Professional Summary
Sukumar Perneti is a Supply Chain and Operations leader with a founder’s mindset and a proven track record of building scalable end-to-end SCM systems from scratch.
A founding team member at True Elements (Marico-owned subsidiary), he has led procurement, production planning, warehousing, dispatch, and multi-channel logistics across D2C, e-commerce, quick commerce, and GT-MT channels, supporting large-scale revenue growth.
AI & Data-Driven Systems
Sukumar actively applies AI and data-driven tools across supply chain operations, including dynamic safety stock calculation, inventory ageing analysis, dispatch prioritization, and demand forecasting. These AI-assisted systems are embedded within ERP workflows to reduce stockouts, minimize expiry losses, and improve OTIF performance.
Core Expertise
Supply Chain Management
Operations
Logistics
D2C
Ecommerce
Quick Commerce
Inventory Planning
Demand Forecasting
ERP
AI in SCM
OTIF
Warehousing
Career Highlights
- Built and led a 170-member operations and SCM team managing 450+ SKUs
- Managed monthly production and dispatch of 12+ lakh units driving INR 280 crore annual gross revenue
- Built Q-commerce operations to a 90-crore business with 95 percent appointment delivery adherence
- Implemented AI-powered safety stock tools reducing revenue loss by 25 percent
- Built ML-driven inventory ageing and dispatch dashboards reducing expiry losses by up to 10 percent
- Achieved logistics cost savings exceeding INR 180 lakhs through negotiation and optimization
Experience Timeline
2020-Present
Head – Supply Chain Management – True Elements (Marico Owned Subsidiary)
2017-2020
Lead – Supply Chain – True Elements
2015-2016
Marketing & Operations Manager – True Elements
2014-2015
Assistant Manager – Marketing – HealthyWorld.in
Platforms & Work Environment
True Elements – End-to-end SCM, D2C, E-commerce, Q-commerce logistics, ERP-integrated operations
Why trust this contributor?
Writes from deep hands-on experience in supply chain leadership, AI-assisted logistics optimization, ERP-driven operations, and large-scale multi-channel fulfillment systems.
