Top
Supply Chain Leader
2026
Vikram Agarwal
Chief Operations Officer
Danone
Top Supply Chain Leader 2026
Vikram Agarwal
Chief Operations Officer
Danone
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
Building the Cloud Supply Chain of the Future
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EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW LEADERSHIP IN ACTION
Building the Cloud Supply Chain of the Future
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ABOUT THE WINNER
Vikram Agarwal is Chief Operations Officer at Danone and leads the company’s global end-to-end operations network.
With more than 30 years of international experience in supply chain leadership roles at Unilever, Avon, and Dole, he is recognized for building high-performing supply chains while leading large-scale transformation, including digitalization, turnarounds, manufacturing expansion, route-to-market development, and M&A integration.
A strong advocate of Industry 5.0 and sustainable operations, he believes supply chains are a powerful lever for competitive advantage and growth. A regular keynote speaker at industry forums, Vikram is a Director on the Board of Livelihoods for Family Farming Fund.
Congratulations, Vikram Agarwal!
Case Study Highlights
Vikram Agarwal credits this recognition to Danone’s more than 45,000 people across procurement, planning, manufacturing, and logistics, along with its suppliers, partners, and farmers worldwide.
In procurement, his team found deep talent constrained by more than 100 disconnected tools, so rather than adding another tool on top, they built a single orchestration layer using language models that assist, and sometimes act as agents for, buyers.
Vikram sees Industry 5.0 combining digital capability, human expertise and frontline ownership to drive value across an entire connected network.
He also extended that resilience thinking beyond Danone’s own operations, investing in farmer capability building through initiatives like the Milk Academy, so that as farmers become stronger, the entire supply chain becomes stronger too.