Venkat Subramanian

Visionary
DISC Type : Ds

"Chief Consultant Officer" (Founder) at Supply Chain, Procurement, Ops Consulting

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Venkat is a senior supply chain leader specializing in scaling high-growth CPG companies like Mars, Danone, and Intrinsic Brands. With an MBA from Thunderbird, he has managed spend budgets of approximately $500M, focusing on operational excellence and end-to-end value chains. Colleagues describe him as exceptional, focused, and results-driven.

He has a track record of scaling businesses through hypergrowth trajectories of up to 2000%.

Personality Overview

Goal-Oriented

Big Vision Person

Objective Evaluator

Reading between the lines and seeing beyond your words comes naturally to them.  They are very professional in their approach and can weigh multiple perspectives together. They exhibit a rare combination of being result-oriented but patient at the same time.

Topics They Care About

High-Growth CPG
His career is focused on building and scaling supply chains to fuel rapid growth in CPG environments.
E-commerce Wellness
As VP of Supply Chain at Intrinsic, he works with an e-commerce platform focused on digital-first health and wellness brands.
End-to-End Supply Chain
Specializes in creating integrated, end-to-end supply chain solutions, from sourcing and procurement to multi-channel fulfillment.

Media Appearances

Venkat has no verified media appearances

Work History

10-2024
"Chief Consultant Officer" (Founder) at Supply Chain, Procurement, Ops Consulting
7-2023 - 6-2024
Vice President Supply Chain at Preferred Brands International Inc. at Mars
3-2021 - 7-2023
Vice President Supply Chain at Intrinsic
8-2018 - 2-2021
Senior Director Operations at Sprout Foods, Inc.
3-2017 - 6-2018
Operations Business Unit Acceleration Director (Project Management Office) at Danone

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA from Thunderbird School of Global Management
Bachelor's degree from Delhi University

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Insights For Selling To Venkat

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Let them know of potential risks but suggest mitigation methods alongside
  • Suggest clear next steps with confidence, don't be vague or hesitant
  • Use phrases like 'your team deserves', 'best in class' etc.

DONT's

  • Avoid putting conscious effort into relationship-building
  • Don't get into pricing discussions early on, steer conversation towards proven results
  • Don't focus too much on mutual contacts or bother about other stakeholders, focus on them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Venkat is

  • Strong proof of impact and their conviction will matter the most, but they wouldn't want to act unilaterally either
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Venkat

  • They will say no if they are not convinced but you will have to prompt them.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Venkat move?

  • They will want to understand things well but can move fast once they have a clear picture.
  • Can Venkat take some risk or not?

  • They have good risk tolerance but are likely to think it through once or twice.

You And Venkat

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