KRUPALI PATIL ac4k4x@r.postjobfree.com

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PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Over 6 years of experience in successfully managing all aspects of Supply Chain from inception of Customer Order and internal demand, through final product distribution, with overall responsibility of Procurement, Logistics, Inventory Management, Operations and Production Control.

Certified Green Belt Six Sigma(ICGB) from International Association for Six Sigma Certification (IASSC)

Certified in Logistics and Supply Chain Management from International Academy for Certification and Training (IACT)

Competencies in MM - Procurement Process, Master Data, Procurement of Stock Material, Procurement of Consumable Materials, Procurement of External Services, Automated Procurements, Reporting & Analysis Functions.

Proficient in analysis and continuous improvement process aspects of Lean and Six Sigma

Skilled in managing cross-functional teams, and large operational environments. Able to work with diverse groups across all levels (including CMO and vendor management)

Capable of adapting and working on new systems & environment easily. A flexible team player with the ability to adapt to an evolving product development environment.

Strong analytical, presentation and organizational skills. Ambitious, energetic, self-motivator and a quick leaner with good leadership quality.

Technically adapt with the ability to develop innovative procedures to realign processes streamline operations and increase efficiency. A track record of strong and sound analytical and decision-making abilities.

Analytical, methodical and resourceful approach to problem solving, identifying root causes and corrective actions to meet short and long-term business, financial and system requirements.

Experienced in writing Business Requirements Documents (BRD), Functional Requirement Documents (FRD), System Requirement Specifications (SRS) and Non-Functional Requirement Documents (NFRD)

SKILLS

Highlights

Market Research & Analysis, Operations Analysis, Data Mining, Complex Problem Solving, Analytical & Critical Thinker, Supply Chain Improvement/Change, Budgeting and Forecasting, Project and Operations Oversight, Data Manipulation and Extraction (Data Mining), Vendor Management

Methodologies

Waterfall, Agile (Scrum), RUP, RAD

Platforms

Windows 2000, Windows XP, UNIX, Macintosh

Programming Language

MATLAB, VB.Net, PLC/HMI/SCADA, C++, HTML,

Management Tools

Proficient in MS Project, MS Excel, MS Office, MS Outlook, Visio, Photoshop, JIRA

Technologies

SAP, PeopleSoft ERP, Salesforce CRM, Statistical Tool SPSS (Proficient), MS SQL, R, MS SharePoint, Agile, Arena, @Risk, Tableau, Crystal Report, Automation, Six Sigma practice.

EDUCATION

M.S. - Master of Science in Analytics Expected Aug 2019

Major: Forecasting

Harrisburg University - Harrisburg, PA

MBA - Master’s in Business Administration Aug 2016

Major: Operations and Supply Chain Management

New York Institute of Technology - New York, NY

BE - Bachelors of Engineering May 2011

Major: Instrumentation

University of Mumbai - Mumbai, MH, India

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Bayer HealthCare LLC May 17 - Present

Supply Network Analyst Whippany, New Jersey

The objective is to minimize production cost and supply chain complexity by transferring more than 50 Bayer Brand SKUs and identifying whether toll manufacturing or Contract Manufacturing is effective.

Collect, collate and prepare data for analysis

Mapping supply chain of global brands and provide recommendations

Manipulate data to summarize cost benefit of project scenarios and recommendations

Working with QA/QC team to understand the FDA (Class I/II/II & ISO regulation, MDSAP audit (as part of CMDCAS).

Provide detailed analysis to support decision making & execution of supply network optimization to key stakeholders

Organize project inputs for PSSD and create documented deliverables in various presentation format (text, spreadsheets, PowerPoint, graphs etc.)

Maintaining a vendor management information repository along with RFQ preparation to enable the ability to research, interrogate, analyze, trend, create reports and support a comprehensive KPI dashboard.

