Vishal Chaudhari

About Vishal Chaudhari

Supply Chain & Operations professional with 12+ years of progressive experience across Production Planning & Control, Corporate Supply Chain Planning, Strategic Procurement, and Vendor Operations in high-mix manufacturing environments.I have worked across the full spectrum of supply chain responsibilities — from shop-floor execution and plant planning to enterprise supply planning and end-to-end procurement and supply chain ownership — enabling effective balance across growth, service levels, inventory discipline, cost optimisation, and compliance within multi-plant networks and extended vendor ecosystems.My experience includes end-to-end ownership of vendor-led supply chains, governance of vendor-held RM inventory using forecast- and WIP-linked planning, strategic sourcing and vendor development, manufacturing scale-ups, new product productionising, and export execution. I am particularly strong at stabilising operations during growth, recovering service levels, improving inventory velocity, and building scalable governance frameworks.My approach combines deep execution credibility with enterprise-level decision-making, system-driven planning, and people leadership. I have led cross-functional teams spanning planning, procurement, quality, and vendors, while building reliable second-line leadership and execution continuity.CSCP-certified through ASCM (formerly APICS), with a strong grounding in S & OP execution, inventory optimisation, manufacturing operations, ERP-driven planning, and risk & compliance.

Experience

1. General Manager - Cookware Procurement & Supply Chain Operations

   Hawkins Cookers Limited

   Apr 2023 — Present · Thane, IN

   End-to-end ownership of cookware procurement and supply chain operations for a ₹120 Cr annual portfolio (~300 SKUs) across sourcing, vendor development, capacity, cost, quality, systems, inventory, and service delivery within a multi-vendor manufacturing ecosystem.• Acted as final authority on build decisions, vendor allocation, and ramp pacing, balancing growth, service, cost, and inventory risk• Delivered 22% YoY volume growth (16.39 to 20.07 lakh units) and 14% value growth (₹108 Cr to ₹123 Cr) during rapid SKU and category expansion, without inventory or service degradationInventory & Working Capital• Implemented and governed vendor-held RM inventory, with forecast + WIP-linked RM planning (30–40 day lead time), avoiding speculative or capacity-driven buying• Achieved ~7.6× vendor RM inventory turnover (~48 days DOH), improving vendor liquidity while scaling output• Enabled vendors to self-fund ~22% YoY capacity expansion, achieving working-capital efficiency without downstream risk transferSourcing, Cost & Scale-up• Owned strategic sourcing and commercial decisions across Ceramic, Honeycomb NS, HA, CI, DC, and Triply categories• Reduced single-vendor and single-process dependency through dual sourcing, vendor restart, and redevelopment• Delivered ₹20/unit cost reduction (up to ~53%) via alternate sourcing and process optimisation• Led productionisation and scale-up for 55 new cookware SKUs; achieved 100% of launch production targets (FY 2023–24)Exports, Systems & Leadership• Owned export cookware execution, achieving ~95% OTIF without RM or FG accumulation• Led rollout of COPS, integrated with ERP, BOMs, logistics, and invoicing as process owner• Maintained quality during scale-up (IQA 75.9 to 76.4, BIS IS-1660 & IS-14756 compliant)• Built and led a multi-layer team, acted as direct appraiser, and created a reliable second line of leadership

Education

• SSVPS BSD COE, DHULE

  BACHELOR OF ENGINEERING, MECHANICAL

  2003 — 2012

• Govt. College of Arts and Science, Aurangabad

  High School, Science

  2006 — 2008

• Canossa High School, Dhule

  High School

  1994 — 2006

Skills

• Autocad Mechanical
• Casting Pattern Design
• Hvac Design
• Mechanical Engineering
• Mould Design
• Catia