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Tirthal
Kothari

Operations consultant, researcher & analytics professional building resilient supply chains — from Mumbai to Chicago.

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Who I Am

₹200K
FY24 Cost Savings
1,500+
Companies Analysed
5
Roles · 2 Countries
2026
MS Graduation

From Mumbai
to Chicago

I grew up running supply chains in my family's electronics business in Mumbai — where every procurement call, every shipment, every vendor relationship had real stakes. That hands-on foundation led me to research, academia, and now a graduate degree at DePaul.

I sit at the intersection of data and operations: equally comfortable in R or Excel as I am negotiating with suppliers or presenting to C-suite stakeholders.

DDMRPSix Sigma Green Belt TableauPython · R · SQL AnylogistixDePaul · Kellstadt
Work

Work Experience

01
LPC Office Assistant
College of Communication · DePaul University
Sep 2025 — Jun 2026
Chicago, IL
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  • Manage office operations — printing, scanning, communications, and call handling
  • Coordinate faculty requests and maintain organized workflows across multiple projects
  • Provide timely, responsive support to visitors, students, and faculty
02
Student Ambassador
Kellstadt School of Business · DePaul University
Feb 2025 — Present
Chicago, IL
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  • Led 7+ recruitment events using CRM (Slate) to manage prospective student pipelines
  • Advised 100+ prospective students on SCM, analytics and logistics curricula and career paths
  • Maintained a 24-hour SLA for all applicant communication to support enrollment goals
  • Engaged 150+ students through live sessions, panels, and digital platforms
03
Operations & SC Consultant
Kothari Electronics · Family Business
Jun 2021 — Jul 2024
Mumbai, India
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  • Managed end-to-end operations: procurement, manufacturing oversight, QC, inventory and distribution
  • Strategic sourcing initiatives achieved ₹200,000 in FY24 cost savings through vendor renegotiation
  • Reduced defect-related waste by salvaging and reprocessing PVC wire, generating ₹90,000 annual savings
  • Improved demand planning workflows to enhance on-time delivery performance across product lines
04
Research Analyst
Institute of Supply Chain Management (ISCM)
Jul 2023 — Jul 2024
Mumbai, India
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  • Analysed 1,500+ companies across 24 sectors using R, Excel and Tableau to benchmark SC performance
  • Built India's first national supply chain index — enhanced methodology by 40% over prior frameworks
  • Authored "Top 20 Supply Chain Champions of India" — flagship industry report
  • Led Supply Chain Dialogue Series with CSCO-level speakers from Fortune 500 companies
05
Content & Social Media Intern
Career Launcher
Feb 2023 — Apr 2023
Mumbai, India
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  • SEO-optimised content strategy raised website traffic by 25% and session time by 40%
  • Grew Instagram account organically by 10,000+ followers through targeted campaigns
  • Developed high-performing content scripts and social media themes for student audiences
06
Supply Chain Intern
Mentone Concretes
May 2022 — Jul 2022
Mumbai, India
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  • Evaluated supplier performance with scorecards; removed 2 underperforming vendors from approved list
  • Applied MRP to prevent stockouts — material availability improved by 30%
  • Scheduled outbound logistics and tracked 20+ weekly shipments ensuring on-time delivery
Projects

Built, modeled,
shipped.

MGT 594 · Machine Learning
Retail Demand Forecasting
Team ML project on retail store inventory data — EDA and feature engineering across inventory levels, orders, pricing and discounts, then trained and compared models to forecast units sold and flag replenishment risk.
Pythonpandasscikit-learnseaborn
Industry Project · KeHE
Inbound Truckload RFP
Worked a real 2024 inbound TL RFP for KeHE Distributors in DePaul's transportation practicum — analyzed lane-level carrier bids and built an award recommendation balancing cost, coverage and service.
TransportationProcurementBid Analysis
Self-Directed
AI-Automated SC Analytics
End-to-end analytics stack built solo: a Supabase Postgres warehouse, Quadratic AI spreadsheets for analysis, and n8n workflow automation wiring supply chain datasets to automated Gmail alerts.
n8nPostgreSQLQuadratic AIAutomation
Machine Learning
Customer Segmentation
K-Means clustering over income, spending score and channel mix to carve a retail customer base into actionable segments — elbow-method validation and a tailored loyalty-program play per cluster.
PythonK-MeansSegmentation
Machine Learning
Churn Prediction Model
Decision-tree classifier on tenure, charges, support calls and contract type — tuned depth and leaf size, then translated the tree's splits into concrete retention actions for at-risk customers.
scikit-learnDecision TreesClassification
Decision Modeling
Optimization in Excel
Linear-programming production models (M&D Chemicals) and decision-analysis labs in Excel Solver — formulating constraints, reading sensitivity reports and running what-if scenarios on cost and capacity.
Excel SolverLinear ProgrammingSensitivity
Writing

Published thinking.