Liaise with external consultants, vendors and internal sites in support of project requirements

Support master data Management & Restructuring for future optimization work of the supply network

IKEA Jan 15 - April 17

Supply Chain Business Analyst Elizabeth, New Jersey

The objective was to contribute to the Next Generation BI and Analytics project and strategy. Basically, it was a Consulting assignment with Capgemini.

Conducted business analysis and business requirement sessions using in-depth knowledge of commonly used concepts, practices and procedures; apply basic application of technical principles, theories, and concepts

Developed an analytics community at IKEA.

Made information accessible in user-friendly web design.

Lead small and participated in large data analytics project teams

Models compliance with company policies and procedures and supports company mission, values, and standards of ethics and integrity

Developed tools for retail Market based analysis and ecommerce benchmarking.

Presented data insights and recommendations to key stakeholders in IKEA and IKEA Group in Sweden and Netherlands.

Provided and supported the implementation of business solutions

Collaborated with cross-functional teams to determine broader requirements across business units and larger organizational areas; identify dependencies and interdependencies.

Walmart Aug 13 - Dec 14

Business Analyst, Supply Chain Logistics Bentonville, Arkansas

Maximized manufacturing and distribution efficiency for up to 50 specialized product lines for two overseas plants, a U.S.- based distribution center, and four contract manufacturers.

Worked closely with business stakeholders and forecasting colleagues, you will help identify and solve complex forecasting problems, improve forecasting and planning systems and business processes, and develop metrics, processes and reports to measure the impact

Responsible for tracking, managing, reporting, forecasting, validating, and continuously improving the key performance indicators (KPI's) developed to monitor overall supply chain performance.

Ensured the integrity of and validate the data supplied by the operations teams, the ERP system and other databases used to report metrics and performance.

Analyzed forecasting metrics to uncover trends and find root causes of forecast inaccuracy

Retrieved and analyzed data using MS SQL, Excel and other data management systems

Developed visualizations using Tableau, script or other tools which allows users throughout the network the ability to graphically understand issues the team is seeing as well as action items to solve these issues

Helped with the data analysis by identifying the opportunities and Program managing the implementation of fix. Root cause research to identify process breakdowns within departments and providing data through use of various skill sets to find solutions to breakdowns

Contributed to the design, development and maintenance of ongoing metrics, reports, analyses, dashboards, etc. to drive key business decisions

Identified opportunities for process improvement (people, process or technology) to increase efficiency within the Supply Chain organization. Assisting in the periodic reviews of the various activities performed to improve the quality and productivity of services provided to the business.

Participated in the development of performance guidelines and strategic objectives.

Established and set priorities to develop performance indicators for each phase of project and creating indicator design parameters and visual presentation.

Worked with other departments of the business such as Finance, IT, Inventory, Transportation and HR as needed for routine reporting of KPI's, continuous improvement and ad hoc projects and initiatives

Supply Chain Analyst Sept 11 - Mar 13

Indo French High Tech Equipment Mumbai, MH, India

Increased efficiencies within the supply chain group by 15 percent and maximized vendor effectiveness for this global manufacturer of semiconductor chips, flat panel displays and flexible electronics.

Prepared, negotiated and maintained contracts for new and existing suppliers

Generated and analyzed purchasing reports of existing suppliers to negotiate pricing structures with new suppliers.

Developed scorecards in Excel for suppliers based on key performance indicators like spend data, on-time delivery and quality resulting in a 15 percent improvement in quality and service.

Developed quarterly supplier rationalization reports to deactivate inactive suppliers based on SOX regulations.

Consolidated data from SAP and Oracle ERP systems into a single report to analyze supplier spend data in different regions

Aligned S&OP process to create a single operating plan that effectively identified and maximized company resources.

Collaborated with users to analyze current processes, then partnered with developers to design and implement new features that increased efficiencies by 15 percent within the supply chain group.

Analyzed and implemented new flowcharts which streamlined vendor management processes in the Oracle system.

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