Arun Sridharan

Arun Sridharan

Supply chain consulting leader with 13 years of experience driving large-scale transformation for global organizations. Currently serving as Director in the Americas Strategic Consulting team at Cushman & Wakefield, partnering with Fortune 500 and C-suite stakeholders of industrial occupier clients to deliver high-impact work that aligns real estate and supply chain strategies. Expert in supply chain network modelling and analytics to deliver measurable cost reductions and service improvements.

Work Experience:

13 Years Years

Industry:

Consulting & Strategy, Operations & Supply Chain

Function:

Consulting

Work Experience

Director, Supply Chain Analysis | Cushman & Wakefield (May '23-Present)
• Lead the Global Supply Chain & Logistics Advisory CoE team, defining the strategic vision, go-to-market strategy, and scaling analytics capabilities to capture global demand.
• Manage a high-performing team of 6+ supply chain professionals, fostering a culture of collaboration and innovation.
• Surpassed annual targets by delivering 12+ projects and 1 major program, generating ~$250K in direct consulting revenue and influencing ~$50M in indirect real estate transaction revenue.

Manager, Supply Chain Analytics | Tredence (Feb '23-May '23)
• Led supply chain delivery teams to ensure high-quality analytical deliverables and engaged with global leaders to define solutions.
• Executed multiple Proof of Concepts (POCs) for CPG clients to demonstrate value and expand client relationships.

Supply Chain Design & Optimization Specialist | Cargill (Aug '20-Nov '22)
• Develop supply chain network optimization strategies for various Cargill businesses and identify value through cost reduction, cost avoidance, profit generation or working capital reduction.
• Identified a $10M savings opportunity in cost reduction for the North American agricultural supply chain network.
• Developed integrated end-to-end supply chain network models for poultry businesses in Asia (Thailand, China) and Europe (Poland, UK, France) to identify cost reduction opportunities.

Consultant, Forecasting & Digital Supply Chain | antuit.ai (May '16-Jul '20)
• Design analytical solution based on project objectives. (Primary focus: Supply Chain Network Optimization).
• Developed a tactical supply chain optimization model for an Australian building materials manufacturer, used for supply plan validation during the monthly S&OP process.

Associate Consultant | KPMG Global Services (Feb ‘16-May ‘16)

Senior Analyst | antuit.ai (May ‘15-Jan ‘16)

Analyst | ThinkLink Supply Chain Services (Jul ‘14-Apr ‘15)

Programmer Analyst | Cognizant (Apr ‘10-Jul ‘11)

Accomplishments

1. Conference Presentation: "Scheduling of multi-product pipeline systems for transporting liquid fuels," MOPTA 2013         Conference, Lehigh University, USA (August 2013).
2. Promoted from Senior Manager role to Director at Cushman & Wakefield (Sep 2025).

Education
  • MBA (Blended PGP), Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, 2024–26
  • M.S. (by Research) Chemical Engineering*, Indian Institute of Technology Madras, 2014
  • B.E. Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, Anna University, Chennai, 2009
Certification
  • APICS/ASCM Certified in Logistics, Transportation and Distribution (CLTD)
  • PMI Certified Associate in Project Management (CAPM)
  • Coupa LLamasoft Supply Chain Design Level 1, Network Optimization, Data Guru
Extra-curricular

Sports - Cricket:
1. Represented IIT Madras in the 47th Inter-IIT sports meet. (2011)
2. Represented Anna University in the South-zone inter-university cricket tournament. (2005)