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RAHUL CHANDRA

Las Vegas,USA

Summary

Dynamic logistics leader with extensive experience specializing in supply chain optimization and product management. Proven track record in implementing advanced Warehouse Management Systems and driving operational efficiency. Skilled in data analytics and cross-functional team leadership, consistently achieving strategic goals.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Associate Director

Cognizant Consulting
Las Vegas, NV
10.2023 - Current

Client - Motion Industries and Dollar Tree

  • Responsible for Supply Chain technology integration strategy, leveraging expertise in WMS implementations.
  • Lead cross-functional teams (on-shore & off-shore) to deliver scalable, high-performance solutions.
  • Define roadmaps and priorities, ensuring alignment with business objectives.
  • Responsible for design, development, and seamless integration of WMS, OMS, and TMS with legacy and enterprise systems.
  • Optimize system architecture, reducing complexity, technical debt, and costs.
  • Champion agile, DevOps, and microservices to enhance system scalability and efficiency.
  • Oversee budget of $25M project for end to end implementation in supply chain.
  • Collaborate with IT, business leaders, and security teams for streamlined execution.

Director, Global Logistics

Tapestry
Las Vegas, USA
02.2021 - 08.2023
  • Drive strategic goals and prioritize supply chain capabilities.
  • Lead WMS, OMS, and ERP implementations for new and existing sites.
  • Oversee design, execution, and go-lives of large-scale projects.
  • Analyze node integration forecasts across North America.
  • Optimize operations using data-driven decision-making.
  • Manage $20M+ capital and expense budgets.
  • Enhance inventory flow for e-commerce and retail.
  • Expertise in ERP, logistics, AGVs, ASRS, and automation.
  • Integrate WMS with supply chain systems by solving complex API/JSON integration challenges.
  • Lead 24/7 multi-channel operations teams.
  • Collaborate on end-to-end supply chain solutions.
  • Define and track KPIs for WMS and related systems.
  • Manage workforce planning and recruitment.
  • Control budgets to maximize efficiency.

Senior Manager, Supply Chain

Cognizant Technologies Solutions, Lululemon Athletica Inc
08.2019 - 02.2021
  • Principal Solution Design Lead for Ecommerce, Oracle ERP - Back Office, WMS/ WCS - Inventory Control, Inbound and Outbound processes
  • Responsible for FP&A and Opex and Capex budget for current and subsequent year
  • Lead the onsite WMS Support to delivery the Product support with defined SLA
  • Responsible for building strategic direction and long term goals geared toward operational excellence and continuous Improvement for OMS, Back Office, Logistics and Distribution
  • Provide pre-sales technical support; Be able to present solutions to clients and answer technical questions
  • Experience in AI related product development lifecycle and driving differentiated innovations
  • Responsible for meeting business goals for Products and solutions for economic business goals established
  • Responsible for RFP's, Budget, Governance model of all KPI's and ensure participation from relevant stakeholders
  • Responsible for communication of Tier enhancement and Support work with clients up to VP

Senior Manager, Logistics

NIKE, INC.
10.2015 - 08.2018
  • As a Lead, worked with business stakeholders for SCM process mapping, Logistics, and WMS/ WCS testing and Automation and aligned with the Change Management team to build a roadmap for solutions to be released in phases
  • Responsible for building architecture models for integration between ERP applications using Kafka and AWS platform
  • WMoS testing for inbound and outbound delivery with MHE and MIF
  • Inbound Logistics Management - Worked on 2-year program to transform Nike's Logistics solution
  • Amazon AWS Migration - Integration of SAP, Sterling, Manh WMoS migration from Fusion/ Informatica to AWS

Sr Project Manager (Back office)

WALMART STORES, INC
12.2010 - 10.2015
  • Responsible for Inception to release of the project - Stakeholder management, Budgeting, Team Development, Delivery, and Production Release
  • Work with business partners, and WMS Manhattan Associates vendors to identify needs and opportunities for Service Delivery, Product health, and Automation solutions with improved data analytics and delivery

Technology Lead, Kraft Foods

INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD
10.2006 - 12.2010
  • Design blueprints, implementation, functional automation, and cutover plans of process flows in SAP package

Associate

NEXT-G EXUBERANT SOLUTIONS LTD
07.2005 - 09.2006
  • Responsible for impact Analysis and Database designing

Education

Corporate LEAD Program -

Stanford Global School of Business
California, USA
08.2019

Masters of Science - Operations Management

University of Arkansas
USA
08.2013

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication

Maharshi Dayanand University
India
08.2005

Skills

  • Product expertise in supply chain (Retail, e-commerce and wholesale), warehouse management (Manhattan Active Active/WES/WCS), Oracle and SAP ERP applications, inventory controlling, designing patterns, and frameworks
  • Program Management Expertise: Project Scheduling, P&L Budgeting, AGILE SAFe, Financial Modelling, Kanban, Performance Tracking, Excellent Communicator, Metrics/Dashboards, Data Analytics Reporting
  • Tools/Technical skills - Manhattan Active WMS, Omni, Automation - Autostore, Exotec, GeekPlus, GreyOrange, iPAC, AWS, CI/CD, Shell Scripting, Postman, EDI: FTP, and Web services, ServiceNow, JIRA, Salesforce, GitHub

Certification

  • SAFe for Leaders Certified, 08/01/18
  • Scrum Master, 08/01/17
  • ITIL V3.0
  • MAWM Active Certification
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt, 08/01/14
  • PMP certification

Timeline

Associate Director

Cognizant Consulting
10.2023 - Current

Director, Global Logistics

Tapestry
02.2021 - 08.2023

Senior Manager, Supply Chain

Cognizant Technologies Solutions, Lululemon Athletica Inc
08.2019 - 02.2021

Senior Manager, Logistics

NIKE, INC.
10.2015 - 08.2018

Sr Project Manager (Back office)

WALMART STORES, INC
12.2010 - 10.2015

Technology Lead, Kraft Foods

INFOSYS TECHNOLOGIES LTD
10.2006 - 12.2010

Associate

NEXT-G EXUBERANT SOLUTIONS LTD
07.2005 - 09.2006

Corporate LEAD Program -

Stanford Global School of Business

Masters of Science - Operations Management

University of Arkansas

Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication

Maharshi Dayanand University
RAHUL CHANDRA