Pranitha Kurup

Led financial operations, capital planning, and cost forecasting for global manufacturing and hardware supply chains across three continents.

• Directed P&L and global operations reviews, building bottom-up forecasts, performance models, and investor reporting.
• Championed standardization across cost accounting, cash flow forecasting, and capital expenditures.
• Managed a global finance team across North America, Africa, and Asia, with a focus on continuous improvement and process automation.
• Partnered with executive and regional ops teams to drive annual cost-reduction objectives.

• - Built finance function for autonomous vehicle hardware startup.
• - Developed cost structures and ERP (NetSuite, Coupa) to scale hardware production.
• - Partnered with engineering on R&D budgeting and product cost optimization.
• - Supported $61M Series B fundraising with financial models and cost analyses.

• - Consulted on manufacturing finance, ERP deployment, and operational efficiency.
• - Implemented lean finance practices and ERP integrations for manufacturing clients.
• - Improved working capital through inventory and cash flow optimization.

• - Managed financial operations for life sciences manufacturing.
• - Reduced close cycle from 10 to 5 days with lean initiatives.
• - Oversaw cost accounting, inventory valuation, and financial controls.

• - Led end-to-end financial operations at food processing facility.
• - Improved gross margins by 50% through process automation and lean finance.
• - Delivered $200K+ in annual savings via supply chain optimization.

• - Managed vendor negotiations, SAP implementation, and global supply chain finance.
• - Achieved $500K+ cost savings and led SAP purchasing system upgrade.
• - Built STRAP/AOP planning and business intelligence reporting.

• Directed global procurement strategy during private equity division carve-out.
• Developed financial systems for procurement and capital planning.
• Oversaw commodity spend and vendor performance analytics to optimize costs.