Forbes Council Member · Six Sigma Black Belt

Jay Patel

Global Supply Chain & Operations Leader

12+ years engineering resilient, data-driven supply chains across healthcare, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, automotive, and food & beverage industries.

By the Numbers

$0M

P&L Managed

Suppliers Managed

$0M

$21M Cost Savings

Research Papers

Industry Awards

Competition Wins

About

The Story So Far

Forward-thinking executive with 12 years of experience engineering resilient, data-driven supply chains across healthcare, semiconductor, pharmaceutical, automotive, and food & beverage industries.

My approach combines deep analytical rigor with cross-functional collaboration — from managing a $480M P&L at a leading medical device manufacturer to driving $21M in cost savings.

As a Forbes Business Council member and published researcher, I'm committed to advancing the field through thought leadership and practical innovation in Digital Twin technology and AI-driven operations.

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Education

MS in Industrial Technology & Management

Arizona State University

2016

BE in Mechanical Engineering

Gujarat Technological University

2011

Industries

Cross-Industry Expertise

🤖

AI & IoT

Smart retail, Digital Twin & ML-driven supply chains

🏥

Healthcare

Medical devices & patient monitoring

🍶

Food & Beverage

24 major brands, 34 production lines

💊

Pharmaceutical

550 SKU inventory management

🚗

Automotive

Hybrid vehicle architecture (GM)

🔬

Semiconductor

Precision laser manufacturing

Career

12 Years, One Thread

Global Supply Chain Lead

Jan 2024 – Present

Spacelabs Healthcare, OSI Systems

HealthcareMedical Devices

Supply Chain Manager

Jul 2021 – Dec 2023

Niagara Bottling

Food & Beverage

Sr. Supply Chain Analyst

Jan 2020 – Jun 2021

Niagara Bottling

Food & Beverage

Supply Chain Analyst

Sep 2018 – Dec 2019

Niagara Bottling

Food & Beverage

Supply Chain Co-ordinator

Jun 2015 – Jul 2016

Samarika Pharmaceuticals, India

Pharmaceutical

Supply Chain Management Intern

Jun 2014 – Sep 2014

SLTL, Gandhinagar, India

SemiconductorManufacturing

Research Assistant

Nov 2016 – May 2018

Intel & GM (ASU)

AutomotiveIoTResearch

Vice President, Student Government

May 2017 – May 2018

Arizona State University

Leadership

Toolkit

Tools & Technologies

ERP

SAP (MM, PP, SD)Oracle (EBS & WMS)D365JDA (Blue Yonder)ManhattanLogility

Analytics & BI

AlteryxSnowflakeTableauPower BIAdvanced ExcelMS 365

Automation & ML

PythonSQLAWS SageMakerGoogle Vertex AIAzureMATLABAMPL

Project Management

SalesforceVisioHighGearAgile Methodologies

SAPOracle EBSD365Blue YonderManhattanLogilityAlteryxSnowflakeTableauPower BIPythonSQLAWS SageMakerGoogle Vertex AIAzureMATLABAMPLSalesforceSAPOracle EBSD365Blue YonderManhattanLogilityAlteryxSnowflakeTableauPower BIPythonSQLAWS SageMakerGoogle Vertex AIAzureMATLABAMPLSalesforce

Thought Leadership