Waste Reduction in Action: Insights from the Food & Beverage Industry

Manish Srivastava

Senior Vice President – Decision Intelligence Advisory & Supply Chain

Manish Srivastava leads the Decision Intelligence Advisory and Supply Chain solutions at C5i, where he helps clients across industries unlock business value through data, analytics, and applied AI. A results-driven leader, Manish focuses on helping transform enterprises through digital and AI-led innovation.

With over two decades of experience, Manish has consistently delivered business impact, topline growth, and operational efficiencies for Fortune 500 clients. His career spans leadership roles at Accenture, where he shaped analytics strategies for Fortune 500 companies; Mu Sigma, where he headed a business unit; and Tata Consultancy Services in the Retail/CPG sectors.

At C5i, Manish champions human-AI collaboration in driving value-added consulting services and supply chain initiatives through programmatic AI solutions—driving measurable outcomes from data, analytics, and AI investments.

Initiatives driven by Manish have won numerous awards, including ‘Best Data Science Project in Reducing Finished Goods Waste for a CPG Player’ (2022) and ‘Best Business Impact Initiative for an Automotive OEM’ (2023) by Analytics India Magazine and ‘Best Use of Technology in Supply Chain for Visibility of Direct Store Delivery Network’ (2024) by UBS Forums.

Manish holds a Bachelor’s degree in mathematics (Honors) from Delhi University and an M.B.A. from the Institute of Management Technology in India. He is a CSCP and CPIM from the Association of Supply Chain Management and is certified in tackling the Challenges of Big Data from MIT.