Vihitha PV

About

Supply chain planning professional with 6+ years of experience across MEA markets, specializing in demand forecasting, supply planning, S&OP/IBP, inventory optimization, and supply chain analytics. Experienced in cross-functional planning, dashboarding, and process improvement to improve forecast accuracy, service levels, and inventory performance.

Experience

• Supply Chain Specialist
  Philip Morris International · Dubai
  Oct 2025 – May 2026

  Optimized inventory across complex Middle East distribution channels, balanced product availability, inventory health, stock freshness, service levels, and obsolescence risk. Compared demand requirements against production and supply plans, identified gaps and risks, coordinated corrective actions, developed SKU launch sequencing, and created inventory analytics dashboards.

• Demand Planning Analyst
  Bacardi · Dubai
  May 2023 – Oct 2025

  Led market-level demand planning and S&OP reviews across Middle East markets. Developed and reviewed forecasts, incorporated market intelligence and supply constraints, built forecasting and allocation tools, managed DOH reporting, designed a Power BI demand scorecard, and supported master data governance and planning exceptions.

• Customer Service Analyst
  Al Seer · Dubai
  Apr 2022 – May 2023

  Monitored supply chain service KPIs including fill rates and delivery performance, identified root causes, collaborated with logistics, supply chain, sales, and operations teams, and supported process improvement and data analysis initiatives.

• Operations Analyst
  GAC · Dubai
  Sep 2020 – Apr 2022

  Conducted operational and SKU analysis, developed supplier performance scorecards, monitored service requirements, and coordinated with clients, suppliers, and internal teams to improve operational execution.

• Shipping Operations and Shipping Coordinator
  POC · Dubai
  Aug 2019 – Jun 2020

  Coordinated shipping operations, monitored shipping schedules, and worked with internal and external stakeholders to support timely and accurate shipment execution.

Education

• 2020
  Master of Business Administration in Supply Chain and Operations Management

  Amity University

  Supply Chain and Operations Management · 2020

  Supply Chain and Operations Management
• 2017 VJ
  Bachelor of Technology in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

  Vimal Jyothi Engineering College

  Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE) · 2017

  Electrical and Electronics Engineering (EEE)

Skills

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Projects

• Distributor Aging & Inventory Freshness Dashboard

  Developed a distributor inventory dashboard to monitor stock aging, movement, inventory freshness, slow-moving inventory, and at-risk stock.

• Operator Inventory Consolidation & Visibility Platform

  Consolidated fragmented operator inventory reporting into a standardized automated platform to improve visibility of inventory levels, DOH, depletion trends, and stock health.

• Regional Demand Performance Scorecard Implementation
  Power BI

  Implemented a Power BI-based demand performance scorecard integrating Forecast Accuracy, Bias, Shipment Accuracy, and key S&OP KPIs into a single dashboard for regional planning reviews.

Courses & certifications

• AI in Supply Chain Management · Coursera · 2026