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Carelon Global Solutions(GCC of Elevance) —> Advisory team for Elevance Health in areas of Operations Impact, Customer Experience Enhancement, Business Advisory

1. Improving patient, provider and member experience; disrupting healthcare transactions by removing age old paper in claims processing, EoB, marketing programs and financial processes; target to save ~32k trees annually 2. Value based care : Working on improving value over volume in healthcare. Moving the needle from sickcare to healthcare

Worked with C-suite to design, develop and deliver the best-in-class operating model to reinvent supply chain organization (Fortune 10); leading to $11Mn+ savings through digital transformation- Reinvented areas of 1) Procurement 2) Vendor Management 3) Contract Management 4) Catalog Management 5) Inventory Management 6) Accounts Payables & Enterprise Payments 7) Data Analytics- Led strategic partnership with a technology platform provider; introduced and implemented SaaS ERP… Show more Worked with C-suite to design, develop and deliver the best-in-class operating model to reinvent supply chain organization (Fortune 10); leading to $11Mn+ savings through digital transformation- Reinvented areas of 1) Procurement 2) Vendor Management 3) Contract Management 4) Catalog Management 5) Inventory Management 6) Accounts Payables & Enterprise Payments 7) Data Analytics- Led strategic partnership with a technology platform provider; introduced and implemented SaaS ERP solution with ML & RPA capabilities embedded-Worked closely with cross-functional remote teams(10+) across product, engineering, data and operations to identify improvement opportunities and implement solutions while managing change-Enhanced team productivity by 70% by automating processes; created new metrics for performance management-Modeled future state capacity needs; introduced shared service model Show less

- Developed and implemented strategic & operational business solutions by resolving critical pain areas through a data-driven approach- Improved profitability by reducing operational costs through process redesign and process re-engineering- Managed & improved business operations by setting & improving business KPIs affecting direct performance- Managed client relationship & worked upon business development activities

Worked across domains of Product Development, Project Management, Process Improvement, Strategic implementations and Vendor Management impacting more than company wide investment of INR 5000 Cr by collaborating with Indian/Japanese/Thailand/EU cross functional teams.Project Management & Leadership:- Led a team of 4 for development and launch of 8 new models over 3 years (~1 million sales annually)- Managed project life cycle from concept to launch through meticulous planning… Show more Worked across domains of Product Development, Project Management, Process Improvement, Strategic implementations and Vendor Management impacting more than company wide investment of INR 5000 Cr by collaborating with Indian/Japanese/Thailand/EU cross functional teams.Project Management & Leadership:- Led a team of 4 for development and launch of 8 new models over 3 years (~1 million sales annually)- Managed project life cycle from concept to launch through meticulous planning and timely execution of Design Validation, Prototype Manufacturing and Process Stabilization- Reduced budget requirement and prototype development time through implementation of "Lean Management"Strategic Initiative:- Initiated and implemented an online ERP system used by 1000+ employees to integrate complete processes- Reduced vendor selection time by 20% (48 days vs. 60 days) and process efficiency by 90% through automation- Negotiated & developed 2nd line of sourcing for 8 high volume parts by assessing supply risk & financial risk of existing vendorsOperational Excellence:- Introduced the concept of "Supplier Evaluation Matrix" to conduct technical reviews and embedded evaluation matrices in vendor selection process; reduced defects by 12%- Reduced time to resolve market recall problems by 25% (6 days vs. 8 days) by implementing trace ability matrix on 21 components Show less

Vendor Development & Supply Chain Management:- Rewarded "Achievement Award" (1 out of 40) for setting up manufacturing operations of a Thailand based supplier in India- Saved INR 21Mn annually by developing 10 Indian vendors for local procurement of 14 imported parts- Developed end to end supply chain involving selection of 52 vendors for 6 new products catering to 130 countriesProduct Development- Developed a high technology rubber part in India for the first… Show more Vendor Development & Supply Chain Management:- Rewarded "Achievement Award" (1 out of 40) for setting up manufacturing operations of a Thailand based supplier in India- Saved INR 21Mn annually by developing 10 Indian vendors for local procurement of 14 imported parts- Developed end to end supply chain involving selection of 52 vendors for 6 new products catering to 130 countriesProduct Development- Developed a high technology rubber part in India for the first time; saved INR 6Mn by optimizing the material grade- Saved material cost by INR 30Mn by reducing engine weight by 100 gms; optimized strength requirements- Extended product lifecycle by 5 years in Hungary market for 3 Suzuki products by mitigating regulatory risk of "End of Life" vehicle Show less