Procurement Organization-• Defined sourcing strategy and sourcing plan for critical reagents, amidites and consumable parts to support GMP, GMP-L and RUO manufacturing• Designed and implemented centralized material planning process for four product lines• Set up and implemented procurement process including P/N and BOM process• Managed 50M spend. Designed and implemented cost reduction strategies for inventory, expense and service spend categories. Delivered 7% cost reduction• Lead negotiation of different types of supplier agreementsWarehouse Organization-• Designed and implemented perpetual inventory management system across 4 warehouses and four product lines to track material flow in real time• Successfully implemented strategy to track material movement and the final consumption through supply chain to optimize inventory• Responsible for managing all aspects of inventory management (audits, cycle counts, wall to wall count)• Designed and set up receiving/stocking/distribution operations across Synthego warehouses• Led preparation of local and state property and safety audits for Synthego warehousesLogistics Organization-• Drove effort to optimize domestic and international ambient, gel pack and dry ice shipping for four different product lines across 10 ship lanes worldwide and 5 couriers• Supported effort to integrate ship station with ERP system to optimize shipping cost, efficiency and volumeSales & Operations Planning Organization-Designed, implemented and ran S&OP process from scratch. Helped optimized manufacturing product mix to maximize revenue, which includes but not limited to• Designed demand planning framework for four product lines to obtain inputs from product/ sales• Designed supply planning framework to plan manufacturing/ equipment capacity, labor and material requirements• Ran monthly/Qtr S&OP meetings with cross functional organizations (Operations, Finance, Supply Chain, Engineering, Product Management, Sales)

Supply Chain Business Account Lead Responsible for planning & execution of business unit supply chain strategy for Autonomous Driving/ Machine Vision (MobilEye, EGI), FPGA (PSG) and AI (Habana) product lines Orchestrate supply chain engagement for multiple business units through CQAT (Cost Quality Availability & Technology) based annual account plan.o Understand business unit product roadmap and help translate product requirements into Si and Board & System supply chain support requirementso Collaborate with Si and Board & System commodity directors and leads to build business unit specific supply chain Lead cross functional supply chain teams to oversee end to end (Si through Board & System) execution to deliver on account plan commits. Responsible for driving alignment between different supply chain organizations and business units stake holders (Engineering/Operations/ Finance/ Product Management & Marketing) with respect to commodity sourcing, manufacturing strategy, product quality and cost. Help enable supply chain strategy and operational execution. Responsible for executive alignment and managing BU/Supply chain communication & forums (Quarterly Ops reviews, various working groups).

Managed global procurement team to deliver class leading cost, quality, and supply (Responsible for managing ≈ $500M spend) Developed and implemented sourcing\inventory strategy & supply base for regional manufacturing in Czech Republic, India, and Mexico. Delivered 50% improvement in time to market & 80% reduction in inventory.  Drove supply base consolidation across mechanical and electrical categories. Expected to result in 20% reduction in supplier count and $3M cost saving due to spend consolidation. Designed and implemented sourcing and manufacturing strategies to optimize Commscope global supply chain. Resulting in faster time to market and top & bottom-line improvements.

Delivered class leading cost, quality, and supply for multiple categories (Responsible for managing $500M spend across imager and BT/Power accessories) Defined & implemented sourcing strategy for future awards by incorporating analysis of industry trends, competitive landscape and should-be cost. Delivered $8-12M in savings including 10-15% incremental piece part cost reduction. Conducted value engineering exercise of existing products and submitted recommendations for design, material, and manufacturing improvements to ensure delivery of quarterly cost improvement. Delivered $6-10M in realized benefits with an ongoing 3-5% YoY margin improvement. Developed & executed ramp plan for New Product Introduction of up to 8 products/year to ensure supply conforms to cost, delivery and quality metrics. Drove monthly and quarterly inventory reviews. Resulted in optimized inventory turnover, 30-35% YoY reduction in program level supply shortages and 15-20% improvement in QoQ average Motorola and supplier-owned inventory. Managed supply shortages due to demand upside, component shortages or quality excursions while meeting monthly and quarterly demand profile. Conducted negotiations to settle excess & obsolesce, supplier liability and chargeback which resulted in $5M annual saving. Led/ participated in negotiations for commercial agreements.

Managed team of sourcing engineers. Responsibilities included the following,Supply Chain Strategy Developed supply chain for mechanical and electro-mechanical components by working with Asia based CM, ODM, JDM and component suppliers. Conducted design reviews with cross-functional teams. Identified, documented, and presented design, manufacturing, and ramp risks to senior leadership team. Proposed alternatives and mitigation strategies. Improved design lock down time by 15%. Cost Management  Identified and proposed alternatives to bridge Gross Margin gap, resulted in direct material cost reduction of up to $10/unit and saving of $5-10M/product.  Created production tool plan and oversaw $10M tooling spend.Supplier Management  Drove supplier selection and led early supplier involvement reviews. Delivered $2-4M in yearly realized benefits by leveraging and implementing platform strategy.Product Ramp Management Managed end-to-end supply chain and drove alignment between supplier material delivery and demand, resulted in flawless product launches and 90+% hit of on-time-ramp matrix.

Managed team of tooling engineers to design/develop/manufacture/ optimize tooling and process for smart phones  Supported 12 development teams with component tooling development for 10-15 programs/year. Experienced in working with all major Asia based tooling and processing suppliers. Planned and managed yearly production tooling budget of $18-20M. Negotiated prototype and production tooling cost and delivered saving of 15-20% per year on production tool cost

• Worked on product feasibility study. Helped simplify product design and participated in material and manufacturing process selection.• Designed & developed new phone concepts on CAD system and created prototype models.• Led and coordinated build, manufacturing and qualification of production tools.