THARUNKUMAR CHANDIRASEKARAN

West Lafayette, IN 765-***-**** ad2ifr@r.postjobfree.com www.linkedin.com/in/tharunkumar-chandirasekaran PROFILE

Data-driven supply chain professional driving operations solutions with analytical and efficient data retrieval methods. Detail-oriented with 2+ years of experience partnering cross-functionally to streamline business operations, distributions, and logistics. Skilled in strategic decision-making, full program life-cycle management, KPI development, supply planning, and data modeling to enhance operational efficiency and profitability. Adept communicator with proven ability to collaborate with diverse stakeholders to achieve business success and improve customer experience. EDUCATION

Purdue University, Daniels School of Business

Master of Science in Global Supply Chain Management (STEM) Krannert scholarship West Lafayette, IN

December 2024

Sri Venkateshwara College of Engineering, (Affiliated with Anna University) Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering with First Class Chennai, India

May 2021

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Accenture Services Pvt Ltd.,

Associate SAP Consultant Sales and Distribution

Chennai, India

January 2022 - August 2023

Administered vaccine sales distribution activities using Agile Scrum methodologies for a major pharma company. Optimized routes, split 3 distribution channels, reduced tax, transportation time & cost, yielding 23% profit. Supervised O2C processes, automated return order error processing, reduced it by 90% saving $18K/month. Established KPI Dashboards to enhance visibility and accountability in cross-functional impact situations for producing COVID-19 vaccines, boosting resolution rate by 10-15% and customer satisfaction by 14%. Implemented large-scale data manipulation reports in collaboration with TIBCO and BI Analytics teams, resulting in reduced workload and improved process efficiency by 40%. Analyzed 10+ as-is business processes, identifying discrepancies and mapping it to to-be business alternatives. Associate SAP Consultant Supply Chain September 2021 - February 2022 Managed material and inventory with SAP for an Agro provider, ensuring organizational efficiency, coordinated weekly calls to address critical requests, boosting client satisfaction and team efficiency by 12%. Collaborated with BI Analytics team to establish a stock depletion report, enhancing demand forecast by 24%. Performed Change Management activities, Pricing, Billing, Shipping, Distribution, ATP check, Condition Contract, Goods Receipt, Bill-of-Materials, Job and Batch creation activities and 20+ SOP documentation in supply chain area. Mentored, trained and conducted 15+ Training sessions for new recruits on regular support activities. Wheels India Ltd., TVS (India's largest auto component manufacturer) Process Improvement Intern

Chennai, India

January 2021 - March 2021

Conducted failure analysis to improve factory efficiency, reduce scrap rates and reduce equipment downtime. Leveraged lean manufacturing techniques and Six Sigma tools to refine statistical data models using PowerBI and Python to optimize welding parameters and efficiency, aiding a decrease in scrap PPM by 53%. Implemented mitigation plan, conducted Pareto, Why-Why, and Fish-bone analyses to plot issues in a cause-and-effect diagram, reorganized layout, reducing operation downtime by 18.5% and yielding a profit of 52%. SVCE Procurement Committee, In-College Events

Head of Procurement

Chennai, India

January 2019 December 2019

Led a 30-member team to negotiate, purchase and procure equipment. (i.e., nical Developed supplier evaluation key metrics and used Excel and PowerBI reports for data-driven decision-making. RESEARCH

The Data Mine, Purdue University

Graduate Data Science Researcher

West Lafayette, IN

January 2024 - May 2024

Collaborating with Thermo Fisher Scientific to optimize the Global Distribution Network Strategy. Develop demand data and build a multi-year distribution capacity exploration model using Big Data, Python, R, SQL and PowerBI dashboards to forecast and perform sensitivity analysis for various demand scenarios. Designed a Data-Driven Descriptive-Predictive- parameter restructuring user-friendly interface Tool with R to optimize manufacturing efficiency and sales by analyzing historical data. LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES, AFFILIATIONS, HONORS

Certifications: Data Camp (Data Analyst Associate, SQL Associate) (2023) Maintained optimal stock levels at Purdue Dining, reduced food waste by 12% through surveys and FIFO method. (2023) Awards: (Accenture - 2022), Toastmasters Club YLP Best Impromptu Speaker Award (2016) Organized automotive industrial events in college as Quality Management Circle member, provided quality training and consultation in Six Sigma, Kaizen, 5S, and TPM. (2018 2021) SKILLS

SAP ERP, FIORI, R, Python, SQL, Excel, PowerBI, Big Data, Tableau, JIRA, ServiceNow, Procurement, Planning, Forecasting

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