Bakul Sharma

Background

About Bakul Sharma

Bakul is a trusted advisor for global clients at Cognizant Supply Chain Practice. He worked in Supply chain consulting and advisory roles across multiple industries. Overall, He has 17+ yrs of experience in Consulting and Managerial Roles in Supply Chain Management. He is involved in transforming supply chains for Fortune 500 clients globally.His primary focus areas include Supply chain transformation, Supply chain Consulting, Pre-sales, Client Engagement, Program Management and Vendor / Partner Management across Supply Chain Planning, Sourcing and Procurement (S2P), Order Management (O2C) and Logistics / Warehouse management.Key skills: Supply Chain Management, Business Transformation, Consulting, Client Management, Business Development, Business Analysis, Program Management, Solution Architecture Design, Product ManagementBefore consulting, Bakul gathered over a decade of diverse supply chain experience in optimizing and managing supply chains at NTPC Ltd. He formulated strategies for Supply chain operations, Business Planning, Procurement, Logistics, and Operations Excellence. He also represented the Indian power sector globally in Japan as the Brand Ambassador of the Ministry of Power-India and NTPC Ltd. Bakul holds a full-time management degree from IIM Lucknow and a degree in Mechanical Engineering from NIT Trichy. He is a Certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and Certified Energy Manager. He also holds the Certificate in Project Management (PMA) and Certificate in Public Procurement (World-bank)