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title: "Sumit Kumar - Manager Materials Planning & Procurement in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Sumit Kumar, Exide || IIM Mumbai || Vedanta (HZL) || IIT BHU based in Bengaluru. AI stack includes gemini and ChatGPT."
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# Sumit Kumar on Tal

## Headline

Exide \|\| IIM Mumbai \|\| Vedanta \(HZL\) \|\| IIT BHU

## About

I am Sumit Kumar, a results\-driven Supply Chain professional with 6\+ years of cross\-functional experience in Planning, Procurement, and Operations within the manufacturing industry \- experiences that shaped my understanding of how materials, processes, and people come together to deliver efficient outcomes\. Currently, I am working as Manager – Planning at Exide Energy Solutions Ltd \(a subsidiary of Exide Industries Ltd\.\), where I contribute to strengthening India’s lithium\-ion cell manufacturing ecosystem through data\-driven planning\. I have completed my MBA from IIM Mumbai in 2024 and my engineering from IIT \(BHU\), Varanasi in 2018\. I enjoy solving complex supply chain challenges, collaborating across functions, and building scalable systems that support fast\-growing environments\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

gemini

ChatGPT

## Work experience

Manager Materials Planning & Procurement at Exide Energy Solutions Ltd, May 2024 \- Present · 2 yrs 5 mos, Bengaluru

Summe Intern at Larsen & Toubro, Apr 2023 \- May 2023 · 2 mos, On\-site

Buyer at Hindustan Zinc, May 2021 \- Jun 2022 · 1 yr 2 mos, • Spearheaded Service Procurement across Hydro smelters & handled an annual spend base of ₹220\+ Cr • Performed complete Strategic P2P Sourcing using SAP MM module, Ariba, and Newgen platforms • Conducted pre\-bid meetings, Reverse auctions, negotiated T&Cs & finalized vendors based on TCO • Performed Vendor Developments and carried out Techno\-Commercial evaluation of 150\+ bids • Identified as Young Leader in Vice Chairman V\-Reach Tech 1\.0 Leadership Program within Vedanta Ltd

Process Engineer at Hindustan Zinc, May 2018 \- May 2021 · 3 yrs 1 mo, • Managed Shift Operations in Cellhouse, a Zinc Smelter plant with an annual capacity of 240 KT Zinc • Prepared & reviewed 20\+ Standard Operating Procedures for safe & efficient operation of machines • Spearheaded a team of 30\+ operators to meet targeted productions of 700\+ tons of Zinc per day • Performed Root Cause Analysis for repetitive breakdowns, implemented corrective & preventive measures • Liaised with 5 cross\-functional teams to implement Lean Manufacturing Principles such as 5S & Kaizens • Coordinated with Logistics team to manage monthly dispatch of 500\+MT of finished/semi\-finished goods

## Education

Master of Business Administration, Indian Institute of Management Mumbai

Bachelor of Technology \- BTech, Chemical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology \(Banaras Hindu University\), Varanasi

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