Aarti Industries Limited (Leading specialty chemicals manufacturer)

• Joint Manager
  • Optimized organization-wide inventory, reducing the I2A (Inventory to Asset Value) ratio from 3.03% to 1.91% (Feb’25), surpassing the target of 2.1%.
  • Developed Proto2.0, a fully automated 24x7 PR controller (using JavaScript, Python, and Google Colab), that has saved ₹52 Cr through procurement avoidance (Aug’2023 - Jan’2025) and eliminated 69 man-days/month (~₹3L in manpower costs/month)
  • Led the change management team for the adoption of the new PR control system- Proto2.0 through cross-departmental consensus-building and grievance redressal.
  • Developed Vadat, a Supervised ML based industrial chatbot, that automated similar item identification within surplus stock, boosting the surplus liquidation and democratizing inventory control within the organization. Maximum saving potential per month- 1533 man-hours and ₹2.7 Lakh in manpower costs.
  • Implemented Min-max a.k.a. ROL (Reorder level) based planning of 1060 fast-moving items to automate PR creation, reducing procurement costs by ₹8.4L annually and minimizing stockouts/overstocking.
  • Key participant in ERP migration from SAP R3 ECC to S/4 HANA and MDM system migration; validated KDS, approval workflows, and UATs.
     
• Deputy Manager
  • Collaborated with maintenance teams to block 1257 duplicate codes, thereby freeing untapped inventory worth ₹6.35 crores.
  • Prepared and presented monthly inventory dashboards—highlighting I2A trends, Zonal performance, and action insights—to COOs of all three Zones using FSN, ageing and ABC analyses
  • Onboarded 3 AI and cloud-based vendors through negotiations, demos and leadership approvals to propel digital developments.
  • Conducted monthly site visits to each Zone for grievance redressals, monitoring ongoing projects and managing expectations of the Zonal Teams. Oversaw initiatives like 5S implementation and 100% stock verification of Class-A items.
  • Spearheaded sustainability initiatives, including in-house reuse of scrap metal for civil and auxiliary fabrication.
     

Reliance Industries Limited (Global Fortune-100 Indian conglomerate)

• Manager
  • Scrutinized and need validated Mechanical material purchase requisitions (PRs) for the SEZ Jamnagar Refinery.
  • Achieved average annual savings of ₹20 Crore through the strategic utilization of surplus, non-moving, and slow-moving inventory in ongoing projects and O&M requirements.
  • Facilitated seamless stock movement across tariff zones (DTA-GST, DTA-Excise, SEZ) by creating STOs, improving inventory fluidity across the organization.
  • Led digital enhancements in warehouse systems- Sparability module improvements, e-Challan, and eGatepass implementations.
  • Spearheaded future-ready projects: (1) Drone-based auto-delivery system for daily consumables (10kg payload), incorporating geofencing and fire-safety planning. (2) Laser engraving of tags on metallic parts to support automated identification.
  • Developed inventory models for Captive Power Plant (CPP) equipments, factoring installed base, historical failure rates, lead time, and item criticality.
  • Oversaw onsite commissioning and maintenance of CPP, Tank Farm, and Sulphur Recovery Unit during Graduate Trainee period.

• Star Performer of the Year—Recognized as the top performer in the Procurement vertical for outstanding contribution and results.
• Unsung Hero Award in Digital Innovation—Awarded for independently developing Vadat, one of the first ML-based industrial chatbots, built entirely using in-house free resources without relying on or sourcing any external tools.
• Star Learner Award—Honored for commitment towards continuous learning; ranked among the top employees at Reliance Industries for completing the highest number of functional and skill development courses.
• Internal Faculty Member—Acknowledged for contributions to Learning & Development as an in-house faculty member specializing in Inventory Control, RIL.
• Authored and presented the research paper “Effect of Silicon Addition on 1%Cr Hard-facing Alloy” (Paper No. 80)—accepted (with minor revision) at the International Conference on Advances in Materials and Product Design (AMPD 2015), NIT Surat.

• B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering) – National Institute of Technology, Surat

• Contributing Life Member—IIMM (Indian Institute of Materials Management), Vadodara Chapter.
• Supervised Machine Learning: Classification & Regression—DeepLearning.AI and Stanford Online.
• Google Project Management (Waterfall, Agile and Scrum)—Google.
• Generative AI for Product Managers—IBM and SkillUp EdTech.
• Generative AI for Business Consultants—Fractal Analytics.
• Excel Skills for Business: Advanced—Macquarie University

• Led the OGX Department, AIESEC Surat – Organized college seminars, built partnerships with directors/deans, and promoted international student exchange programs for Surat students.
• Member of SAE India and technical contributor for BAJA-SAE All-Terrain Buggy project of NIT Surat.
• Participated in Young Materials Manager Competition-2024 on the theme “Digitization Must For Competitive Edge in Supply Chain” in IIMM Vadodara.
• Represented Indonesia as a delegate at the UN-ECOSOC committee at aMUNitions 2012, Ahmedabad.
• Developed a fully automated, API-less algo-trading/investing program that enabled hands-free execution of strategies like pyramid investing, trailing stop-loss, and price improvement orders—eliminating the need for my manual market monitoring.
• Worked on home automation IoT and convenience DIY projects like- Bike helmet solid-state cooler.
• Hybrid Programmer with command over Python, JS & Appscript; built automation, data integration, & decision-support solutions.
• Website domain name investing and website domain. Manage my own portfolio website- www.roymayank.com