Praveen Muthukumaran Email & Phone Number

United States

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

San Francisco Bay Area

Greater Boston Area

• Analyzed key KPIs such as on time percent, true service, exceptions and density per stop using the DataPA BI tool which helped identify problem areas and initiate actions for effective improvement

Luling, Louisiana

• Coordinated materials receiving through SAP to ensure inbound raw material availability to successfully meet plant’s production schedule and target output • Planned and scheduled finished product orders and assisted core carriers in routing issues to ensure timely delivery• Reduced bottlenecks in the raw material delivery through rail which reduced delivery time • Determined KPIs for supplier performance tracking and reporting which increased productivity by 20%• Analysed vendor spend by category in SAP for FY demand planning and assisted Purchasing to reduce tail spend through supplier consolidation and helped shift spend towards strategic suppliers• Analyzed supplier bids and contracts for commodity purchases using Ariba • Provided expertise and proactive analysis for implementation, improvements and design of supply chain processes • Handled multiple assignments such as analysing supplier bids, Rail In-transit times, yearly Barge Detention/Demurrage charges and digitizing documentation for the Stores Warehouse

Chennai Area, India

• Managed two product categories - Beauty, Grocery for the North American online retail market.• Troubleshoot and drive resolutions with Vendors to ensure reliable and operationally effective inflow of products, improved processes and reduced discrepancies in retail operations. Ensured smooth functioning of vendor compliances and scalable communication processes.• Created process improvements based on attributes to automate both Beauty and Grocery new item set up.• Managed and executed “Item Type Keyword Duplication” project from start to finish, involving data gathering and manipulation, synthesis, data modelling and problem solving helping refine the amazon web page.• Communicated on a daily basis with Vendors, Suppliers, stake holders on important metrics such as Product pricing, RFQ, RFI, RFP and ensured best practices with regard to purchasing strategy.

Kanchipuram Area, India

• Performed forecasting and demand planning for the production of 200 tons of sugar per day• Coordinated with production supervisors to ensure optimum Takt time for timely completion of customer orders and to maintain required customer service levels• Worked with in-plant cane development officers in planning and scheduling of cutting orders for raw sugar cane cultivation• Implemented Kanban to effectively manage raw sugar inventory that reduced waste by 15% • Performed value stream mapping(VSM) to identify bottlenecks, increase batch size and streamline key process activities • Monitored and analysed key trends in sugar cane prices resulting in an annual saving of 5 % in procurement costs• Identified and resolved bottle necks in delivery routes thus reducing delivery time by 2 hours per truck

Master Of Science (M.S.), Engineering/Industrial Management, 3.89

Master Of Science (Ms), Engineering Management, 4.0

Bachelor Of Engineering (Beng), Computer Science