Romit Bahaley

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Proven supply chain & industrial engineering professional with 5 years of expertise in contract negotiations & management, supplier relationship management, quality control, inventory control, process improvements, pricing & cost optimization, data analysis & normalization, PO/invoice management, write offs/material transfers

& skilled in kaizen, six sigma, RCA & lean methodologies with focus on increasing productivity, cutting expenses, & surpassing targets. Software/tools and soft skills: SAP (MM), JD Edwards E1 (Oracle), Made2Manage, Minitab, MS Office, CAD/CAM, VSM, CI, Line Balancing, Adaptability, Willingness to learn, Positive attitude; Certifications: PM 35 PDUs – PMI, Six Sigma yellow belt – Govt. of India, German language A1. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Purchasing Specialist Jan 2023 – Jun 2023

GEP Worldwide Clark, NJ (Remote Work)

Client: Embecta (Diabetes care, Healthcare & IT)

• Successfully created a new supplier database by consolidating several data sets from various sources globally & normalizing it.

• Contract management experience to draft, initiate, redline, and assess RFIs, RFPs, RFQs, NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, and formal communication before the business initiates, and hold parties accountable. Conducted strategic supplier negotiations for cost savings. Purchasing Specialist Feb 2020 – Dec 2022

GEP Worldwide

Client: Thermo Fisher Scientific (Life Sciences: Chemicals and Single use items) Grand Island, NY; Millersburg, PA

• Reviewed SKUs and assessed risks due to demand upsurge (Covid-19); proposed corrective actions & expedited orders to avoid business disruption.

• Developed successful parameters with suppliers to increase inventory levels and build safety stock.

• Analyzed supply chain risks focused on capacity, labor & material constraints to increase efficiency.

• Identified root cause for delayed orders and minimized lead time.

• Lead supplier relationship and provided questionnaire for critical questions to update the ERP system.

• Created RFI/RFQ for incumbent suppliers to update production and delivery time in view of potential shortage due to possible invoking of DPAS & HRPAS & around BREXIT.

• Placed POs and authorized changes in delivery dates, lead times and updated prices in the ERP system.

• Reviewed BOM on the finished product drawings to identify if alternative parts can be used.

• Improved delivery dates by monitoring open POs; worked on shipping and order confirmations prioritizing the constrained SKUs thereby mitigating 75% of risk and allowing for production of ~$280 MM for 3 Quarters.

• Suggested and implemented an idea to clean ERP database by marking un-ordered items as ROT. Client: Johnson & Johnson (Pharma & Covid vaccine; Chemicals and Single use items) Titusville, NJ Role - Supply Chain analyst

• Assisted procurement team to resolve ongoing issues related to multiple projects, raw material delivery and supplier performance, minimizing business risk.

• Drove end to end improvements in total cost, service, reliability, resiliency & citizenship at EMs through increased visibility & material optimization used in Covid-19 vaccine.

• Coordinated with global stakeholders to analyze, normalize, and design a standardized data set.

• Delivered a COVID related material readiness flash report with 631 items.

• Analyzed top supplier spends and identified opportunities for potential savings ~ $120K.

• Collaborated with key functional partners to drive resolution & served as a Project Manager for critical material supply issues. Client: Kellogg’s (CPG: Raw materials/ingredients) Battle Creek, MI Role - Procurement Operations Coordinator

• Managed Direct procurement categories with $50M annual spend; ensured supply availability, cost optimization and contract & schedule adherence within SAP through collaboration with internal and external stakeholders.

• Oversaw ingredient and packaging materials for innovation projects and developed operational metrics for NPD.

• Developed and executed risk mitigation measures with cross-functional teams to avoid potential disruptions (natural disasters, COVID, market trends).

• Identified & communicated supplier diversity opportunities & met suppliers monthly with MRP variances to foresee critical issues.

• Fostered supplier relationships to achieve long-term service improvements, resulting in a 25% increase in on-time-in-full performance.

• Reviewed purchase requisitions and identified sources of supply, maintained the vendor master records, helped set up new vendors in SAP.

• Managed transaction and order management, including resolution of invoices, damaged/returned goods, and delivery issues.

