Krishnaprasad Rao

Director-Supply Chain Systems at Merck

Krishnaprasad (Krishna) is an accomplished supply chain professional with an end to end Supply Chain Technology experience leading and delivering strategic projects. Krishna is leading strategic enterprise digital initiatives in the areas of Enterprise Control Tower and Enterprise Label Management As business leader, Krishna has developed and sustained effective trusted advisor relationships and partnerships with key stakeholders. Krishna has worked with diverse teams to develop, mentor and direct global teams to deliver IT programs and process improvement initiatives. Krishna’s key areas of expertise are: • With experience working on Business and IT sides of supply chain, Krishna has a proven record at driving & achieving business value in initiatives right from conception to sustenance. • Leading cross enterprise divisional initiatives in key strategic and compliance areas – Enterprise Control Tower, Enterprise Label Management, Product/SKU optimization, Controlled Substance, Artwork Management and EH&S. • Interact with IT vendors, external suppliers and other partners to build an ecosystem to align with organizational objectives. • Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP), Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Production planning, Inventory Management, Planning Analytics working across business applications- Oracle EBS, Oracle VCP, Kinaxis RapidResponse, SAP. • Consulting and cross domain experience working in multiple domains: Life Sciences, Industrial manufacturing, Consumer Products, Auto Parts. • Pharma industry expertise leading initiative in Environmental Health and Safety, Labeling & Artwork Management, Controlled Substance, equipment calibration.