Viraj Patel
Vice President, New Products at MAKSON GROUP- Claim this Profile
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John Jimenez
It is rare to come across a talent like Viraj, someone who is highly technical and can work directly with operations to understand the need and map out a solution. I had the pleasure of working with VIraj to provide visibility to the Ocean supply chain partners on container movement (origin to destination). Viraj was able to quickly understand the complexity and provide solutions. While also taking the lead on process mapping other areas of the business to present to VP/SVP level to improve the business. Great talent!!
Jennifer Clifford
Viraj Patel was a member of my Global Supply Chain team. I highly recommend him as I know that he will be an asset to any company with regards to his analytical and reasoning skills along with his impressive attention to detail. During his employment he has proved himself to be an efficient learner and effective change agent. He quickly demonstrated an understanding of an established inventory management process, which was relied upon across the business, improving its efficiency and providing training to local teams. He then was able to use the process to better manage global inventory optimisation. Viraj is able to quickly understand complex supply chain challenges and using analytics, develop robust solutions as a result of the dedication and commitment he has to his work. He can be relied upon as both a team member and an effective team leader through his approachability, reliability and ownership of tasks. Viraj demonstrates an all-around diverse approach to finding and implementing solutions through his involvement with people from various teams. Even with a strong work ethic, Viraj has demonstrated his caring side through actively seeking out and participating in local community involvement activities to improve the lives of those less fortunate. He shows a keen interest in expanding his knowledge and skills to maintain his personal development and growth.
John Jimenez
It is rare to come across a talent like Viraj, someone who is highly technical and can work directly with operations to understand the need and map out a solution. I had the pleasure of working with VIraj to provide visibility to the Ocean supply chain partners on container movement (origin to destination). Viraj was able to quickly understand the complexity and provide solutions. While also taking the lead on process mapping other areas of the business to present to VP/SVP level to improve the business. Great talent!!
Jennifer Clifford
Viraj Patel was a member of my Global Supply Chain team. I highly recommend him as I know that he will be an asset to any company with regards to his analytical and reasoning skills along with his impressive attention to detail. During his employment he has proved himself to be an efficient learner and effective change agent. He quickly demonstrated an understanding of an established inventory management process, which was relied upon across the business, improving its efficiency and providing training to local teams. He then was able to use the process to better manage global inventory optimisation. Viraj is able to quickly understand complex supply chain challenges and using analytics, develop robust solutions as a result of the dedication and commitment he has to his work. He can be relied upon as both a team member and an effective team leader through his approachability, reliability and ownership of tasks. Viraj demonstrates an all-around diverse approach to finding and implementing solutions through his involvement with people from various teams. Even with a strong work ethic, Viraj has demonstrated his caring side through actively seeking out and participating in local community involvement activities to improve the lives of those less fortunate. He shows a keen interest in expanding his knowledge and skills to maintain his personal development and growth.
John Jimenez
It is rare to come across a talent like Viraj, someone who is highly technical and can work directly with operations to understand the need and map out a solution. I had the pleasure of working with VIraj to provide visibility to the Ocean supply chain partners on container movement (origin to destination). Viraj was able to quickly understand the complexity and provide solutions. While also taking the lead on process mapping other areas of the business to present to VP/SVP level to improve the business. Great talent!!
Jennifer Clifford
Viraj Patel was a member of my Global Supply Chain team. I highly recommend him as I know that he will be an asset to any company with regards to his analytical and reasoning skills along with his impressive attention to detail. During his employment he has proved himself to be an efficient learner and effective change agent. He quickly demonstrated an understanding of an established inventory management process, which was relied upon across the business, improving its efficiency and providing training to local teams. He then was able to use the process to better manage global inventory optimisation. Viraj is able to quickly understand complex supply chain challenges and using analytics, develop robust solutions as a result of the dedication and commitment he has to his work. He can be relied upon as both a team member and an effective team leader through his approachability, reliability and ownership of tasks. Viraj demonstrates an all-around diverse approach to finding and implementing solutions through his involvement with people from various teams. Even with a strong work ethic, Viraj has demonstrated his caring side through actively seeking out and participating in local community involvement activities to improve the lives of those less fortunate. He shows a keen interest in expanding his knowledge and skills to maintain his personal development and growth.
John Jimenez
It is rare to come across a talent like Viraj, someone who is highly technical and can work directly with operations to understand the need and map out a solution. I had the pleasure of working with VIraj to provide visibility to the Ocean supply chain partners on container movement (origin to destination). Viraj was able to quickly understand the complexity and provide solutions. While also taking the lead on process mapping other areas of the business to present to VP/SVP level to improve the business. Great talent!!
Jennifer Clifford
Viraj Patel was a member of my Global Supply Chain team. I highly recommend him as I know that he will be an asset to any company with regards to his analytical and reasoning skills along with his impressive attention to detail. During his employment he has proved himself to be an efficient learner and effective change agent. He quickly demonstrated an understanding of an established inventory management process, which was relied upon across the business, improving its efficiency and providing training to local teams. He then was able to use the process to better manage global inventory optimisation. Viraj is able to quickly understand complex supply chain challenges and using analytics, develop robust solutions as a result of the dedication and commitment he has to his work. He can be relied upon as both a team member and an effective team leader through his approachability, reliability and ownership of tasks. Viraj demonstrates an all-around diverse approach to finding and implementing solutions through his involvement with people from various teams. Even with a strong work ethic, Viraj has demonstrated his caring side through actively seeking out and participating in local community involvement activities to improve the lives of those less fortunate. He shows a keen interest in expanding his knowledge and skills to maintain his personal development and growth.
