TECHNICAL SKILLS

Supply Chain: SAP ECC 6.0 (GCP Production), SAP Business warehousing (Production & Variance reporting), Xcelerate (Fleet Management), Expense management, Risk assessment, Spend analysis, PPV analysis, Project Management, Import/Export freight forwarding, Nextraq, Cargowise, Oracle ERP, S&OP, Production Planning, Warehouse Management, Vendor and Inventory Management, Transportation Management, Advance Excel (Macros, Pivot tables)

Computer Applications: SQL, Microsoft Access, R, Minitab, Excel (Functions, Macros, pivot tables), VBA

Lean Six Sigma tools: Just in Time(JIT),5S, KAIZEN, DMAIC, DMADV, Poke - Yoke, FMEA, Process Mapping, VSM

Certifications: Oracle database (SQL -11G code 1Z0-051), Lean Six Sigma (Green Belt)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Procurement Analyst

Confidential, Cambridge, MA

Responsibilities:

• Working closely with Regional procurement managers/Commodity managers & Sr. Buyers in executing various raw material/ supplier RFQ's and bids by data mining (SAP, Excel etc.), data analysis, data interpretation and directional suggestions on ad - hock projects
• Supporting Procurement managers on sourcing new sources/suppliers based on the product specification provided by them
• Sharing monthly feedstock (Ethylene, Propylene, Butadiene, etc.) movement to Procurement managers
• Leading the qualification of alternate vendor for some of the key categories such as Asphalt/Bitumen (Spend -$5.68 M), SBR/SBS Rubber (Spend-$11.21 M) and gypsum (Spend- $6.43M). The supplier Strategy recommendation generating an increase of 20% -25% to the overall gross margin
• Coordinating the RFI/RFP process in addition to lead the global proposal review team, down selecting to the final strategic partner by utilizing jointly developed scorecards and risk assessments
• Effectively managing the North America fleet of over 270 vehicles including cars/SUV’s/pickup trucks of $4.5 M while maintaining 98% on time delivery percentage for our respective employees
• Responsible for leasing fleet management which includes maintaining accurate fleet data, resolving employee concerns, billing & maintenance issues by approving accident claims and processing payments
• Managing Amazon Business account (Spend- 840k), Grainger Business account for purchasing MRO products (Spend- 570k), and generating reports for the Accounting department for Billing invoices, mileage reporting and Inventory reporting of fleet
• Liaison between supplier’s and business units to ensure scope of work, specifications of material/products, pricing, INCO terms and conditions and delivery schedules are outlined and confirmed
• Preparing monthly dashboard on inflation/deflation of raw materials region/category wise, productivity reports for Global Procurement Director
• Researching Market trends, requesting for pricing, managing supplier contacts and spot buying for specific projects

Assistant Operations Manager

Confidential, Brockton, MA

Responsibilities:

• Reduced Cost by $59K by optimizing daily truck routes through Nextraq & Garmin (GPS)
• Analyzed invoices and shipping manifests to ensure full compliance with local customs and international regulations
• Developed and maintained the clothing collection box sites database on SAP all over New England and categorized them on the basis of monthly production rate
• Communicated with numerous FTL carriers on a daily basis from corporate level to the local level to ensure performance standards were met and drove resolutions of any risks involved
• Reported efficiency issues and error percentage at weekly management meetings, standardized process for improving efficiency and lowering error percentage within shipping department
• Developed and maintained an excel spread sheet for the end of month bale log list with the total weights to keep up the production and inventory metrics up to date
• Supervised workers for daily bale loading operations, estimated bale requirements as per container load by calculating the optimum container special arrangement
• Arranged logistics for import and export by interfacing with 3PL and Freight vendors
• Eliminated bottlenecks in the supply process by supervising inbound and outbound logistics

Supply Chain Management Intern

Confidential

Responsibilities:

• Optimized Supply chain flow of materials through data analysis and established new channels of distribution, consolidated material and created dedicated routes to maximize profitability
• Tracked root-cause process failures and implemented process improvements activities involved within procurement
• Obtained and negotiated quotes with transportation and raw material providers, and supported vendor selection
• Successfully implemented cost effective shipping methods and achieved 3% cost reduction
• Built partnerships with demand planning and procurement to integrate new product introduction
• Purchased additional packaging materials for the safety of fuel pipes which increased the overall cost which led to decrease the backorder
• Analyzed key performance indicators and improved the process using Lean Six Sigma
• Enhanced forecast accuracy by 10% of 1,000 packaged and bulk products sold to 800 customers worldwide