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Seattle, Wa, Us

Greater Seattle Area

• Managed capital money required for the opening of the cash registers every day which also required procuring it as per the need.• Achieved 90% forecast accuracy in comparison to the actual demand by creating a sales forecast using the previous demand data.• Decreased overall inventory by stocking maximum retail items thereby increasing the inventory turnover.• Operated point of sales (POS) system; received cash, counted change, received Husky Card and debit card payments from customers.

Greater Seattle Area

• Identified supplier risk associated with sourced commodities to evaluate ongoing business risk and added it as an input to the supplier selection process. • Short-listed suppliers using ABC classification and completed a wholistic risk review of the top twenty-five. • Created a Risk Assessment (FMEA) Model that integrated with their existing tool thereby operationalizing successful usage of their tool. • Provided recommendations to enhance their existing Supplier Evaluation Process.

Panjim, Goa

Worked as a Project Manager, directing and overseeing a variety of commercial electrical projects which included estimation, planning and monitoring of the electrical aspects of construction projects from conception to completion. Responsible for Supplier Evaluation and Management.• Managed electrical purchasing, project timeline, resourcing and budgeting for 6 construction projects ranging from 500K to 5M USD.• Executed RFXs (RFQ/RFP) to evaluate the suppliers and awarded purchase orders post risk assessment.• Pioneered a style of contract (Rate Contract) aiming process optimization, cost reduction and better throughput.• Headed the procurement and installation of electrical equipment/supplies via strategic partnerships with vendors and technicians.• Delivered a 15% cost saving on electrical equipment/supplies via effective negotiations with vendors.• Handled customer communication, triaged the work by assessing the risk based on criticality and priority.

Panjim, Goa

Managed capital construction projects in the areas of hospital, college and community. Led a team of 6 in the analysis and design to implement strategic sourcing procedures for these projects.• Estimated tender amount accurately resulting in securing 6 projects, thereby increasing the revenue of the company by approximately 10%.• Led diverse, cross-functional teams in the fulfillment of deliverables both with quality and in timely manner.• Reduced dead-stock inventory by negotiating flexible buy-back contracts with vendors.• Planned logistics to receive consolidated orders from vendors thus reducing shipping cost by 8%.• Documented technical offers, compliance statements, responses to commercial queries and purchase orders for electrical supply items; implemented reorder stock procedure.• Recognized for skill in communicating with clients, contributing to a track record of repeat business.

Panjim, Goa

Managed a team of 15 technicians working on the assembly of marine panels for ships focusing on efficiency and striving for improvement of daily functions in purchasing, distribution and inventory control. Planned daily and/or weekly work duties for team of technicians and delivered within established timelines.• Forecasted resources and inventory for upcoming projects ensuring 100% availability.• Utilized Just-in-Time methodology thereby reducing inventory holding cost by 5%.• Implemented lean manufacturing tool (5S) that helped in reducing the inventory shrinkage.

Masters, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management

Activities and Societies: Member of Council of Supply Chain Management.

Post Graduate Diploma In Business Administration, Human Resources Management And Services

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Electrical And Electronics Engineering