Mukund K.

About Mukund K.

Servant Leader nurturing global procurement and end-to-end supply chain leadership and skills in direct materials, indirect goods and services, and technology-driven business transformation project management to support business and create value.My leadership approach focuses on driving business growth, customer delight, and sustainable innovation while building strong partnerships with stakeholders and develop leadershipsupplier-enabled innovation, cost optimization, negotiations, RFx, Sustainability idea drive, ERP implementation, customer service excellence, and digital supply chain and procurement transformation is few key skills.Collaboration with vendors, customers, and communities, combined with the integration of AI technologies, allows me to enhance efficiency and value creation.Currently, I lead Regional Supply Chain and Procurement for the Asia Pacific Materials Group at Avery Dennison, transforming processes across 17 countries through Oracle Cloud ERP and digital strategies execution.Previously, I served as Supply Chain and Global Procurement Leader for BD India, with APAC and global responsibilities across sourcing, category management, and digital procurement solutions.In this role, I drove system implementations such as SAP, Sievo, spend analytics, and e-auctions while fostering a culture of CARE sustainability, ETHICS, and continuous improvement.My contributions have been recognized through numerous global and regional awards, including the BD Culture & Leadership Award, Brave Heart Awards, the WW President Servant Leadership Award, and the Transformer Award 2024.I have successfully executed multi-year programs such as Sahyog for supplier engagement and have led strategic vision initiatives like Vision 2025.Above all, I believe my greatest teachers are my managers, stakeholders, and teams, and I am privileged every day to practice servant leadership.Open for feedback and learn to improve

Experience

1. Apac Regional Supply Chain & Procurement Digital Business Transformation Leader - Materials Group

   Avery Dennison

   Sep 2022 — Present · Gurugram, IN

   In the journey of transforming supply chain and procurement for materials group Asia Pacific Rolling our Oracle Cloud ERP for 17 country to drive business value, outcome and better customer experience & keep Innovation, sustainability, Digitalization as important goal for long term vision for company and save planet and cost savings via procurement initiative and simplify process. Needless to mention integrity is top priority every moment.

Education

• Center for Purchasing and Supply Chain Management Excellence, CA USA

  Certified Purchasing and Supply Chain Manager - CPSCM, Procurement and Supply Chain

• APICS

  CPIM certification in progress, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

  2014 — 2022

• Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

  M.B.A., Operations & International Business

  2005 — 2007

• Sushant University

  Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Management (Part time)

• Positive Purchasing Limited and Catchlight consulting Ltd, Singapore

  Certificate in Procurement, Category Management and Supplier relationship management, Red sheet negotiations, 5i Category management, SRM

• Institute of Management Technology, Ghaziabad

  Diploma in Materials Management, Materials Management

  1999 — 2000

• Indian Institute of Management Mumbai

  Certificate course in Supply Chain & management

  2021 — 2021

Skills

• Planning & Procurement
• People Development
• Six Sigma
• Customer Service
• Demand Planning
• Customer Score Card
• Procurement
• Mrp
• Service Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Material Requirements Planning (Mrp)
• Logistics
• Customer Relations
• Sap
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Working Capital Management
• Materials Management
• Customer Engagement
• 5s
• Team Management
• Production Planning
• Service Quality
• Operational Excellence
• Erp Implementation Project Management
• Forecasting
• Customer Service Management
• Customer Service Training
• Purchasing
• Value Stream Mapping
• Service Excellence
• Logistics Management
• Kaizen