VATSAL GOKANI adxmv4@r.postjobfree.com LinkedIn +1-857-***-**** Boston, MA, USA

SUMMARY

Highly ambitious, inquisitive, and analytical supply chain professional with 2 years of experience optimizing operations through continuous improvement. An innate passion to transform supply chain processes, manage suppliers & accelerate organization’s progress towards their goal. EDUCATION

Engineering Management, Master of Science Sep 2021 – May 2023 College of Engineering, Northeastern University - Boston, MA Relevant Courses: Supply Chain Engineering, Lean Concepts & Applications, Project Management, Deterministic Operations Research Supply Chain Management, Graduate Certification Sep 2022 – May 2023 D'Amore - McKim School of Business, Northeastern University - Boston, MA Relevant Courses: Global Supply Chain Strategy, Supply Chain Analytics, Transportation & Logistics, Sourcing & Procurement Mechatronics Engineering, Bachelors of Technology Jul 2016 – Aug 2019 Mukesh Patel School of Technology Management & Engineering, SVKM's NMIMS University - Mumbai, INDIA Relevant Courses: Industrial Engineering, Project Management, Product Design & Development, Manufacturing Processes SKILLS

Software: SAP System, SQL, Tableau, Power BI, Advance Excel (Pivot Tables, VBA Macros, V-lookup), Smartsheet, LINGO, Factory I/O, MS Office Sourcing current: RFx, Category Management, Contract Negotiation, SNP, ERP System, Supply Planning, Vendor Management, make vs buy Analysis, spend/cost reduction analysis

Inventory Management: Inventory Planning, ABC & FSN Inventory Analysis, Review MRP runs, Inventory Cycle Count, Material Handling, WMS Lean: CI, Lean Manufacturing, 6S, JIT Production, A3 Thinking, Gemba Walks, Kanban, Kaizen, RCA, PPC, Packaging, MRO, Process Mapping, QA&C Certifications: L.A.I. LEAN Academy – Six SIGMA Green Belt, Six SIGMA – DMAIC, SAP Module, Logistics Management WORK EXPERIENCE

Supply Chain Specialist - Procurement Jamnadas Dwarkadas & Co. – Mumbai, INDIA Feb 2021 – Jul 2021

• Administered purchasing team to function strategic sourcing, vendor performance evaluation and supplier contract management using Active Supplier Scorecards, resulting in 21% reduction in procurement costs.

• Performed make v/s buy analysis, evaluated in-house v/s outsourcing costs, setup partnerships with toll manufacturing vendors, ensured just in time delivery of 500k+ micro-scale camphor tablets per quarter.

• Researched market for NPI sourcing of packaging materials attributed to RFI, RFP, RFQ; onboarded 4 national and 2 global suppliers through cross-functional collaboration with, Finance, Legal, QA & QC, R&D and Manufacturing.

• Guided manufacturing dept. to plan material supply, ensuring optimum inventory level, mitigating risk of stockout & maintain supply continuity.

• Conducted EOQ analysis, streamlined demand planning in collaboration with S & OP dept, implementing lean inventory reducing cost by 12.5%.

• Optimized inventory by auditing levels weekly, monthly, and quarterly using cycle counting methods, reducing shrinkage by 16.8% in 6 months. Production Manager Jamnadas Dwarkadas & Co. – Mumbai, INDIA Apr 2020 – Jan 2021

• Revamped production processes to meet GMP standards; created centralized document management system for BOM, SOP, SOW, as product specification & raw material disposition documents like QDR, CoA; decreased production planning errors by 14%.

• Generated MPS and MRP, preserved product line material management, capacity planning using SAP ERP, and increased productivity by 18.6%.

• Spearheaded implementation of category management strategies, resulting 30% reduction of waste and 12% increase of production efficiency.

• Curated new plant layout architecture SFD using Visio, optimizing space, providing crucial KPI’s like lead time, cycle time, non-value-added time, defect rate, overall equipment effectiveness, cost per unit, first time yield, improving flow of operations by 32%.

• Abridged Takt-Time, scrutinized SOP, illustrated VSMA, resulting in a reduced Cycle Time of tablet production from 160 to 110 min.

• Streamlined raw material & product inventory employed ABC - FSN Stratification & Aging Analysis thus contracting total holding cost by 17%. Continuous Improvement Production Engineer PB-e Publishers, LLC – Thane, Mumbai, INDIA Apr 2019 – Jan 2020

• Formulated RCA of system failures using Ishikawa Diagram to identify high-risk areas and accomplished FMEA to increase reliability and safety of operations; reduced equipment downtime by 6 min and saved $ 5000 quarterly as maintenance costs.

• Led cross-functional teams to develop quality control and implement die polishing techniques for the production line; enhanced product quality by 97.4%, saving $4000 annually in rework costs.

• Administered WIP inventory levels and lead times, used WOM to ensure timely delivery of 1000+ outbound products at distribution centers, attaining 98% on-time delivery rate, increased customer support and customer satisfaction.

• Employed SQL, tracking orders & inventories, achieved evaluations of operational activities on WMS & TMS, eliminated back-ordering by 14.7%.

• Optimized packaging and zone pinking by implementing Poka-Yoke methodology using barcode technology saving 80 hours bi-weekly. PROJECTS

Supply Chain Planning of Sugar Free Lindt Chocolate Supply Chain Analytics Jan 2022 – May 2022

• Analyzed current product lifecycle, utilized Linear Regression Analysis to forecast demand variances of 15 years & assessed the bullwhip effect.

• Applied network design methodologies, derived Centre-of-Gravity to determine coordinates of distribution centers; developed a corresponding transshipment model from DCs to Retailers and implemented transportation cost control using Excel Solver.

• Devised inventory planning, described the EOQ with quantity discounts, ROP, and SS inventory of raw materials; and analyzed SC uncertainties.

• Established number of suppliers required, based on Disaster Risk Analysis; determined outsourcing strategy depending on supplier selection.

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