Supply Chain Specialist

SANJAY KARANTH

P: +1-281-***-**** Email: ******.*******@*****.*** Houston, TX

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sanjay-karanth (Open to relocation across the US)

SUMMARY

Supply Chain Professional with 3+ years of academic and professional experience in Supply Chain.

Master’s in Industrial Engineering, specializing in Supply Chain. MITx – Supply Chain Analytics certification.

With a focus on optimization & cost reduction, reduced logistics & transportation cost by over 20%.

Developed forecast and inventory models to improve forecast accuracy by 42% and reduce stockouts by 65%.

Supply Chain functions performed: Forecasting, Demand Planning, Supply Planning, Procurement, Inventory Management, Operations, Logistics and Transportation Management.

Data Driven: Acquainted with BI tools such as Tableau and Power BI enabling me to gain data-driven insights.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

Business Intelligence & Analytics – Power BI, Tableau, SAP Lumira

Programming and Coding – Python, SQL

Statistical Analysis – Minitab, Excel (Advanced)

Microsoft Office – Word, PowerPoint, Excel (Pivot Tables, Vlookup, Macros, Solver)

ERP and Supply Chain Systems – Ascend TMS, SAP

Microsoft Project, AutoCAD, Adobe Photoshop

CORE COMPETENCIES

Supply Chain, Logistics, Supply Chain Planning, Forecasting, Demand Planning, Procurement, Inventory Management, Product Planning, Sourcing, Purchasing, Transportation, Distribution, Order Fulfillment, Warehouse Management, Operations, Production Planning, Material Management, Procure-to-Pay, Data Analysis, Dashboards, Trend Analysis, MRP, MPS, BOM, NPI, S&OP, Lean, Six Sigma, Inventory Optimization, Safety Stock

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Lonestar Freight Systems, LLC, Houston, TX Supply Chain & Logistics Specialist Dec 2019 – Current

Monitor, optimize and execute on-time delivery of Import & Export shipments from customers, freight forwarders & distribution centers (DC) to shipping facilities & vice versa.

Responsible for planning, optimization and service execution of over 100 shipments weekly, comprising of LTL, FTL and flatbed truck shipments.

Applied linear models to reduce transportation cost by over 21%. Utilized routing techniques such as Shortest Path and Savings Algorithms to devise the most time & cost-effective routes for freight movement.

Played a key role in the implementation of the Transportation Management System (TMS).

Track shipments and trucks through TMS portals. Developed spreadsheets to capture daily operational data.

Interface with Port Authorities, Shipping Lines/Ocean Carriers and customers to resolve logistical issues.

Valiant Commodities LLC, Houston, TX Supply Chain Analyst Sep 2019 – Dec 2019

Involved in Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP), working cross functionally to balance demand and supply, plan inventory, customer lead time, etc. based on sales forecast.

Processed 2,500 metric tons of materials monthly. Handled inbound and outbound logistics and transportation operations.

Reduced logistics cost (domestic freight cost) by 14% through carrier selection and improved loading strategies.

Developed analytical tools and performance metrics (KPIs) to monitor logistics performance of carriers, suppliers and transportation service providers.

Conducted data mining and data analysis exercises to analyze performance and created weekly reports of performance.

Optimized inventory levels to improve in-stock performance and increase capacity.

Collaborated with Carriers, Third-party Logistics (3PL), Transportation service providers and Freight Forwarders to ensure fastest delivery at lowest cost to fulfill customer orders.

Scouted new suppliers. Assisted in new supplier selection and supplier onboarding process.

Ensured accuracy of order processing and fulfillment. Created suitable shipping documents.

Distinct Productivity Solutions Pvt Ltd., Bengaluru, India Supply Chain Engineer Jun 2016 - Jun 2017

Drove continuous improvement initiatives to reduce cost, decrease lead time and improve quality.

Reduced cost (COGS) by 23%. Decreased lead time by 34% and improved defect rate by 18%.

Developed demand forecast models using historical sales and market trends.

Improved forecast accuracy by 42% by developing accurate forecast (Time Series) models.

Compared actual vs forecasts to identify forecast errors and calculate forecast accuracy.

Reviewing demand forecasts and MRP requirements, formulated supply plans for raw material procurement and inventory replenishment.

Developed Re-order Point Inventory model to maintain optimum inventory levels. Reduced material stockouts by 65%. Calculated ideal safety stock levels.

Monitored inventory and conducted cycle counts to identify excess, low and obsolete inventory.

Supported Product Development and Engineering teams in New Product Introduction (NPI) requirements.

Strategic Sourcing: Identified suppliers with highest quality, lowest cost and shortest lead time.

Evaluated & negotiated RFQ/RFPs, Quotes. Collaborated with suppliers & managed supplier relationships.

Tracked supplier performance through key performance metrics (KPIs) such as order fill rate & on-time delivery.

Reviewed Purchase Requisitions (PR). Created Purchase Orders (PO). Resolved supplier invoice discrepancies.

Developed and maintained Material Master Data. Supported root cause corrective actions.

EDUCATION

University of Houston, Houston, TX - Master of Industrial Engineering Aug 2017 - Dec 2018

Manipal University, Manipal, India - Bachelor of Technology, Automotive Engineering Jul 2012 - May 2016

Relevant Courses: Supply Chain, Business Intelligence, Advanced Linear Optimization, Statistical Process Control, Project Management

CERTIFICATIONS

MITx - Center for Transportation & Logistics (CTL) - SC0x – Supply Chain Analytics Jan 2020 – Apr 2020

Relevant Topics: Statistical Analysis, Confidence Intervals & Hypothesis Testing, Regression Analysis, Optimization, Linear Programming, Mixed Integer Linear Programming, Approximations

RELEVANT PROJECTS

Amazon.com, Inc – Logistical Network Improvement – Trend Analysis Jan 2018 - May 2018

Proposed Statistical Process Control techniques to optimize bottlenecks sighting inefficient delivery times of goods in a milk run transportation setup. Performance of carriers and their lanes/routes were determined through Trend Analysis.

Plotted Control Charts (CC) using Minitab. Conducted Root Cause Analysis of the problem at hand.

Identified underperforming carriers & lanes. Suggested padding on lanes and carrier alternatives, if required.

Supply Chain and Business Intelligence (BI) Simulation Jan 2018 – May 2018

Won the competition by executing Supply Chain concepts - Forecasted demand based on historical records (Regression Model, Time-Series), made necessary capacity expansions, balanced supply & demand, balanced on-hand and incoming inventory.

Using data visualization tools such as SAP Lumira and Tableau, created dashboards to analyze current sales, decode sales trends by product and region.

Executed Product Planning, MRP, streamlined multimodal logistical operations to ensure on-time fulfillment of products.

EXTRA-CURRICULAR

Served as the Director of the Badminton Club of UH and have led the University Badminton team.

Have led groups on various birdwatching adventures and hikes. Contributed valuable data to citizen science initiatives such as Ebird.

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