Kinjal Pande is the Chief Executive Officer for India and the Indian Subcontinent at DB Schenker.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Details about Kinjal Pande’s family and personal relationships remain undisclosed, maintaining a level of privacy in her personal life.
EDUCATION
With a career spanning over 19 years, her journey began with an undergraduate course at Delhi University, followed by an MBA in Marketing and Finance with dual specialization from Pune. Kinjal’s career took her through various shipping firms before she joined DB Schenker in 2022.
ABOUT
India holds immense importance as a market for DB Schenker globally. Kinjal emphasizes the opportunity for India to leverage its skilled resources, competitive costs, and a well-developed ecosystem to excel in the global supply chain competition. DB Schenker has established a significant presence in India with over 30 offices and more than 50 warehouses across the country, with a continued focus on growth.
Sustainability is a top priority for DB Schenker. The company aims to reduce CO2 emissions by 50% by 2030. Kinjal highlights their efforts to implement environmentally friendly land transport solutions, use energy-efficient fuels, and adopt sustainable practices in their facilities and supply chain management. They also offer eco-solutions across various transportation modes to help customers reduce or offset CO2 emissions along the entire supply chain.
Regarding future growth plans, DB Schenker has expanded its warehouse capacity significantly over the last decade, operating more than 50 warehouses in India and their own line haul services between key cities. The focus is on strengthening connections with exhibition venues, ports, and domestic transportation fleet, with an increasing emphasis on electric vehicles, electric Material Handling Equipment, and digital solutions for onsite management.
DB Schenker in India handles over 100 large-scale exhibitions annually, both inbound and outbound, leveraging its global network and commitment to timely deliveries. Kinjal emphasizes the importance of sustainability, digital solutions, and process optimization as upcoming trends in the exhibition logistics industry.
Challenges in the logistics industry include recruiting service-oriented talents, especially in exhibition logistics, and finding the right balance between technology automation and sustainability.
DB Schenker is adapting to technological advancements by focusing on IoT solutions for transparency, using tools like GLOBUS and LIFT for process optimization, and introducing an onsite booking system. Kinjal’s leadership style is rooted in openness and transparency, ensuring equal participation and opportunities for team members.
She is passionate about a customer-centric approach, emphasizing the value of customization. Outside of work, Kinjal is a fitness enthusiast who advocates a healthy lifestyle through exercise and good nutrition. She believes that physical and mental fitness reflect in one’s professional achievements.
In summary, Kinjal Pande encourages the logistics industry to prioritize understanding consumers and developing sustainable, efficient, and quantifiable supply chain solutions. Stakeholder cooperation and continuous improvement through training, digitalization, robotics, artificial intelligence, and predictive analysis are key elements of DB Schenker’s growth strategy.
