PRAVIN CHAUDHARI

Key Result Areas:

• Handled end-to-end supply chain for 25+ OEM accounts offering value added steel products (CR, HR, Coated products, TMT, all MS products & Tubes) annually, contributing ~ 300+ Cr into topline for organization.
• Secured high-value accounts through consultative selling, effective customer solutions, and promoting compelling business opportunities with closed coordination with internal & external stakeholders
• Developed vendors for dedicated offering so that basket products offerings with thorough understanding of key clients' needs and requirements.
• Improved account management by predicting potential competitive threats and outlining proactive solutions

Key Result Areas:

• Program Management in Strategic Sourcing, including New Vendor Development, Price Negotiation, Rate Agreements, and Coordination with stakeholders from Finance, Project, Engineering, Quality, and Suppliers.
• Support for Proposals & Estimation, Material Delivery, Supplier Payments, and Claim Settlements.
• Responsibility for Demand Planning, Procurement, Transportation, Warehousing, and Communication with various stakeholders.
• Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) and Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) with Contract Management.
• Leadership in Process Improvement for internal Order Management System (OMS).
• Management of project progress reports, identifying bottlenecks, and expediting execution.

Highlights: New Developments

• Implemented process improvements to streamline onboarding of new suppliers, reducing communication inefficiencies.
• Successfully expanded presence of company in West Indian Market as reliable and cost-effective supplier.
• Spearheaded supplier development and contract manufacturing acquisition in western region of India.
• Developed West region from scratch, achieving monthly revenue of over 30 Cr.
• Successfully led Kaizen projects to automate processes and save time in daily operations.
• Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers
• Established inventory targets, stock level, and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory
• Collaborated with internal teams to improve outputs to meet demand and supply requirements, ensuring inventory integrity targets for finished goods
• Integrated financial and operation plans with strategic objectives to deliver improved operational and financial results to boost customer satisfaction, profitability, and working capital

Key Result Areas:

• Conducted presales scoping and diagnostic studies to identify improvement opportunities.
• Applied DMAIC problem-solving framework and Lean principles to lead improvement projects.
• Identified and capitalized on profit leakages, converting them into revenue-generating opportunities.
• Successfully implemented DDMRP for real-time inventory planning, enhancing cash flow and streamlining supply chain.

Highlights: Consulting Projects

• Led process improvement and packaging layout redesign at pharmaceutical giant, optimizing operations.
• Spearheaded Six Sigma projects, resulting in significant reduction in defects in packaging output.
• Achieved remarkable monthly productivity improvement of 24 Cr from single plant.
• Oversaw implementation and customization of scheduling software for manufacturing plant.

Key Result Areas:

• Developed and executed flexible raw material procurement strategies, focusing on stakeholder management.
• Established Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) processes to meet targets and drove their successful implementation.
• Conducted competitive analysis, ensuring products and services aligned with customer requirements.
• Led strong vendor development efforts to enhance supply chain processes.
• Organized and facilitated various improvement projects, fostering flexibility and increasing revenue.
• Developed optimized sourcing strategies, positively impacting organization's bottom line.
• Demonstrated effective problem-solving skills across sourcing, inventory, sales, quality, and customer satisfaction.

Highlights: Improvement Projects:

• Streamlined reverse supply chain processes, releasing working capital 90 days earlier through cost-effective process mapping and redesign.
• Achieved 20% improvement in On-Time-In-Full (OTIF) scores and 15% increase in Customer Satisfaction Index through supply chain network optimization.
• Successfully phased integration of SAP and SRM portal to develop and update SLAs with suppliers.
• Managed end-to-end project for PURTEC project, from manufacturing line inception to installation and commissioning.
• Contributed to product development, including development, validation, and marketing of various purlin from single manufacturing line.
• Oversaw inception, planning, and coordination of solar rooftop projects across 2 plants, resulting in annual savings of approximately 2 Cr.

Highlights:

• Successfully coordinated project sales and execution for Pre-Engineered Buildings.
• Managed range of building products, including structural purlin and non-conventional steel structures.
• Developed effective marketing campaigns in both B2B and B2C environments to bolster sales strategy.
• Demonstrated exceptional relationship management skills with key stakeholders, such as consultants, contractors, fabricators, and architects. .

Highlights:

• Key highlights include proficient project planning for capital equipment orders, conducting effective marketing campaigns in B2B, B2C, and online channels focused on filtration technology, and providing essential support to production floor through 5S, Poka-yoke, Non-Value-Added (NVA) identification, and ISO documentation.