Aaruran Iyadurai Email & Phone Number

Colombo, WP, LK

Dehiwala, Western Province, Sri Lanka

• Develop long-term sourcing strategies through various markets and extensive data analysis
• Assess spend, supplier base, categories and cost structure on a continuous basis to introduce value creation strategic initiatives
• Develop, execute & track dashboards & tools to streamline & analyze overall group SBUs supply chain & procurement processes - Spend Analytics Dashboard (Google Sheets/ MS Power BI/ Qlik) - Procurement: Performance.
• Develop & conduct a weekly program ‘Procurement Knowledge Cafe’ to guide around 17 members of group procurement team towards standardizing professionalism in their procurement process
• Develop cost models for key purchases by analyzing TCO (Total Cost of Ownership)
• Connect with global market platforms & derive market insights for key raw materials components & commodities on real time basis & prepare price trend forecasts to proactively face procurement

Rathmalana, Colombo, Sri Lanka

• MAS Intimates (Pvt) Ltd - MAS Direct BrandsHandled Brands: - Walmart (Jun 2022 - Aug 2022)- Target (Sep 2022 - May 2023)
• Supported & involved in the Supply Chain process by negotiating and coordinating with relevant internal/ external stakeholders - Instituted procedures to ensure the punctual delivery of raw materials from suppliers to.
• Monitored & Communicated production and delivery updates to customers, ensuring timely and accurate information
• Facilitated the dispatch of garment samples to customers located in United States and factories located in Sri Lanka & Bangladesh ensuring timely delivery & adherence to quality standards
• Collaborated with over 10 cross-functional teams to manage the documentation process for quality inspection purposes at pre-production, during production, and post-production stages
• Carried out system functions & software applications through the supply chain process - SAP (ERP) - Inspectorio (Supply Chain Management Software) - GEODIS (Logistics and Freight Forwarding Software)

Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka

• Development of Business to Business (B2B) online e-commerce/ e-procurement marketplace business model
• Researched global e-commerce/ e-procurement market places & analyzed major trends for benchmarking purposes
• Conducted qualitative & quantitative analytics to plan HR requirement & resource allocation
• Detailed business risk assessment to identify potential risks & developed risk mitigation plan for high risks based on risk priority matrix
• Designed web platform framework & detailed prototype with process flow diagram for website
• Planned & established operation models

Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka

• Hemas Manufacturing (Pvt) Ltd - Hemas Consumer Brands Brands: Clogard | Diva | Baby Cheramy | Dandex | Fems | Shield | Gold | Kumarika | Capri | Velvet |Division: Supply Planning and Procurement
• Carried out Procure-to-Pay procurement processes by user need identification in reactive/ proactive ways - receive PRs - proceed RFQs - negotiate with vendors & suppliers - commercial & technical evaluations to achieve.
• Developed cost models for key categories under indirect purchases & identified potential cost reduction levers for decision making purposes
• Project 01: Purchase Tracker Dashboard Development - Visualized purchase procedure with KPIs - Implemented service level & lead time trackers - Created cost reduction & cost avoidance dashboard
• Project 02: Pallet Stocks Management Optimization - Visited warehouse to analyze pallets flow & collected internal/ external data - Developed dashboard for optimize decision-making for pallet movement
• Project 03: Cost Reduction Dashboard for Inventory - Developed dashboard & identified, classified & compared inventories by revalidation - Supported annual cost allocation plan with monthly analysis & update

Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka

Successfully completed the Mentoring Programme under Mrs.Namalie Siyambalapitiya, Director Planning - RDA, organized by University of Moratuwa - Department of Transport & Logistics Management. Enhanced awareness & improved skills on personal and career development. Developed decision-making & problem-solving skills with the perspective as an industry.

B.Sc (Hons) In Transport & Logistics Management

Specialization in Supply Chain Management Final Year Research Project: Machine Learning in selected Supply Chains in Sri Lanka - Explored.

Education record

G.C.E Advanced Level (Stream: Physical Science - Combined Mathematics) - Examination Results: 3Bs (2016) • Combined Mathematics • Physics.