May 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 11 mos · Los Angeles Metropolitan Area

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Feb 2023 – May 2024 · 1 yr 3 mos

• Supply and Commodity management of Networking equipment for Data Centers (DWDM, Optics, Switches, Cables)

Jun 2022 – Aug 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · California, United States

• Leading the Supply chain process improvements efforts while contributing to carbon footprint reduction and sustainability initiatives.

Sep 2021 – Jun 2022 · 9 mos · California, United States

Dec 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 4 mos · Los Angeles, California, United States

Aug 2020 – Sep 2020 · 1 mo · United States

• I am beyond excited to be selected as one of the many talented Operations Women Leaders (OWL event) by McKinsey. It was an exceptional event that provided a platform to connect with women leaders across industries, their journey in Operations, and the organization's effort to promote WOC in their workforce.

May 2019 – Sep 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

• Led production/operational readiness of NPI projects from inception to launch with 100% OTD while reducing costs by 15% through supplier negotiations and improving efficiency throughout the manufacturing process.
• Implemented demand-driven excel based forecasting tool across global suppliers to reduce inventory levels by 5%
• Develop/Implement manufacturing strategies that enable Value Stream to achieve sales targets and production schedules while maintaining customer OTD goals of 99%
• Managed Complex Modification product launch programs through process standardization enabling 100% OTD and reducing launch lead time by 10%.
• Created metrics to capture direct/indirect costs, the lead time associated with the Return/RMA process from customers improving the customer service levels by 30%
• Launched an automated tracking system to reduce customer returns by 20% by eliminating shipping errors
• Implemented a robust Access database utilizing SQL to implement seamless integration of data from Customer orders to supplier delivery to ensure an end to end material visibility thus improving material planning lead time by 50%
• Negotiated Agreements (LTA) with strategic suppliers for cost reductions of $2MM and optimize lead times by 40%
• Developed an excel-based cost modeling tool to identify Total Landed Costs enabling productivity opportunities across global suppliers
• Rolled out standard procedures for Inventory planning/execution across the network and established KPI’s to monitor and improve customer OTD and Lead time metrics
• Improved manufacturing efficiency by 10% through effective utilization of statistical capacity modeling, material planning/supply while utilizing lean methodology to eliminate waste in the process
• Collaborated closely with Front End functions and use “Voice of the Customer” data to set and implement strategic operational actions that ensure timely release of new products to customers

Oct 2016 – May 2019 · 2 yrs 7 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

• Managed a team of 12 and set the cadence for Purchase Order management to reduce inventory levels by 15%
• Implemented pull replenishment for 450 parts using Plan for Every Part analysis improving OTD from 80% to 100%
• Consolidated Freight forwarder and LTL carriers to reduce inbound freight costs by 15% through implementation of shipping matrix
• Reduced cycle time of picking/packing and put away operations by 15% using lean and JDI tools
• Achieved 15% cost reduction in warehouse by using lean tools and automation of daily tasks
• Led a problem-solving Kaizen to improve the overall inbound receiving process flow and cycle time by 20%
• Improved inventory turns by 15% while reducing inventory by 20%, providing components level feedback per product family
• Negotiated Agreements (LTA) with strategic suppliers for cost reductions of $500K and optimize lead times by 40%
• Leveraged ERP database to automate procedures for the assignment of Harmonized Tariff codes and Free Trade eligibility calculations, reducing man-hours by 30%
• Implemented Kanban on existing material replenishment systems reducing lead time and inventory exposure by 25%
• Improved Forecast accuracy by 25% by collaborating with sales team to develop tools to enable component level feedback
• Led cycle count process to improve inventory accuracy and expand exemption from annual physical inventory by 10% year over year
• Worked with Finance team to forecast annual inventory plan based on Cost of Goods sold and sales information
• Developed Standard Operating Procedures for import compliance and warehouse handling processes
• Improved consignment inventory levels by 40% through demand driven replenishment system per vertical market
• Analyzed the recently implemented China Tariff impact on overall Business and collaborated with strategic team to brainstorm sourcing strategies

May 2016 – Sep 2016 · 4 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

• Analyzed supplier data to develop commodity strategy resulting in cost reductions of $1M
• Optimized inbound data platform to create and implement excel based dashboard for supplier scorecard
• Led productivity projects with a spend of $100K to drive cost savings of 5%
• Leveraged excel to build a master database with supplier details, material index, historical spend and costs by region to enable identification of saving opportunities
• Facilitated supplier visits and audits in collaboration with Quality team

May 2015 – Apr 2016 · 11 mos · Greater Los Angeles Area

• Developed a demand driven data query tool to improve the inventory stocking levels by $1M (reduction of 30%)
• Implemented New Product Development Kaizen to reduce product cost by 35% and increase market share

Mar 2015 – May 2015 · 2 mos · Pittsburgh

• Evaluation of websites for different companies and provide solutions.
• Consulted for optimizing the search engine for companies using Meta-tag analysis, keyword discovery, Search Engine Optimization (SEO) analysis.

Jan 2015 – May 2015 · 4 mos · Pittsburgh

• Designed a proactive sales model by identifying target customers across all lines of businesses and resulting sales growth potential. Also, developed strategic recommendations for targeted growth.

Sep 2014 – Dec 2014 · 3 mos · Pittsburgh Area

• Developed the positioning and marketing strategies for new flavors of Starkist Tuna by identifying the specific segments for the product per data analysis.
• Recommended the promotional and advertising strategies after analyzing the customers and competitors.

Apr 2012 – Jan 2014 · 1 yr 9 mos

• Designed mobile application on building management system improving profitability for end users by 10%.
• Established building management system integrating mechanical and control systems to account for 40% savings in energy usage.
• Led a three-member team to work on the R&D for developing a solution for hardware based automation solutions.
• Implemented planning and architectural parameters in project deliverables resulting in 100% on time delivery to the customer.

Sep 2011 – Apr 2012 · 7 mos

• Developed quality assessment procedures while implementing agile project management tools to reduce quality defects by 30%.
• Executed continuous improvement tools for evaluation and analysis of products resulting in improving quality by 20%.

Jan 2009 – Sep 2011 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bangalore

• Introduced quality management system (QMS) at Honeywell’s leading products and achieved the status of market leaders.
• Designed automation framework tool to streamline and automate “testing environment” and decreased overhead cost by 25%.
• Developed a student portal for one of India’s top universities to keep students aware of the latest developments in technology.
• Implemented lean IT initiative through adoption of virtualization technology and data center consolidation to reduce costs by 20%.
• Executed kaizen tools to eliminate manual service escalation procedure and improve productivity by over 20%.
• Accomplished technology based strategic process to eliminate process redundancies & enhance business growth by 5%.