Laxminarayan D.

Operations |Supply Chain |Manufacturing |Planning |Analytics Expert

🎯 Helping manufacturers and supply chain organizations improve performance, reduce costs, and make better decisions through data-driven solutions. I'm a Supply Chain and Operations Management expert with 20+ years of global experience helping manufacturers, SaaS companies, and service organizations improve operational efficiency, reduce costs, optimize supply chain, and build data-driven planning processes. Whether you're looking to improve forecast accuracy, streamline operations, build executive dashboards, or automate reporting, I can help turn operational data into actionable business decisions. Results Delivered: • Up to 30% operational efficiency improvements through analytics and automation • Improved operating margins by 12% • Increased forecast accuracy by 10–15% • Reduced excess and obsolete inventory by 10–20% • Delivered 10–15% cost optimization through process improvements • Reduced critical customer escalations by over 30% • Established Supply Chain Center of Excellence supporting 50+ global programs Key Expertise ✔ Operations Management ✔ Demand Forecasting & Inventory Optimization ✔ Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP) ✔ Supply Chain Analytics ✔ Executive KPI Dashboards ✔ Production Planning ✔ Customer Success Operations ✔ Business Process Improvement ✔ Supply Chain Execution Automations ✔ Data Visualization & Reporting ✔ Root Cause Analysis ✔ Operations Excellence ✔ Cost Optimization ✔ Supply Chain Digital Transformation ✔ Process Automation Services include • Demand Planning & Forecast Accuracy Improvement • Inventory Optimization • Production & Capacity Planning • Material Planning (MRP) • S&OP Process Design • Supply Planning • Inventory Health Analysis • KPI Design & Reporting • Supply Chain Process Mapping • Warehouse & Distribution Analytics • Service Parts Planning • Supply Chain Cost Reduction • Continuous Improvement Initiatives Data Analytics & Actionable Insights: Converting complex operational data into insights that executives can act on immediately. • Executive Dashboards • Power BI Reporting • Excel Dashboard Development • Power Query Automation • Data Cleaning & Transformation • Business Performance Analytics • Root Cause Analysis • Forecast Variance Analysis • Inventory Analytics • Service Level Analysis • KPI Scorecards • Performance Reporting • What-if Scenario Analysis • Decision Support Models Process Improvement • Lean • Six Sigma Green Belt • KPI Framework Design • SOP Development • Change Management Automation • AI-enabled Workflow Automation • Process Re-engineering and Automation • Workflow Automations • Microsoft Power Platform (Power Automate, Power Query, Power BI etc) Tools & Technologies • Supply Chain: SAP, Service Parts Planning, Demand Planning Platforms, Inventory Optimization Solutions • Analytics: Microsoft Excel (Advanced), Power Query, Power Pivot, Power BI, SQL, Dashboard Development, Data Modeling Why Clients Hire Me ✔ Proven experience value driven supply chain management engagements ✔ Strong combination of strategic consulting and hands-on execution ✔ Deep expertise in supply chain planning and analytics ✔ Ability to simplify complex business problems ✔ Executive-level communication and stakeholder management ✔ Focus on measurable business outcomes—not just reports ✔ Reliable, detail-oriented, and committed to delivering value