Supply Chain Financial Planning

Gaurav S Walke

Phone: 806-***-****

e-mail: ***************@*****.***

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Lean Six Sigma Black Belt specializing in orchestrating large-scale projects that enhance Supply Chain, Process design, and manufacturing processes. My tenure at Seaboard Triumph Foods honed my skills in financial planning and analysis, propelling significant enhancements in product yields and capacity planning. As a senior manager, I'm committed to leveraging my expertise in customer relations and manufacturing engineering to exceed performance benchmarks. My strategic approach to project management, underscored by a robust commitment to customer satisfaction, consistently delivers streamlined operations and innovative solutions. At the core of my professional ethos is a relentless pursuit of excellence, ensuring I deliver the best results by earning the trust of my peers.

SKILLS

Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain, Lean Six Sigma, Statistical Analysis, Financial Planning and Analysis, Minitab, MS Office

Suite, MS Project, Project Management, Process Improvement, Tableau, Auto Cad, Creo, Catia, Autodesk Inventor.

EDUCATION

Texas Tech University

Master of Science (M.S) in Industrial Engineering

August 2017

Savitribai Phule Pune University

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E) in Mechanical Engineering

May 2014

WORK EXPERIENCE

Amazon, Austin, TX, USA

Sr Supply Chain Manager

Oct 2022 – July 2024

Driving end-to-end cost improvements in Amazon’s Transportation network while focusing on Fill Rate, Package Travelled Distance improvements across Amazon’s supply chain network.

Leading the Fill Rate/ Trailer utilization network design Quarterly planning cycles for US Amazon.

Reporting KPI performance to leadership and collaborating with cross-functional teams for trailer fill rate improvement initiatives across the United States.

Seaboard Triumph Foods, Sioux City, IA, USA

Sr Manager of Margin Management

April 2022 – October 2022

Served on the Executive Leadership team to maximize plant margin

Guided operations team on Overage optimization

Coordinated Financial Optimization projects between 3 plants in the United States for factory automation and labor reduction projects.

Manager of CI and Financial Planning & Analysis

September 2019 –April 2022

Established a team of 5 Continuous Improvement (CI) specialists for CI and Margin Enhancement efforts.

Worked with the Leadership Team regarding financial opportunities across different areas in the plant, increasing overall plant overage.

Coordinated with Corporate FP&A and product management team to make financially favorable decisions across the enterprise (3 plants).

Worked with Enterprise Technical services team and suppliers for automation opportunities for labor reduction and efficiency.

Continuous Improvement Manager

September 2018 –October 2021

Implemented various DMAIC and A3 projects.

Developed a process to help reduce costs without compromising on People, Safety, Quality, and Service standards to ensure increased efficiency and quality and make recommendations.

Conducted Feasibility Analysis of Capital Projects and developed ROI documents.

Industrial Engineer -Continuous Improvement Specialist

March 2018 –September 2019

Review and modify equipment set up time to ensure process efficiency and product Make optimum utilization of Lean.

Pari Robotics Inc, Rochester Hills, MI, USA

Project Engineer Intern

July 2017 –February 2018

Worked with engineering teams for various automation projects, designing new processes using DMADV- project charter, tree diagram, FMEA, control charts, and time-motion studies.

Successfully completed integration of Rear Axle Assembly production line for American Axle & Manufacturing.

Raptech Engineering Pvt Ltd, Pune, India

Graduate Engineer

June 2014 –June 2015

Worked on Product development projects from pre-sales process, design, and development of a prototype, alpha testing, analysis, and data collection at the customer's site.

Designed jigs and fixtures, special purpose machines, and tool room precision components for automotive companies like Volkswagen, Tata, and Ford, according to customer requirements.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Kickstarted Amazon’s Inbound Fill Rate reporting and improvement initiatives.

Worked with NA and EU stakeholders to Kickstart US Amazon’s Cost to Serve tracking initiative.

Successfully completed Amazon US 2024 Quarterly Fill Rate (Trailer Utilization) planning.

Served on Seaboard Triumph’s Foods executive leadership team.

Improved product yields by 2.5% and plant overage by $4/cwt at Seaboard Triumph Foods.

Implemented Continuous Improvement and yield improvement projects with savings of over $10 Million/year at Seaboard Triumph Foods.

Led labor reduction and automation projects and started a yield maximizer program on the enterprise level at Seaboard Triumph Foods.

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