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Vikram Uppala

Summary

Management analyst skilled in Sourcing, Procurement, Category Strategies, Supplier Management, Demand Planning, Logistics & Digital Transformation. Has a keen interest in the Supply chain sector and actively looking for an opportunity in the Supply chain roles

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager, Operations, Hyderabad

Brane Enterprises
01.2024 - 09.2024
  • Conducted in-depth reseacrh and analysis of IT market trends, competitive products, and technological advancements
  • Presented business case analysis to clients and effectively communicated their pain points to cross-functional teams.
  • Monitored deliverables, ensuring timely completion of projects in collaboration with technical teams.

Manager - Procurement & Sourcing, Hyderabad

Aliens Group
03.2023 - 08.2023
  • Developing category strategies and ensuring the supply of material as per the project plans and estimated timelines within the budget.
  • Assisting and coordinating with the Site Engineering, CRM, and Execution teams for the timely delivery of flats to the customers.

Manager - Procurement Analyst, Mumbai

Yokohama off-Highway Tires
09.2020 - 11.2022
  • Performed pricing analysis by benchmarking import prices of competitors to devise an effective cost-cutting sourcing strategy.
  • Instrumental in annual cost savings of $34 million across various raw materials by devising and implementing category strategy.
  • Devised raw material budgeting for the upcoming financial year based on sales forecast, market research of supply and demand.
  • Forecasting the cost per ton of raw material compounds for the upcoming quarters to assist in pricing strategies for finished goods.
  • Maintained the inventory levels necessary, as per the latest demand forecast, by coordinating with the plant and the logistics team.
  • Assessed and optimized the operational risk emanating from suppliers through alternate vendor development and localization.
  • Lead Process & Technology transformation initiatives in the procurement division by collaborating with cross-functional teams.
  • Responsible for supplier performance evaluations and coordinating quality management audits, working closely with Technical.
  • Prepared monthly reports (MIS) on sourcing, operational challenges, and critical updates to the procurement executive committee.
  • Built dashboards to forecast raw material prices for upcoming quarters based on changes and fluctuations in feedstock prices.
  • Assisted category managers in negotiation of long-term contracts by performing value chain analysis of supplier's product.

Summer Internship - Corporate Strategy, Delhi

Aditya Birla Fashion Retail
04.2019 - 05.2019
  • Performed financial viability assessment based on projected cash flows for Peter England Red franchise in tier 2 and 3 cities in India.
  • Increased the No Object Certification issuance approval rates of franchises by 40% by standardization and lean implementation.

Education

MBA -

IIM Kozhikode, Post Graduate Program (PGP)
05.2020

B.E -

Vasavi College of Engineering, Osmania University- Computer Science
05.2017

Skills

  • Sourcing
  • MIS
  • Material Budgeting
  • Category Strategies
  • Inventory Management
  • Digital Transformation
  • Supplier evaluations
  • Negotiation
  • Demand Planning & Forecasting
  • SQL

Certification

  • CFA L1, Cleared Level 1 of the CFA examination with top bracket scores in 3 out of 9 topics, 2017
  • FRM L1, Cleared Level 1 of the FRM examination with top quartile in 2 out of 4 topics, 2019
  • SQL, Certified in SQL from W3schools, acquired skills in querying and manipulating databases, 2023

INTERNATIONAL EXPOSURE

Selected for a student exchange program at NEOMA Business School (top 10 Business School, France) among 420 students

Accomplishments

  • National Finalists - Amongst 10 of over 1000 teams that participated in Aditya Birla's Strato's across top 15 B schools in India.
  • Secured A grade (top 2%ile) in key finance courses - Management Accounting & Financial Accounting in first year of MBA
  • Scored 99.31%ile in Quantitative Ability amongst 2.31 lakh candidates across India in Common Admission Test (CAT), 2018
  • Achieved top 2.41%ile amongst 2.8 Lakh candidates in EAMCET & awarded scholarship of INR 4.6 Lakh by Telangana Govt

Timeline

Manager, Operations, Hyderabad

Brane Enterprises
01.2024 - 09.2024

Manager - Procurement & Sourcing, Hyderabad

Aliens Group
03.2023 - 08.2023

Manager - Procurement Analyst, Mumbai

Yokohama off-Highway Tires
09.2020 - 11.2022

Summer Internship - Corporate Strategy, Delhi

Aditya Birla Fashion Retail
04.2019 - 05.2019

MBA -

IIM Kozhikode, Post Graduate Program (PGP)

B.E -

Vasavi College of Engineering, Osmania University- Computer Science

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