Piyush Garg Email & Phone Number

Florence, Ky

•Managed a team of 10 specialists across three customer accounts and led daily stand ups to monitor project status and daily priorities•Analyzed team member's strengths and abilities, and reorganized team responsibilities accordingly, improving overall team productivity by 25%•Provided oversight to the team members for the collection, organization, analysis, evaluation and reporting of T&L activities (e.g. performance metrics, scorecards, cost models, payments, etc.)•Developed reporting procedures within the team to effectively communicate project status to management and other project teams•Led continuous improvement initiatives and supported efforts to improve standard work and management systems within the team•Worked with lean leaders to develop process improvement strategies for clients and to create formats for sharing lean best practices company wide•Developed management reports to measure KPIs (Key Performance Indicators) and effectiveness of business processes within the customer’s supply chain•Managed the implementation of new customers through tactical leadership and communicated the strategies by leading PDCA meetings•Implemented and tracked lean metrics to gather data for process management and future improvement opportunities•Identified inefficiencies in standard operating procedures and corrected bottlenecks through value stream mapping which resulted in faster, more accurate supply shipments•Identified opportunities for carrier optimization and product outsourcing through cost-benefit analysis•Applied strategic leadership and influencing skills to foster key relationships with client contacts to promote customer loyalty and retain existing business.

Florence, Ky

•Participated in the implementation of new customers by introducing lean principles in their supply chain and trained their suppliers on new shipping processes•Evaluated team’s processes and monitored internal tools to support continuous improvement and operational efficiencies •Performed root cause analysis on customer surveys using 8D and 5WHY methodologies to improve implemented procedures•Managed communication with third party vendors and negotiated rates with logistics companies on LTL, TL shipments to support customer’s supply chain•Analyzed high volume suppliers for variation in their daily shipments from the cross dock resulting in frequent and early sales orders•Developed and communicated daily inbound and outbound route plans of customer’s shipments to suppliers resulting in inventory reduction•Optimized customer’s network design and implemented contingency plans for holidays and scheduled shut-downs to avoid production down time•Provided 24/7 customer support and ensured effective issue resolution within the defined SLA

Obtained & reviewed APQP documentation (PPAP, PSW, RSMS, Capability data) for supplied parts using Quality tools (SPC, FMEA, PFD, Gage R&R, Root cause analysis, Control plans) Managed issue status and reports and communicated using presentations and data

Mentored more than 100 undergraduate students, prepared assignments and graded paper for Probability and Statistics, Statistics for Engineers and Operations Research

• Lean Supply Chain Management through Containerization- Communicated and coordinated with suppliers to implement dedicated reusable containers • Evaporator Rejection Reduction - Monitored and analyzed the manufacturing process of evaporators at supplier end

M.S, Industrial Engineering, 3.86

Activities and Societies: IIEMaster of Science

B.E., Mechanical Engineering, 3.75

Activities and Societies: ASMEBachelor of Engineering

Ged, Science, 3.9

Activities and Societies: President, Students CouncilBest Student Award for excellent overall performance in High School Assessed &.