DePaul · Inside Kellstadt Blog
A Day in the Life of an MS in Supply Chain Management Student
My published piece on the Kellstadt blog — the train commute to the Loop Campus, collaborative study sessions, evening classes, and the transportation optimization model I built integrating demand, capacity uncertainty and cost-risk tradeoffs.
Student VoiceChicagoRead ↗
ISCM · National Publication
Top 20 Supply Chain Champions of India
India’s first national supply chain index — I analyzed 1,500+ public companies across 24 sectors and helped build the ranking methodology blending financial metrics with ESG, resilience and technology factors.
R · TableauResearchVisit ↗
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1,500+ CO. INDEX
LIVE ERP BUILD
+30% AVAILABILITY
KEHE TL RFP
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Study

Education

Graduate Studies
Master of Science
DePaul University
Supply Chain Management · Kellstadt Graduate School
Chicago, IL · Expected June 2026
  • Focus: Supply Chain Management, Operations & Analytics
  • Active Student Ambassador for the Kellstadt Graduate School of Business
  • Engaged in case competitions & executive networking events
  • Graduation: June 2026 — Chicago, Illinois
Undergraduate Studies
Bachelor's Degree
Mumbai University
Management Studies — E-Commerce Operations
Mumbai, India · Graduated with Distinction
  • Specialisation: E-Commerce & Business Operations
  • Strong foundation in logistics, marketing & data management
  • Led multiple college-level supply chain and operations projects
  • Graduated with distinction — top academic standing
Toolkit

Skills & Certifications

Core Supply Chain
Supply Chain OptimisationStrategic Procurement Supplier EvaluationInventory Management Demand PlanningLogistics Coordination Risk AnalysisDDMRP Cost ReductionESG Integration CRM (Slate)Process Improvement
Technical Tools
RPythonSQL Microsoft ExcelTableau AnylogistixSlate CRM Statistical AnalysisMRP Systems Data VisualisationSEO Analytics
Soft Skills
Stakeholder ManagementExecutive Communication NegotiationTeam Leadership Strategic PlanningCritical Thinking Research & AnalysisAdaptability Cross-functional Collaboration
Certifications
GE Aerospace — Supply Chain Job Simulation
Forage
Tata Group — Data Visualisation Programme
Forage
Deloitte — Data Analytics Job Simulation
Forage
Six Sigma — Green Belt
Lean Six Sigma
DD Brix Factory — DDMRP Certification
Demand Driven Institute
Journey

My Story

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2019 — 2021
Bachelor's Degree
University of Mumbai
Education
Management Studies · E-Commerce
Graduated with Distinction
May – Jul 2022
Supply Chain Intern
Mentone Concretes · Mumbai
Operations
MRP applied · +30% availability
20+ weekly shipments tracked
Jun 2021 – Jul 2024
Operations & SC Consultant
Kothari Electronics · Mumbai
Consulting
End-to-end ops ownership
₹200K FY24 cost savings
Feb – Apr 2023
Content & Social Media Intern
Career Launcher · Mumbai
Digital
+10K Instagram followers
+25% web traffic
Jul 2023 – Jul 2024
Research Analyst
ISCM · Mumbai
Research
India's 1st national SC index
1,500+ companies analysed
2024 – Present
MS Supply Chain Management
DePaul University · Chicago
Education
Kellstadt Graduate School
Graduating June 2026
Feb 2025 – Present
Student Ambassador
Kellstadt School · DePaul
Leadership
7+ events · 100+ students advised
24-hr SLA maintained
June 2026
Next Chapter
Full-Time SC / Analytics Role
Open to Hire
Chicago & beyond
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Operations

How I Think About Supply Chain

Keep scrolling — one truck, one continuous 3D shot. It loads at the factory, stores at the warehouse, stocks the store, and ends at a customer's doorstep. The camera rides along.

Stop 01 · Manufacture

It starts on the
factory floor

Goods come off the line and onto the truck — the sourcing and production discipline behind ₹200K in FY24 procurement savings at Kothari Electronics.

Stop 02 · Store

Inventory finds
its home

Into the warehouse, onto the racks — buffer stock, reorder points and the MRP discipline that lifted material availability 30% at Mentone Concretes.

Stop 03 · Retail

Shelves meet
demand

Distribution puts product where the forecast says it sells — the demand-planning lens I apply from SKU-level data to national indices.

Stop 04 · Deliver

The last mile ends
at a doorstep

A parcel, a porch, a promise kept — every link before it exists for this moment. That end-to-end view is how I approach supply chain.

Manufacture
Warehouse
Retail
Doorstep
₹200K
Procurement Savings
30%
Availability Gain
1.5K+
Companies Analysed
40%
Defect Waste Reduced
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Impact Estimator

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Number of Vendors 40
Annual Procurement Spend $2M
Current Defect Rate 5%
Inventory Carrying Cost (% of value) 22%
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* Estimates based on methodologies applied at Kothari Electronics (strategic sourcing, DDMRP, supplier rationalisation, defect reduction). Results vary by industry and baseline. For a tailored analysis, reach out — tirth14503@gmail.com
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