Hardik Gupta

New Delhi · hardik.gupta@dmsiitd.org · +91 9013932164

Area of Expertise
Demand Planning Inventory Management Procurement Process Optimization Project Management
Process Re-engineering Business Strategy R Programming Advanced Excel SAP-MM Module
Education
MBA Operations & Analytics 2015-17
Department of Management Studies, IIT Delhi GPA: 8.95
B.Tech Mechanical Engineering 2008-12
National Institute of Technology Jaipur GPA: 8.84
10 / 12 (PCM, C++) 2005-07
Maheshwari Public School, Jaipur GPA: 83.0%/86.3%
Experience

Hero MotoCorp Ltd. Neemrana, Rajasthan

Associate Manager - Demand Planning Jan 2018 | Present
• Roles and Responsibilities:
– Demand Forecast and Inventory management for all business parts based on historical patterns and
industry trends
– Re-engineer and automate business processes to eliminate the delay and error of the manual processes
– Utilize a collaborative planning approach by working with sales, supply and operations team; ensure to
meet business targets
• Projects Executed:
– Rejuvenate system for Spare-parts Auto-Ordering
∗ Correction and Integration of all data part masters available within warehouse and field operations
∗ Classification of all serviceable parts (27000+ SKU) into 26 major clusters and 300 sub-groups basis
part material, consumption and installation
∗ Developed an Excel-based model to calculate Replenishment Order Quantity for all SKUs based on
various metrics: Demand, Inventory norms, Supply conditions, production constraints and in-house
storage capacity
∗ Enhancements of Demand Forecast Model, Introduced ARIMA and Regression models to forecast
demand
∗ Inherit business logics into system design to increase First-Fill, Inventory turns and SOB Adherence
∗ Process automation: Daily Auto-Schedule release for 25K SKUs coming from 300+ supplies;
– Implementation of Digital Dashboards
∗ Core team member for Implementation of digital dashboard across verticals: Supplier Performance,
Inventory Cards, Business KPIs, Planning, Customer-Critical Dashboards
∗ MIS/Flash reports generated for real-time KPI monitoring; auto-triggering of action reports
– Pull-Based Ordering by downstream supply chain
∗ SAS based forecast models developed to predict demand based on historical data, localized
parameters and economic data at POS and aggregate it up the supply chain
∗ Completely automated process for picking end-customer demand up the supply chain (Implemented
to Tier-2 Dealers, Distributors, Regional Warehouses, Mother warehouse, Suppliers)
∗ Rollout to complete Spares Business; 100+ Parts distributors, 1000+ Sub-distributors

Oravel Stays Pvt. Ltd. (OYO Rooms) Bangalore, Karnataka

General Manager - Operations May 2017 | Jan 2018
• Roles and Responsibilities:
– Managing a portfolio of 155 rooms from 3 properties under flagship model with an annual value of INR
6.50 Cr
– Responsible for end to end operation including planning and building short term and long-term supply
 – Data driven decision making, setting up MIS processes, driving new initiatives/processes to improve
operational efficiencies
• Achievements:
– Out-Source kitchen vendor to drive the F&B sales and increase net profit; 122% of target achieved in first
quarter
– Increased the contribution margin after tax from 16% to 24% across the portfolio properties
– Tied up with AMC vendors to ensure smooth functioning which led to 18% reduction in operation cost
– Turn around guest experience delta by 55% streamline operations, effective reporting. defined sops, client
management
Jindal Steel and Power Ltd. New Delhi
Management Intern May 2016 | Jul 2016
• Roles and Responsibilities:
– Analyze the raw material purchase at fabrication unit of JSPL for cost reduction and value chain
optimization
– Standardize the specification and minimize the procurement cost for commonly used PPEs across JSPL
• Achievements
– Led to net cost reduction of 26% within three product categories (welding electrode, paint, safety
equipment)
Hero MotoCorp Ltd. Gurgaon, Haryana
Deputy Manager - Materials Jul 2012 | Jul 2015
• Roles and Responsibilities
– Ensure timely availability of 400+ motorcycle parts (annual buying: INR 700 Cr) to meet the daily
production targets
– Forecast and execute strategy for capacity expansion projects to meet projected targets and new model
launches for four HMCL plants
– SPOC for all die casting suppliers and handled Parts Planning, Production & Quality Control activities,
new part development
– Implemented improvement projects at vendors to increase efficiency and automation
• Achievements
– Successfully mitigated the production loss by 78% on account of part unavailability: QC tools, OPL,
process standardization
– Obtained 63% reduction in quality issues for 5 key casting components through deployment of six sigma
methods and CIP
– Created two SOPs for the organization benchmarking best industry practices: IPPT process and parts
segregation process
– Increased inventory turns for casting category by more than 60% in a span of 2 years: VMI projects,
packaging optimization
Achievements & Accomplishments

• Publication: “Proactive and reactive models of disaster resilient supply chain”, Annals of Operations Research,
Oct-2017
• SCM-PRO Certification of Supply Chain professionals, Confederation of Indian Industry, *Jun-2019
• Hitachi Home and Life Solutions (India) Ltd - investment analysis of Indian cold chain industry, Jun-2016
• Xiaomi Technology India Pvt Ltd. - Retailer perspective in smartphone offline retail segment, Aug-2016
• Design Team Lead, Industry Interaction Committee, DMS IIT Delhi, 2015-16
• Mahindra Global R&D Center - Designed anti fuel-theft neck system for trucks, design selected for patent,
Jun-2011
• Founder & Student Chairperson, MNIT SAE Collegiate Club, MNIT-Jaipur, 2009-12
• Merit Holder (Top 0.01%) in Mathematics in X [CBSE], 2005