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Ameer Ajwad

Supply Planning Manager
Chennai

Summary

Diligent Supply Chain Manager with solid background in optimizing procurement processes and enhancing supplier relationships. Successfully led projects improving inventory accuracy and reducing lead times. Demonstrated ability to streamline operations and implement cost-saving initiatives.

Overview

7
7
years of professional experience
4
4
Certifications

Work History

Supply Chain Planning Manager

Cisco
11.2024 - Current
  • Led two key commodity spaces – Interconnects (Board-to-Board) and Passive Components (Capacitors, LEDs, Resistors) – driving component-level strategy for inventory consumption, buffer planning, metric monitoring, and shortage resolution.
  • Spearheaded a risk sensing initiative in the Tantalum Capacitor segment, resulting in a $27M advanced purchase that mitigated high-risk shortages in 2024, when lead times surged by over 200 days.
  • Collaborated with fellow planners to develop safety stock (SS) logic, enabling prioritization of high-risk CPNs and generation of monthly SS proposal reports for data-backed decision-making.
  • Acted as the focal point for over 30 suppliers, holding daily meetings with account managers to review supply health, address constraints, and improve supplier collaboration.
  • Provided ongoing support to Commodity Managers by delivering detailed reports, dashboards, and key highlights used in Quarterly Business Reviews (QBRs) with suppliers.
  • Conducted root cause analysis on supplier metric scores, working closely with sites and suppliers to resolve issues and drive scorecard improvements.
  • Participated in supplier audits in Malaysia, partnering with Component Engineering (CE) teams to assess supplier manufacturing capabilities and future technology readiness.
  • Led weekly interlock meetings, providing summary status reports on commodity performance, supply risk, and strategic actions.

Business Analyst

Cisco
05.2022 - 08.2024
  • Initiated and led a lead time (LT) reduction project across suppliers in multiple commodities, resulting in an average LT reduction of 50 days post-COVID and a $800M reduction in holding inventory within LT.
  • Enhanced supplier delivery metrics by building new logic for open order monitoring, enabling multi-dimensional performance evaluation and helping the planning team develop data-driven strategies.
  • Developed internal metrics to monitor safety stock levels vs. on-hand (OH) and supply coverage vs. LT, facilitating root cause analysis and resolution of shortages during long-term planning cycles.
  • Partnered with IT to build a Metrics App in the UFO platform, enabling real-time download, analysis, and review of performance scores.
  • Migrated Excel-based commodity summary updates into a PowerApps solution, improving collaboration and efficiency for stakeholder reporting.
  • Built multiple Tableau dashboards highlighting trends in supplier performance, safety stock, open orders, and shortage risks, empowering planners with real-time visibility into supply health.
  • Created two R-based reports for risk sensing across four key commodities, generating quarterly component-level coverage insights and reducing manual effort from 2+ hours to 1-minute runtime.

Specialist (SCM)

Flex
04.2018 - 05.2022
  • Led a team of 4 in end-to-end procurement and data maintenance for Nokia, ensuring supplier coordination, data accuracy, and policy compliance.
  • Served as the primary contact for site-level queries; conducted weekly reviews, maintained issue logs, and updated SOPs.
  • Drove department-wide automation by developing Excel macros and mentoring peers; enhanced efficiency and reduced manual workload.
  • Built Tableau dashboards and SQL/Access tools for real-time insights into supplier performance and data operations.
  • Supported RPA deployment in BAAN system by creating BRDs, process flows, and coordinating UAT with the development team.
  • Monitored RPA bots via UI Path Orchestrator; built performance dashboards using SQL and Tableau.
  • Led design of a .NET-based application for quotation and validation workflows between Flex and suppliers.
  • Participated in cross-functional reviews to prioritize automation opportunities and align project execution.

Education

Mechanical Engineering

Crescent Engineering College
Chennai, India
04.2001 -

Skills

BAAN ERP System

Certification

SCM PRO Certification (CII)

Timeline

PMP Certification - Pursuing

05-2025

Supply Chain Planning Manager

Cisco
11.2024 - Current

Business Analyst

Cisco
05.2022 - 08.2024

Google Data Analytics Certification (Coursera)

09-2021

SCM PRO Certification (CII)

08-2019

Specialist (SCM)

Flex
04.2018 - 05.2022

Product Design Internship in Creo (Msquare Eng. Service)

11-2017

Mechanical Engineering

Crescent Engineering College
04.2001 -

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