EP KISHINCHANDANI

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A 30096 acefsx@r.postjobfree.com

Director

lished Procurement & Supply Chain Manager with an excellent knowledge of enterprise wide operations bringing

cross an organization. Widely recognized for delivering highly complex engagements executing on business

ties with over 20 years of experience.

t leading highly skilled joint business/IT teams in the development and adoption of multi-million dollar enterprise

ogy solutions for client engagements. Implemented operational application of global standards to large-scale projects

a, Verizon, Borouge and Trimurti.

Core Competencies

ment •Supply Chain • Strategic Sourcing • Project management • Warehousing• System Integration • Compliance and

ions • Change Management • Budget and Cost Containment • Stakeholder communications • Operational Planning•

ments gathering • Risk assessment• SCOR• CPFR • Contract Negotiation • Process Engineering

Professional Experience

RTI GROUP, PUNE, INDIA

r Construction Operations, Planning & Procurement 2011-Date

i Group was established in 1989 and has 70 companiesunder its banner. The group has developed 2.3 million sq.ft. ofhigh

residential and commercial space till date, acrossvarious areas of Pune like Undri, Kondhwa, Vishrantwadi, Katraj,

n and Camp with the promise of enhancing itsoccupant's comfort, productivity and happiness.

Strategic evaluation of residential and commercial building projects of four million sq. ft. with revenues

of USD 300 million

Achieved savings of USD 2 million with consolidated purchases from approved suppliers

Utilized strategic sourcing best practices and excelled in supplier negotiations

Competitive analysis and approval of sub-contracted rates and resolve disputes

Setup of various P2P functionality:

Vendor Master Partner functions: Invoicing Party, Ship to, Bill to, Return to Vendor,

MRP: functionality and settings relating to Discreet Purchase Orders and Schedule agreement types LU, LP & LPA,

Replenishment cycles for forecast, Delivery schedules, JIT.

Bill of Materials: 10 levels and Variant configurations

Orders: RFP and auto release for Agreements LP, LPA, & LU's (Stock Transfer Orders- Intercompany)

Source List and Purchase Info Record set up and settings & Order acknowledgement and confirmations.

Order types:

Sub-contracting, Kan/Ban, Kitting, Variant configurations, Pipeline, Consignment, Vendor managed Inventory.

Automated Ship Notifications, Good Receipts, Invoice Receipts,

Inventory Management: Logistics information system (LIS)

Reporting and Measurements: MRP settings reports, Inventory reports, Direct Materials measurements and reporting.

UGE (ADNOC), ABU DHABI, UAE

s Process Leader – Procurement & Distribution 2009-2011

e design, implementation, change and continuous improvement of business processes. Created business process KPI’s,

and IT application improvements using SCOR. Provided expert knowledge and guidance to ensure appropriate

lity and use of IT application functionalitiesand with SAP ERP.

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Developed a clear methodology of strategic supplier relationship, and reduce cost of

procurement and cost around the channel logistics.

Provided training in Procurement processes to entire supply chain organization.

Lead major negotiations and large sourcing engagements within global span.

Achieved inventory management targetsresulting in annual savings of USD 3.9 million.

Optimized network supply chain and total delivery cost. Introduced the choice of alternative

suppliers portfolio to strengthen supplier price negotiation strategy.

Lead the translation of business strategy and plans into business process requirements

Development of SCM business processes and ensure the alignment with business processes of other

functions

Lead the design of processes, develop and maintain documentation, lead change projects, lead

implementation of the new processes and their continuous improvement

Define parameters and participate in Supply Chain optimization studies.

Establish master data parameters to simplify sourcing and issues quantities.

Support the functionality of various IT applications (SAP, APO, CRM, BW…), IRVING, TEXAS

ment Manager – Manufacturing, Planning & Execution, Markets 2007-2009

easurable performance improvements in the demand supply planning and demand fulfillment projects and set the stage

volume manufacturing with greater variant complexity.

Managed portfolio budgets between USD 400k and USD 4 million per project

Mobile phone mechanics manufacturer with spend volume of USD 55million. Responsible for both U.S.

and Mexico operations.

Managed the procurement & support staff. Responsible for all Production and R&D purchases as well.

Established executed and maintained an all-new paperless Internet Purchasing System to send POs,

Forecasts, Acknowledgments, and RFQs via the Internet.

Created a supplier qualification and performance feedback process.

Created inventory controls that reduced total inventory by 18% during a company growth of 28% in 2002. Implemented

formal purchasing ethics standards.

