Mahesh's Past Employers: Management Consulting, Business Transformation, & Solutions Advisory
Working for established aristocrats across different industries and geographies has given Mahesh the experience to solve complex problems while consistently creating exceptional sustainable value for diverse businesses.
Highlights of Mahesh's Core Competencies:
Smart Manufacturing, Sourcing & Procurement, Supply Chain, Logistics & Transportation, Construction & Real Estate, Sustainability & ESG, Circularity, Scope 3, GHG Emissions, Decarbonization, M&A, Business Strategy, Transformation & Turnaround, Performance Improvement, Lean Six Sigma, Industrial Engineering, Cost Reduction, Digital Technologies & Global Value Chain Operations Excellence.
USA
Deloitte Consulting
• Crafted global supply chain strategies and streamlined sourcing/procurement, production/assembly, warehousing/distribution, and logistics operations for expanding multinational corporations
• Applied the most relevant improvement techniques like lean’s PDCA, six sigma’s DMAIC, Eli Goldratt’s theory of constraints (TOC) and critical chain for project management, Toyota Production System’s (TPS) JIT/pull, S&OP/IBP, etc. to help make the client’s global operations more efficient and effective
• Supported the implementation and rollout of enterprise technology and software from SAP, Oracle, and JDA for clients (JDA Software is now Blue Yonder)
• Created a Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) strategy playbook for internal and external use, outlining the key operational synergies that should be capitalized upon to maximize deal value creation, while simultaneously rationalizing and optimizing the global operational footprint
Illustrative Clients: Caterpillar (CAT), Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Levi’s (Levi Strauss & Co.), J.Crew
India
PwC Consulting
Consultant – Manufacturing – Operations Excellence Advisory
• Diagnosed the as-is operations for diverse clients and identified opportunities for improvement, established metrics/KPIs, and recommended people, process, and technology related action plans
• Documented the current state and ideated the future state using tools like value stream maps and four field process maps
• Led the implementation of positive sustainable change using teams to improve morale, productivity, throughput, and quality while reducing costs, inventory, variance, and waste
Illustrative Clients: Amul Dairy, Tetra Pak, Hindustan Pencils, Vedanta Resources, RAK Ceramics, Prakash Steelage
Singapore
KPMG Consulting
• Contributed to developing manufacturing & sustainability excellence solutions (circularity, zero waste, recycling, etc.) and supported the rollout of global operational turnaround programs for our clients
• Leveraged KPMG’s proprietary real-time due diligence Global Third-Party Intelligence cognitive technology engine to support clients to proactively monitor, identify, and mitigate risks (financial, regulatory, operational, geopolitical, ESG, etc.) in their extended supply chain from suppliers to customers
• Served as the lead for Asia-Pacific in global supply chain, procurement, and manufacturing excellence project pursuits, deliverables, & implementations led by KPMG International’s Global Operations Centre of Excellence partners (based in Germany)
Illustrative Clients: City Developments Limited (CDL Construction & Global Real Estate, Residential + Commercial + Hospitality + Fund Management property company within the Hong Leong Group), Marina Bay Sands (Food & Beverage Operations), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Johnson & Johnson (J&J), Philip Morris (PMI), Tesa, Petronas (Petroliam Nasional Berhad), Saigon Paper, 4 Business Units inside the Government of Singapore’s Corporation of Rehabilitative Enterprises (SCORE) within the Singapore Prison Complex = 1. Kitchen & Bakery, 2. Manufacturing & Assembly, 3. Warehousing & Freight Truck Loading/Unloading, 4. Laundry & Dry Cleaning [now Yellow Ribbon Singapore (YRSG), dedicated to giving second chances to uplift ex-offenders through skills and career development for successful reintegration into society]
• Helped clients to formulate business strategies for sustainable growth of revenues/profits, co-create business transformation roadmaps, and implement prioritized initiatives
• Engaged key stakeholders in workshops to determine the root cause of business problems and led project teams to deliver the desired operational, performance, and resiliency transformation goals while embedding appropriate risk management controls to address discovered vulnerabilities
