RAGA DEEPIKA GONDI

Plymouth MN ***** • Cell: 763-***-**** • adbtm8@r.postjobfree.com

SOURCING MANAGEMENT

Supply chain professional with proven ability to significantly reduce costs, improve delivery, and develop improved processes. Highly adaptive with demonstrated ability to work effectively cross functionally and cross culturally. Skilled in relationship building, negotiations, and achieving consensus with key internal and external decision makers. Demonstrate broad–based strengths in: Total Cost Management Negotiations Project Management Category Sourcing Strategy Supplier Selection and Management Inventory Planning & Management Procurement Planning Six Sigma Lean Manufacturing Process Improvement WORK EXPERIENCE

CUMMINS INC., May 2008 – Present

Advanced through increasing levels of responsibility with demonstrable record of driving savings and meeting organizational goals. Process Improvement Leader, Cummins Inc. (April 2018-present) Lead teams on category spend management and synchronized business planning activities for 28 locations.

• Developed strategy to increase category spend with preferred suppliers to generate savings of $3M.

• Streamlined business planning activities to align sourcing with business to efficiently manage long term demand and capacity planning with suppliers.

Sourcing Manager, Cummins Inc. (Jan 2014-Mar 2018) Managed sourcing activities for $140 million spend across 16 manufacturing plants and multiple distribution locations. Maintain relationships with key suppliers, negotiate and establish long term contracts, develop supplier performance criteria, mitigate risk through competitive bidding and dual sourcing, and achieve cost reduction through regular price negotiations and VAVE activities.

• Achieved almost $1 million in cost savings through negotiations for operating supplies.

• Negotiated 5 long–term agreements that resulted in annual cost savings of $1.2M.

• Developed a new category strategy for paint to mitigate risk and develop strategic roadmap.

• Streamlined spares spend of $10 million and reduced the number of tail end suppliers by 80%.

• Saved $400K per year by selecting low cost manufacturer using total cost of ownership model. Senior Supply Chain Analyst, Cummins Power Generation (Dec 2011-Dec 2013) Managed indirect materials, including usage analysis, supplier deliveries, improving inventory turns and reducing age of raw materials inventory.

• Achieved savings of $960K by implementing a multi-Echelon model for finished goods. Nominated for Chairman Award in 2012 at Cummins.

• Saved $150K by selling aging inventory and changing safety stock for hardware, packaging, and chemicals.

• Recognized as Kaizen guru for leading 6 Kaizen projects and reducing the waste of assembly trim line by 20%.

• Improved the on-time delivery by 5% by reducing the past dues from top spend suppliers.

• Developed excel template for managing spare parts inventory that resulted in less rush orders and better planning. Senior Supply Chain Planner, Cummins Power Generation (May 2009- Nov 2011) Intern, Cummins Power Generation (May 2008-Aug 2008) Managed inventory planning, procurement, supply management, shortages and rework/return process.

• Saved $250K annually with label suppliers through negotiation of new material agreements.

• Achieved $70K annual savings by reducing expedited shipping and realigning batch quantities for plating process.

• Reduced rework past due purchase orders from 135 to 10 per year; developed new end–to–end process flow between supplier and product receiving team.

* Received customer appreciation award; mitigated delivery risk with avoidance of $22,500.

• Developed mathematical model for optimizing the workforce plan of an assembly line that resulted in 5% cost reduction. EDUCATION

Master of Science in Industrial Engineering, GPA: 3.345/4.0, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND Bachelor of Technology in Mechanical Engineering-Production, J.N.T.U. University, India