VIVEK RANJAN DAS  : +91 8828022267

MALE, DOB: SEP 5 , 1991

TH  vivekranjandas01@gmail.com

SCHOLASTIC RECORD
Year Degree Institute CGPA/% Remarks
2018 PGDIM NITIE, Mumbai 8.43/10 95% in Procurement
2015 B.Tech (Manufacturing Sc. & Engg) IIT Kharagpur, Kharagpur 85.80 Hons
2010 12th (WBCHSE) South Point High School, Kolkata 83.80 Maths 95
2008 10th (WBBSE) South Point High School, Kolkata 92.75 Maths 97
WORK EXPERIENCE (POST-MBA) (13 MONTHS)
PwC US Advisory
Experienced Associate (Consultant) Jun 2018 – Present
(formerly, PRTM Management Consulting)
Project Domain: Supply Chain Consulting
 Conducted manufacturing and transportation network optimisation for a leading US based drainage
systems company. Achieved savings of ~9% in production costs by identifying opportunities of process
consolidation. Reduced logistics costs by ~10% using strategies like site consolidation and lane rate
analysis. Developed future state network strategies for 5 years for 9 different scenarios using Llamasoft
 Conducted network analysis for a leading US healthcare logistics & medical supplies company. Developed
10 greenfield scenarios in Llamasoft varying number of distribution centers to be chosen. Compared
service levels and impact on distance travelled by transportation fleet between baseline and proposed hub
and spoke scenarios developed. Built a dynamic model showing space required for 2 finalized scenarios in
terms of pallet positions and square foot
 Modelled future state greenfield locations in Llamasoft for distribution network of a leading roofing
products supplier in UK. Assessed current state distribution network of outbound customer flows and
inbound supplier flows
Roles &  Identified savings potential in LTL shipments of a major global specialty chemicals client by consolidating
Responsibilities 2/3 day LTL shipments into 1 day LTL and FTL shipment. Determined range of savings opportunity
from ~24% to ~30% in FTL shipments by benchmarking line haul charges against industry standards
 Evaluated supplier economic impact on markets for a leading US multinational food ,snack and beverage
corporation. Conducted survey across 700+ suppliers collecting spend, volume and sustainability
parameters.
 Created baseline scenario of network optimization in Llamasoft for a leading multinational IT products
distribution company. Developed multiple scenarios of distribution network comparing total impact on
transportation cost with respect to baseline. Recommended 2 scenarios to client with optimal service levels
and transportation cost
 Member of Logistics Centre of Excellence team, responsible for upskilling of the larger team in the
domain of logistics analytics. Built dashboards in Tableau collating outputs of network design projects,
used as an accelerator for future projects and new business development. Conducted market research of
ocean freight rate providers and recommended feasible long-term partners for association with the firm
SUMMER INTERNSHIP (8 WEEKS)
Asian Paints Limited Supply Chain Management Apr 2017 – May 2017
Project Details: Future Structure & Operations of New Product Supply Chain for handling increasing scale & complexity
 Conducted comparative analysis of New & Regular Product Supply Chain processes using SIPOC
 Identified synergy in New and Regular Product functions by mapping stakeholders and similarity in steps
Roles &  Proposed changes in forecasting techniques specific to product life cycle stages of New Products
Responsibilities  Evaluated production planning of new products based on manufacturing complexity and launch phases
 Performed feasibility analysis of manual vs automated process in distribution planning of New Product
 Benchmarked New Product Support against industries across FMCG, pharmaceutical and other sectors
 Recommended reduction in supervision time of demand planning by New Product Support by 87.5%
Achievements
 Identified handover parameters of production planning potentially decreasing product portfolio by 49%
WORK EXPERIENCE(PRE MBA) (12 MONTHS)
Sitel India Pvt. Ltd. Manager Jun 2015 – May 2016
Project Domain: Financial Planning and Analysis, Shared Services
 Responsible for segmenting global annual HR Budget of $37 mil into separate regions and cost centres
 Benchmarked Sitel in the telemarketing industry by analysing 10K and 10Q reports of competitors
Roles &
Responsibilities  Co-pioneered a Cost Per Hire Project for dynamically calculating the amount spent behind each hire
 Bridged the data mapping gap by creating a Consolidated Salary Worksheet of global HR employees
 SPOC for the Legal Leadership Team addressing queries of financial implications of Legal policies
 Reduced budgeted amount by 17% by assessing routine spend and negotiating with Regional HR leaders
Achievements
 Optimized resources by 10% in Philippines and North America by measuring CPH Process Parameters
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
MRC  Co-ordinator, responsible for Media and Public Relations, and branding for NITIE 2016-18
Pratibimb  Founding Member, directed and acted in the first ever theatre production in NITIE 2017
Dramatics Team  Captain, led team to Bronze medal in Inter-Hall Dramatics Competition, IIT Kharagpur 2015
Table Tennis  Captain, led team to Inter Hall Table Tennis Tournament for Azad Hall, IIT Kharagpur 2014
NSS  Volunteer, worked towards social upliftment of villagers through community services 2011-13