Singapore
A.P. Moller - Maersk
Global Key Client Supply Chain Solution Consulting & Advisory – Digital SCM, Intermodal Transportation, Logistics, Warehousing & Industrial Real Estate
• Calibrated the supply chains of Maersk’s top 100 global key clients to align with their strategic priorities and deliver on business performance improvement goals through consultative value solutions selling
• Designed end-to-end solutions to improve global logistics by integrating suppliers, factories, warehouses, multimodal transportation (sea, land [road/rail], air freight), customs compliance, trade finance, and digital technologies (like e2open’s NeoNav control tower, blockchain based TradeLens [IBM + Maersk ecosystem] on the cloud, applied artificial intelligence [AI] through machine learning [ML] algorithms for Predictive ETAs, IoT + GPS enabled sensors in temperature/humidity/CO2 controlled containers transmitting real-time updates, etc.) while cutting total GHG emissions
• Co-created transformation roadmaps in workshops and led global supply chain projects to optimize costs/lead times, reduce carbon footprints, and mitigate risk
• Supported the Maersk sales department to achieve revenue/profit targets by delivering win-win value propositions for new and existing clients
Illustrative Clients: Nestlé, Mars, Danone, Unilever, Reckitt Benckiser (RB), Bayer, Procter & Gamble (P&G), L’Oréal, Dyson, Nike, Adidas, Puma, Walmart, Amazon, Decathlon, JCPenney, Tesla, Saudi Aramco, Zara (Inditex), H&M, Levi’s (Levi Strauss & Co.), Bridgestone, Tetra Pak, UPM-Kymmene (United Paper Mills), Kimberly-Clark, IKEA
Strategy & Business Transformation: Business Strategy; Transformation & Turnaround; Organizational Design; Industrial Real Estate Strategy; Reshoring, Friendshoring, Nearshoring vs. Offshoring; Innovation & New Business Models; Open Innovation & Ecosystem Collaboration * Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): Delivering Deal Value Operationally; Post-Merger Operations Integration; Post-Merger Operational Footprint Rationalization; Capturing Post-Closure Synergies * Value Chain Operations Excellence: Smart Manufacturing (Smart Plant); World Class Manufacturing (WCM); Construction & Real Estate Operations; Efficient Supply Chains; Sourcing & Procurement Optimization; In-Country Value (ICV) Programs; Network Design Optimization; Factory Layout & Warehouse Design; Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP); Integrated Business Planning (IBP); Logistics & Intermodal Transportation; Distribution Strategy; Inventory Balancing & Safety Stock; Make vs. Buy Decisions; Order-to-Cash Process Optimization; Last-Mile Delivery Optimization; Mass Customization & Configure-to-Order * Process, Cost & Performance Improvement: Lean Six Sigma; Value Stream Mapping (VSM); Continuous Improvement Programs; Zero Waste Initiatives; Process / Operational / Business Excellence; Shared Service Centres (SSC) & Centres of Excellence (CoE); Cost Reduction Programs; Activity-Based Costing; Zero-Based Budgeting; Industrial Asset Management (IAM); Industrial Engineering; Workforce Productivity Analytics * Digital, Data & Industry X.0 Innovation: Digital Technologies for Operations; Industry 4.0 Roadmaps; Automation & Smart Factory Enablement; Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics; Digital Twins for Operations & Network Optimization; AI/ML in Forecasting & Demand Planning; Real-Time KPI Dashboards & Control Towers * Sustainability, ESG & Resource Management: Sustainability Strategy & ESG Integration; Circularity & Recycling; Remanufacturing; Operations Decarbonization; Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programs; Supply Chain Due Diligence; Scope 3 Emissions Reduction; Net Zero Roadmap; Industrial Energy Audits & Optimization; Water Stewardship & Resource Recovery; Product Stewardship Compliance; Triple Bottom Line Performance * Resilience, Risk & Compliance: Supply Chain Risk Assessment & Mitigation; Scenario Planning & Stress Testing; Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery; Supplier Diversification Strategies; Global Trade Compliance & Tariffs/Customs Optimization; Supply Chain Assurance; Supply Chain Audit * People, Process & Culture Enablement: Leadership Alignment for Operational Change; Continuous Improvement Mindset; Cross-Functional Collaboration Enablement; Cultural Transformation for Excellence; Training & Lean Digital Skills Uplift for Industry 4.0; Workforce