Umakant Yadav

Chief Operating Officer & Enterprise Operations VP
uky171991@gmail.com
9453619260
Chicago, IL
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01 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

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.

02 WORK 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.

03 EXPERTISE

Enterprise Operations P&L Leadership ($500M+) Supply Chain Resilience Lean Six Sigma C-Suite Stakeholder Management Robotic Process Automation M&A Integration

04 EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University
2014
B.S. in Industrial & Operations Engineering
University of Michigan
2009