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Sudip Malakar
Principal, Malakar Consulting
17+ years running global supply chain, sourcing and procurement for automotive, industrial and power-electronics OEM programs — $1.58B in managed spend, $128.5M in delivered savings, and a habit of publishing the research behind the work.
End-to-end supply chain, from planning to delivery
I run supply chain the way the numbers actually move — planning, sourcing, inventory and delivery as one connected system, not four separate handoffs. Across electrified powertrain, power electronics, automotive and industrial manufacturing, that's meant rebuilding S&OP processes to 90%+ forecast accuracy, relocating sourcing under real crisis timing, and recovering margin that inflation had quietly transferred to suppliers.
I publish the research behind that work — sourced, cited, and grounded in real events — because the same public-data method that flags a prospect's exposure before we talk is the method I use to run the diagnostic once we do.
Education: University of North Alabama. Remote-first, embedded wherever the work is.
Reach
One methodology, applied the same way no matter where your plants are.
Inside Your Team
Working inside the day-to-day — category reviews, supplier calls, the cadence that only comes from being close to the work.
Coast to Coast
Full engagements run remote by default across every region — same rigor, no travel line item, no regional bias.
Multi-Site Networks
Multi-site and multi-region programs, nearshoring moves, and cross-border sourcing transitions.
Let's talk about what's on your mind
Tariff exposure, a supplier concentration problem, a cost that hasn't been re-tested in years — start with a free snapshot.
Credentials
Education & formal training.
Listed so they can be checked, not so they can be assumed.
- Fundamentals of GD&T — ASME Y14.5M SAE International · Engineering print reading; technical evaluation of specifications and tolerances
- Effective Negotiation Tactics Karrass Training Program
- Vice President, University Student Chapter APICS Supply Chain Management · 2017
In Their Own Words
Five people who worked with him, on the record.
These are public LinkedIn recommendations from managers, colleagues and one supplier-side counterpart — named, dated, and checkable. They are not clients of this consulting practice; the relationship is stated on every one.
“Sudip Malakar is one the best Purchasing professionals I’ve worked with. He executed supply chain, purchasing initiatives, and projects well and always delivered on time. He is a very dependable, goal-oriented leader focused on meeting his goals… Sudip is a good negotiator and managed his suppliers well to deliver cost reductions and ensure that capacity was installed ahead of demand. He has excellent analytical skills and is a good problem-solver.”
“Worked with Sudip as a EMS provider to him at Warn Auto. During this time the electronics component market turned very unfavorable. Sudip organized regular meeting and drove both my company and his to move quickly to approve alternates, PPV and develop a longer term sourcing strategy. He kept everyone on track and provided regular updates to management to keep production lines running… leading to putting actions in place to mitigate those.”
“Sudip has demonstrated an ability to successfully manage multiple projects in parallel and this is enabled by great communication skills and thorough knowledge of systems and processes. From a greater perspective, Sudip possess solid business sense and understands how specific tasks are interconnected to the big picture, and he makes calculated decisions accordingly.”
“His knowledge about sourcing and purchasing was always a good asset during program development. He helped achieve the program goals for prototype sourcing in terms of quality of parts, timing and price. He is also a good communicator helping the interface between our engineering team and suppliers.”
“Sudip is always very professional, he helped our team to get prototype components quotes turned around fast without compromising costs. His efforts helped us meeting customer’s timing and commercial expectations.”
Every recommendation above is public on LinkedIn and can be read in full, with the author’s profile, at linkedin.com/in/sudipmalakarofficial.