Safety, Wellbeing & Ergonomics; Change Management Playbooks * Global Value Chain * Operations Excellence * Manufacturing Excellence * Supply Chain Excellence * Procurement Excellence * Industrial Excellence * Operations Transformation * Manufacturing Transformation * Supply Chain Transformation * Procurement Transformation * Industrial Transformation * Sustainability Transformation * Digital Transformation * Spend Management * Sourcing * Procurement * Tariffs & Customs Optimization * International Trade * Network Design * Construction * Real Estate * Industry 4.0 * Digital Technologies * Lean * Six Sigma * Kaizen * Theory of Constraints * Third-Party Risk * Supply Chain Risk Management * Sustainability * ESG * Scope 3 * Scope 4 * Scope 5 * GHG Emissions * Carbon Footprint * Value Chain Emissions Reduction * Circular Economy * Circular Supply Chain * Recycling * Decarbonization * Net Zero * Sustainable Supply Chain Management * Sustainable Manufacturing * Responsible Sourcing * Sustainable Procurement * Operational Sustainability * Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) * Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) * Sustainability Consulting * Supply Chain Consulting * Manufacturing Consulting * Procurement Consulting * Industrial Management Consulting * Value Chain Consulting * Operations Consulting * Lean Six Sigma Consulting * Triple Bottom Line * Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) * Industrial Engineering * Logistics * Transportation * Warehousing * Distribution * Smart Factory * Digital Factory * Digital Twin * Profitable Transformation & Turnaround * Performance Improvement * Cost Reduction * EBITDA Improvement * Inventory Optimization * S&OP * IBP * Private Equity Operating Partner * M&A * Operational Due Diligence * Post-Merger Integration * Industrial Footprint Rationalization * Post-Closure Synergies * Delivering Deal Value * Operations Strategy * Supply Chain Strategy * Manufacturing Strategy * Procurement Strategy * Industrial Strategy * Value Chain Strategy * Sustainability Strategy * Operating Model * Diagnostics * Analysis * Solutions * Innovation * Continuous Improvement * Risk * Resilience * Efficiency * Productivity * Supply Chain Assurance * Supply Chain Audit * Supply Chain Due Diligence * Supply Chain Design & Implementation * Supply Chain Development * Supply Chain Optimisation * Operating Footprint Optimisation * Value Chain Optimisation * Organizational Design & Restructuring * Business Process Reengineering * Process Redesign * Process Improvement * Business Excellence * Performance Improvement * Agile Program & Project Management * Value Chain Excellence * Centre of Excellence (CoE) * Value Chain Excellence Consulting * Operations Excellence Consulting * Manufacturing & Supply Chain Solutions * Management Consulting * Business Advisory * Change Management * Business Transformation * Leadership Coach * Expert * Consultant * Global Advisor * Worldwide Partner * Mahesh S. Multani * Sustainable Lean Operating System * manufacturing & supplychain management excellence * msm excellence *
Global Value Chain * Operations Excellence * Manufacturing Excellence * Supply Chain Excellence * Procurement Excellence * Industrial Excellence * Operations Transformation * Manufacturing Transformation * Supply Chain Transformation * Procurement Transformation * Industrial Transformation * Sustainability Transformation * Digital Transformation * Spend Management * Sourcing * Procurement * Tariffs & Customs Optimization * International Trade * Network Design * Construction * Real Estate * Industry 4.0 * Digital Technologies * Lean * Six Sigma * Kaizen * Theory of Constraints * Third-Party Risk * Supply Chain Risk Management * Sustainability * ESG * Scope 3 * Scope 4 * Scope 5 * GHG Emissions * Carbon Footprint * Value Chain Emissions Reduction * Circular Economy * Circular Supply Chain * Recycling * Decarbonization * Net Zero * Sustainable Supply Chain Management * Sustainable Manufacturing * Responsible Sourcing * Sustainable Procurement * Operational Sustainability * Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) * Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) * Sustainability Consulting * Supply Chain Consulting * Manufacturing Consulting * Procurement Consulting * Industrial Management Consulting * Value Chain Consulting * Operations Consulting * Lean Six Sigma Consulting * Triple Bottom Line * Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) * Industrial Engineering * Logistics * Transportation * Warehousing * Distribution * Smart Factory * Digital Factory * Digital Twin * Profitable Transformation & Turnaround * Performance Improvement * Cost Reduction * EBITDA Improvement * Inventory Optimization * S&OP * IBP * Private Equity Operating Partner * M&A * Operational Due Diligence * Post-Merger Integration * Industrial Footprint Rationalization * Post-Closure Synergies * Delivering Deal Value * Operations Strategy * Supply Chain Strategy * Manufacturing Strategy * Procurement Strategy * Industrial Strategy * Value Chain Strategy * Sustainability Strategy * Operating Model * Diagnostics * Analysis * Solutions * Innovation * Continuous Improvement * Risk * Resilience * Efficiency * Productivity * Supply Chain Assurance * Supply Chain Audit * Supply Chain Due Diligence * Supply Chain Design & Implementation * Supply Chain Development * Supply Chain Optimisation * Operating Footprint Optimisation * Value Chain Optimisation * Organizational Design & Restructuring * Business Process Reengineering * Process Redesign * Process Improvement * Business Excellence * Performance Improvement * Agile Program & Project Management * Value Chain Excellence * Centre of Excellence (CoE) * Value Chain Excellence Consulting * Operations Excellence Consulting * Manufacturing & Supply Chain Solutions * Management Consulting * Business Advisory * Change Management * Business Transformation * Leadership Coach * Expert * Consultant * Global Advisor * Worldwide Partner * Mahesh S. Multani * Sustainable Lean Operating System * manufacturing & supplychain management excellence * msm excellence * Strategy & Business Transformation: Business Strategy; Transformation & Turnaround; Organizational Design; Industrial Real Estate Strategy; Reshoring, Friendshoring, Nearshoring vs. Offshoring; Innovation & New Business Models; Open Innovation & Ecosystem Collaboration * Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): Delivering Deal Value Operationally; Post-Merger Operations Integration; Post-Merger Operational Footprint Rationalization; Capturing Post-Closure Synergies * Value Chain Operations Excellence: Smart Manufacturing (Smart Plant); World Class Manufacturing (WCM); Construction & Real Estate Operations; Efficient Supply Chains; Sourcing & Procurement Optimization; In-Country Value (ICV) Programs; Network Design Optimization; Factory Layout & Warehouse Design; Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP); Integrated Business Planning (IBP); Logistics & Intermodal Transportation; Distribution Strategy; Inventory Balancing & Safety Stock; Make vs. Buy Decisions; Order-to-Cash Process Optimization; Last-Mile Delivery Optimization; Mass Customization & Configure-to-Order * Process, Cost & Performance Improvement: Lean Six Sigma; Value Stream Mapping (VSM); Continuous Improvement Programs; Zero Waste Initiatives; Process / Operational / Business Excellence; Shared Service Centres (SSC) & Centres of Excellence (CoE); Cost Reduction Programs; Activity-Based Costing; Zero-Based Budgeting; Industrial Asset Management (IAM); Industrial Engineering; Workforce Productivity Analytics * Digital, Data & Industry X.0 Innovation: Digital Technologies for Operations; Industry 4.0 Roadmaps; Automation & Smart Factory Enablement; Predictive & Prescriptive Analytics; Digital Twins for Operations & Network Optimization; AI/ML in Forecasting & Demand Planning; Real-Time KPI Dashboards & Control Towers * Sustainability, ESG & Resource Management: Sustainability Strategy & ESG Integration; Circularity & Recycling; Remanufacturing; Operations Decarbonization; Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) Programs; Supply Chain Due Diligence; Scope 3 Emissions Reduction; Net Zero Roadmap; Industrial Energy Audits & Optimization; Water Stewardship & Resource Recovery; Product Stewardship Compliance; Triple Bottom Line Performance * Resilience, Risk & Compliance: Supply Chain Risk Assessment & Mitigation; Scenario Planning & Stress Testing; Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery; Supplier Diversification Strategies; Global Trade Compliance & Tariffs/Customs Optimization; Supply Chain Assurance; Supply Chain Audit * People, Process & Culture Enablement: Leadership Alignment for Operational Change; Continuous Improvement Mindset; Cross-Functional Collaboration Enablement; Cultural Transformation for Excellence; Training & Lean Digital Skills Uplift for Industry 4.0; Workforce Safety, Wellbeing & Ergonomics; Change Management Playbooks *
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