J. KEERTHANA
Chennai
Summary
Motivated Team Lead possessing excellent leadership and planning abilities. Focused on delivering high-quality products on tight schedules. Monitors, trains, and encourages employees to improve skills and meet demanding targets. History of successfully developing and managing strong teams through proactive training and issue management.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Team Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
12.2024 - Current
- Managed a team of 8 replenishment specialists ensuring all targets were met or exceeded.
- Analyzed inventory trends and sales data to forecast future stock needs and prevent overstock situations.
- Conducted regular audits on inventory items to maintain accurate records.
- Coordinated with other teams to reduce backorders, improve fill rates, and maximize efficiency.
- Created and managed daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly reports for the team.
- Received, checked-in and stocked merchandise throughout store, helped maintain store inventory levels and assisted with orderliness and cleanliness of sales floor and stock room.
- Identified dead inventory and created solutions for excess liquidation through creative inventory management solutions.
- Understand market demand, and proactively manage supplier partners to meet customer demand while minimizing liability.
- Drive cost savings through supply base consolidation, contract negotiation, and low-cost region sourcing, where appropriate.
- Procurement experience in both retail industry and Electronics industry.
- Analyze operational trends and develop a corrective action plan.
- Align commodity-based sourcing management with site, divisional, and corporate initiatives to deliver effective cash flow management.
- Identified opportunities for process improvements, implementing changes when required.
- Analyzed market and delivery systems to determine present and future material availability.
- Located vendors of materials, equipment or supplies to conduct interviews, determining product availability and terms of sales.
Procurement Specialist
Flex
04.2019 - 11.2024
- Prepared demand forecasts and created raw material and replenishment plans to meet production targets.
- Controlled inventory levels and worked with plant manufacturing operations and logistics teams, suppliers, and demand planning department.
- Reviewed delivery orders and evaluated availability, lead times, and manufacturing process needs.
- Results-oriented Procurement Specialist with a proven track record of driving cost savings and supplier performance improvements.
- Skilled in strategic sourcing, contract negotiation, and supplier evaluation.
- Experienced in managing global procurement projects, streamlining processes, and implementing cost reduction initiatives to increase product availability and profit margins.
- Directly deals call with Customers, understand their needs and fulfill the requirements.
- New Vendor Development, Price Negotiation with vendor, PO releasing, Material Delivery and Payment etc.
- Execute cost-analysis to control costs and actualize plans to reduce freight costs.
Supply Chain Executive
Wipro
10.2017 - 12.2018
- Planning and procuring trading goods and raw materials for supply and production from global warehouse and plants to EU regions for customer supply and production planning.
- Manage master data and MRP data in sap using workflows.
- Create and monitor purchase order creation and resolve any inconsistencies.
- Analyzes demand & supply data and highlights a risk in material availability.
- Experience in Product allocation for critical materials for various plant based on the demand and orders.
- Handling queries with client through Web-ex call and E-mails.
- Creating sales order and sending order confirmation to customer.
- Creating delivery according to the customer requested delivery date.
- Posting GR and GI after Goods delivered to customer.
- Generate Invoicing to the customer.
- Preparing billing due list report on weekly basis.
Education
BCA -
Dr. MGR University
Chennai, INDIA11.2024
XIIth - English
Dr. Kk. Nirmala Girls Hr.sec.School
Chennai12.2018
Xth - English
Dr. KK. Nirmala Girls. Hr. Sec. School
Chennai12.2014
Skills
- Employee training and development
- Client communication and relations
- Quality assurance
- Production oversight
- Order processing
- SAP SCM and MM expertise
- Procurement management
- Baan ERP proficiency
- SQL database management
- Demand forecasting and analysis
Languages
- ENGLISH
- TAMIL
Total Work Experience
6 Months 7 Years
Accomplishments
Received Team Up to Win from the manager in Flex, and got site-wide 100% Accountability Award
Received the Champions Award for three consecutive times from fellow team members' nominations
Recognized as Star Performer of the Month several times
Received appreciation from the onshore client team, received director-level appreciations internally
Languages
Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
Team Lead
Tata Consultancy Services
12.2024 - Current
Procurement Specialist
Flex
04.2019 - 11.2024
Supply Chain Executive
Wipro
10.2017 - 12.2018
BCA -
Dr. MGR University
XIIth - English
Dr. Kk. Nirmala Girls Hr.sec.School
Xth - English
Dr. KK. Nirmala Girls. Hr. Sec. School