• Handled escalations to avoid downtime and schedule changes.

• Shadowed the spot buy and bid process; applied strategies to distribute material reducing total expenditure, connected with pre-approved suppliers during surprise demand or raw material delay.

• Successfully saved $100K in write-offs by executing material transfers, extensions, and schedule changes. Transformed SAP by eliminating all old contracts, updated contract lead times and product groups.

• Handled dual supply for some items, systematically transitioned from incumbent to new supplier with minimum write-offs.

• Maintained accurate contract and PO documentation for audit purposes.

• Collaborated with quality managers to ensure materials met standards. Jadhao Layland Pvt. Ltd. Jan 2017 – Jun 2017

Process Engineer Intern Amravati, India

• Achieved savings of $50k per year, by studying the product components and processes performed on them, suggesting changes in the designing/machining process of operations in 2 components thereby continuously improving the entire process.

• Successfully standardized inspection steps for a testing bed for rotavator by assisting the 1st quality inspection officer thereby reducing inspection time by 35%. Streamlined the process further by identifying the need for scanners and camera-aided inspection.

• Closely monitored, recorded, and evaluated every Quality related customer complaint through Root Cause Analysis and the “5 Whys” technique.

• Attained savings of approximately $35k per year by preparing process flow charts and VSM’s, analyzing them, linking issues from customer to in-house processes to suppliers, thus understanding the Supply Chain and uprooting the failure cause. Institute of Applied Research Sep 2015 – Sep 2016

Junior Quality & Design engineer Pune, India

• Responsible for procuring drawings of the ball screws, sketching them on A2 paper (technical drawing), learning about its applications and then interacting with customers to execute design process and clarification.

• Designed the new product on AutoCAD using GD&T.

• Conducted Inspection and Quality Control for finished products using Dial gauges, Vernier calipers, Micrometers, and check for backlash.

• Served as a link between Design and Manufacturing departments, identifying the bottlenecks for effective completion of orders.

• Efficiently maintained inspection reports and delivery records for all new and repaired products and performed laser marking.

• Implemented use of polystyrene material which reduced cost, saved time, and ensured fit packaging. Jadhao Layland Pvt. Ltd. May 2015 – Aug 2015

Industrial Engineer Intern Amravati, India

• Accomplished reduction in cycle time by approximately 30% by analyzing and evaluating the various assembly steps of a Rotavator gearbox GB-011J.

• Designed and created an Assembly Process Sheet to standardize the assembly procedure.

• Designed a fixture for a component with 6 machining processes on a CNC, with a rotating table. Simulated the fixture operation on CATIA, created prototype and tested it, reducing machining cycle time by 15%.

EDUCATION

Master of Science, Industrial Engineering, Western Michigan University Graduation Date: Dec 2019 Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, University of Pune, India Graduation Date: May 2015 LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE

Supervisor, Bigelow dining services, WESTERN MICHIGAN UNIVERSITY Jun 2019 – Dec 2019

• Trained student employees and implemented corrective actions to tackle performance issues.

• Used OSHA guidelines to maintain a safe and healthy work environment.

• Planned, assigned, and monitored resources efficiently to maximize the use of labor and equipment. PROJECTS

Implementation of CIO Techniques for Cycle Time Reduction and Material Flow Improvement - Mann + Hummel, Kalamazoo

• Reduced the overall processing time for parts on an assembly line by using root cause analysis (5 why’s, Ishikawa & Pareto charts), time study, standard work, ABC analysis and Value Stream Mapping.

Design of Experiments - “Catapult project”

• Performed a set of experiments based on Half-factorial Fractional design and analyzed one response variable to determine which factors are of significance for our project to maximize the output.

B.E. project – “Cycle Time Enhancement of an Assembly Line” - Exide Batteries, Pune

• Successfully reduced the cycle time & increased efficiency by identifying & analyzing problems in the assembly line by application of Kaizen tools. EXTRA-CURRICULAR

• Vice-captain of the college soccer team for 3 years continuously and led the team to win a national level summit tournament.

• NGO volunteer in the rehabilitation of persons with mental illness.

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