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San Jose, Ca, Us

Livermore, California, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

•Resolved issues of Northeastern staff, guests, residents, and interns regarding facilities, housing access, lockouts & security•Served as a Point of Contact for residents, guests, Northeastern Police department and emergency services in student residences while utilizing a computerized electronic access control system and various alarms

Lexington, Massachusetts, United States

• Identified suppliers for critical raw materials; assisted procurement department with negotiations, successfully replacing +10 old, high-cost suppliers with economical options• Boosted project efficiencies 30% by pioneering tracking metrics and creating production and Master Requirement Planning systems to administer customer forecast and on-time delivery rate of +95%• Led two annual physical inventory counts for low turn and critical materials, generating 37% improvement in net variance under established controls• Coordinated $50K Non-Working Inventory disposition over +150 SKUs; executed ABC cycle count program to revise inventory accuracy by 32% and facilitate FIFO• Drove critical supplier negotiations and advanced supplier OTIF 75% via forecasting and superior supplier relationship management, delivering an 11% reduction in purchasing expenses

Boston, Massachusetts, United States

Pune, Maharashtra, India

•Implemented strategic sales planning and material forecasting of 40+ suppliers’ commodities with Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’s) for developing efficient inventory control & supply planning process improvements •Assisted with the procurement process of 450 Industrial Air Compressor Components along with interfacing with the suppliers on product specification, pricing issues, shipment tracking & maintaining on-time delivery schedules•Optimized the value of on-hand inventory by 12% using KANBAN system for material replenishment and Just-In-Time inventory management system resulting in annual cost savings of $290K for the company•Enhanced the transportation shipments for customers while balancing service and cost using a transportation management system (TMS) which reduced the supplier turn-around time by almost 21%•Collaborated with cross-functional teams including New Product development, Engineering Research and Design, Manufacturing and Finance to increase supply chain transparency and synchronize demand planning activities•Managed the entire Packaging department for Industrial Air Compressors division by ensuring timely deliveries and zero defects increasing the on-time shipping rate performance by 15%•Created streamlined processes to handle inbound material with the implementation of FIFO (First-In-First-Out) technique increasing the warehouse storage space by 12%•Orchestrated daily part shortage meetings on the production line to review new defects and keep a track of plan vs actual production to ensure that production requirements are met, and efficiency of production is increased•Performed supply chain data analysis in Microsoft Excel and maintained reports for tracking the Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for supplier base as well as the customer base providing insights to executive management and product managers.

Master'S Degree, Engineering/Industrial Management

Bachelor'S Degree, Mechanical Engineering

Activities and Societies: Indian Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ISHRAE) Pune, India Member, Student.