Global manager - Keystone Project

RUDY RAJKUMAR

Mobile: 732-***-**** • ***************@*******.*** • 324 Holiday Dr, Pittsburgh PA 15237

SENIOR SUPPLY CHAIN PROFESSIONAL

Results Oriented leader with over 10 years’ experience combining solid supply chain knowledge and a continuous improvement

mind-set to advance operations for Fortune 500 companies including Heinz (CPG), GE (Industrial), Philips (Electronics).

Recognized by peers and senior executives for ability to build and mentor high-performing teams that collaborate effectively

across functional boundaries.

Masters in Industrial Engineering, APICS CPIM and Six-Sigma Green Belt certified, a graduate of the prestigious Manufacturing

Leadership Development Program at Philips Electronics.

Areas of Expertise:

MATERIALS MANAGEMENT PROCUREMENT GLOBAL SUPPLY CHAIN (SAP) VENDOR MANAGEMENT OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE

CROSS-FUNCTIONAL INTEGRATION LEAN SIX-SIGMA BUSINESS PROCESS TRANSFORMATION

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

H. J. HEINZ COMPANY, Pittsburgh, PA 2007 to Present

Global Manager - Keystone (2010 to Present)

Selected by Heinz leadership to direct SAP implementation and standardization of global Supply Chain processes. Lead team to

design & deploy Materials Planning (MRP), Production Planning (PP) and Distribution Planning (DRP) workstreams across multiple

regions. Overall project spend of $100 MM annually over a 6-8 year timeline.

• On-time system launches in Canada and Spain and on-schedule for deployment in the U.K., Ireland and Poland next

• Focussed effort on standardization of key performance indicators (KPI’s), Business Intelligence (BI) reporting features and

inventory optimization strategies across regions

• Manage the Change Management program to effectively handle changes related to implementing an enterprise solution

Manager - Procurement (2009 to 2010)

Challenged with building a Procurement Operations team as a result of re-organizing the department. Responsible for Planning,

Delivery and Quality of a $1 billion portfolio of ingredients & packaging materials. Developed a seven person team, set-up

metrics, processes, automated decision templates such as Forward buy rationalization to aggressively improve effeciencies.

• Cost-Intiative - 80% reduction in materials disposals(MUDA), maintaining service at 98.5% through revising ordering policies

and program management

• Cash-flow Inititaive – $250 MM in key packaging spend transitioned to Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) programs through

vendor negotiations and training

• Performance Initiative – Created & deployed Heinz Procurement pyramid based Supplier performance scorecards to our

TOP 100 critical suppliers

• Cross-functional Initiative – Established improved integration & communications cadence between Marketing, R&D,

Finshed-goods planning and my team to achieve on-time delivery of changes and New Product Introductions (NPIs)

Materials Manager (2007 to 2009)

Recruited by former GE leadership at Heinz to map out strategy for the materials management organization. Oversaw $50 MM in

inventories/ annual operating plan (AOP) across 23 sites in North Amercia. Led a team of two direct and forty+ in-direct planners

and materials managers in setting up a standardized materials framework and best practices.

• $12 MM in network inventory reduction and 30% reduction in Days in Inventory (DII) through leading ABC inventory

initiative across all North American sites. Enabled 19 of the 23 factory teams hit their stretch fiscal targets

• Reduced ‘A’ item lead-times by 17% & 23% on our ingredient and packaging portfolios resulting in improved factory turns

and flexibility through challenging our sourcing buyers and vendor base

• Introduced and managed APICS-CPIM training sessions enabling supply chain talent development across planning,

procurement and manufacturing. 60 candidates received training and 40+ candidates were certified

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GENERAL ELECTRIC, TRANSPORTATION BUSINESS, Erie, PA 2005 to 2007

Lean Six-Sigma Black Belt

Hired to turn-around Customer delivery performance for industry giant. Owned and improved key metrics such as Net Promoter

Score (NPS), On-time Delivery (OTD%), Span (Days early/ late) and Past Dues for $330 MM spare parts business. On a bi-weekly

basis, presented critical issues, improvement plans directly to GE CEO and staff of the Transportation business.

• Delivered 26% reduction in Past dues in 18 months, through root-causing, weekly reviews and performance improvements

across individual business units

• Improved On-time delivery by 15% and a 40-day reduction in Span through leading multiple external supplier Black-Belt/

Green-Belt Six-Sigma projects

• Implemented Demand filters concept to better manage customer hedging of inventory and Forecast over-consumption

indicator as an early warning system for the planning team

• Reduced lost sales exposure by 8% through lowering response times to the RFP/ RFQ process from 63 to 24 days. Led a

cross-functional Kaizen event across Supply Chain, Marketing, Sourcing and Customer service to realize results

ROYAL PHILIPS ELECTRONICS, Multiple Locations, USA 2003 to 2005

Demand Planner (3 months)

Developed & communicated demand plans for 260+ SKU’s/ Sales value - $20 MM. Achieved 76% forecast accuracy Vs. a 70%

industry benchmark. Integrated with the supply team to save $850 K in capital while maintaining a > 98% fill rate

Manufacturing Leadership Development Program (MDP)

Selected to participate in two-year rotational program designed to groom future Philips Supply Chain leaders through challenging

assignments. Led multiple operational excellence projects to generate effeciencies across key facilities. Awarded annual Business

Excellence merit for value addition through the program.

Generated $600 K in savings & $300 K in cost-avoidance through implementing $1.6 million AGV automation project that

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replaced manual material handling operations

Factory-lead on Supply Chain strategic project – Implementing Hub & Spoke distribution concept to rebalance/ reduce

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network inventories and reduce stock transfer orders

Improved lamp seasoning throughput to 100% in 2 shifts saving $140 K in annual overtime costs. Operator/ machine idle

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time reduced to 0% by adding additional racks resulting in optimum loading

Reduced WIP inventory by 35%/ $180 K on the factory floor by setting up Kanban bins and enforcing schedule changes/

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product mix

MTECH INC., Piscataway, NJ 2001 to 2003

Validation Engineer (Consultant)

Consulted for key generic drug manufacturers such as Purepac Pharmaceuticals in Elizabeth, NJ & Eon Labs, Laurelton, NY.

Realized 20% cost-savings for client, through completing validation project for major equipment transfer between plants

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well ahead of schedule

Led Plan development to audit client systems and facilities to achieve FDA/ cGMP compliance. Developed IQ, OQ and PQ

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validation protocols and SOP’s for manufacturing

EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Master of Science (MS), Industrial Engineering, University at Buffalo – SUNY – Buffalo, NY – May 2005

Bachelor of Engineering (BE), Electrical Engineering, University of Madras – Chennai, India – May 2000

Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt Certified

APICS –CPIM Certified

GE CAP (Change Accelaration Process) Certified

Transactional Lean Mentor

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