Engineering Engineer

SAI NISCHAL

** ******** ******, ******, ** ***** 765-***-**** *******.*@************.*** www.linkedin.com/in/sai-nischal/ SUMMARY

Detail-oriented self-starting supply chain professional with experience in cost-modeling, supplier conformance and supply planning. Enjoys taking on challenges and working with fast-paced teams to optimize supply chain operations with a willingness to learn. EDUCATION

Northeastern University - Boston, MA Sep 2018 - Dec 2020 Master of Science in Engineering Management, GPA: 3.52/4.00 Courses: Supply Chain Engineering, Operations Research, Lean Concepts, Economics, Project Management, Predictive Analytics. Visvesvaraya Technological University - Bangalore, India Aug 2013 - Jul 2017 Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering

WORK EXPERIENCE

Nuvera Fuel Cells, Billerica, Massachusetts Jan 2020 – May 2020 Supply Chain Analyst Co-op

• Developed total landed cost model by extensively working on cost analysis for NPD; used existing BOMs, spend analysis, make vs. buy analysis, and product cost roll-up of 300+ parts from SAP and Oracle PLM; generating a potential 4.5% of cost-saving.

• Initiated and led supplier data reporting of CMRT from 70+ suppliers for risk mitigation, tracked conflict mineral metal sourcing of Tin, Tungsten, Tantalum, and Gold (3TG) for SEC compliance audit, and established transparency in supply-chain.

• Validated engineering change requests (ECR) and SOW to reduce fuel cell stack damage from a high volatile organic compound; liaised between supplier and engineering team to extend the new product life of 1000 inventory parts; RFP with POs changes.

• Established a fuel-cell compressor sourcing relationship with a supplier quality team and internal stakeholders, owned the NDA, RFI, RFQs, and order placement process for est. annual requirement of (500/1000/3000) units worth $19M for FY21-23.

• Collaborated with commodity manager and manufacturing to drive cost negotiation with supplier for procuring a new hydrogen fuel-cell compressor/turbo design configuration as per 45 KW engine requirements and achieved 20% cost reduction.

• Analyzed 200+ engineering drawings and documented ROHS, REACH, and WEEE requirements to ensure vendor compliance.

• Championed with COO to form ASL by selecting the top 20 of 50 suppliers by SWOT analysis and evaluated key performance measures for chosen supplier information meeting criteria like quality, lead time, cost, feature, technical considerations, and risk. Sheetal Constructions Bangalore, India Jul 2017 – Jul 2018 Industrial Engineer

• Collaborated with material & capacity planning teams to analyze and optimize labor force; reduced labor cost by 17.6%.

• Formulated a linear program with logistic constraints and revised shortest path calculation to 8 DCs around the city, saving $18k.

• Created comprehensive present vs. future state process maps in Visio, controlled NVA tasks, and balanced work to meet takt time.

• Negotiated with authorized distributors regarding outbound logistics to increase revenue by 15% & streamline flow.

• Managed various internal logistical processes using process flow mapping like swim lane and improved material flow by WBS.

• Identified trends with shrinkage and overhead inventory to prevent future occurrences by implementing a lean inventory method. ACADEMIC PROJECTS

Prediction of StockX Sneaker Prices – (Excel, Tableau, Minitab), Northeastern University Oct 2019 – Dec 2019

• Performed statistical analysis on retail price against various qualitative and quantitative factors and predicted sale price with a regression equation by analyzing two-year data to identify significant correlation at 95% confidence interval.

• Built interactive dashboards on Tableau to identify KPI by visualizing how prices change after release date based on states. Lego Aircraft Manufacturing Simulation – (Kaizen, Root Cause Analysis, SMED, PDCA) Oct 2019 – Nov 2019

• Directed setup of 5S activities, constructed roadmap to standardize work, find bottlenecks, and reduce cycle time by 6 minutes.

• Created U-shaped cell layout to resolve roadblocks, improve workflow, eliminate Muda; decreased space utilization by 30%. Implementation of Data Mining in e-commerce- (R, SQL, Tableau) Sep 2019 – Oct 2019

• Identified outliers below the lower quartile by visualizing the dataset in box plot to reduce PO and forecast outdated gift trends.

• Performed cluster analysis with sales data to forecast demand for holiday gifts using market basket analysis with 60% accuracy. SKILLS

• ERP & Statistical Tools – SAP/ERP, SAP/SRM, Oracle Agile e6 (PLM), SAS Studio, R Studio, Minitab.

• Business Intelligence & Visualization – Microsoft Excel (advanced), Office, Power Point, SQL, Power BI, Tableau, MS Visio

• Certifications – Lean Six Sigma Green Belt (IISE), Procurement & Sourcing (Rutgers University), APICS CPIM (preparing)

• Core Competencies - Strategic Sourcing, Project Management, Data Analysis, Purchasing, Lean, New Product Introduction (NPI), Manufacturing, 3PLs, Cost Analysis, Logistics, Inventory Management, HTS, Incoterms, TCO, TLC, Trade Compliance.

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