• Lead a team of 10 direct reports including buyers, planners, schedulers, and warehouse manager.• Ensure material supply ($8M inventory) to achieve annual sales of $84M from 3 major product lines.• Oversee the procurement activities of $50M annual spend from 250+ suppliers. • Forecast monthly inventory level and drove inventory reduction to meet days on hand target.• Facilitate SIOP (Sales, Inventory, Operation, and Planning) process to ensure synchronized actions across multiple functions to meet projected demands. • Oversee warehouse operation including shipping, receiving, order picking, and cycle counts.• Monitor and optimize warehouse layout and storage systems to maximize space utilization.• Engage third party logistics provider for on time deliveries and cost-effective warehousing services.• Drive continuous improvements in the supply chain process to increase efficiency and reduce costs.• Participate in annual strategic planning to define KAF, present SWOT analysis, and identify critical projects to support business growth.

• Achieved annual $600K direct material saving in collaboration with the engineering teams.• Managed supplier relationship through regular business reviews.• Improved on-time delivery metrics by 5% and DPPM (defective parts per million) metrics.• Sourced materials for NPI (new product introduction) and custom projects.• Mitigated price increase impact through negotiation and resourcing.• Maintained the financial integrity of the vendor consignment programs.• Engaged in Oracle upgrade testing as a superuser of the procurement and planning functions.• Promoted waste reduction and compliance to Ontario waste regulation with the EHS manager.• Resolved material shortage issues to reduce sales risks and mitigated the impact on operation.

• Identified invoicing errors, system errors, and process gaps in freight expense reporting.• Developed freight tracking reports and provided ad hoc analysis.• Transferred non-value added tasks to Pune and provided guidance/training to Pune resources.• Compiled demand history and generated forecasts to determine optimum stocking levels for SIOP.• Contributed to achieve profit plan goals by setting monthly inventory targets for material planners.• Prepared 20+ supply chain reports such as fill rate failure pareto and inflation/deflation analysis.

• Achieved 94% - 95% fill rate consistently by soliciting inputs from Marketing to adjust stocking level.• Refined Eaton’s business system by working with IT to improve Oracle, Cognos, and other tools.• Transitioned from CSSM to Oracle by providing training to planners on Oracle knowledge.• Improved the operation of warehouse by working on special projects such as product transition, missing & short shipment tracking, etc.• Improved demand planning by developing reports in Oracle that allow planners to extract information quickly for daily planning and decision making. For examples: PO Analytic Report, Item Attribute Report, WIP Requirement Report, etc.

• Contributed to reducing freight costs by 5% through consolidating shipments, auditing invoices to correct overcharges, and selecting economical shipping methods.• Improved logistics for shipments from Asia by solving customs clearance issues and providing shipping instructions for both suppliers and forwarders.• Interfaced between engineers and suppliers on quality issues and negotiated settlements on disputes without compromising supplier relationship.

• Improved customer satisfaction by coordinating the product repair program including the process of providing quotes, communicating technical issues, and scheduling repairs.• Improved the management of finished goods inventory at the customer’s site by assisting the Program Manager in scheduling production and analyzing the customer’s purchasing trends. • Resolved inventory discrepancy issues by troubleshooting errors in the ERP system (Oracle) and cross referencing sales orders and inventory tracking information.