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Tara Hina Lad

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COO at Kite Finance · inventory, S&OP

Works at
Kite Finance
Location
London, UK · GMT (UTC+0)
Experience
13+ years experience
Education
University of Glasgow
Languages
English
Open to work
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Overview

I lead supply chain at Kite Finance in London. Cut cost per order by 18% with routing and staffing changes. Before that: Indeed and Kainos. Most at home with vendor management and inventory. I tinker with 3D printers.

Good reasons to reach out
  • Roles in supply chain
  • Working sessions on Jira
  • Speaking or podcast invitations
Please don't message about
  • Agency or outsourcing pitches
  • Generic networking requests
  • Unpaid work or spec projects

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Skills
procurementvendor managementS&OPinventorysupply chainJira
Open to workLooking for a role
closes in 3 months

Next role: COO in media, London or hybrid

Target roles
COO
Level
Mid
Industries
B2B SaaS, Climate tech
Work mode
Hybrid
Available
30 days notice
Work authorization
Authorized to work in the UK
What I'm looking for
Early-stage company (Series A) where supply chain is core to the product.
Not interested in
Night shifts

15 years in supply chain. Strongest at Jira and inventory. Open to the right conversation.

London, UKvendor managementprocurements&op
Open

Experience

  1. COO
    Nov 2025 - Present
    Kite Finance · 1 yr · Full-time · London, UK
    • Rebuilt the planning process the company still runs every quarter.
    • Launched operations in 14 cities.
  2. Program Manager
    Jul 2023 - Nov 2025
    Indeed · 2 yr 4 mo · Full-time · London, UK
    • Ran the supply chain program across 12 teams to launch on schedule.
  3. Senior Program Manager
    Sep 2019 - Jul 2023
    Kainos · 3 yr 10 mo · Contract · London, UK
    • Launched operations in 9 cities.
    • Rebuilt the planning process the company still runs every quarter.
  4. Operations Manager
    Jan 2017 - Sep 2019
    Ocado · 2 yr 8 mo · Full-time · London, UK
    • Brought support first-response time from 28 hours to under 1.
    • Ran the supply chain program across 22 teams to launch on schedule.
  5. Operations Associate
    Sep 2013 - Jan 2017
    Lloyds Banking Group · 3 yr 4 mo · Contract · London, UK
    • Secured 7 payments licences.
    • Built the privacy programme for launches in 13 countries.

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Education

  1. University of Glasgow
    MA, Industrial Engineering
    2014 - 2016
  2. University of Manchester
    BSc, Industrial Engineering
    2008 - 2011

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