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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.
• 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.

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.

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.
• 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