With more than 15 years of experience, Mr. Koushik has been involved in direct and indirect material sourcing; sales; inventory and operations planning (SIOP); make/buy and manufacturing strategy; supply resiliency and risk mitigation; value analysis and value engineering; and growth strategy. He has worked across a variety of industries, including industrial products, automotive, aerospace and defense, consumer, medical devices, and technology.

Mr. Koushik has delivered over $600 million in bottom line value and $1 billion in working capital improvement through several sourcing, procurement, and broader supply chain initiatives (primarily in directs), across the entire M&A deal cycle. His performance improvement initiatives have included delivering sourcing strategies and a $300 million cost reduction, and addressing a $7.4 billion spend across more than 25 commodities for a global industrials company post spin-off.

Additionally, Mr. Koushik has been involved in supply resiliency and risk mitigation, working with several original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and private equity portfolio companies to illuminate sub-tier networks, identify critical nodes, sense risks, and develop supply assurance strategies for revenue attainment. He has delivered SIOP and supplier collaboration functional processes and enabled technologies for capacity, lead time, and inventory visibility across multiple supply tiers for several OEMs across industries. Mr. Koushik has also led due diligences, conducted operations assessments, and delivered manufacturing, distribution, and logistics strategies for portfolio companies of private equity firms.

Prior to joining A&M, Mr. Koushik was a leader in Deloitte’s Supply Chain practice, where he led direct materials capability and delivered engagements across private equity and Fortune 500 companies to drive EBIT/working capital improvement and capability enablement.

Mr. Koushik earned a bachelor’s degree in chemical engineering from Anna University, India, and a master’s degree in engineering management from Dartmouth College.