Ramachandran Kallankara

Ramachandran Kallankara is a visiting faculty member in Executive Education Programs at Mahindra University with deep experience in IT consulting for supply chain and analytics. Over his career, he has helped organizations across Asia design and implement demand and supply planning, sales and operations planning and procurement improvement initiatives, and has founded analytics-driven businesses serving manufacturing, retail, healthcare and HR clients

• PGDM, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
• B.Tech, Indian Institute of Technology Madras.

Ramachandran has designed and delivered supply chain capability development programs for senior, mid-career and early-career professionals, aimed at creating industry-ready supply chain talent and upskilling experienced executives. He has led consulting engagements in demand and supply planning, S&OP, procurement process improvement and product strategy for supply chain software, helping firms institutionalize data-driven decision making. His entrepreneurial work in building an end-to-end recruitment platform demonstrates his ability to integrate technology, analytics and business strategy.

• Visiting Faculty, Executive Education Programs, Mahindra University.
• Partner, ValueQwest, a boutique consulting firm in the supply chain domain.
• Founder and former CEO of a recruitment-platform company that integrated candidates and organizations on one digital platform, leading product roadmap, business strategy and customer acquisition.
• Early-career leader at Infosys, where he was a key contributor in setting up the Enterprise Solutions practice focusing on enterprise package services.
• Supply chain and analytics consultant for clients across Asia, including capability-building workshops and advisory projects.