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Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

 Working as Supply Network Specialist: Procurement, New Source Introduction (NSI) & Assurance of Supply (AoS) projects at Caterpillar India Private Limited. Responsible for AoS & NSI for global CAT facilities. Working as SPOC for suppliers, Cross Functional Teams. Identifying part categories supplied by vulnerable suppliers & developing new sources for reducing dependency on financial exposed suppliers. Identification of new vendors for sourcing of different product categories. Continuous reviews & analysis of past dues & metrics of suppliers, developing new suppliers in place of exposed suppliers.  Working on dual source requirement for parts having high volumes across multiple receiving facilities globally & going into high OPAC machines. Analysis of receiving facilities for product categories & continuous improvements to improve shipping time & cost reduction Developing new suppliers & work on business split strategies for different part categories & receiving facilities, continuous reviews on percentage of business dependency on them.  Initiating BATNA negotiations with suppliers & product groups to achieve cost savings for the enterprise. Identifying aftermarket sales products with high margins & develop reliable supply strategies for the same. Presenting the new vendor business case for source council via gateway meetings & getting approvals. Once business case is accepted, work with suppliers for tooling & part sample developments & process capability studies.  Plan for part validations at production facilities & work for approval of vendor scope statements.  Using cost analytics tool for deciding vendor financials, & make/buy decisions. Visiting vendor facilities for process audits. Single point of contact between suppliers & cross functional team, effective communication for achieving 100% shipping performance. Develop contingency plan for recovery of exposed suppliers & periodic review of supplier QCLDM metrics.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

 Single point of contact for clients regarding new projects, production orders & project delivery. Interactions with the clients regarding their requirements (volumetric & quality), coordinating with cross functional teams to achieve client requirements. Project timelines monitoring for the same. Scheduling & planning of Structural Panels, Foundations & critical manufacturing activities based on the client requirement, coordinating with the CFTs to achieve the same.  Procurements of consumables & materials required for every project. Re-visit our KanBan system & eliminate bottlenecks in the process. Building client relationship & handling existing key accounts. Successful handling of projects from acquisition to delivery. Negotiations with clients regarding unit rates. Identifying reliable vendors & manage existing vendors, negotiating with them for better terms. Inviting RFQs from vendors. Assigning Projects to vendors based on vendor skill matrix, developing new vendors as part of our contingency plan Approving of APQP, PPAP related documentations. Part development & corresponding routing in ERP systems. Forecasting the budget for the financial year, continuous reviews & corresponding actions to achieve the forecasted budget. Presenting PRM (Project Review Meeting) presentations to top management every month. Achieving 100 % compliance on our KPIs like OTD, FTRC & productivity of men & machine Monthly customer invoicing & vendor invoicing. Reviewing cash inflows monthly to ensure it is in line with the financial year’s estimates. Review of bottlenecks; reduce them to improve cycle time, responsible for reducing the bottlenecks in work & cash flows of the projects. Received L&T management appreciation for reduction of payment milestones activities time by nearly 52 % & for the excellent team work, quality, and timely delivery. “Best safety conscious staff” award by L&T Management.

Pune Area, India

1. Program Management & Process Management2. Cycle time analysis & reduce bottlenecks in processes.

Mysore, Karnataka, India

Supply Chain Management Executive

Master Of Technology (M.Tech), Engineering / Industrial Management, First Class With Distinction

Activities and Societies: Qualified for TEQUIP (Technical Education Quality Improvement Program) ScholarshipResearch work titled.

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering, First Grade

Project work titled "Design and fabrication of a modern bicycle to enhance utility"