Credentials
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Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
International Federation of Purchasing and Supply Management IFPSMJan, 2020- Sep, 2024
Experience
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MAKSON GROUP
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India
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Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Vice President, New Products
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Aug 2021 - Present
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Walmart Externship: Global Logistics
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Dec 2020 - Jul 2021
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Business Development Manager
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Feb 2020 - Nov 2020
• Explored opportunities for US consumer market expansion and ideated go-to market strategy with US accumulator, matching private-label requirements with company’s existing product offerings and manufacturing capability• Identified Walmart as the first target customer, pitching and winning inhaler contract (2M units/$750K revenue annually)• Partnered with legal firm (Chugh LLP) to incorporate company in Delaware with favourable tax and compliance norms and obtained ethical licenses to qualify as a private label manufacturer.
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Walmart
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United States
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Retail
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700 & Above Employee
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Externship: Manager, Operations - Logistics
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Dec 2020 - Jul 2021
Drove Transportation Operations Improvement through Data Visibility, Data Insights and Project Management Data Visibility & Data Insights• Designed and developed Imports-Network-Overview dashboard to provide operational visibility of 40000 containers with $4.18B of retail goods to 25+ Walmart EVP and SVP across Merchandising and Supply Chain departments.• Developed process maps to identify system dependencies, key processes and stakeholders involved in managing inbound ocean container as a part of the strategy to eliminate 3rd party Destination Cargo Managers with estimated yearly cost savings of $4M.Project Management• Conducted EDI/API integration discussions between 7 Ocean Carriers and Walmart Global Tech team as part of lift and shift strategy to bring imports transportation milestone data in-house, with gross profit estimates of $13.2M beginning 2022.
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Cummins Inc.
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United States
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Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
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700 & Above Employee
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Supply Chain Planner
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Aug 2018 - Jan 2020
Supply Chain Strategic Stock Management• Collaborated with supply chain teams to develop a $1.9M strategic bank build risk mitigation strategy, resulting in 97% on time delivery during mandatory hurricane shutdown.• Developed a dynamic strategic bank build stock model to mitigate supply chain risk pertaining to BREXIT, resulting in average stock fill rate metric of ~95%.Inventory Management• Led monthly global components safety stock process – performed statistical analysis, analyzed and root caused unusual variations, held consensus meetings globally & implemented changes in ERP.• Led weekly inventory forecasting – gathered & consolidated inventory forecast numbers, analyzed week over week forecast changes, held forecast calibration meetings & reported final inventory forecast numbers to P&L. Process Improvements / Cost Optimization• Engaged with stakeholders & continuously optimized component safety stock model to achieve year-end inventory AOP target, resulting in $9.8M safety stock setting reduction.• Designed inventory forecast change model to improve accuracy of inventory forecast value reported to P&L leadership, resulting in 2% increase in forecast accuracy. • Identified global safety stock process inefficiencies & leveraged VBA to centralize, streamline & semi-automate the process, reducing execution duration from 24 hours to 8 hours. Materials Planning• Managed the supplier engagement process by validating material shipment schedule, providing material visibility to schedulers, escalating capacity constraints to sourcing team & proposing expedited shipping.Purchasing / Sourcing• Collaborated with Purchasing Liaison to optimize supplier Lead Time & MOQ resulting in net cost reduction of ~$23K per year. Workshop & Training• Led workshops with regional planners across Asia Pacific, Europe & Americas to enhance understanding of statistical safety stock model, leading to 31% increase in change approvals recommended by the model.
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Materials Planner Intern
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Jun 2017 - Aug 2017
Developed standardised work instructions for central pack-out operators for different types of nozzles, barrels, plungers, pumps and other components. Interviewed plant associates to identify PIV routes for delivering materials to the assembly line and proposed new PIV routes, to optimize materials delivery, resulting in overhead cost reduction of ~$53k per year. Developed standardised work instructions for central pack-out operators for different types of nozzles, barrels, plungers, pumps and other components. Interviewed plant associates to identify PIV routes for delivering materials to the assembly line and proposed new PIV routes, to optimize materials delivery, resulting in overhead cost reduction of ~$53k per year.
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Investec India
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Financial Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Finance Analyst Intern
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Jun 2016 - Aug 2016
Gathered key financial figures and metrics of Non- Banking Financial Companies using company annual reports and weighted financial metrics as per criteria defined by leadership to identify opportunities for growth investments.Researched market insights of 3 startup hotel chains by gathering venture capital information, identifying hotel locations, estimating hotel occupancy rates, collecting customer reviews and recognizing hotel value propositions, identify potential future series funding investment opportunities for clients.
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Education
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2014 - 2018
Purdue University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Mechanical Engineering -
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Delhi Public School Bhopal
Science, CBSE 12th Boards 95.6%
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