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Janardhana Balaji R

Ex- AB InBev, thyssenkrupp | ISB | BITS-Pilani

Bengaluru

9+ years of work experience

Ultrahuman
Dec 20232 yrs 10 mosPresent

Bengaluru South, Karnataka, India

Career Break
Oct 20232 mosNov 2023

Bengaluru, Karnataka

Cogoport
Apr 20236 mosSep 2023

Gurugram, Haryana, India

AB InBev India
Jun 202211 mosApr 2023

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led strategic projects to enhance profitability through operational improvements; Identified cost-saving opportunities by benchmarking against global BUs and responsible for ensuring accurate reporting of procurement KPIs of Indian business to the APAC leadership team Key Projects: • Led the 10-year plan from the procurement function to bring down direct costs to meet global benchmarks by identifying gaps • Collaborated with CXOs to optimize Raw & Packaging material prices and payment terms without impacting BU’s cashflow targets • Led BU’s Design-to-Profitability initiative to identify key focus markets by analyzing direct, Ops, Logistics, Sales & Marketing costs of 500 SKUs Stakeholder Management: • Annual budgeting exercise (Annual Spend - $ 300+ Mn ) in collaboration with 7 category managers and counterparts in Shanghai • Designed KPIs and managed the performance of initiatives delivering USD 3 Mn in savings across 7 procurement verticals
thyssenkrupp
Apr 20174 yrs 2 mosMay 2021

Pune, Maharashtra, India

Offered custom solutions to Cement plants across India, Middle East, and East-Africa regions. Involved in bid preparation to commissioning and after-sales support of cement plants supplied. Business Development: • Spawned € 20Mn+ worth of business enquiries in revamp projects during ‘17- ‘20 from cement plants across India, the Middle East, & Africa • Sold € 2 Mn+ worth of indigenously developed next-gen primary kiln burners (12 Nos) suitable for the entire range of pulverized fuels • Handpicked by Director to launch and handle LC3 cement, the latest advancement in the industry, enquiries in Asia and Africa region Technical Consultancy: • Saved € 1Mn+ per annum in energy for the clients by carrying out detailed technical studies and upselling engineering solutions • Generated € 0.2 Mn+ per annum in consulting revenues by getting into annual contracts for energy audits with 8 leading plants • Carried out over 20 technical studies with a view to scale up production capacity, reduce energy consumption and reduce emission Stakeholder Management: • Handled 15+ enquiries of cement plants by managing inputs from the workshop, bought-out, estimation, project management, and design teams
thyssenkrupp
Apr 20161 yrMar 2017

Pune, Maharashtra, India

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Education

Indian School of Business

PGP, Strategy & Leadership and Marketing

Indian School of Business

20211 yr2022
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

B.E. (Hons.), Mechanical Engineering

Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani

20114 yrs2015

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Headline

Ex- AB InBev, thyssenkrupp | ISB | BITS-Pilani

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Global Fulfilment and Control Tower at Ultrahuman, Dec 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos, Bengaluru South, Karnataka, India

Personal goal pursuit at Career Break, Oct 2023 - Nov 2023 · 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka

General Manager - Supply at Cogoport, Apr 2023 - Sep 2023 · 6 mos, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Planning and Performance Manager (PPM) - Procurement & Sustainability at AB InBev India, Jun 2022 - Apr 2023 · 11 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led strategic projects to enhance profitability through operational improvements; Identified cost-saving opportunities by benchmarking against global BUs and responsible for ensuring accurate reporting of procurement KPIs of Indian business to the APAC leadership team Key Projects: • Led the 10-year plan from the procurement function to bring down direct costs to meet global benchmarks by identifying gaps • Collaborated with CXOs to optimize Raw & Packaging material prices and payment terms without impacting BU’s cashflow targets • Led BU’s Design-to-Profitability initiative to identify key focus markets by analyzing direct, Ops, Logistics, Sales & Marketing costs of 500 SKUs Stakeholder Management: • Annual budgeting exercise (Annual Spend - $ 300+ Mn ) in collaboration with 7 category managers and counterparts in Shanghai • Designed KPIs and managed the performance of initiatives delivering USD 3 Mn in savings across 7 procurement verticals

Technical Consultant, Cement Engineering at thyssenkrupp, Apr 2017 - May 2021 · 4 yrs 2 mos, Pune, Maharashtra, India, Offered custom solutions to Cement plants across India, Middle East, and East-Africa regions. Involved in bid preparation to commissioning and after-sales support of cement plants supplied. Business Development: • Spawned € 20Mn+ worth of business enquiries in revamp projects during ‘17- ‘20 from cement plants across India, the Middle East, & Africa • Sold € 2 Mn+ worth of indigenously developed next-gen primary kiln burners (12 Nos) suitable for the entire range of pulverized fuels • Handpicked by Director to launch and handle LC3 cement, the latest advancement in the industry, enquiries in Asia and Africa region Technical Consultancy: • Saved € 1Mn+ per annum in energy for the clients by carrying out detailed technical studies and upselling engineering solutions • Generated € 0.2 Mn+ per annum in consulting revenues by getting into annual contracts for energy audits with 8 leading plants • Carried out over 20 technical studies with a view to scale up production capacity, reduce energy consumption and reduce emission Stakeholder Management: • Handled 15+ enquiries of cement plants by managing inputs from the workshop, bought-out, estimation, project management, and design teams

Graduate Engineer Trainee at thyssenkrupp, Apr 2016 - Mar 2017 · 1 yr, Pune, Maharashtra, India

Education

PGP, Strategy & Leadership and Marketing, Indian School of Business

B.E. (Hons.), Mechanical Engineering, Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani