Nanda Kishore

About Nanda Kishore

Senior Supply Chain and Operations Executive with 20+ years of demonstrated leadership in manufacturing and distribution organizations. Expertise in supply chain execution, distribution and logistics with keen eye towards metrics, processes and operational excellence initiatives – with Asia Pacific, Europe and US working experience. Entrepreneurial person with passion and drive for operations excellence. Peoples Manager with demonstrated leadership in international multisite operations, project/team management, strategic analysis and planning, process reengineering and business development within private to Global 100 organizations.

Experience

1. Director of Supply Chain

   Safran

   Mar 2019 — Present · Lamphun, TH

   Integration of Zodiac Aerospace companies under Safran• Responsible for entire supply chain from ‘Billet to Product’ of “mass customized”, premium branded Airline Catering Equipment• Part of BU management team guiding the Product and Strategy roadmap, 5 Year Business plan and execution • Areas of proven turnaround in S & OP, MPS, ToC, automation and lean logistics implementation• Responsible for Sourcing and Supplier Management, Production and Materials Planning, inbound and outbound Logistics• Provide operational leadership and lead cross-functional teams towards new product introduction and to implement strategic long term plans to improve working capital and reduce lead times • Purchase negotiations for raw materials and capital equipment, tooling and maintenance services, hedging against raw material prices and Procurement strategy for Aluminum Commodity resulting in consistent PPV of over 3 MILLION Euroes• Coordinate product lifecycle management with new platforms and industrialization in coordination with segment Innovation center in Netherlands and segment sales offices in US and France

Education

• Motilal Nehru National Institute Of Technology

  B.E, Production & Industrial engineering

  1996 — 2000

• Texas A&M University

  Master of Engineering, Industrial Engineering

  2000 — 2001

• University of Utah - David Eccles School of Business

  M B A, General Management and Operations Management

  2002 — 2004

Skills

• Operations Management
• Employee Training
• Leadership
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Training & Development
• International Project Management
• Six Sigma
• Erp
• Aerospace
• Analysis
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Management
• Supply Chain
• Manufacturing
• Process Improvement
• Project Management
• Process Engineering
• Logistics
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Forecasting
• Continuous Improvement