Supply Chain Management

In quest of professional enrichment in the area of Production Planning &

Control / Supply Chain / Materials Management / Logistics where I can

leverage my extensive work experience / education.

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS' SET

Supply Chain Management

. Corresponding daily with customers and suppliers regarding demand, supply

and forecast of material, scrap and containers.

. Arranging dispatch of goods to various parts of the country and abroad by

dedicated trucks/courier/rail/air companies.

. Handling loading/unloading activities, minimizing waiting time by

utilizing material handling team.

Logistics/Transportation Management

. Overseeing logistic functions & negotiating with transporters for cost

effective transport solutions.

. Preparing and analyzing reports regarding ordering pick-ups & deliveries,

routing optimization, tracking, billings etc.

. Monitoring carrier on-time performance.

Production Supervision/Team Management

. Scheduling production requirements based on customer demand including

meeting/exceeding targets.

. Improving operational productivity, quality/yield, safety and labour

relations.

. Coordinating with maintenance units regarding preventive and break-down

situations.

. Creating and sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters development

opportunities and motivates high performance amongst team members.

Vendor Management

. Assessing the performance of the vendors based on various criterions such

as percentage for rejections, quality improvement rate, timely delivery,

credit terms etc.

. Following-up with vendors for timely deliveries and quality checks as

well as ensuring timely payments.

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE

American Axle & Manufacturing, Detroit, MI, USA

Mar'08-Current

Material Scheduler

. Interfaced with engineers, customers, suppliers, carriers, warehouse etc.

to synchronize the material movement process and undertook initiatives for

process improvements.

. Improved availability and storage space of containers by 15% by

implementing JIT system in container delivery processes.

. Maintained inventory of assemblies and components on daily basis using

BOM by continuous communication with finance, quality, buyers, accounting,

IT etc.

American Axle & Manufacturing, Buffalo, NY, USA

Jun'01-Feb'08 Material Coordinator

. Streamlined the shipping process at the dock which reduced the customer

waiting time by 20%.

. Managed the cross functional teams to implement plant level initiatives.

. Developed, maintained and analyzed the reports for rail car pool,

inbound/outbound premiums, scrap movement and carrier on-time performance.

Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramics, Niagara Falls, NY, USA

May'00-Aug'00

Summer Intern (MIS)

. Designed and developed excel based production-scheduling model for the

manufacturing unit.

. Assimilated and analyzed all available production data from various

departments of the manufacturing unit which helped to identify

requirements for new manufacturing systems.

. Researched, compared and recommended the potential production planning

software vendors for the manufacturing unit.

Steel Authority of India Ltd., Bhilai, India

Sep'95-Jul'99

Assistant Manager (Operations) / Production Line Supervisor

. Led a team of 40 members to manage the daily operations of Blooming Mill

(ISO-9002, Rolling Capacity: 2.5 million ton/annum).

. Increased yield of finished product of steel mill by 1.3% (89.5% from

previous maximum level of 88.2%).

. Developed/executed measures for easy and efficient scrap removal,

reducing manpower needs by 5%.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

. Master of Business Administration (2001) State University of New York,

Buffalo, NY, USA

Manufacturing & Operations Management/Management Information Systems

. Bachelor of Engineering (1995) Regional Engineering College, Rourkela,

India

Metallurgical Engineering (Ranked in top 10% of class)

ADDITIONAL NOTES

. Do not need visa sponsorship for employment

. Willing to relocate

. Willing to travel

. Active Donor/member - Child Relief & You (NGO for destitute children) and

Akshaya Patra (world's largest school meal program)

CERTIFICATION

. APICS Certification (in progress)

. Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (FMEA)

. Hazardous Materials Regulations (49 CFR)

COMPUTER SKILLS

. Oracle Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)

. Product Information Management (PIM)

. MS Office (Access, Excel, Word, PowerPoint)

. Database Management Systems (DBMS)

PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS

. A dynamic professional with 10 years of North America experience in

Production Planning & Control, Safety Operations, Supply Chain /Materials

Management, Logistics in ISO, LEAN Manufacturing and unionized

environment.

. Presently with American Axle & Manufacturing, Detroit, MI working as

Material Scheduler.

. Functional expertise in managing production & maintenance operations with

key focus on bottom line profitability.

. Result oriented record of streamlining the working Standard Operating

Procedures (SOPs) for enhanced operational effectiveness.

. Deft in coordinating with all transportation companies on a daily basis

to maintain on-time deliveries and pick-ups (and tracking).

. Proficient in Oracle database/ERP and MS Office for maintaining,

controlling & ordering material / scrap movement and equipment.

. Strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities. Possess a

flexible & detail oriented attitude.

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