Katare Naveen Kumar is a skilled professional with a background in mechanical and industrial engineering, holding a Bachelor of Technology from the National Institute of Technology Warangal and a Master of Technology from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology. Currently serving as a Global Value Chain Planner at Edgewell Personal Care since June 2024, previous experience includes roles as a Process Development Engineer at Leybold and International Supply Chain Planner at Atlas Copco. Katare also has experience as a Mechanical Maintenance Manager at Trident Group India, where responsibilities included managing a team and overseeing sourcing and planning of materials. Additional early experience includes a summer training position at Visakhapatnam Steel Plant and a brief internship at Atlas Copco.