personFounder, Clarix Intelligence Pvt. Ltd.
Prinal Kapadia — Founder, Clarix Intelligence

Prinal Kapadia

Prinal Kapadia is a supply chain planning professional with over 21 years of domain experience in specialty chemicals and industrial manufacturing. This is not a software company built by engineers who then went to talk to manufacturers. It is a manufacturing expert who spent two decades inside the problem, then built the solution.

  • check_circle21+ years in supply chain planning, S&OP, demand planning, and integrated operations
  • check_circleExpertise: Specialty Chemicals, Dyes & Pigments, Agrochemicals, and Industrial Manufacturing
  • check_circleSenior planning leadership at F&S Sales India / Polyvantis Group (specialty chemicals)
  • check_circleGM – Supply Chain Management COE, Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (joining June 2026)
  • check_circleBased in Vadodara, Gujarat — in the heart of India's largest industrial corridor

21

Years in Supply Chain

“I built Clarix because I lived this problem for 21 years. I know exactly what it costs.”

— Prinal Kapadia, Founder, Clarix Intelligence

The Practitioner's Mandate

Most software platforms are built by technologists who observe manufacturing from the outside. Clarix is different. It was built by someone who spent 21 years inside planning rooms, dealing with the daily reality of chemical batch production and inventory management.

Instead of generic dashboards or speculative forecasts, Clarix focuses on what actually matters to a manufacturing business: concrete planning decisions. Every recommendation is translated directly into its rupee impact on working capital, giving you a clear and traceable reason for every action.

Operational Architecture

2026 — Present

Clarix Intelligence

Founder

Translating algorithmic governance models for industrial enterprise. Pioneering decision-first supply chain intelligence for India's manufacturing mid-market.

2026

Cadila Pharmaceuticals Ltd.

GM – Supply Chain Management COE

Leading the Supply Chain Management Center of Excellence to optimize batch planning, inventory policies, and strategic procurement alignment.

2011 – 2026

F&S Sales India / Polyvantis Group

Senior Planning Leadership (Specialty Chemicals)

Managed planning cycles and S&OP reviews for complex portfolios of over 500+ specialty chemicals products, optimizing demand planning and safety stock buffers.

2003 – 2011

Industrial Operations

Floor-level Planning & Logistics

Monitored the physical constraints of manufacturing operations, logistics, and S&OP inputs. Built the hands-on foundation for decision rules.

Structural Credentials

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B.E. (Hons)

Manufacturing Systems Engineering — undergraduate foundation in industrial systems

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PG Diploma, SCM

Postgraduate Diploma, Supply Chain Management — Jagdish Sheth School of Management (JSGSOM)

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Six Sigma Green Belt

Process improvement and quality governance certification

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DBA (Pursuing)

Doctor of Business Administration (DBA) — pursuing at Edgewood University

Built by a practitioner, not a consultant.

Skip the generic sales presentations. Speak directly with a practitioner who understands planning cycles, inventory buffers, and the practical challenges of running a manufacturing operation.

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