Anirban Banerjee

Anirban Banerjee

Senior Vice President, Operational Excellence, Rig Technology NOV

Anirban Banerjee holds a bachelor's degree in Mechanical Engineering from Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur (IIT KGP), India and a Master's in Manufacturing Systems Engineering from the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He also has a MBA from the Anderson School of Management, UCLA.

Anirban has more than twenty years of experience in Supply Chain, Manufacturing and Operations Management at NOV Inc, having managed variety of increasing responsibilities over this period. Prior to this, Anirban was Vice President of Manufacturing Operations and involved managing international operations across multiple facilities in North and South America, Europe and Asia.

He is currently the Senior Vice President of Operational Excellence for Rig Technology and is tasked with increasing profitability and working capital improvements while standardizing business processes across the business. Anirban also has responsibility for the Demand Planning & Forecasting, Supply Chain, Procurement and Process Excellence functions of Rig in this role.

Prior to his Master's at UW Madison and after graduating from IIT KGP, Anirban held multiple assignments over a period of three years involving Quality, Operations and ERP implementation for British American Tobacco (ITC Ltd.) in India.

#OPEXOG Summit Day Two - Thursday November 5

8:00 AM Transforming Operational Performance Through Inventory Optimization and Cross-Functional Collaboration

Improving operational performance isn't just about reducing inventory, it's about creating a more connected, agile operating model. This case study explores how NOV's Rig Technologies business transformed inventory performance, customer service, and profitability by breaking down organizational silos, integrating operations and supply chain functions, and embedding sustainable operational excellence practices. Over an 18-month period, the initiative reduced inventory by over 40%, improved on-time delivery by over 20%, generated a marked improvement in profitability, and established a repeatable framework now being deployed across the wider business.

  • Learn how integrating operations, supply chain, and planning functions created a more resilient and responsive operating model
  • Explore the operational strategies that significantly reduced inventory while improving customer service, profitability, and cash flow
  • Understand how organizational redesign, governance, and cross-functional ownership helped sustain long-term performance improvements
  • Gain practical lessons on scaling operational excellence initiatives across multiple business units while maintaining measurable business impact

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Anirban.

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