Nivetha Natarajan

Seasoned Supply Chain Management professional with over 11+ years of comprehensive experience in Supply Chain Management, specializing in Procurement, Sourcing, Vendor Management, Program Management, Demand Planning, Order Management, and Logistics. Demonstrated expertise in team management, efficiency improvement, process excellence, cost reduction, and inventory control. Proficient in implementing continuous process improvements aligned with business objectives.

• Entrusted as Project Lead in Vestas Flagship Offshore and onshore Project on-site implementation.
• Awarded as Star Team for successful roll-out of automated supplier forecast portal.
• Improved buyer efficiency index from 82% to 88% by implementing optimized ways of working.
• Reduced open freight orders from ~1200 to ~900 through shipment consolidation process.
• Improved capacity utilization from 90% to 98% by implementing capacity allocation tool.
• Received best performer award from management for cost savings, identifying and depleting obsolete stocks.
• Successfully completed the supply chain and logistics part of Tech-Transfer project of - Vestas China blades and Ahmedabad blades and received appreciations from regional heads.
• Identified Purchase overheads (POH) for 2020 and deployed a plan to reduce 25% in 2021 budget and working on further ideas to reduce further.

• Tamil
• English

• Leading a team of solution developer Kinaxis End to end Implementation Project, understanding business requirements from customer in the Scrum related Supply Planning and Demand Planning Applications, Building the solutions, and providing the business support to the customer, developing deep understanding of Kinaxis Business process and implement the same, Complete assigned Demand Planning, Supply Planning Change request in the sprints.
• Leading a team of buyers, planners & logistics coordinators, deftly develop and implement major procurement strategies and purchase schedules thereby ensuring accomplishment of organizational objectives while providing material/ logistic support and ensuring on time availability of material as per production plan there by meeting Customer OTD targets as per SLA.
• Conducting DRM with team members for unconfirmed & past due PO's, shortages, reschedules, MRB, NCR's, ECO's and AP challenges to meet the KPI targets.
• Conducting performance appraisals to team members on quarterly basis and recognizing individual's / team's performance effectively. Nominating team members for R&R and training programs to enhance their skills.
• Managing the entire logistics operations for blades segment (EU Factories & Global logistics team) ensuring timely execution of end-to-end supply chain activities.
• Designing, developing, and implementing processes related to procurement strategies / inventory optimization and contingency plans for greater operational effectiveness.
• Daily/Weekly/Monthly connect with stake holders / critical global suppliers to obtain status on urgent part shortages & re-schedules, KPI reviews, Monthly Business Review, CAR report on quality issues.
• Preparation of MIS reports to streamline material management, Cost Savings, Vendor Quality Assurance operations for facilitating the decision-making process and liaison with Management.
• Handling escalations from stake holders and ensure effective closure with implementation of concrete action plans. Liaising with stake holders for part transfers and SOP/SOW sign off.
• Conducting weekly con-call with factory/regional logistics to maintain good rapport and ensuring VOC target is achieved - Preparing and providing appropriate action plan with target date of implementation on areas of concern to the customer.
• Reviewing Weekly KPIs with the stake holders & Team Members and publishing daily/ weekly dashboard for KPI metrics and presentation on metrics performance to top management.
• Actively participating in Kaizens workshops (External/Internal) and drive process improvements across the team.
• Coordinate between Projects regarding Material & Machinery requirements, reconcile material from one project to another as well as reconcile statement of movement of material from one project to another.
• Ensure security of the building, stock and health & safety requirements at the workplace.

• Travelling
• Painting
• Cooking
• Gardening

• Certified Kinaxis Rapid Response Author Level 1&2 Solution Consultant Level -1
• Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
• Technical Tools: SAP, BAAN IV & V, Infor XA, MS Office, Power BI

• Played integral roles in internal projects such as value stream mapping, process standardization, and inventory optimization.
• Led process excellence and logistics specialization roles for offshore integration projects.
• Facilitated smooth system migrations and shared best practices within the team.