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Austin, Tx, Us

Austin, Tx, Us

Skillman, New Jersey, Us

* Define and deploy the multi-year framework for performance management and analytics across operations.* Create awareness of internal and external performance, tools, processes, and benchmarks to support our evolution* Drive performance management maturity to ensure outlook-based trade-off decisions to optimize business results with shared accountability over multiple dimensions and segmentations* Establish a common understanding of Operations Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) and deploy with a principled target-setting process

Santa Clara, California, Us

* Leading Supply Chain Transformation team focused on Business Process & Technology Transformation – IBP, S&OP (Demand & Supply Management), Capacity Management, Customer Ops, ATP, New Product launches, Data Management, Automation & Analytics.* Led rollout of Integrated Business Planning (IBP) across 7 Business Units, migration of ERP system (SAP ECC to S4 HANA), implementation of Advanced Available to Promise (AATP) module and adoption of Kinaxis Rapid Response for Aggregate Planning.* Leads AMD’s Supply Chain Ops Review using Performance Scorecards focused on Customer Satisfaction, Operational Performance & Financial Attainment metrics.* Business Process Reengineering focused on end-to-end process optimization & deployment of automation solutions (AI/ML, Natural Language Processing/ Querying for Analytics)* Developing future state business processes & technology roadmap focused on emerging technologies and innovation for sustainable, scalable business.

Austin, Texas, Us

* Setup Design for Supply Chain (DfSC) practice to build Supply Chain resiliency and maximize monetization opportunities by driving higher PSL penetration & attach rate* Managed Supply Planning to ensure assurance of supply with focus on supplier development & material readiness by considering attach rate, cost, delivery & quality requirements* Global Sourcing for Cloud & Communication Solutions (CCS) & Integrated Solutions BUs by driving collaboration across Account Management, Design Centers & Supply Chain teams* Develop pricing strategies for design / production & reduce cost by streamlining processes through systems / value engineering, analytics & machine learning* Develop Technology Roadmap, Solutions and Suppliers for Connectivity Center of Excellence (CoE) (IoT, 5G, WiFi, Bluetooth, NBIoT, LoRa, Cellular etc.)

Irvine, California, Us

* Performed comprehensive evaluation of Private Equity backed companies’ Supply Chain to reduce TCO, Supply Chain risk and disruptions and increase EBITDA, sales & cashflow through Operational due diligence, Lean Transformation & Automation (via Software solutions)

* Led Digital transformation for a large ICT client’s Supply Chain Planning workstream with focus on solution design and business process re-engineering via deployment of best in class software solutions for planning, visibility, analytics and decision support automation

Houston, Texas, Us

* Managed customer engagement & sourcing strategies across multiple Bus. Initiatives focused on Supply Planning & Material readiness to meet delivery KPIs, digital transformation & business process re-engineering using Cloud based Planning/Analytics software solutions

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

* Managed WW supply chain transformation for Planning & Manufacturing Ops (including Outsourced Manufacturing) & Commodity management by developing Best in Class business processes and implementing traditional as well as Cloud based software* Led war room meeting for Shortages/ Supply mitigations. Managed Lean/Kaizen initiatives to eliminate waste and improve efficiency to the tune of US$50M+

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

* Managed a team of 30 people in US, Puerto Rico and Mexico managing Supply Chain solutions and infrastructure at HP as well as partner sites* Led cross-functional team consisting of Global Engineering Services, Manufacturing Operations, IT, Vendors Management for managing IT / Cloud apps, infrastructure & diagnostic releases for supply chain solutions and roadmap

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

* Managed Planning team & developed Inventory Optimization Tool that led to US$5M in cost savings in worldwide inventory* Led strategic evaluation & execution to outsource manufacturing to low cost countries - from Scotland/ Germany to Czech Republic & from US to Mexico. Lowered Manufacturing Overhead & logistics cost. Implemented ERP solutions leading to an annualized cost savings of US$65M * Managed end to end Value Chain for Converged System launch for Virtualization and Big Data - leading to process efficiency and reducing Time to market* Evaluated worldwide footprint and recommended optimized go-forward network structure which led to reduction in locations, consolidation of IT assets and reduction in process variants by 15%.* Led project to outsource mid-complexity products to Contract Manufacturer in Czech Republic resulting in annualized savings of US$6M.

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

* Led Cost Benefit Analysis (CBA) for HP Japan spanning across multiple business units to recommend go forward strategy for 3-5 years of continued growth* Led analysis in Australia/ South Pacific for reducing cost and improving Total Customer Experience (TCE). Scope included manufacturing, in-bound and outbound warehouse as well as Distribution Centers with projected annual cost savings of US$1M* Led analysis for local manufacturing opportunity in Russia to grow the market share. Performed TLC analysis using the growth assumptions, costs and cycle times of various supply chain models

Palo Alto, Ca, Us

* Recommended/ Executed IT Transformation using Best-in-Class Technology solutions by driving RFx and procurement process spanning $200M+ across multiple solution providers/ vendors* Managed Supplier relations as well as Suppliers Performance Management. Mitigated Supply risk through diversification as well as by enforcing SLA.* Drove capacity management initiative for next generation data centers spanning over 10,000 Servers. This led to accurate demand planning as well as a reduction in capital investment by 20%

Chicago, Il, Us

* Led and managed multiple enterprise application development teams which defined and delivered Continental’s Next Gen IT infrastructure and Enterprise Application Architecture across various BUs. These included new product launches, marketing promotions, Customer Relationship Management (CRM) solutions, IT Security and audit compliance * Launched New product, which led to additional US$1 Million revenue in the first year of the launch.* Implemented Credit Card Fraud Detection System as well as various CRM initiatives.

Boston, Ma, Us

Responsible for business requirements analysis and software solutions development which included developing Web Application for Defined Benefits business and re-engineering the Data Conversion Process

Managed Cash Management application used by CITI Bank in Indian Sub-Continent, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa. The responsibilities included leading off-shore development team for product development as well as product customization, leading on-site team for User Acceptance Test (UAT), product roll-out and post live Support, new product roll-out for Eastern European countries, Y2K (Year 2000) Compliant Certification of the Cash Management Application

Development and quality testing of the Technology Upgrade Project for mutual fund and money market businesses of a leading Financial Institution

Mba, Finance, Operations

B. Tech., Computer Science