Virendra Kumar Email & Phone Number

Gurugram, Haryana, India

-Conducted comprehensive spend analysis and developed supplier strategies for 450+ suppliers, leveraging market insights and negotiation tactics, resulting in a 12% improvement in material productivity.-Ensured compliance with sourcing guidelines across India, ROA, and META regions, improving delivery timelines by 18%, optimizing VMI practices, and enhancing payment terms.-Directed supplier strategies, including dual sourcing and consolidation, reducing the supplier base by 30% and securing favorable contract terms.-Implemented the PFEP approach within the PSL (Grow, Maintain, Exit) strategy, improving supplier risk management and reducing lead times by 15%.-Led Business Alignment Events, identifying cost-saving opportunities and achieving $2M in annual savings.-Established a continuous improvement program that increased operational efficiency by 40% and reduced manual processing time by 30 hours/month.-Leveraged Power BI and Tableau to design interactive dashboards, transforming data into actionable insights that enhanced decision-making and improved operational efficiency by 15%

Gurgaon, Haryana, India

-Developed RFQs and leveraged E-Tools to award new business and negotiate raw materials, components, and tooling, achieving a 12% reduction in procurement costs.-Conceptualized and implemented a systematic approach for calculating and documenting costs of sheet metals, resins, plastics, and electronic components, improving cost visibility and reducing material costs by 15%.-Led vendor selection, audits, and performance reviews with a focus on financial analysis and supplier compliance, strengthening supplier relationship management and ensuring adherence to procurement policies

India

-Expert in raw material planning and scheduling, ensuring efficient purchase orders for direct materials-Developed alternate vendors and localized purchases, optimizing costs and enhancing operational efficiency-Analyzed operational workflows and identified bottlenecks within SAP ERP; implemented process improvements that eliminated redundant tasks, resulting in a time savings of 20 hours per month for the team.

Dehradun

•Streamlined end-to-end production workflows by implementing a new scheduling system that enhanced resource allocation and minimized idle time, contributing to a 20% increase in throughput within the first quarter•Led Lead Time and Inventory Reduction Projects, improving site performance and inventory management, serving as the Process Owner for SAP and driving process optimization and efficiency

Engineer'S Degree, Electrical And Electronics Engineering, A

Plc And Scada, Mechatronics, Robotics, And Automation Engineering, A

Activities and Societies: PLC and SCADA Training

Higher Secondary School, Science, A