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Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Chennai Area, India

San Francisco Bay Area

• Enterprise client onboarding, contract negotiation and performed Current Situation Analyses (CSA)
• Managed new product integration for clients - training end users, while working with internal engineering teams to implement product improvements
• Served as the primary point of contact for clients - from order creation to delivery and invoicing
• Supervised issue resolution and catalog management, collaborating with client Operations and AP teams
• Rationalized vendors and streamlined procurement processes, saving over 2 million USD over a 3-year timeline for new and existing clients
• Served as the RFP lead and negotiated with suppliers to lower inventory costs for new clients

• Deployed a Kanban based min/max system, to reconcile inventory used in SSD production.
• Reduced SSD production changeover time by 4% and implemented a structured approach for inventory replenishment as part of the procurement team.
• Reconfigured $500,000 worth of machine lines to increase overall productivity by 20%.
• Generated value stream maps to identify gaps and bottlenecks in the SSD production process.
• Created and implemented Standard Operating Procedures, Summary Of Standards and Procedure Checklists.
• Reviewed Bill Of Materials, Item Plans and Inventory Management transactions on the ERP system (SAP).

Chennai, India

• Reduced material rejection rate by studying defectives and introducing an extra quality check.
• Improved Scheduling and Production systems by employing Gantt Charts and Pareto Analysis.
• Identified Bottle necks in the injection moulding lines after plotting process maps and completing times studies.
• Calculated EOQ and estimated Safety stock levels using forecasted demands as part of procurement team.
• Mapped current and future Business Processes using flowcharts to flag potential problems early on.

Chennai Area, India

• Developed an understanding of how to work with a team in the operations department
• Gaining insight as to how strong ties with suppliers and distributors, and a skilled workforce are essential for the functioning of a manufacturing facility.

Chennai, India

• Analysed the manufacturing techniques involved in the assembly and retrofitting of industrial valves.

Master'S Degree, Industrial Engineering, 3.52

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering, 3.5

Education record

Activities and Societies: Human Resource Secretary, Cricket team, Football Team