute of Management Mumbai

  MBA, General Management

  2006 — 2008

Skills

• Joint Ventures
• Vave
• Localization
• Legal Issues
• Logistics
• Vendor Management
• Global Sourcing
• Procurement
• Department Budgeting
• Logistics Management
• Kaizen
• Risk Management
• Cost Reduction Strategies
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Negotiation
• Capacity Planning
• New Vendor Development
• Leadership
• Analysis
• Management
• Supplier Risk Management
• Supply Chain
• Boardrooms
• Quality Assurance
• Operations Management