Buyer/ Material Analyst

ANURADHA BHASKARA

Auburn Hills, MI

Phone: 248-***-****; Email: *********@*****.***

Career Summary:

Master’s Degree in Industrial Engineering – Majored in Supply Chain and Lean Principles. Previous Experience in Supply Chain Functions and Procurement. Skilled user of ERP software. Experienced in planning, procuring and scheduling materials for Automotive/Aerospace industry with minimum cost, while ensuring quality and timeline.

Education:

Master’s in Industrial Engineering GPA:3.67/4.00

Oakland University, Rochester, MI 2015-2016

Bachelor’s in Mechanical Engineering GPA:3.00/4.00 Visvesvaraya Technological University, Bangalore, India 2005-2009

Core Strengths:

Procurement, Vendor Management, Inventory Management, Costing, Logistics.

ERP Implementation, Customer/Supplier Relations.

Experience:

Purchase Engineer

Production Services Management Inc., Bangalore, India Sep 2011 to Sep 2013

Customers: FORD India, EATON India, IAMPL India Spend Cost: $ 250-300 Million

Materials Procured: Different types of Cutting Tools, Abrasives, Special tools and MRO supplies.

Effectively managed procure to pay cycle. i.e. Raise RFQ’s, review quotes, issue purchase orders, material delivery to payment of suppliers.

Assisted in cost saving projects and initiatives resulting in about 15 % annual cost savings.

Assessed supplier performance to identify and mitigate potential supply risks.

Implemented standards in supply chain process which eliminated non-value-added tasks and improved productivity by 30%.

Led the streamlining process of entire supply chain which resulted in reduced inventory by 20%.

Design Engineer

Neumatica Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore, India Nov 2009 to April 2011

Created assembly and manufacturing drawings of Hydro Pneumatic Pressing Machine.

Preparation of Bill of Materials (BOM).

Coordinated with Suppliers on technical issues in design and testing phase.

Master’s Degree Course Projects:

Optimization of Design Verification Plan (DVP) of fuel rail testing at Cooper Standard, MI:

Used Lean Tools to identify and eliminate wastes, and standardize the DVP process of fuel rail testing.

Research project - Optimization of process quality for a manufacturing process:

Used DMAIC approach and quality tools to study and reduce variations in the process.

Technical Skills and Certifications:

Software Applications: ERP: Oracle-SCM, Minitab, Arena, Auto CAD, MS Office.

Certifications: Six Sigma Green Belt.

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