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Amit Sinha

Sammamish,WA

Summary

A Senior Supply Chain Leader with 20 years of proven accomplishments in creating Business Value through Supply Chain Process Innovation, and Technology Adoption, especially in the High-Tech, and Semi-Conductor industry. An industry recognized expert in IBP (Integrated Business Planning), S&OP, Demand-Supply Planning, Inventory Optimization, Logistics, Sourcing, and Manufacturing. Proven success in Optimizing Costs, and Minimizing Risks for technical Data Center Infrastructure businesses comprising Storage, Compute, Networking, Database, and AI/ML capabilities.


A Thought Leader who has been driving Industry-level disruptions with Process Innovation and Digital Technology adoption for Supply chain, Global Procurement, and Distribution Network. Deep expertise in working with OEMs, ODMs, JDMs, Subcontractors, System Integrators, and Global Partners for Supply Chain Performance and Customer Service optimization. Created, managed, and mentored high-performance Teams, with P&L responsibilities. A frequent Speaker and Panelist at the global supply chain, manufacturing, and technology Conferences; has Authored Books and research papers on Supply chain and Technology areas.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience

Work History

Principal Leader, AWS

AWS, Infrastructure & Industry Products
08.2022 - Current
  • Leader for N-tier Supplier Visibility, Collaboration, and Risk Mitigation product for Data Center supply chain and manufacturing; established partner relationships and formulated strategy from the idea concept to development with engineering teams to delivery. Saving of $135M and 18% improvement in order fulfillment on time
  • Architected a program & product for ‘Optimization on Demand’ for Supply Chain and Operations applications. Collaboration with Engineering and Business leadership for adoption by compute, and networking business for Inventory Positioning and Route Optimization. 45% performance improvement and an additional revenue of $44M through efficiency gains and customer service improvements.

Director, Microsoft, Supply Chain Strategy

Microsoft Cloud Supply Chain
03.2021 - 07.2022
  • Developed a team and strategy for business value generation for Azure cloud business through OEM, ODM, and Contractor’s visibility. Led the delivery for supply chain collaboration solution by creating a data lake, and advance cloud solution. A saving of $130M realized in 6 months; led the solution commercialization for wider applications with revenue of $110M in 12 months
  • Led the concept of New Product Introduction planning, and New Business Model Strategy for Capacity Planning in a configurable product environment with process innovation and technology adoption for Rack and server replenishments. $121M of net revenue impact.

Leader/Director Supply Chain CoE

Deloitte Consulting LLP
04.2013 - 03.2021
  • Direct Leadership of 18 Managers and Senior Managers, with 65+ virtual team members globally; built and implemented technology solutions for supply chain planning, logistics, order management, and procurement
  • Led Supply Chain transformation for world’s two biggest private organizations with $200M+ achieved value. Developed world class IBP (Integrated Business Planning) and S&OP strategy and automation of server, and hardware business by adopting cloud and ERP based Control Tower and Optimization solution for business value optimization and risk mitigation. Achieved $62M business value in 12 months, presented the solution at a conference, standardized the solution, and authored a book and research paper on learnings.

Senior Systems Analyst, SCM Process & Technology

Accenture Consulting LLC
05.2007 - 04.2013
  • Led the demand aggregation, supply planning, and inventory positioning for a global hardware leader. Adopted process innovation, advanced forecasting, supply optimization, parts substitution, data innovation, and change management activities. 13% improvement in OTIF, 26% reduction in inventory, and $54M saving by using end-of-life-cycle parts.

Engineer, Supply Chain and Operations

National Engineering Industries Limited
07.2002 - 03.2005
  • Engineering leader for Order Management, Warehouse, and Quality areas; led the ERP solution implementation; achieved a cost saving of $40M and 38% efficiency improvement.

Skills

  • Supply chain and Manufacturing
  • Demand-Supply-Capacity Planning
  • IBP, S&OP and F&OP
  • Finance Planning, Capex, Opex
  • Inventory Optimization
  • Customer Service, ATP
  • Route Optimization
  • Technology/ ERP/ SAP
  • Data Strategy
  • Strategic Sourcing
  • OEM, ODM management
  • Recruitment and Team building
  • NPI and New Business including custom chip
  • Supply Chain KPI
  • Cloud Computing
  • AI/ML/Blockchain
  • Custom Silicon and Hardware development
  • Business Negotiations
  • Product Lifecycle
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Leadership (VP/CXO) Communication
  • Program and Project Management
  • Business Relationship

Education & Certification

  • Wharton Business School, Philadelphia, PA, USA, Leadership & Strategy Executive Education
  • Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, India, MBA
  • Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India, Production & Industrial Engineering
  • MIT/Columbia Business School/AWS/Azure, Cloud Computing, Strategy, Big Data, Six Sigma Green Belt, Project Mgt

Thought Leadership and Affiliations

  • Author, Digital Supply Networks, a reference book at MIT and 25+ organizations
  • Author, Integrated Business Planning with SAP IBP, SAP Press
  • Author, ‘Supply Chain Management- A Managerial Approach', Tata McGraw-Hill
  • Board Member at DMSCA (Diverse Manuf. Supply Chain Alliance) and ISCEA.

Timeline

Principal Leader, AWS

AWS, Infrastructure & Industry Products
08.2022 - Current

Director, Microsoft, Supply Chain Strategy

Microsoft Cloud Supply Chain
03.2021 - 07.2022

Leader/Director Supply Chain CoE

Deloitte Consulting LLP
04.2013 - 03.2021

Senior Systems Analyst, SCM Process & Technology

Accenture Consulting LLC
05.2007 - 04.2013

Engineer, Supply Chain and Operations

National Engineering Industries Limited
07.2002 - 03.2005
Amit Sinha