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Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

• Prepared demand forecasts for the skincare brand called Philosophy (1500+ SKUs) based on trend, seasonality and sales/marketing activities; drove actions to improve forecast accuracy• Led monthly consensus meetings with cross functional teams (sales, marketing and finance) to align demand plan with sales plan

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

Amsterdam, North Holland, Nl

1. Coordinate between cross-functional teams to ensure target customer fill rates are achieved for Launches and Regular SKUs that include over ten fragrance brands and 200+ items. This includes exploring all possible solutions with factory and warehouse to minimize projected stock-outs and communicating key supply issues to Demand Planning and Sales teams to ensure necessary actions are in place2. Build metric dashboards and reports to present inventory data and identify improvement areas (Using different data sources and reporting/visualization tools such as SAP, JDA, Microstrategy)3. Reduce excess and obsolete inventory by helping Demand Planning/Marketing and Sales team to consume this inventory - Includes collecting and cleaning data to ensure accurate inventory status is available - Preparing standardized excess reporting tool - Root causing monthly increases to identify and address system issues, production issues or forecast related issues

Research Triangle Park, Nc, Us

Durham, North Carolina, Us

Durham, North Carolina, Us

As part of one of the projects of this committee, I carried out informational interviews with alumni who held positions that were of high interest to Duke MEMP students. These interview transcripts were circulated to students through the committee magazine to help them increase their network in the related industry.

Organic Transit makes "the most efficient vehicle on the planet", ELF - a solar and pedal hybrid vehicle. Hand built in the USA, it is serving people worldwide. As a Supply Chain and Operations Intern, I analyzed their inventory management process and assembly line to increase the efficiency of both. The key points of my internship are as mentioned below:1. Created and managed the complete Enterprise Resource Planning for a vehicle with 400 parts, including detailed Bill of Material. Achieved reduction in stock-outs by 12%2. Modified the sequence of work flow from Order Placement to Order Shipment to improve the overall operational efficiency3. Calculated Cost of Goods Sold which enabled vehicle cost reduction by 7%

Mentor, Ohio, Us

Avery Dennison Corporation is a Fortune 500 company which specializes in labeling and packaging materials and solutions. I started as a Global Operations Leadership Development Associate in the Retail Branding and Information Solutions function of the company. I was promoted to Enterprise Lean Sigma Head after 14 months of my joining. Key tasks that I completed in my two year tenure are as follows:1. Executed productivity improvement projects and Kaizens in Bangalore Operations team increasing equipment utilization of Printed Fabric Labels line from 24% to 45%2. Spearheaded Lean concepts implementation on shop floor by conducting trainings and presentations for operators to reduce non value added activities in manufacturing and improve overall customer value3. Implemented bench marked practices from global sites into Bangalore site, by being a part of inter-regional ‘Platform team’ responsible for maintaining standardized processes across all sites4. Refined and short listed outsourcing partners in order to procure quality products5. Evaluated costing for new products developed for validating the feasibility of manufacturing process6. Active volunteer of Corporate Social Responsibility team called 'Reach Out', an initiative to contribute towards society7. Awarded for contributions towards society by Avery Dennison Foundation based on volunteer efforts with the local government school for disabled students

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• Studied and analyzed the processes carried out in the department to determine value added and non-value added activities• Designed new production layout and streamlined processes, eliminating unnecessary activities to improve the 5S rating by 70%

Master Of Engineering Management, Engineering/Industrial Management

Bachelor Of Engineering, Industrial Engineering