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London, Ontario, Canada

• Responsible for direct and indirect sourcing for the plant, running MRP, issuing purchase orders, acting on requisitions, and preparing goods receipt in SAP to make sure there are no discrepancies• Collecting data and analyzing the monthly indirect spend of plant, and determining opportunities to save based on their spend analysis• Working with plant manager in determining if the maintenance, consumables and MRO supplies budget set by finance team is balanced and allocated properly, and forecast if the budget will be met for month or not• Identified MRO, maintenance, and cleaning supplies as one of the biggest contributors in the overhead expense, and build up a strategy to frame a VMI contract and collectively buy all these supplies from an alternate source helping London plant to meet its monthly overhead budget and save over $200,000 annually• Collaborating with finance department to setup the monthly Purchase Price Variance (PPV)/ savings target and creating the monthly PPV report to measure and monitor the results against the standards set• Framed a purchasing strategy for our North American business based on the factors such as cost savings, risk management, sustainability, and global alignment• Studied the steel market closely and saved over $700,000 by identifying and negotiating with a new steel supplier struggling from the low demand and excess stock during the Autoworkers strike in North America• Attending cross functional VAVE meetings with the product and engineering team to brainstorm innovative continuous improvement ideas involving changing the product to save costs, discussing the challenges of getting them approved from UL, and providing feedback on the supplier's capabilities to meet those changes• Introduced the strategy of group purchasing to buy collectively among 2 production plants, and saved USD$600,000 annually for each plant by combining the spend and negotiating a better price with the supplier

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Responsible for scheduling daily production runs for 3 different production lines based on the available raw material, capacity, and MPS provided by the customer• Applied lean principles while scheduling the production which helped the company to improve efficiency by 5%, and minimize the changeover and downtime at the same time• Running MRP on a weekly basis to plan and manage the materials required for production run and issuing the purchase orders for the same• Managing the stock levels and inventory for each SKU considering multiple factors such as Bills of Material (BOM), lead time, safety stock and MOQ • Updating and discussing the Master production schedule with the operations team and ensuring all the material risks are communicated to them • Collaborating with the project manager in successfully managing and implementing the smooth transitions going on with the raw material & packaging (Sleeves) used in producing all the SKU’s • Regularly using the APS and ERP tool Navision to ensure optimization of raw material and resource capacity• Maintaining healthy ties with vendors and following up with them in weekly meetings regarding open orders• Actively using Microsoft excel functions such as Pivot tables and VLOOKUPs to create the daily production report for all the respective stakeholders depicting the cases produced on all production lines • Accomplished active communication skills by dealing with suppliers and discussing the material risks with the operations team on a daily basis• Responsible for proactively accessing and minimizing the situations interfering with business operations, and eventually leading to downtime in the fast-paced manufacturing environment

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

• Assigning tasks to Front of the House team members of the restaurant in most efficient manner ensuring optimal level of hospitality is achieved at minimum cost • Analyzing the macro forces affecting the business such as COVID 19 and ensure good customer experience• Decreased the delivery time of food by assisting the manager of restaurant in designing the operations• Working effeciently with a team of 20 in a fast-paced environment serving over 500 customers in an 8-hour shift and maintaining high standards of customer service

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

• Guided small different groups of students from 5 different High schools located in the Windsor region about the importance of analytical, leadership, and problem-solving skills• Achieved position in the judging panel, and collaborated with the professors at different high schools to mark presentations of different groups of students• Developed social and soft skills by interacting regularly with the students

Windsor, Ontario, Canada

• Assumed the responsibility of virtually guiding and supporting a group of 9 Mentees from 5 different Countries• Established a mode of communication with the mentees and communicated with them every week• Developed Critical thinking and problem-solving skills in the Mentees by participating in the weekly virtual session of Study Hall with them and guiding them on how to resolve their academic problems • Collaborated with the Student experience coordinator and Career development team of Odette School of Business to reduce the anxiety and stress mentees face and resolving their basic queries regarding the Master of Management program and life at the University of Windsor

Ludhiana, Punjab, India

• Ensured that the finance and lot level of raw material and finished goods matched and that the ERP reflected the accurate inventory levels • Following Just in time inventory method in managing the bulk material for the whole plant to avoid demurrage charges and shortages at the same time• Saved approximately 30% procurement cost of the company by innovatively finding a new source of procuring CNC machines• Effectively managed and coordinated the flow of goods throughout the supply chain network by working closely with supplier, customers, and the carrier

Master Of Management, Logistics And Supply Chain

Master of Management is a professional graduate degree that provided me with an advanced level of knowledge in the field of Logistics.

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