Sudheendra Somashekara
Director / Principal - Cloud Supply Chain at Microsoft | Ex-Cisco
- Role
- Director Principal - Cloud Supply Chain at Microsoft
- Location
- Bengaluru, KA, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Sudheendra Somashekara
Global Supply Chain Leader and Business Operations professional with over 18 years of industry experience in various roles across Supply Chain Management, Operations, Engineering and IT Services industries. Experience leading Strategy to execution, Portfolio & Program management, Business Architecture and driving large scale cross functional transformation. Consistent track record of delivering strong business results and exceeding customer expectations. Strong people leadership experience with passion and track record of building and leading high performing inclusive and diverse teams.I currently lead the Supply Chain Transformation team at Cisco India as a Senior Manager driving process, people and technology innovations to continually improve Cisco\'s world class Supply Chain. I have broad experience across different areas of Supply Chain including Demand and Supply Planning, Sales and Operations Planning, Fulfilment, Strategic Sourcing and Supplier Management, Inventory Management, Six Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, Supply Chain process design, Systems design and IT integration. I am passionate about solving challenging business problems and drive initiatives that directly impacts an organisation\'s strategic imperatives. I love to break silos, connect the dots, adopt analytics & technology to solve problems, simplify complexities and bring teams together to achieve shared vision. I am self-motivated, quick learner and comfortable working in ambiguous environment.My educational qualifications include Masters in Business Administration with dual specialization in Supply Chain Operations and Finance from Arizona State University, USA and Bachelor\'s Degree in Engineering with specialization in Information Science & Technology from Visveswaraiah Technological University, India. An APICS Certified Supply Chain Professional, I also have certifications in Program and Project Management and Six Sigma Green Belt.
Experience
Director Principal - Cloud Supply Chain
Oct 2022 — Present · Bengaluru, IN
Education
W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University
MBA, Supply Chain Management and Finance
2006 — 2008
Visvesvaraya Technological University
BE, Information Science
1999 — 2003
National College
Pre-University, Science
1997 — 1999
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