Vishal Chaudhari
General Manager - Cookware Procurement & Supply Chain Operations @Hawkins Cookers Limited
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WORK HISTORY
General Manager - Cookware Procurement & Supply Chain Operations @Hawkins Cookers Limited
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
Govt. College of Arts and Science, Aurangabad
High School, Science
Canossa High School, Dhule
High School
SKILLS
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.
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