Umakant Yadav

Chief Operating Officer & Enterprise Operations VP

9453619260

uky171991@gmail.com

Chicago, IL

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PROFILE

Transformative C-suite executive with 15+ years scaling global supply chains, manufacturing operations, and enterprise digital transformations across North America and EMEA. Generated $85M+ in cumulative EBITDA expansion through lean manufacturing and data-driven operational redesign.

EXPERIENCE

Chief Operating Officer (COO)

2019 – Present

Nexus Global Logistics & Supply

Oversee nationwide operations across 24 distribution centers, 3,200 employees, and $450M annual operating budget.
Reduced operational unit fulfillment costs by 22% while accelerating delivery SLAs by 18 hours.
Championed AI-driven route optimization and automated warehousing robotics integration.

Vice President of Supply Chain

2014 – 2019

Apex Manufacturing Corp

Restructured tier-1 supplier network across 14 countries, mitigating geopolitical tariff exposure by $32M.
Implemented Six Sigma Black Belt continuous improvement programs across 6 production plants.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

2014

Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University

B.S. in Industrial & Operations Engineering

2009

University of Michigan

SKILLS

Enterprise Operations 95%

P&L Leadership ($500M+) 90%

Supply Chain Resilience 85%

Lean Six Sigma 92%

C-Suite Stakeholder Management 88%

Robotic Process Automation 80%

M&A Integration 85%

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