Spandana Kunder

Operations Associate

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India5 yrs 2 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Led global supply chain operations across multiple regions.
  • Achieved significant cost savings through strategic sourcing.
  • Implemented ERP solutions to enhance operational efficiency.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Supply Chain and Procurement expert with a focus on operational excellence in manufacturing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Supply Chain OperationsStrategic SourcingSupplier ManagementCost OptimizationNegotiationErp ImplementationOperational EfficiencyDemand PlanningSupplier Performance ManagementInventory ManagementPerformance ManagementMarket ResearchData AnalysisProject ManagementMarket AnalysisProcurement OperationsInventory ControlFinancial Management

Other Skills

Import LogisticsSupplier Relationship ManagementGlobal SourcingCost ReductionContract NegotiationERP TransformationProcess ImprovementCredit ControlDemand ForecastingSupplier PerformanceKPI ImplementationAnalytical SkillsMicrosoft PowerPointLeadershipRFID Applications

About

I love making supply chains and procurement operations smarter, faster, and more resilient. I drive strategic sourcing, global procurement, and inventory optimization initiatives across APAC, EMEA, and US regions, turning complex challenges into efficient, cost-effective solutions. I thrive on building strong supplier partnerships, negotiating mutually beneficial deals, and leveraging data to deliver measurable impact globally. I currently lead the end-to-end supply chain operations, owning strategic decisions across procurement, planning, and logistics. I have spearheaded multi-program demand planning, enterprise-wide SAP ERP implementation, supplier partnerships and OTIF performance through data-driven KPIs, with my recommendations directly informing senior management decisions around cost optimization, risk exposure, and operational scalability. My strengths lie in strategic sourcing, supplier performance management, contract negotiations, ERP transformation (SAP), and cross-functional collaboration in fast-moving, regulated manufacturing environments. Beyond operations, I actively contribute to workplace inclusivity and harassment prevention initiatives as a member of the internal committee. Outside work, I enjoy reading, traveling, exploring different cultures, and contributing to social causes through volunteering. Iโ€™m excited to connect with people and organizations driving global procurement, supply chain transformation, or operational excellence. Open to international opportunities and collaborations -letโ€™s connect! ๐Ÿ“ง spandanakunder@gmail.com

Experience

5 yrs 2 mos
Total Experience
2 yrs 7 mos
Average Tenure
4 yrs 2 mos
Current Experience

Aereo

2 roles

Assistant Supply Chain Manager

Promoted

Oct 2024 โ€“ Present ยท 1 yr 7 mos ยท On-site

  • ๐„๐ง๐-๐ญ๐จ-๐„๐ง๐ ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐‚๐ก๐š๐ข๐ง ๐Ž๐ฐ๐ง๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ - Led end-to-end supply chain operations across procurement, material planning, imports, and logistics, ensuring continuity in fast-moving and regulated environments.
  • ๐†๐ฅ๐จ๐›๐š๐ฅ ๐’๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ - Built and managed a diversified global supply base across 5+ regions, onboarding 150+ qualified suppliers (India, Japan, China, Korea, Europe, North America ) through structured due diligence, significantly reducing single-source dependency and strengthening sourcing resilience.
  • ๐‚๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐๐ž๐ ๐จ๐ญ๐ข๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง- Delivered six-figure USD cost savings and cost avoidance through strategic sourcing, supplier rationalization, 20โ€“30% advance payment reduction, credit-term optimization, and value-based negotiations.
  • ๐„๐‘๐ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง & ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐‹๐ž๐š๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ- Led SAP Business One ERP program implementation across 7+ functions, standardizing procure-to-pay and inventory processes, reducing invoice discrepancies by 40% across 500+ annual transactions, while mentoring junior team members on procurement systems and best practices.
NegotiationImport LogisticsSupply Chain OperationsStrategic Sourcing

Procurement Executive

Mar 2022 โ€“ Oct 2024 ยท 2 yrs 7 mos ยท On-site

  • ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ญ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข๐ณ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง- Analysed data for forecasting and designed material planning workflows that reduced excess inventory by 17%, while maintaining SLAs and uninterrupted production.
  • ๐–๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐ข๐ง๐  ๐‚๐š๐ฉ๐ข๐ญ๐š๐ฅ & ๐‚๐ซ๐ž๐๐ข๐ญ ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ- Executed USD 1.5M+ in credit-based procurement, balancing cash-flow constraints and supplier risk to ensure zero production stoppages during high-volatility periods.
  • ๐’๐ฎ๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐ž๐ซ ๐๐ž๐ซ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž & ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฒ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ- Supported supplier performance tracking and KPI reviews, contributing to a 15% improvement in on-time delivery and improved supply reliability.
  • ๐‚๐ซ๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ-๐…๐ฎ๐ง๐œ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง- Collaborated with production, R&D, finance and legal teams to align material availability with build schedules and operational priorities for New Product Implementation (NPI) and high volume production cycle.
  • ๐ˆ๐ง๐ญ๐ž๐ซ๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐š๐ฅ ๐“๐ซ๐š๐๐ž & ๐‘๐ž๐ ๐ฎ๐ฅ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ข๐š๐ง๐œ๐ž- Owned import/export and compliance operations for 50+ international shipments per quarter, conducting risk assessments and coordinating with 3PLs and Customs House Agents (CHA) to ensure zero penalties and on-time customs clearance.
  • ๐๐Ž๐Œ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ & ๐“๐ž๐œ๐ก๐ง๐ข๐œ๐š๐ฅ ๐”๐ง๐๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐ญ๐š๐ง๐๐ข๐ง๐ - Owned BOM validation and material readiness for multi-level assemblies, collaborating with design and production teams to resolve mismatches and substitutions, while interpreting mechanical drawings and electronic component datasheets to enable accurate material planning and build readiness.
  • (Internal Title: Material Management & Planning Executive)
Import LogisticsCredit ControlDemand PlanningSupplier Performance Management

