Jun 2014 – Jun 2016 · 2 yrs · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• Help clients conduct strategic procurement by shifting supplier base from initial high cost countries to best cost destinations e.g China, India, South East Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America. Impact involves bringing savings by cutting down on procurement spend spend for clients.
• Won McKinsey's Practice Olympics 2015 and was thus awarded Marvin, considered the most prestigious honor given to non-Partner consultants.The Marvin award acknowledges outstanding contribution to innovation and knowledge for McKinsey and/or our clients
• Advising on Global/Best-cost country sourcing excellence
• Support throughout the global sourcing process for various industries (in particular Automotive & Assembly, Energy, Retail and Consumer Goods)
• Lead key knowledge initiatives at an individual as well as team level
• Extensively supported the cost reduction initiative for a client in the retail industry in USA by employing best country sourcing thereby displaying significant sourcing potential
• Supported screening, evaluation and selection process to build up supplier base and coordinated sourcing efforts across India, China, South East Asia, Eastern Europe and Latin America for a global procurement drive for an International Chemicals client
• Assisted in a Joint Venture engagement for a Japanese Railway client by shortlisting potential companies in India and attending meetings with railway companies and government regulatory bodies to understand the ground reality of Indian Railway Industry
• Mentored new hires in India and SouthEast Asia and provided trainings on Global Sourcing processes, Sourcing databases, supplier evaluation, supplier interviews and RFQ process
• Developed a logistics tool in collaboration with SCM practice for calculating landed cost of categories by factoring in freight, handling charges, duties and insurance charges to estimate savings potential
• Got a fast-track promotion from Junior Research Analyst to Research Analyst in less than 1 year of tenure

Jun 2013 – Jul 2013 · 1 mo · Faridabad, Haryana, India

• Worked in the Boiler Maintenance and Coal Handling Department
• Studied the problems faced by the Coal Handling Department
• Looked into various operational activities for running a Power Plant

Dec 2012 – Jan 2013 · 1 mo · Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

• Worked in Refrigeration R&D Department of LG
• Studied the effective assembly line in the plant
• Studied the methodology of designing the refrigeration cycles in the R&D Department

Aug 2011 – Nov 2012 · 1 yr 3 mos · New Delhi

• Headed the Suspension department of BAJA Team (involved in fabrication of an All-Terrain Vehicle) of college
• Went to USA for participating in the prestigious International BAJASAE, AUBURN, USA in 2012 where the team was adjudged 35th in design among 100 teams across the world
• Showcased the All-Terrain Vehicle in AUTOEXPO, New Delhi, 2012 where the car received accolades from media and business houses

Jun 2011 – Jul 2011 · 1 mo

• Worked in Cranes, Wagons and Road Handling Division
• Within Cranes Division, focus on the design of Cranes
• Studied different machining operations in Road Handling Division