Ashish A. Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Dynamic and results-driven professional with over 15 years of experience managing supply chain operations and leading large-scale projects in the ball valve industry. Proven expertise in optimizing global procurement, logistics, inventory management, and production planning to reduce costs and improve efficiency. Skilled in leading cross-functional teams and driving continuous improvement initiatives that align with strategic business objectives. Adept at fostering relationships with global suppliers, stakeholders, and key business partners to achieve operational excellence.Educational background includes a Master’s in Business Administration (MBA) from the United States and a Bachelor’s in Business Administration (BBA) from the United Kingdom, providing a solid foundation for strategic thinking and leadership in complex business environments.

Houston, Texas Area

Purchasing & Production Manager (Jan-2014 – Present)• Responsible for managing large valve projects for big EPC companies like KBR. • Responsible for sourcing and procurement of all raw materials (forgings and castings), soft goods and all coating and welding services per engineering Bill of materials for manufacturing valves.• Negotiate with vendors to get optimal pricing to help improve the profit margins.• Identify new vendors for material and services and have them qualified to the company AVL.• Monitor and expedite open purchase orders to ensure material is delivered on time to meet production demands.• Plan and prepare production schedules based on customer orders and lead times. Rearrange and modify production schedules when met with unforeseen circumstances.• Create work routers and schedule jobs on the shop floor to ensure smooth work flow..• Actively communicate and coordinate with Sales, Engineering and Production to make sure the customer PO’s are released and manufactured correctly on time.• Coordinate with Quality team to help close NCR’s to ensure compliance.• Maintain and update Production status reports for management review on a daily basis.• Manage the Company’s supply chain and provide suggestions for continuous improvement.Accomplishments• Used Spend analysis data and developed a purchasing matrix with average price for each category of metal and preferred vendor data reducing maverick spent throughout the supply chain.• Lowered the total product cost by approximately 20% with aggressive sourcing and negotiation techniques.• Developed pricing matrix to help Sales team quote severe service products with more accuracy and consistency.

Houston, Texas Area

• Responsible for procurement of material used by oil & gas companies like Oxy, Chevron, Exon.• Apply strategic sourcing & spend analysis techniques to leverage pricing and increase profit margins.• Coordinate with vendors to expedite the material and make sure customer requirements are met.• Obtain and review the Quality documents like MTR and C of C to confirm compliance to specification and standards..• Work with shipping & Logistics department to ship and deliver the material before the requested date. • Responsible for invoicing and billing the customer on timely manner to maintain proper accounting.• Analyze the company’s supply chain, and devise strategies to minimize lead times and improve process flow.

Houston, Texas Area

• Promoted to a supervisory position within 3 months due to exceptional performance• Successfully lead a team of 5 Expeditors• Responsible for training new employees • Compile information such as, delivery date, material discrepancies etc. and update the material status report of the projects daily for the management and customers.• Responsible for resolving vendor issues in regard to the purchase orders, payments, discrepancies etc.

Houston, Texas Area

• Worked on several procurement projects for oil & gas companies based in Nigeria (Exxon Mobil, Shell)• Collaborated with local & international vendors to expedite the flow of materials to meet the customer deadlines• Procured, compiled and prepared documentation related to the material for quality control • Compiled information such as, delivery date, pending documents, discrepancies etc. and updated the material status report of the projects daily for the management and customers.• Identified any problems or delays with the customer and informed the Project manager and the Operations manager so that corrective action could be taken on time• Analyzed the company’s supply chain, and devised strategies to improve project completion time and efficiency

Houston, Texas Area

• Assisted the professor in managing a class of 300 students• Helped students with course material and solved any other related problems• Assisted the professor in grading exam papers and assignments on time

Houston, Texas Area

• Managed and ordered inventory on a timely basis and reduced it by 3-4%• Devised marketing strategies and increased restaurant sales by 6-8% during the campaign• Analyzed daily sales reports and identified problems and recommended solutions to increase sales• Resolved customer complaints and improved company’s customer service level

India

• Ordered inventory and satisfied demand by 90%• Designed marketing strategies which increased sales by 11 to 13%

Mba, Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Member of APICS Association for Operations management Member of Bauer MBA Society

Bba, Business Administration

High School, Science