Sumant Kapil

Background

About Sumant Kapil

Innovative and results-driven Engineering Leader with over 20 years of experience building, scaling, and delivering enterprise-grade solutions that drive measurable business impact. I bring a unique Techno-Functional expertise across Merchandising, Inventory Planning, Forecasting, and Replenishment, with a proven track record of leading large-scale transformation initiatives. My experience spans working with industry-leading platforms such as JDA MMS, JDA Demand, Manhattan DFIO, Teradata Demand Chain Management, and Relex Forecasting. Notably, I designed and delivered a replenishment system from the ground up for The Home Depot, the world’s largest home improvement retailer. In addition to domain expertise, I have hands-on experience in MLOps and AI-driven transformation projects—successfully migrating regression models from IBM SPSS to Google Vertex AI and improving performance and accuracy by advancing into XGBoost-based solutions. I am certified in Applied Generative AI Specialization and recognized as a Google Generative AI Leader. My core strengths include Agentic AI, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Large Language Models (LLMs), Deep Learning, and Machine Learning—bridging business strategy with next-gen AI technologies to deliver innovation at scale. I am passionate about leveraging AI and data-driven systems to transform supply chain, retail, and enterprise operations while mentoring teams and fostering innovation.