AISWARYA RAMAMURTHI
Sunnyvale CA ***** • 614-***-**** • acy2j0@r.postjobfree.com
SUMMARY
Results driven strategic thinker, engineer and MBA graduate with extensive experience in supply chain management, data analytics, project management and collaborating with cross-functional, customer-oriented teams EDUCATION
Fisher College of Business, The Ohio State University Columbus, Ohio Master of Business Administration, Business Analytics, Operations & Supply Chain Management CGPA 3.73/4.0 May 2015
President, Fisher Entrepreneurship Association
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified
Center for Operational Excellence Award 2013 – 2014
2 Time Regional Finalist of the prestigious Global Hult Prize Social Enterprise Challenge (amongst ~20,000 applicants)
Deloitte Technology Innovation Challenge 2013, Ohio State Finalist
MBA International Student Ambassador, Fisher Graduate Assistantship Award 2013-2015 Courses: Data Analytics & Visualization, Mergers & Acquisitions, New Product Development, Financial Modeling, Cross Channel Marketing, Business Development, Operations and Technology Strategy, Matching Supply & Demand Tools: Advanced MS Excel, PowerPoint, Oracle, SQL, Minitab, SPSS, Visio, R, Risk Optimizer, Lean Six Sigma, Tableau College of Engineering Guindy, Anna University Chennai, India Bachelor of Computer Science and Engineering, Magna cum Laude CGPA 8.3/10 May 2009 EXPERIENCE
Gap Inc. San Francisco, California
Inventory Management Planning Analyst, Gap Outlet US Dec 2015 - Present
Formulated pre-season sales and inventory plans for US Men’s Division generating revenue worth $125M
Forecasted monthly in-season Open To Buy targets and drove a 11% year-to-year gross margin dollar growth
Developed pricing strategies based on sales, inventory turns, traffic and conversion metrics
Consulted as the ‘Allocation Subject Matter Expert’ for the team adopting the new planning system PETE
Presented weekly business recaps to cross functional teams and developed action plans to drive top line growth
Collaborated with global vendor teams to shorten lead times by executing VMI and supply chain responsiveness initiatives Ohio State University, MBA Consulting Projects Columbus, Ohio Honda, Data Visualization Project (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GbznK_pMCyw) Jan - Apr 2015
Tracked effectiveness of change management metrics across procurement, stock and inventory management divisions
Utilized vlookups, pivot tables/charts, heat map and macros to visualize the impact of process performance over time FedEx, Lean Six Sigma Fuel Procurement and Spend Project Jan – Apr 2015
Performed data driven analysis of current state of fuel procurement across ramp locations nation-wide for inefficiencies
Proposed a supplier selection framework using statistical tools, forecasting to minimize risks and increase business continuity Design Thinking Workshop, Fisher College of Business Sept – Dec 2014
Managed a cross functional team of six to develop a launch plan for business model innovation within the fitness industry
Recommended an improved business case to increase and retain gym membership with a net income increase of $150,000 in 5 years
PolyOne Corporation Avon Lake, Ohio
Operational Excellence Leadership Intern, Corporate Logistics May – Aug 2014
Designed and implemented a multi-method market research study involving over 30 external customers and channel partners
to identify business opportunities for greater value creation in product pricing for freight, audit and logistics processes
Formulated RFI/RFP processes for freight payment providers and worked on gathering business intelligence across domains
Increased annual revenue by $250,000 by collaborating with 3PLs to develop a gain sharing strategy with payment provider
Performed competitor, gap analysis and market assessment to deliver a solution roadmap on business process enhancement
Built an interactive Excel based dashboard model for senior management to report logistics KPIs across global locations Cisco Systems Bangalore, India
Software QA Engineer, Product Deployment Team July 2010 – Feb 2013
Led a team of five in feature prioritization, planning & product enhancements of multiple releases worth $50 million
Collaborated with multiple business units in a cross-functional role for software development as per business requirements
Primary troubleshooting liaison for international clients - Telecom Italia, Bell Mobility Canada, Vodafone Group Lead Automation Engineer, Quality Assurance May 2009 – June 2010
Proposed and executed a mission critical enhancement to the automation framework; improved turnaround time of key processes by 50% and subsequently won the “Employee of the Month” Award