As a Director Analyst, Koonal advises clients on transforming supply chain planning into a strategic advantage by guiding the selection, implementation, and adoption of planning technologies. Koonal's focus is on driving digital transformation using AI and analytics, ensuring investments deliver measurable value.
Koonal brings deep expertise in end-to-end planning - demand, supply, production, distribution, material and procurement planning across IBP, S&OP, S&OE, with expertise in parallel functions of product portfolio, category and revenue planning.
Ultimately, Koonal helps enterprises shift from fragmented, reactive processes to integrated, and value-driven planning ecosystems that improve service, optimize inventory, and accelerate growth.
As Principal Solutions Advisor at Blue Yonder, Koonal partnered with global enterprises to shape complex, multi-year transformation initiatives, leading the full lifecycle of strategic opportunities - from problem framing and solution architecture to executive storytelling, solution demonstrations, and showcasing potential value benefits.
As Enterprise Solution Architect at Blue Yonder, Koonal architected award winning supply chain solutions that spanned across enterprises from big box retailers in US and Canada region to niche manufacturing organizations.
Koonal's experience spans retail and manufacturing supply chains, with a strong track record of bridging technology with data strategy and organizational change.
AI Strategy and Business Transformation
Supply Chain Technology and Service Provider Vendor Selection
Build Your AI Business Case, Roadmap and Execution Plan
Reconcile the Desired AI Future State With Supply Chain’s Existing Technology Stack
Prioritize and Implement AI Use Cases
Big Data and Social Analytics, MIT Experimental Learning
Certified in Production and Inventory Management (CPIM), APICS
Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Mumbai
Supply Chain Planning Technology Selection, Identifying business value, Implementation of Integrated Planning Technology, Bridging Planning and Execution Gaps