Supply Chain Strategy & Transformation
Build a supply chain that is responsive, cost-effective and ready for growth.
- Supply chain diagnostics
- S&OP and operating models
- Network, warehouse and logistics optimisation
OPERATIONS · SUPPLY CHAIN · TRANSFORMATION
Make your operations a competitive advantage.
Practical business advice for companies that want to improve performance, control costs and scale with confidence.
Discuss a business challenge ↗27+ years across FMCG, manufacturing and consumer businesses
INDEPENDENT · PRACTICAL · OUTCOME-LED
AK.
From operational complexity to business clarity.
Identify what is holding performance back. Prioritise what matters. Make improvements happen.
Supply chainProcurementOperationsGrowth
EXPERIENCE ACROSS LEADING BUSINESSESNESTLÉPERFETTI VAN MELLEBRITANNIA
A PRACTITIONER'S PERSPECTIVE
Good advice starts with understanding how the business actually works.
I am an operations and supply chain leader with more than 27 years of experience across FMCG, food and beverage, manufacturing, logistics, distribution and customer service.
Having worked with organisations including Nestlé India, Perfetti Van Melle and Britannia, I understand the realities of running complex operations—from factory performance and procurement to distributor service and customer fulfilment.
Today, I work with business owners and leadership teams to diagnose operational challenges, build practical solutions and support implementation. The focus is not on producing another report. It is on creating measurable business improvement.
Start a conversation ↗WHAT I HELP YOU IMPROVE
Business challenges.
Practical solutions.
Focused advisory and hands-on support across the operational areas that influence cost, service, cash flow and growth.
Procurement & Cost Optimisation
Improve sourcing decisions, supplier performance and total cost of ownership.
- Direct and indirect procurement
- Spend analysis and strategic sourcing
- Vendor and contract management
Demand, Inventory & Working Capital
Balance availability and service with inventory, cash and freshness.
- Forecasting and supply planning
- Replenishment and safety stock
- Slow-moving and wastage reduction
Manufacturing & Operational Excellence
Improve productivity, capacity utilisation and execution discipline.
- Plant and process diagnostics
- Downtime and changeover improvement
- Production planning and performance
Distribution, Logistics & Customer Service
Strengthen fulfilment, distributor experience and service reliability.
- Transport, warehouse and 3PL
- Order-to-Cash improvement
- OTIF, fill rate and customer service
Fractional COO & Business Operations
Experienced operational leadership for growing businesses that need structure and momentum.
- Operating rhythm and KPI reviews
- Cross-functional execution
- Scale-up and transformation support
WHERE EXPERIENCE MAKES A DIFFERENCE
Built around the realities
of your industry.
Deepest relevance where products, factories, inventory, distribution and customer service meet.
From sourcing to shelf.
Manufacturing readiness, procurement, quality-linked operations, supply chain and route-to-market.
Availability. Freshness. Service.
Demand planning, replenishment, distributor management, logistics and customer fulfilment.
Make every operation count.
Productivity, capacity, procurement, inventory and continuous improvement.
Build the engine for scale.
Operating processes, fulfilment, sourcing, inventory and operational scale-up.
EXPERIENCE AT OPERATING SCALE
Leadership experience.
Business outcomes.
3,000+
Distributors supported across customer-facing supply chain operations
₹600 Cr
Approximate distribution budget managed
93%+
OTIF performance achieved
27+ years
Leadership experience across FMCG and manufacturing
FLEXIBLE SENIOR LEADERSHIP
Need a COO's experience, but not a full-time COO?
A growing business needs more than functional fixes. It needs someone to connect the dots, create accountability and help the team execute.
Explore a Fractional COO engagement ↗01 · Diagnose
Understand the operating model, constraints and performance gaps.
02 · Prioritise
Agree the most important business outcomes and improvement roadmap.
03 · Execute
Establish reviews, ownership, measures and cross-functional action.
04 · Build capability
Strengthen processes and teams so improvements sustain.
HOW I WORK
Clear thinking. Practical action.
Listen & diagnose
Understand the business context, data, people and root causes before recommending solutions.
Design what works
Build a realistic plan with clear priorities, owners, measures and timelines.
Support execution
Work with your team to turn recommendations into operating improvements and lasting capability.
LET'S START WITH A CONVERSATION
What is getting in the way of your business performance?
Tell me about the challenge. We can explore whether an advisory or consulting engagement makes sense.
atul@kumaradvisory.inConnect with Atul on LinkedIn ↗Gurugram, India · Working with businesses across India and internationally