Planning & S&OP
Demand forecasting, supply planning, S&OP / IBP, scenario analysis, exception-based planning, and the operating cadence that turns plans into decisions.
Supply chain transformation · Solution architecture · AI-enabled operations
I turn complex supply chain operations into scalable, intelligent systems.
I am Nithin Jadhavmanohar, a solution architecture and transformation leader with 15+ years turning supply chain problems into scalable processes and systems across planning, inventory, procurement, manufacturing, and order management. I use Oracle where it fits and broader data, integration, automation, and AI where they create a better outcome—measured in effort, cycle time, operating cost, control, and decision quality.
Process re-engineering
End-to-end architecture
Planning, inventory & procurement
AI-enabled applications
Current role
Lead Solution Architect
Block, Inc. · Seattle metropolitan area
15+Years solving enterprise supply chain and technology challenges
Value-ledCost, effort, cycle time, control, and adoption built into architecture decisions
End-to-endExperience from planning and procurement through inventory and operations
GlobalTransformation, implementation, product, and client delivery experience
How I create value
Beyond a single platform. Focused on the supply chain outcome.
My foundation is deep Oracle Cloud and Oracle E-Business Suite expertise, but my work is not limited to software configuration. I start with the business problem: how planners decide, how inventory moves, how suppliers engage, where work is manual, and where handoffs, data gaps, or unnecessary complexity create delay, risk, effort, and cost.
From there, I connect process re-engineering, operating model decisions, solution architecture, data and integrations, implementation leadership, and continuous improvement. The result is a practical solution people can adopt, operate, and improve—with value measures built into the design, whether the solution is centered on Oracle, extends it with custom applications, or combines multiple technologies.
Core capabilities
An end-to-end supply chain and architecture toolkit.
I combine domain depth with architecture and delivery leadership, so the future-state process, system design, data flow, and day-to-day operating model work together.
Inventory, Procurement & Operations
Inventory management, sourcing, purchasing, supplier collaboration, manufacturing, maintenance, and order management across connected workflows.
Solution Architecture & Delivery
Capability mapping, future-state design, data and integration architecture, solution trade-offs, implementation governance, testing, and stabilization.
Process Re-engineering & Value
Value realization treated as an architecture requirement: simplify workflows, reduce manual effort and cycle time, control operating cost, and improve adoption.
AI-Enabled Applications
Custom applications that combine language models, enterprise data, business rules, APIs, and tool integrations to support faster, better-informed decisions.
Stakeholder Leadership
Executive alignment, practitioner workshops, cross-functional decision-making, transparent trade-offs, and hands-on support that builds adoption and trust.
Selected transformation stories
AI in operations
Global client delivery
Value engineering
Product & implementation support
The work spans architecture, process, technology, and measurable value.
Representative examples show a consistent pattern: own the end-to-end design, connect process and technology, and make value realization explicit.
Block, Inc. · Current
Planning transformation led from the solution architect seat.
I serve as the architecture and delivery owner for the move from fragmented spreadsheet planning toward integrated demand and supply planning, while also extending the operating model with AI-enabled custom applications.
- Lead future-state process design, architecture decisions, requirements, testing, issue resolution, and enhancement prioritization.
- Coordinate planners, business leaders, data and integration teams, and implementation stakeholders around one executable design.
- Build natural-language decision support for demand and supply questions, SKU health, and shortage risk.
Custom applications, not generic AI claims.
Connect enterprise data, business logic, APIs, and language models to reduce manual investigation and put relevant answers and exceptions closer to the planner's workflow.
Planning, procurement, and complex integrations.
Led architecture for demand planning, supply planning, S&OP, Sourcing, Purchasing, Supplier Portal, and integrations with WMS, GTM, legacy, and third-party platforms.
Cost, effort, and cycle-time savings built into the solution.
At GE Power, lean redesigns reduced manual effort, cycle time, and operating cost, with selected initiatives delivering approximately $1M in annual savings. The broader approach is consistent: architecture is evaluated for measurable business value, not technology for its own sake.
Broad operational domain depth.
Built expertise across inventory, manufacturing, maintenance, and planning while advising global implementations, resolving design and product issues, and creating automated troubleshooting flows at Oracle.
Professional journey
From technical delivery to enterprise solution leadership.
Each role added a layer: technical foundation, functional process depth, product expertise, client architecture, and ultimately end-to-end transformation ownership.
