ABINAYA N
Chennai
Summary
Resourceful, well-organized Procurement Professional with 5 years of experience in Global Procurement and Supply Chain Management. Knowledgeable in managing vendor relations, supplier sourcing and resourcing, Strategy Planning, Project Management.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
SMRT(Supplier Manufacturing Readiness Team)-MP&L
Ford Motor private Ltd
Chennai
07.2023 - Current
- Conduct launch readiness reviews/audits with suppliers for new model programs(vehicle & power train operations NA) for a seamless launch with zero production loss.
- Clear documentation of findings and analysis in ford supplier readiness system.
- Rate supplier's readiness for each program and ensured 100% audits are completed before mass production.
- Perform risk analysis and act on findings within the Technical Teams and Forums for new, critical and carryover suppliers.
- Collaborate with STA / Purchasing to ensure supplier noncompliance issues pertaining to launch readiness are escalated on time & resolved.
- Provide onsite MP&L support, assistance, education, and training for distressed suppliers.
- Root cause analysis in super G to understand and work with suppliers to improve delivery performance
- Conducted MMOG Audits to certify the suppliers for Q1.
- Acted as MP&L lead for Ford supplier engagement teams.
- Support current production in emergency situations with onsite reviews and/or extended onsite MP&L support and Work with STA and Purchasing on distressed suppliers’ performance improvement.
- Established work and process standards.
- Developed a KPI dashboard for the Launch readiness using Qlik sense.
Project Lead
Caterpillar Inc
Chennai
03.2023 - Current
- Sourcing and Resourcing Iron castings from quote to production.
- Plan, direct and coordinate activities in such field like engineering, research and development, financial systems,etc.
- Work closely with Category buyers, SDEs, Design engineers to ensure all the requirements for quality, volume, supplier readiness are met, preparing and presenting to stakeholders.
- Assembled project teams and assigned individual responsibilities to facilitate on-time completion of planned tasks.
- Outlined work plans, assessed resources and determined timelines for projects.
- Tracked and communicated project status to stakeholders through weekly reports.
- Devised project strategies and scopes in accordance with established methodologies from conceptualizing ideas to implementing plans and optimizing operations.
- Monitoring metrics for driving the quality, velocity and cost.
- Created and worked on POWER BI dashboard to maintain the team metrics.
Specialist
Global procurement, Flex
Chennai
09.2021 - 02.2023
- Got Promoted from senior analyst to specialist in the year 2021 and took over additional responsibilities along with the usual responsibilities mentioned below.
- Assisted my manager with the managerial works.
- Conducted regular shortage, discrepancy, inventory maintenance meetings.
- Lead the internal Kaizen project and improved the process by reducing a headcount and for synchronizing order management with procurement tool which turned into an ASN process.
- Helped with developing MACROs for the project simplification.
- Providing KT and mentoring new joiners and guiding them.
GRNI Process
Global procurement, Flex
Chennai
05.2018 - 02.2023
- Triangular invoice processing where parts are virtually loaded into the system by ensuring all the details that we received.
- Checking the information provided with the supplier invoice such as PO, Part Number, Quantity, Weight details and Incoterms.
- Responsible for the sales order creation with all the details that is loaded in the ERP.
- Process Return Material Authorization (RMA) virtually in the system incase of cancellation of shipment, discrepancy in the invoice and system etc.
Senior Analyst
Global procurement, Flex
Chennai
05.2018 - 08.2021
- Once project has been awarded, get documents handover from proposals, and review the costing sheet, specific client requirements and prepare the Procurement Planning Sheet.
- Arrange for Kick off meeting with Projects, Engineering and Production team to discuss the risks and previous projects lesion learnt before starting execution.
- Receive the BOM from Engineering team and start floating RFQ to Suppliers.
- Follow-up for quotations from suppliers, drive Engineering team to give technical clearance and prepare commercial comparison between suppliers to arrive at landed cost and proceed with pacing Purchase orders to competitive vendors on time.
- Effectively Negotiate with vendors to finalize the best cost possible, which contributes to cost Savings - KPI.
- Responsible to coordinate with cross functional teams to drive the Procure to pay process seamlessly.
- Source new suppliers and conduct audit along with Quality Engineer before registering them as a new supplier to reach the business targets.
- Execute and complete projects on time, within budget and improve project margin through material cost saving.
- Convert Purchase Requisition as per MRP to Purchase Order (PR to PO). Processed purchase orders to EDI (Electronical) and non-EDI suppliers through ERP, Supplier portals and emails.
- Processed sales orders, RFI, RFP, RFQ, subcontracting, sample procurement, RMA, and handled tracking and maintained all purchasing documents.
- Request for information such as Payment & incoterms with local and overseas vendors.
- Pulling the open orders, communicating it to the vendors and follow up for the past dues.
- Timely management of in-bound issues including Receipt Problems, Quality issues, Delivery issues and Supplier Invoice Issues to avoid conflicts and achieve proper delivery timing and made sure that they comply with the program metrics.
- Supported finance team for invoice reconciliation and logistics team for parts clarifications and Quality engineering team to return and procure the parts that have quality issues from the suppliers at the earliest.
- Collaborated with procurement, and operations leaders on global sourcing projects.
- Develop and maintain an ethical supplier relationship to review open action items, supplier's performance and identify opportunities to improve KPIs.
- Coordinate with inventory and stores to reserve stock items with respect to the project requirement.
- Work with vendor and logistics team to ship the materials on time without any discrepancies.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering
Sri Sairam Institute of Technology
05.2017
Skills
- Procurement activities
- Project Management
- Sourcing and Resourcing
- Supplier Management
- Performance Monitoring
- Customer Relationship Management
- Technical Presentations
- Agile Methodologies
- Project Coordination
- Analytical and strong Logical Skills
- MS Office
- ERP
- Team work and Leadership
- Multitasking
- Excellent Communication skills
Accomplishments
- Successfully lead and completed an agile project before target date by improving quality, velocity and cost.
- Awarded “Pat On The Back” for Consistency in performance and increasing customer score.
- Awarded "Platinum" for minimizing errors in process, process improvement and being flexible.
- Appreciations on the work load management, overtime when needed and weekend support during upside situation.
- Lead the internal Kaizen project and improved the process by reducing a headcount and for synchronizing order management with procurement tool which turned into an ASN process.
- Created KPI dashboards for the process and for the team metrics.
- Team Leader of SAE E-BAJA (Participated in the national level finals).
Timeline
SMRT(Supplier Manufacturing Readiness Team)-MP&L
Ford Motor private Ltd
07.2023 - Current
Project Lead
Caterpillar Inc
03.2023 - Current
Specialist
Global procurement, Flex
09.2021 - 02.2023
GRNI Process
Global procurement, Flex
05.2018 - 02.2023
Senior Analyst
Global procurement, Flex
05.2018 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication Engineering
Sri Sairam Institute of Technology
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