About
Pankaj Chandhok | Operations Advisor to Manufacturing CEOs
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Pankaj Chandhok
Early in my career I joined a manufacturing company that was scaling from 10 million units a month to 10 million units a day.
There was no planning system. Items did not have part numbers. The organisation was running on urgency and improvisation.
Over the years that followed, I built the system from the ground up — demand planning, procurement alignment, vessel scheduling, delivery compliance. By the time it was complete, 97% of shipments caught the vessel they were planned to catch when the order was received 30 to 45 days earlier. We were supplying 80+ countries. Meeting the delivery conditions of customers like Walmart — a 7-day delivery window to the US and Europe from India — for the world's largest OEMs.
That experience taught me something that no classroom and no consulting framework could: the difference between a system that looks right on paper and one that actually holds under pressure is not technology. It is the quality of the planning process and the integrity of the information flowing between functions.
Every engagement I take on today is built on that foundation.
Thirty years across manufacturing, supply chain, and operations leadership — Timex, HCL, Escorts, Moser Baer, Hexagon, and independent advisory since 2023. Industries from automotive components to optical media, sports footwear to telecom infrastructure. Geographies across Asia, Europe, and North America.
The through-line across all of it: finding where the system is losing alignment and fixing it — before the P&L makes it impossible to ignore.
Since 2023 I have worked independently as an Operations Advisor to manufacturing CEOs.
The work is always the same in structure: diagnose the fault, correct the process, embed the accountability, and leave. No junior team. No subcontractors. The CEO gets me — not a methodology handed to an analyst.
I work with promoter-led manufacturers between ₹100 Cr and ₹1000 Cr where the CEO knows something is wrong but cannot locate it — and with PE-backed portfolio companies where EBITDA improvement is the mandate and operational drag is the blocker.
Education & Certifications
— B.E. Mechanical Engineering, Delhi College of Engineering
— Senior Management Programme, IIM Calcutta
— MBA, Manipal Academy of Higher Education
— Supply Chain Excellence, Rutgers University, New Jersey, USA
— Blockchain Professional Certificate, IIT Kanpur
— NLP Practitioner
— Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer.
"The unique perspective provided by Pankaj was instrumental in driving substantial improvements... proving to improve our operational efficiency and effectiveness."
— Neeraj Bansal, CFO, Tricolite Electrical Industries Ltd.
"Your approach to analyzing our entire process, from the moment we get an order to the final payment, was simply brilliant. The insights you shared have been game-changers for our supply chain operations and overall efficiency."
– Atul Khosla, Founder & CEO, Om Nanotech Pvt. Ltd.
"What sets you apart is your ability to identify subtle yet impactful changes in our processes. Your keen eye for detail has uncovered opportunities for improvement. The unique perspective has been invaluable in driving meaningful change throughout our organization."
– Virender Awal, CEO, Mochiko Shoes Pvt. Ltd (Agilitas Sports)
"Pankaj is a brilliant mind on supply chain planning and management. He can build a supply chain system right from process design till implementation on ground.
More importantly, Pankaj is highly customer centric and hence sensitive to market needs and organisational imperatives.
– Manish Singhal , Secretary General, ASSOCHAM.
If you are a manufacturing CEO who recognises this problem — a system that looks accountable but is not — a 45-minute conversation is the right first step.
No pitch. No proposal until I have understood your situation.
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