Hi, I am Manas Acharekar

Welcome to my web page to understand my professional profile, project portfolios, and credentials.

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About me:  

 Supply chain Management professional with over 20 years of experience in S&OP, Demand & Supply Planning, Logistics, and Procurement. I specialize in Demand Planning processes, SCM Planning tool implementation, and Supply Chain Digital projects.

Proficient in ERP tools and Business Intelligence (SAP HANA, O9 Solutions, Arkieva, Anaplan, SAP APO, Excel, and Power BI) to deliver critical insights and sustainable business solutions. 

I hold a PG (Executive MBA), CSCP (APICS), and multiple Supply Chain certifications. My career spans global and Indian businesses, managing operations for organizations with revenues from ₹1,000 crores ($150 million) to ₹25,000 crores ($3 billion).

An occasional writer on Supply Chain Management and Business Data Analytics. I actively share insights through LinkedIn posts and Medium blogs, while networking with industry experts to stay updated and exchange knowledge.

 For a more detailed understanding refer to the Profile section.

Articles and Blogs : 

• My articles were published on the recognized platform of IBF (Institute of Business Forecasting & Planning). Kindly refer links below.

  • • Segmentation framework for analyzing causal demand factors  (Demand Planning and Forecasting)

    • Forecast Performance Tracker with RCA classification (Demand Planning and Business Analytics)

• Articles _ Blogs on Medium

• Post _ Articles on Linkedin

ERP, Planning and BI Tools exposure :

• Microsoft Excel

• Power BI Desktop

• PowerPoint

• Supply Chain ERP and Planning tool: SAP HANA, O9 Solutions, Arkieva, Forecast Pro, Anaplan

• SQL (learning phase)

• Future milestones: Python (specifically for Forecasting and Supply Chain Optimization)

Business Intelligence and Data Analytics (Tools - MS Excel and Power BI ): 

I possess strong analytical skills, enabling me to dive deep into data, uncover valuable insights, and provide solutions that drive informed decision-making and benefit the organization.

Data Analytics have 4 distinctive categories: descriptive, diagnostics, predictive and prescriptive.

 Few Business Intelligence and Data Analytics Projects  (Tools - MS Excel and Power BI) :

• Supply Chain: Inventory Report in Power BI : Inventory Report giving details of shelf life with various segmentations

• RFM Analysis : RFM analysis. 𝐑𝐅𝐌 (𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲, 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐭𝐚𝐫𝐲) analysis is a proven Marketing model for behavior-based Customer segmentation. 

• Onyx Data Challenge: Pie Bakery Sales Analysis  (Sales, Cost, and Forecasting analysis)

• Kaggle:  US Superstore (Profit and Logistics KPI)

• IBF: Forecasting Performance Tracker (published article - Demand Planning and Business analytics)

• Onyx Data Challenge: Nobel Prizes Dataset

• Maven Airlines data challenge