Ajith Vasudevan, Vice President  Supply Chain

Ajith Vasudevan

Vice President Supply Chain

Pearson India

Location
United Kingdom
Education
Master's degree, Supply chain management
Experience
23 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :23 years, 3 Months

Vice President Supply Chain at Pearson India
  • India - Delhi
  • My current job since April 2012

Leading the operations team for all Pearson companies in India - end to end supply chain management
Responsible for Logistics and warehousing, Customer services, Procurement and REF across the Indian sub-continent
Develop people and processes to make sure that aggressive cost targets are met year after year.
Strategically manage the shift to digital that is happening in the education and publishing space

Head - Supply Chain at Diageo India
  • India - Mumbai
  • November 2009 to April 2012

Manage the end to end supply chain for Diageo India and deliver flat COGS year after year.
Develop the organization structure and staff it from scratch to deliver satisfactory end customer experience
Manage regulatory compliance effectively
Set up systems and processes to ensure smooth operations in a high growth environment
Manage 17 bonded warehouses across India
Planning for all segments of Diageo products in India

Associate - Junior engagement Manager at McKinsey and company
  • India - Mumbai
  • October 2006 to November 2009

Management consulting largely in Supply chain and manufacturing areas across industries including FMCG, Retail and pharmaceutical.
Worked in various geographies and led teams of consultants with varied backgrounds and handled very senior clients

Manufacturing manager - Supply chain projects manager at Cadbury India Ltd
  • India - Mumbai
  • February 2002 to October 2006

Responsible for a fully owned manufacturing factory including manufacturing, asset care, logistics, quality and Morale of work force
Moved thereafter into a corporate Role - first creating then project managing the supply chain strategy for India business as it went thru explosive growth

Executive - sales at Godrej and boyce manufacturing company
  • India - Bengaluru
  • April 1999 to March 2000

Dealer management
Creating awareness about the products in Karnataka

Education

Master's degree, Supply chain management
  • at NITIE
  • April 2002

Specialties & Skills

Retail Products
Logistics Management
Supply Chain Management
Managing High Performance Teams
Procurement
Strategic Procurement
end to end supply chain management
factory operations
Sales and operations planning
Manufacturing

Languages

English
Expert
Hindi
Expert
Malayalam
Expert
Tamil
Intermediate
Marathi
Beginner

Training and Certifications

Certified Supply Chain Professional (Certificate)
Date Attended:
January 2006
Valid Until:
January 2006