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Eden, Nc

The Company is involved in Open end cotton yarn production and exports to other countries. Installed capacity of 16 Yarn Spinning machines and 25 Cotton Carding units• Responsible for setting up processes and procedures at various stages of cotton yarn production- right from Blowroom, Mixing, Carding , Spinning and Packing. • Created SOP’s from start up and building towards fine tuning and baselining.• Complete responsibility of Warehouse- Shipping and Receiving operations and… Show more The Company is involved in Open end cotton yarn production and exports to other countries. Installed capacity of 16 Yarn Spinning machines and 25 Cotton Carding units• Responsible for setting up processes and procedures at various stages of cotton yarn production- right from Blowroom, Mixing, Carding , Spinning and Packing. • Created SOP’s from start up and building towards fine tuning and baselining.• Complete responsibility of Warehouse- Shipping and Receiving operations and Inventory control• Complete responsibility of all Purchasing/Procurement related activities- which include Raw material, Capital equipment, MRO and all other Production related items.• Tracking pricing of raw cotton by interaction with the cotton exchange, negotiation of pricing with cotton vendors. Classification of raw cotton based on the various parameters ( mic, +B and RD) and ensuring receipt and transfer of the electronic data file comprising the above parameters, for each bale of cotton, into the milnet tracking system. Show less

Grovetown, Ga-30813

Managed an annual spend of $25-$30M, and have generated an average savings of 3% per annum over nine years through Negotiations, Strategic and tactical sourcing, Process improvement, Standardization, and Freight consolidation. Highly knowledgeable in FIBC standards and well accomplished in creating and maintaining various types of FIBC specifications and work on detailed costing break up. Assist in the investigation of packaging failures with customers and coordinate the same with… Show more Managed an annual spend of $25-$30M, and have generated an average savings of 3% per annum over nine years through Negotiations, Strategic and tactical sourcing, Process improvement, Standardization, and Freight consolidation. Highly knowledgeable in FIBC standards and well accomplished in creating and maintaining various types of FIBC specifications and work on detailed costing break up. Assist in the investigation of packaging failures with customers and coordinate the same with factory on root cause analysis and submit feedback to customers.Interact directly with sales and customer service functions for external customer assistance as needed.Drawn up a dozen different contracts with China and India suppliers to closely match the contracts we signed with customers. These were “Fixed price with redetermination of price- (based on PP rate fluctuation)” based contracts and each was worth $1.5 – 2M on an average.Source identification with selection criteria and expertise based on balancing/optimizing the parameters on cost, quality, delivery and payment terms. Customer Forecast management and material planning with suppliers and factory.Negotiated major FIBC bids with suppliers in China and India and act as a bridge between Purchasing and Sales in providing the best pricing with standardizing options on Bulk bags to Customers bidsHighly skilled in analyzing and presenting “what if” situations to higher management and other internal groups based on cost, quality and schedule parameters.‘Should cost’ analysis on products and negotiating based on this. Ability to analyze and anticipate risks early and be proactive in taking early action to mitigate and avoid risks. Main risks were PP price volatility, ocean freight risks and quality risks. Each one was categorized, prioritized with scores and action plans for mitigation/minimization/avoidance. Show less

Augusta Ga

Responsible as project team lead in scoping the project, developing and executing, and successfully launching the project at the customer’s site. Some critical steps in the process were: .• Develop an overall project plan that includes: scope, objectives, charter, timeline and milestones, risk assessment, financial projections, performance measures, and communication and change management plans.• Understand and prepare customer requirements.• Ensure that the customers complete… Show more Responsible as project team lead in scoping the project, developing and executing, and successfully launching the project at the customer’s site. Some critical steps in the process were: .• Develop an overall project plan that includes: scope, objectives, charter, timeline and milestones, risk assessment, financial projections, performance measures, and communication and change management plans.• Understand and prepare customer requirements.• Ensure that the customers complete supplier network and their associated items are uploaded to the buy and bid platform.• Ensure testing, final product implementation and customer acceptance.• Oversee end user training and continued support.• Assistance during bid events and ensure proper completion and evaluation of the same. Show less

Jersey City, Nj

Handled at least 10 major projects during tenure• As SQA lead propelled the organization to achieve CMM (Capability Maturity Model) Level 2 Certification• Served as the lead assessor for several projects• Wrote quality assurance policies and guidelines. • Reviewed existing policies and guidelines and modified them as necessary to meet quality assurance specifications.• Provided project implementation assistance. • Assisted in identifying and resolving QA deficiencies..

Piscataway, Nj

• Led and managed projects with more than 10 team members for several clients in USA and India.• Lead assessor for CMM Level 4 implementation & certification• Responsible for successful customer acceptance and final close-out of projects• Completely responsible for all aspects of the Software project life cycle, Managed Software project design, development and testing, Oversaw customer acceptance and final close-out of the project. • Served as lead assessor for CMM (Capability… Show more • Led and managed projects with more than 10 team members for several clients in USA and India.• Lead assessor for CMM Level 4 implementation & certification• Responsible for successful customer acceptance and final close-out of projects• Completely responsible for all aspects of the Software project life cycle, Managed Software project design, development and testing, Oversaw customer acceptance and final close-out of the project. • Served as lead assessor for CMM (Capability Maturity Model) Level 4 implementation and certification for the organization. Show less

Masters In Elec Engg, Computer Engg- Vlsi

Cpsm, Supply Management