Gopal Iyer
About Gopal Iyer
Gopal Iyer is the Director of Global SK-II Innovation and Supply Chain at Procter & Gamble, with extensive experience in supply chain management and innovation leadership.
Title and Current Role
Gopal Iyer is the Director of Global SK-II Innovation and Supply Chain at Procter & Gamble. He has held this position since 2019, based in Singapore. In his current role, he leads the end-to-end supply chain synchronization program for Global SK-II, focusing on implementing transformative choices to streamline and enhance the supply chain operations. Additionally, he holds accountability for cost and cash delivery for the Global SK-II business unit, emphasizing strategies for financial efficiency and resource management.
Professional Experience at Procter & Gamble
Gopal Iyer has a long-standing career with Procter & Gamble, where he has held multiple leadership positions. From 2016 to 2019, he served as the Global Innovation Diamond Leader. Prior to that, he was the Purchases Group Manager for Logistics, Warehousing, and Transportation Purchases from 2013 to 2016. Between 2011 and 2013, he managed IT Services and BPO. From 2008 to 2010, he was the Group Manager for Asia Packaging Purchases, and earlier, he was a Senior Purchasing Manager from 2005 to 2008. His roles have spanned various aspects of purchasing and innovation, each based in Singapore.
Early Career and GE Experience
Before joining Procter & Gamble, Gopal Iyer worked at GE as a Team Manager from 1995 to 1999. His early career also includes a role as a Team Manager in Manufacturing at Procter & Gamble, based in Hyderabad, India, from 2001 to 2002, and as a Purchases Manager in Bangkok from 2002 to 2005. These roles provided him with diverse experiences in different geographical and functional areas of business operations.
Educational Background
Gopal Iyer pursued postgraduate studies at the National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), achieving a PGDIM in Business. His education at NITIE laid the foundational knowledge and skills that would support his extensive career in supply chain management, innovation, and purchasing. He attended the institute between 1999 and 2001.
Innovation and Strategic Leadership
Throughout his career, Gopal Iyer has demonstrated a strong capacity for leading end-to-end global rollouts of innovations. He has effectively orchestrated multiple vectors for successful global product launches and has created new commercial models to generate value in both external and internal engagements. His ability to integrate external insights into strategic initiatives has driven considerable value for the businesses he has led.