In his new role, Shikhar will oversee warehouse operations, distribution execution, logistics coordination and e-commerce planning across the company’s supply chain network, with a focus on operational efficiency, customer fulfillment and service reliability.
Before joining Kohler Co., Shikhar served as Nutraceuticals Planning Lead at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories. In this role, he played a key part in operationalising the supply chain for the nutraceutical joint venture between Dr. Reddy’s and Nestlé Health Science, while also contributing to planning digitization and process transformation initiatives, including Kinaxis-led supply chain transformation programs.
Earlier, Shikhar worked as Director Supply Chain Operations at 1K Kirana Bazaar, where he established and scaled supply chain and operational capabilities for the growing retail business, leading a team of more than 150 professionals.
Prior to that, Shikhar was associated with Bira 91, where he managed integrated planning and analytics initiatives supporting supply chain operations.
Shikhar also spent more than 5 years at Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories across several supply chain leadership roles covering Strategic Sourcing, Central Planning, Logistics and Supply Chain Transformation. During this period, he worked on SAP APO implementation, inventory optimization, procurement planning, distribution planning, capacity planning and KPI automation initiatives supporting large-scale global operations.
Earlier in his career, Shikhar gained operational and engineering experience in the maritime sector with organizations including Thome Group, Marine Solutionz Ship Management and NYK Line. His responsibilities included shipboard operations, maintenance planning, safety compliance and infrastructure management in multinational environments.
With expertise spanning logistics, supply chain transformation, planning digitization, sourcing, warehousing and distribution operations, Shikhar brings significant operational leadership experience to Kohler’s expanding business operations in India.
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