Introduced Internet sourcing and formed supplier qualification and supplier analysis systems.

Coordinated the flow of materials to the Reynosa, Mexico manufacturing plant.

Manager–Customer Logistics, Singapore 2006

d as a recognized expert in developing, managing and delivering large-scale international logistics and SAP supply chain

s.

Led a global team in developing a new mode of operation resulting in a 100% increase in manufacturing

output

Conducted project post-mortem meetings to ensure the positive and negative issues were discussed and

resolved and utilize the Lessons Learned for future projects

Delivered project documentation following Nokia Project methodology

Upon completion of a project, training, documentation and handover to on-site support personnel to

ensure continuous operations support

Creation of a template CD, providing sample project plans, standards documentation, budgeting history

of past projects, extensive “lessons learned” database

ment Manager – Americas, Delivery Solutions 2002- 2005

ented projects,in manufacturing and warehousing plants, by leading teams from design, conceptualization through quality

e, testing and production.

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Managed a major enterprise system upgrade with over 150 team members across four countries, three

languages and USD13 million budget

Spearheaded a project to change an existing plant to a new company code resulting in tax savings of

USD25 million

Guided the operations team in designing a new 400K sq.ft.facility in Mexico increasing production

throughput by 200%

Instrumental in enhancing SMART manufacturing culture through the implementation of 5S, VSM, Six

Sigma,kaizen, setup reduction and other lean tools

ON, COPPELL, TEXAS

Lead – Supply Chain Services 2000- 2002

ned as lead driver for supply chain optimization strategy through maximization of eCommerce (EDI) deployment and

ss applications.

Implemented a project to add top five customers within a record time of six months (original timeframe

of 10 months)

Reduced transaction processing time and increased productivity while simultaneously increasing quality

of service and follow-up tracking systems

Subject Matter Expert on all ISO 9002 documentation

Implemented SAP MM module material master, BOM, material types and item categories

Worked on integration of PP module with Batch determination, status mgmt., where-used list

Finished products and raw material inventory planning, special procurement scheduling, optimized

planned orders for special category stock, lot sizing procedures

User training, coordination with end-users in customizing SAP GUI, indicator placements, user exits and

blocks for user friendly SAP R/3 solutions

Coordination with Production planners, Sales forecasters and business managers for easy mapping of

their business ideas to the SAP R/3 solutions

l Logistics Engineer – Supply Chain Services 1998 - 2000

ster and consult on product packaging design, telecom specifications for all SKU’s in 3 million ft2 across 16 warehousing

ribution facilities with Catalyst WMS.

Designed new packaging for Cyberpop frames resulting in savings of USD 840,000

Developed Nortel Packaging and Labeling procedure for outbound shipments. Reduced packaging costs

with annual savings of USD 50,000

Maintained statistical database for SKU volumetric data required by warehouse management system.

Provided annual savings of USD 20,000

Winner of a team award and individual award at the Chairman’s Leadership Award ceremony

D PARCEL SERVICE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA

ial Engineering Specialist 1997 - 1998

and analyzed Package center operations and made recommendations to improve customer service. UPS is the largest

carrier in the world and continues to develop the frontiers of logistics, supply chain management and eCommerce

Led a team to utilize GPS units and Driver mapping application to create area trace maps and improve

driver rural area effectiveness for 13 extended centers. Saved 30% on miles driven resulting in annual savings of $1.2

million in fuel costs

Developed an On-Job-Supervision handbook to train full-time and part-time personnel on standard Sort

and Load procedures. Trained 29 supervisors overseeing a total staff of 600 employees in facility

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Revised and updated a Master Operating Plan and Master Standard Data manual for the largest hub in

Georgia incorporating improvements from state-of-art facility in Roswell, GA

DATA, MUMBAI, INDIA

ics Engineer 1992- 1994

company developing industrial controls and automation through control panels, programmable logic controllers and

mers.

Tested and commissioned controls panels and DC compacts for domestic and foreign markets

Conducted cost estimation and prepared bid proposals

Supervised nine shop floor employees for the control panel assembly division

n and Professional Affiliations

MS - Software Engineering 2002

Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, USA

MBA - Finance 1996

Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

BS - Bio-medical Instrumentation Engineering 1992

University of Mumbai, India

PMP – Project Management Professional, USA 2008

CPIM – Certified in Inventory and Production Mgmt, USA 2003

Private Pilot License – Cessna 152 & 172, USA 1996

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