Supply Chain Strategic Sourcing

TANISHA SINGLA

West Lafayette, IN +1-765-***-**** ********@******.*** www.linkedin.com/in/tanisha-singla2025 PROFILE

Supply Chain professional with 4+ years of expertise with primary focus on strategic sourcing, inventory optimization, supplier negotiations, and cross-functional operations. Skilled in leveraging ERP systems and analytics tools to reduce costs, streamline supply chains, and enhance vendor performance. Proven ability to align sourcing strategies with business objectives. KEY SKILLS

Procurement & Supply Chain: RFQ/RFP, TCO, contract management, supplier negotiation, spend analysis, category management, contract lifecycle management, make versus buy analysis, P2P cycle, forecasting, demand planning, order fulfillment, supplier evaluation, relationship management and lean six sigma. Data & Analytics: ERP (SAP, Oracle), SQL, Power BI, Python, Tableau, GEP, Cirtuo, Alteryx, AWS Sagemaker, AnyLogistix, Simul8, Trifecta, Power Point, GenAI Agents, Advanced Excel (VLOOKUP, Pivot, Macros, VBA), SAS Viya MS Access. Process & Projects: Continuous improvement, kaizen, RCA, KPI dashboards, Safety Management, Agile Methodology. EDUCATION

Purdue University, Daniels School of Business

Masters of Science in Global supply Chain Management (STEM) West Lafayette, Indiana

December 2025

Chandigarh Group of Colleges

Bachelor of Technology, Computer Science Engineering, GPA 3.6/4.0 Punjab, India

July 2020

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Indoplastech Pvt Ltd.

Technical Manager (Strategic Sourcing)

Punjab, India

August 2022 – December 2024

Implemented dual sourcing strategy for critical raw materials, ensuring supply continuity and leveraging competitive bids to generate a total price variance of $170K.

Developed, evaluated, and managed a roster of 20+ strategic suppliers, ensuring 98% compliance with company standards and enabling a 15% reduction in procurement cycle times.

Built and managed data dashboards for category and product alignment reviews, enabling proactive sourcing for 5+ new product launches and reducing supply risks by 20%.

Defined target prices through benchmarking and RFQ process, partnering with engineering and quality teams securing bids 8% below initial quotes and 25% fewer quality incidents.

Delivered make-vs-buy analyses scenario models to senior executives, combining data gathering, cost modelling, and business acumen to guide strategic decision-making.

Developed should-cost models, uncovering 18% pricing discrepancies and negotiating $35,000 in annual savings.

Identified and mitigated production bottlenecks and supply risks using Excel, Lean Six Sigma and RCA, preventing line- down incidents and ensuring uninterrupted operations.

Streamlined NDA, MPA and SOW negotiations improving contract turnaround time by 30%. IBM / Kyndryl

Mainframe Storage Admin

Chennai, India

August 2020 – July 2022

Led strategic sourcing initiatives, conducted supplier financial analysis and contract negotiations for high-value contracts, securing 3-5% cost reductions while ensuring business continuity for a $50M Tapes.

Managed supply chain escalations, resolving $300K in invoice discrepancies and implementing e-Procurement automation by utilizing SAP ERP to manage supplier performance and automate sourcing workflows.

Evaluated infrastructure vendors using TCO and ROI frameworks, contributing to optimized sourcing decisions.

Initiated SLA tracking and vendor scorecards, improving response time compliance by 18% and reducing escalations.

Enabled smooth transitions to secondary vendors during supply disruptions, avoiding $115K in potential losses.

Standardized internal documentation and trained teams on asset tracking tools, increasing reporting compliance by 60%. LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES, AFFILIATIONS, HONORS

Volunteered as Mentor to 30+ high school students on Supply Chain and Analytics at Purdue University.

Wedding planner at “The Rambagh Palace” handling 2500+ guests facing client, data handling, vendor sourcing and operations.

Awarded Safety Star for setting high safety standards onboard by the company(awarded 1/500 employees quarterly) in 2024.

Winner of SAS CSCMP case competition in Chicago round table 2025 presenting SAS forecasting outperforming 69 teams.

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