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• Manage end-to-end supply chain operations, including demand planning, procurement, inventory management and logistics.• Develop and implement supply chain strategies and initiatives aligned with organizational goals, ensuring efficient and cost-effective operations. Monitor and manage inventory levels, ageing, ensuring optimal stock levels while minimizing carrying costs and obsolescence. Data analysis and forecasting to support demand planning and inventory management processes.• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, supplier to forecast demand, optimize inventory levels, cost effectiveness, optimize SCM efficiency and meet customer requirements.• Manage supplier relationships, negotiating contracts, pricing, specs and terms.• Implement and optimize supply chain processes, systems, and technologies to improve efficiency, visibility, and responsiveness.• Reports and recommendations to management regarding supply chain performance and improvement opportunities. Assist in development, implementation and utilization of supply chain management systems and tools.• Analyse data and key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify areas for improvement and cost-saving opportunities within the supply chain.• Mitigate supply chain risks through contingency planning, supplier diversification, and effective communication with key stakeholders.• Lead and develop a team of supply chain professionals, providing guidance, coaching, and fostering a culture of continuous improvement.• Assisted in the development and implementation of supply chain strategies and process improvements.• Lead and manage the scrap management function, ensuring efficient handling, disposal, and monetization of scrap materials.

• Develop and execute raw material sourcing strategies, ensuring a reliable and cost-effective supply chain for manufacturing operations. • Identify and evaluate potential suppliers, conducting supplier assessments and due diligence to ensure quality, reliability, and compliance with industry standards to ensure consistent quality and timely delivery of raw materials.• Negotiate pricing, contracts, delivery timelines, specifications and terms with suppliers, leveraging market knowledge and analysis to secure favourable agreements and drive cost savings. Reduced 2.5 Cr in procurement cost.• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including production, planning, and quality assurance, to align raw material procurement with production requirements and quality standards.• Monitor and analyze market trends, supply-demand dynamics, and industry regulations to proactively identify opportunities and risks in the raw material market.• Implement inventory management strategies, optimizing stock levels, lead times, reduce carrying costs, and enhance operational efficiency.• Executed procurement activities for raw materials, E-Tendering, RFQ, Contracts, managing PO, supplier communication and delivery tracking to ensure on-time availability of materials.

India

• Develop and implement end-to-end supply chain strategies for wood procurement, ensuring a reliable and sustainable supply of raw materials while optimizing costs and minimizing waste.• Establish and maintain strategic partnerships with forestry suppliers, negotiating favorable pricing terms, contractual agreements, and sustainability initiatives to ensure long-term supply chain stability.• Resource development to enhance material availability to enhance long term sustainability of raw material.• Collaborate with production and logistics teams to optimize inventory levels, streamline transportation, and minimize lead time, resulting in improved operational efficiency and on-time delivery.• Conducted market research to identify potential suppliers, evaluated their capabilities, and conducted supplier audits to ensure quality standards and adherence to sustainability practices.

India And Lao People'S Democratic Republic

• Time & Motion study at Birla Lao PDR - Optimization of resources to reduce cost and lead time. - Mechanization options for internal process improvement.• SOP development and internal operational audit.

Bhadrachalam Area, India

Study for Availability of Raw Material and Marketing Research for Plantation (by Cost Analysis) as an Important Part and Processes of Paper and Pulp Manufacturing Organization’s Supply Chain. - Provide details about dynamics of buying in sellers own market. - Provide need of sustainability of wood supply in Pulp Industry. - Provide economic and social impact of pulpwood species. - Provide Socio-Economic comparison with other local crops

Madhya Pradesh, India

Assisted in Tender Applications for Heavy Equipment and Machinery to Heavy Electrical Industries Like BHEL etc. Manage the end to end operations for all the tenders earned for Madhya Pradesh Area. Liaison with the officers of various industries and authorities.

Post Graduate Diploma In Forestry Management, Development And Environment, Pass

Activities and Societies: Entrepreneurship Development CellPlacement Committee Member

Master'S Degree, Commerce And Finance, Pass

Activities and Societies: Self StudySelf Study

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Banking, Corporate, Finance, And Computer Science, Pass

Activities and Societies: Various Projects on Finance and practical training session.Overall knowledge of Finance, Commerce and computer.