Lead Solution Architect
Supply chain planning transformation and AI-enabled operationsOwn the solution architecture and delivery model for planning transformation, re-engineer demand and supply planning processes, lead cross-functional design and testing, and evaluate solution trade-offs across usability, control, scalability, delivery effort, and operating cost. Build custom AI applications for faster investigation and exception visibility.
Solution architectureDemand planningSupply planningAI applications
Business Architecture Manager
Global manufacturing transformationLed procurement and planning architecture, directed Sourcing, Purchasing, and Supplier Portal modernization, designed complex WMS and GTM integrations, and guided programs through workshops, trade-off decisions, testing, deployment readiness, and stabilization.
ProcurementPlanningIntegration architectureTransformation leadership
Manager, Solution Architecture
Demand Management and S&OP programsServed as Lead Solution Architect for medical and lifestyle brands, translating planning requirements into cohesive process, application, data, and integration designs across cloud and on-premise environments.
S&OPDemand ManagementCloud architecture
Principal Support Engineer
Global SCM product and implementation SMEAdvised customers and implementation teams across Inventory, Manufacturing, Maintenance, and Planning; helped stabilize global rollouts; partnered with Product Development; and created automated troubleshooting flows for Manufacturing Cloud.
InventoryManufacturingMaintenancePlanning
Functional Consultant
Oracle EBS supply chain and lean improvementApplied value-led solution design and lean methods to simplify Inventory, ASCP, Purchasing, and Order Management workflows, reduce manual effort and cycle time, and lower operating cost; selected initiatives delivered approximately $1M in annual savings.
InventoryASCPPurchasingLean
Programmer Analyst
Technical foundation in Oracle EBS SCMDeveloped and supported supply chain applications for Johnson Controls, ACT, and Xerox across inventory, purchasing, order management, customizations, and integrations.
Oracle EBSTechnical deliverySCM applications
AI in practice
AI that helps someone make a better supply chain decision.
I build AI-enabled applications around a real operational question: What is at risk? Why did the plan change? Which SKU needs attention? What data supports the answer? The solution then connects the language model to the right data, business rules, APIs, and analytical tools.
Model Context Protocol (MCP) can be one integration pattern, but it is not the product story. The product story is a secure, useful workflow that reduces investigation time, improves visibility, and keeps a human in control of the decision.
01
Ask and investigateNatural-language access to demand, supply, inventory, and exception information.
02
Monitor and surface riskSKU health, shortages, changing assumptions, and exceptions that require action.
03
Extend existing systemsCustom workflows that work alongside ERP and data platforms instead of forcing every use case into one product.
Source context
Enterprise systems & data
ERP, planning, inventory, procurement, operational data
Operational logic
Business rules, APIs & analytical tools
Validated calculations, workflows, integrations, permissions
Application layer
AI-enabled custom experience
Language models, retrieval, tool and API orchestration, and standards-based connections such as MCP where useful
Business outcome
Faster, explainable planner decisions
Answers, alerts, exceptions, scenarios, and human-approved action
Domain and technology
Deep platform knowledge, framed within a broader architecture.
Oracle is a major part of my toolkit, not the boundary of the solution.
Supply chain domains
Demand Planning, Supply Planning, S&OP / IBP, Inventory, Procurement & Sourcing, Supplier Collaboration, Manufacturing, Maintenance, Order Management.
Transformation & architecture
Process re-engineering, future-state design, solution architecture, fit-to-standard, data and integration architecture, cost, effort, and cycle-time optimization, workshops, testing, stabilization, and value realization.
Platforms
Oracle Cloud SCM / ERP, Oracle E-Business Suite, HighJump WMS, Oracle Global Trade Management, connected legacy and third-party systems.
AI, data & tools
Generative AI applications, natural-language decision support, tool and API integration, exception monitoring, SQL, REST APIs, Postman, SQL Developer, Toad.
Credentials and perspective
Business, technology, and continuous improvement.
Master of Business Administration - Supply Chain Management
Indiana University of Pennsylvania
Bachelor of Computer Applications
PES College, Bangalore University
Outside work
- Performance cars & engineering: appreciation for the decisions behind how complex systems perform.
- High-fidelity audio: a detail-oriented pursuit of clarity, balance, and thoughtful design.
- Cooking: exploring cuisines and continuously refining Indian recipes.
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