Sreekanth Ananthanarayanan

• Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time.
• Evaluated suppliers to maintain cost controls and improve operations.
• Supervised and motivated 8 staff employees.
• Eliminated functional bottlenecks by streamlining communication channels between management and employees.
• Worked collaboratively with the Sourcing, Planning, Purchasing, Finance departmental team and served on health and safety committee.
• Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
• Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
• Assumed senior management workloads in absence of general manager to maintain operations continuity.
• Enhanced supervisory and leadership abilities by working closely with supervisor.

• New process setup
• Defining KPI - SLA
• Creating process flow – SOP/SOW
• Defining time frame management - to calculate FTE requirement for each activity
• Developed Dashboard for top level management
• Coordination across the global partners to fix the process gap
• In, Responsible metrics:
• Administrating the recruitment, training & other team related activities
• Managing weekly call with stake holder / LSP / Reports and identifying challenges of the week
• Managing unforeseen/unexpected situations and finding solutions immediately
• To maintain Internal Delivery Plan (IDP) as per the Inquiry received from Business Units (SBUs, PBUs, & GP)
• Planning & scheduling to optimizing & consolidating the shipment based on the loading capacity
• NCR – Finding root cause & arranging the replacement to site through QM orders (from factory/supplier)
• Claim - Following up with LSP/Storage yard to get the Credit note for their delays
• Coordinating with site for the Empty return processes
• Liaise with LSP & Finance team to ensure payment on-time.
• Managed time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within deadlines.
• Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
• Used strong analytical and problem-solving skills to develop effective solutions for challenging situations.
• Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written.
• Assisted with day-to-day operations, working efficiently and productively with all team members.
• Proved successful working within tight deadlines and a fast-paced environment.
• Exercised leadership capabilities by successfully motivating and inspiring others.
• Applied effective time management techniques to meet tight deadlines.

· Responsible for PO creation, Expedite, Invoice/Payment, Return to vendor, Back orders & NCR

Responsible for metrics: on-time order release, delivery accuracy, payments, inventory, supply availability, and backorders.

• Responsible for metrics: on-time order release, delivery accuracy, payments, inventory, supply availability, and backorders.
• Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins.
• Collaborated with buyers for special events and seasonal promotions to maintain adequate product stock and drive sales.
• Analyzed inventory usage and assessed trends to provide maximum coverage for each time period.
• Performed extensive vendor and supplier research to identify cost-effective options and product availability.
• Managed vendor purchase order dispatch, delivery, and invoicing to set contractual guidelines and maintain budgetary regulations.
• Negotiated policies and contracts with vendors to achieve optimal pricing and consistent availability.
• Represented the company at national and regional trade shows.
• Analyzed current vendors and products to stay abreast of market trends and evaluate new suppliers.

• Improved demand forecast for multiple distribution channels based on previous sales and consumption.
• Provided ad-hoc analytics and operational expertise to drive fact-based inputs into forecasting.
• Reviewed historical sales trends and researched demand drivers to prepare forecast data and develop statistical forecast models.
• Utilized historical data, statistical software and marketing intelligence to develop and maintain forecast for Projects.
• Proposed and implemented solutions to improve demand forecast accuracy.
• Procured and managed inventories to support customer backlog and forecast.

• Managed a span of 54-member team – involved in Demand forecasting for ASP region
• Engaged in Planning for a Hardware Product Line in Global Spares Part Supply chain- Storage Works Division-the APAC region
• Create and communicate the forecast to the suppliers for on time delivery
• Guiding Buyer on buyer activities: PO, Expedite, Invoice/Payment, Return to vendor, Back orders
• Coordinating with OPEX team to stabilize the process and proposed improvement
• Conducting review meetings for discussing process update and clarifications

Mapped the structure of the company (for example, regions, divisions, brands, products, and customers) for planning purposes in the DP master data

• Conducting meetings in the team regarding the process quality of individual.

Direct Material-Inventory Optimization, shortage management, Channelizing Material flow, Support Production planning, warehousing & Logistics

• Responsible for PO creation, Expedite, Invoice/Payment, Return to vendor, Back orders & NCR
• Developed process manuals / Maps for the project and maintain the documentation., Sourcing & Buying (Indirect Material – Non -IT), Handling End to End P2P process
• Converting the top consumable suppliers into AVL/ Catalog, to run smooth flow of the process and to generate good relation for the future support
• Keeps the data upto date in the relevant purchasing data bases in Ariba, SAP R/3(MM & SD), NOSS and e-FORM
• Along with sourcing, negotiating material rates with domestic and worldwide suppliers
• Bringing new Vendors into the system by conducting Procurement bid to the supplier (For both domestic / international vendors)
• Facilitating the production line for New Product launching before RAMP-UP schedule
• Providing adequate support to the Stakeholder on Tool (ARIBA) and Process Procedure
• Responsible for FMEA (Failure Mode & Effects Analysis) of the process and act items on gray areas.
• Collaborated with buyers for special events and seasonal promotions to maintain adequate product stock and drive sales.
• Communicated with vendors regarding inventory needs and negotiated prices to maintain profit margins.

KPO Client :- Mattson & KLA Tencor

• Prioritized schedules to meet project goals and overall customer satisfaction.
• Recognized potential issues with inventory and quality control and engineered changes.
• Responsible for arranging Cross-functional training among agents
• Order Management/ Vendor Management / Inventory Reconciliation / EDI (Electronic Data Interchange)/Return & Rejection materials authorization (RMA)
• Price issue (PPV) / Quantity (MOQ) /Delivery Schedule / Payment Terms /Initiating amendments wherever applicable / AP issues resolution limiting to PO
• Responsible for resolving customer complaints and providing a strategy on corrective and preventive action
• Interacts with Global Category Management and Local Buyers on a regular basis to align on supplier strategy
• COPC/ COPQ Audit to measuring the quality of the service
• Running the MPS & MRP for the allocated parts
• MRB Management (Material Review Board) for defective spare parts
• Periodic reporting on supplier metrics and performance of each supplier through system data.

• Review of material status as per the purchase and report to the management for over/ short / damage report
• Maintenance of full inventory status of materials according to materials type
• Implemented FIFO method in production to ensure first items bought and the first items used or sold
• Finished goods material will be sent for packing Dept
• Training the Operators.
• Completed job reports and logs immediately following service calls.
• Performed complex mechanical alignments and equipment calibration to meet quality standards.