Gmr goa international airport

Market Research Analyst

Nov 2021 โ€“ Jan 2022 ยท 2 mos ยท India ยท Remote

  • ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐“๐ซ๐š๐Ÿ๐Ÿ๐ข๐œ ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ- Conducted demand forecasting and footfall data analysis for Mopa Airport, assessing passenger traffic patterns and seasonality to support capacity planning and commercial readiness.
  • ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐๐ฅ๐š๐ง๐ง๐ข๐ง๐ - Analyzed demand requirements for retail, F&B, exhibitions, and local attractions, translating passenger demand insights into data-driven inputs for supply planning and vendor allocation.
  • ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ & ๐ƒ๐š๐ญ๐š ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ฌ๐ข๐ฌ- Performed structured market research to identify growth drivers, peak-demand segments, and utilization trends, enabling informed decision-making on space utilization and service mix.
  • ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ ๐‘๐ž๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐‘๐ž๐œ๐จ๐ฆ๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ- Developed and presented a concise, data-backed action plan to the Marketing team, recommending optimization strategies to improve throughput, passenger experience, and commercial performance.
Analytical SkillsMicrosoft PowerPointMarket ResearchData Analysis

Aircrews aviation pvt ltd

Operations Project Associate

Jun 2021 โ€“ Jul 2021 ยท 1 mo ยท India ยท Remote

  • ๐ƒ๐ž๐ฆ๐š๐ง๐ ๐…๐จ๐ซ๐ž๐œ๐š๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  & ๐Œ๐š๐ซ๐ค๐ž๐ญ ๐€๐ง๐š๐ฅ๐ฒ๐ญ๐ข๐œ๐ฌ- Conducted market research and demand forecasting for the aviation e-learning sector, analyzing learner demand trends to design 3+ market-aligned courses, improving relevance and adoption.
  • ๐๐ซ๐จ๐ฃ๐ž๐œ๐ญ ๐Œ๐š๐ง๐š๐ ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ & ๐„๐ฑ๐ž๐œ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง- Planned and executed end-to-end course launches (Airport Management, Customer Service, Aviation Soft Skills), leading the Campus to Corp (C2C) initiative from concept to delivery and driving 250+ engagements through structured content and promotion.
  • ๐’๐ญ๐š๐ค๐ž๐ก๐จ๐ฅ๐๐ž๐ซ & ๐“๐ž๐š๐ฆ ๐‚๐จ๐จ๐ซ๐๐ข๐ง๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง- Collaborated with cross-functional and international teams (North America, Nigeria, Malaysia ), delivering stakeholder presentations and mentoring interns to ensure project alignment, timely execution, and effective cross-team coordination.
Microsoft PowerPointLeadershipProject ManagementMarket Analysis

Bosch india

Graduate Engineer

Aug 2018 โ€“ Aug 2019 ยท 1 yr ยท Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐Ž๐ฉ๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ & ๐…๐ข๐ง๐š๐ง๐œ๐ข๐š๐ฅ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ๐ฌ- Regulated purchase order creation, 300+ invoice verification, and GRN reconciliation, ensuring accuracy, timely closures, and alignment between procurement, finance, and operations teams.
  • ๐ˆ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐จ๐ซ๐ฒ ๐‚๐จ๐ง๐ญ๐ซ๐จ๐ฅ & ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐„๐ฑ๐œ๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ž๐ง๐œ๐ž- Improved operational efficiency by 15% through regular inventory audits, stock accuracy checks, and 5S implementation, strengthening material visibility and compliance across shop-floor and warehouse operations.
  • ๐€๐ฎ๐ญ๐จ๐ฆ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง, ๐๐จ๐ค๐š-๐˜๐จ๐ค๐ž & ๐‘๐…๐ˆ๐ƒ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง- Reduced human errors by 75% on Dolly Lines by leading RFID-based inventory tracking and poka-yoke controls, automating reporting and minimizing manual handling risks.
  • ๐๐ซ๐จ๐œ๐ž๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ˆ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ž๐ฆ๐ž๐ง๐ญ & ๐ƒ๐ข๐ ๐ข๐ญ๐ขs๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง- Boosted productivity by 20% by identifying bottlenecks using Value Stream Mapping (VSM) and deploying ISO-aligned SOPs, while implementing TRAVIS logistics software across 22+ cities across India, improving real-time shipment visibility and reducing delays by 10% for 50+ users.
RFID ApplicationsMaterial Requirements Planning (MRP)Procurement OperationsInventory Control

Education

Jain (Deemed-to-be University)

Master of Business Administration - MBA โ€” Aviation Management

Jan 2020 โ€“ Jul 2022

RNS Institute of Technology - India

Bachelor of Engineering - BE โ€” Mechanical Engineering

Aug 2014 โ€“ Nov 2018

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