NILAY SHAH

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OBJECTIVE

Mechanical Engineer, seeking an exigent and conscientious position as a Supply Chain Professional to

utilize pioneering skills of Engineering and Manufacturing Management with amalgamation of positive

attitude approaches organization’s growth

CAREER SUMMERY

7+ years of experience in Supply Chain Management in Manufacturing Industries Globally

Experience working in ETO, MTO, ATO & MTS manufacturing environments

Track record of Continuous Process improvement in Planning, Procurement, Inventory

management & Logistic

Masters in Engineering & Manufacturing Management, SIX SIGMA BLACK BELT training

Experience of SAP and MRP tools, Pursuing APCIS certification

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cytec Industries, Greenville, TX July 2011 – Current

Working as a North America Fiber/Fabric Planner Aug 2012- Current

Responsible for Planning and Procuring for all sites in North America & China for carbon fabrics

product line, Analyzed Product availability and recommend product allocation to Sales and order

management globally

Manages 20 work centers, 150+ product mix, suppliers with 24+ weeks long term Production

Plan to satisfy multi sites demand and key Performance Matrix

Key team member on developing long term weaving strategy, prepare and present data which

drives team recommendation & decision to Leadership Team

Present Fabric supply plan to Leadership team on monthly S&OP meeting to balance demand &

supply, challenges & path forward

Created multiple Process improvements tools to analyze data, reports, communication to

improve Detail Scheduling and Execution stages – Planned Daily Yards, PX demand/supply,

weekly demand

Established & Implement Fabric Planning Principles, Benchmark process for other areas in Team

Championed the implementation of new planning processes that removed complexity, reduce

lead time by 6 weeks, increase flexibility to upstream processes

Develop, implemented & tracking insourcing plan to save $1M/year in Make Vs Buy Strategy

Worked as a Production Planner July 2011 - July 2012

Responsible for operation planning of Hot Melt production area to accomplish highest utilization

of men, materials and machines at Greenville plant

Involved in continuous improvement process for strategic planning/scheduling to achieve

optimum result in terms of revenue, on-time delivery and customer service

Analyze the data, plan & options and present to KEY-X team for escalation process and critical

issues

Accountable for S&OP, inventory control, long term machines level load, new product

development planning, sales & planning interface

Grasp total business strategy and take over responsibilities in very short period of time with

positive attitude

Continuously involve with consultants and internal team members to utilize production wheel on

other work centers and different manufacturing plants at Cytec

Implement P1001- production wheel on most constrain machines at Cytec, set up a real

example of 80-20 analysis incorporate with P1001 to achieve 60% of utilization of

equipment, reduce machine LT by 10 weeks

Galt Medical Corporation, Garland, TX Dec 2009 – July 2011

Planning Supervisor in Medical Manufacturing Industry

Accountable for operation & strategy planning for all products & production lines to achieve

100% on time delivery and increasing customer service level

Responsible for planning & scheduling of all production departments based on the demand &

inventory level – ABC scheduling, KanBan

Presenting weekly production schedule compliances, on-time delivery, accomplishing sales

budget to the Leadership team.

Responsible for long term materials planning based on previous sales history, customers

forecast & marketing feedback – Analytical Skills

Involving in procurement decisions, coordinating all materials related activities & continuous

supplier improvement projects – Leadership Skills

Responsible team member in all inventory management projects of maintain and reduce

inventory cost – Team Player

Achieved materials department objectives by reducing backlog by 90%, on-time delivery by

95% and monthly sales budget of the company

Nu-Con Australia Pty. Ltd. Sydney, Australia Nov 2007 – July 2009

Project Engineer in Pneumatic Conveying & Bulk Solids Material Handling Industry

Responsible to develop Project Plan, Design, Implement & closure assigned engineering projects

In charge for mechanical design as per clients requirement with 3D/2D design tools – Inventor,

AutoCad

Planning and generating materials & equipments demands for all orders& projects, working with

Purchase/Expeditor department to discuss and solve all issues related to production demands

Involved in manpower requirements for daily and long term periods, working with production

manager to minimize manpower as less as possible

Responsible for inventory management and forecast components, equipments to minimize

inventory level – Used Lean Improvement PULL SYSTEM

Responsible for suppliers Negotiations for decreasing/maintaining manufacturing cost and saving

project budget cost by 25%

Controlling sales orders & project to ensure it is completed within the allocated time- Project

Management Tools

Responsible team member for supplier improvement programs, provide training to different

suppliers for inventory level and supplying materials as per the demand

Bosch Rexroth (India) Ltd. Vatva, Ahmedabad, INDIA July 2004 – June 2005

Procurement Engineer in Supply Chain Management department

Responsible for planning & procuring hydraulics parts for component production, Procure parts

from International suppliers - MRP and SAP tools,

Supplier improvement programs, Handling Sub contract related activities, Problem solving - ISO

90001 procedures, Technical support

Working as a responsible team member for lean manufacturing improvement- worked on

process improvement, Kaizen and OPL tools,

Negotiations with suppliers and decrease production costs by 20% for hydraulics parts- with

sound analytical and communication skills,

Decrease backlogs and improve performance level of department- working on weekly and

monthly reports, continuous follow up with suppliers using management and motivation

skills

Achieved overall high performance of the department in the organization, increased trust level

and productivity within the manufacturing plant and suppliers as well.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

August 2007 Masters of Engineering & Manufacturing Management

University of Technology, Sydney, Australia

June 2004 Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering

Nirma Institute of Technology, Ahmedabad, India

TRAINING AND INTERNSHIP

Six sigma Black Belt Training July – 2007

Six sigma Black Belt Training by Dr. Hasan Akpolat (UTS, SYDNEY)

5 days training including Champions and Green Belt Training.

PROJECT: Apply SIX SIGMA on Procurement Process of industry

Ingersoll-Rand (India) Ltd June -2003 (4 weeks)

“CNC Programming and Quality Control for Manufacturing of Air Compressors”

PROJECT: CNC programming-coding for two different shapes components, Study of quality

control in manufacturing of air compressors

COMPUTER SKILLS

ERP software: BAAN, SAP

Drafting Software: Inventor 2009, AutoCAD Certified course of AutoCAD Re-2000i

Management Software: Microsoft Project, Excel, Word

Working Environment: Windows Seven, Vista, XP, 2000

MEMBERSHIP

Association - APCIS Member, Member of MESA (Mechanical Engineering Students’ Association)

- Student Co-ordinator and team leader in various national level events in college

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