Greater Seattle Area
"You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want” – Zig Ziglar I’m Dilip Kumar, recently graduated with MBA & MS in Supply Chain Management from University of Texas at Dallas. I'm seeking FULL TIME positions starting from June’19. I'm a supply chain professional with over 8 years of experience in a manufacturing industry. Prior to my masters, I worked as a project manager at BHEL, India's largest manufacturer in power plant equipment. At this company, I managed multiple high budget global manufacturing projects by collaborating with OEMs, contract manufacturers and suppliers. I managed end-to-end supply chain functions from design to delivery of finished products to the customers. While executing the projects, I managed cross functional teams of various departments such as Engineering, Procurement, Operations, Material planning, Finance, Logistics and Commissioning for on time delivery of more than 5000+ deliverables to various project sites. My skill set include • End-to-End Supply Chain Management • Project Management • Sales & Operations Planning • Demand & Supply Planning • Operations • Materials/ Inventory Management • Strategic Sourcing and Procurement • Supplier Management • Negotiations • Logistics Co-ordination • Process Improvement • Commercial Management • Contracts Management IT Skills: MS Office, Advanced Excel, MS Project, SQL, Tableau, SAP MM, SAP SD, SAP APO Certifications: APICS CTL, APICS CSCP (ongoing) Thanks Dilip Kumar
Project Management • Managed five hi-tech global manufacturing projects of $250 MM by collaborating with OEMs, contract manufacturers, and vendors • Led a cross functional team of 50 members including engineering, procurement, material planning, production, logistics and finance and ensured on-time delivery of 5000+ SKUs to project sites • Spearheaded NPIs and managed end-to-end supply chain processes from product design to delivery of finished products to customers • Co-ordinated with material planning, warehousing and logistics teams and ensured on-time delivery of 5000+ SKUs to project sites • Worked with GSMs and material planners to synchronize the production and supply plans, ensuring material readiness • Liaised with external and internal stakeholders of mid-level to senior executives, from project initiation to closure in resolving technical and commercial issues • Organized operational review meetings with senior executives to monitor and track progress of annual production plans • Managed project finances by timely invoicing and collecting payments from the customers • Led Cross Functional Team of 20 members for technical and commercial closure of old projects and realized bad debts of 6.2 Million USD from various clients. • Managed crisis at project site by marshaling material & manpower resources to expedite activities which facilitated timely commissioning of unit Process Improvement • Implemented containerized packing system by analyzing large data sets and streamlined 4500 SKU’s into 70 Packaging units, facilitating sequential delivery of the materials reducing material replacement costs by 35%. • Optimized supply chain flow by consolidating materials from 5 warehouses and reduced project packaging costs by 20% • Enhanced customer service by implementing customer complaint portal, reducing turnaround time from 1 week to 2 days • Developed a dashboard in SAP to monitor cash flows by senior management and reduced accounts receivable days from 50 to 30
Material Management • Implemented statistical forecasting for spare parts, improving forecast accuracy by 10% and reducing lead times by 40% • Executed aggregate supply planning by evaluating material schedules of 2000 SKUs and reduced safety stock levels by 16% • Liaised with product, sales, marketing, finance and customers to refine forecasts and synchronize demand and supply plans • Implemented vendor managed inventory portal (VMI) to replenish C-class items and reduced stock out rates by 20% • Led a cross functional team to liquidate after sales spares for 20+ sale orders and reduced inventory levels by 8% Procurement • Led procurement of direct materials of $70MM, facilitating commissioning of 5 power plants within project delivery schedule • Managed end to end procurement process including floating RFI/RFQ’s, evaluating bids, PO delivery and payment to suppliers • Reduced procurement lead time by 25% for critical project items by entering into long term contracts with the suppliers • Managed supplier management processes including qualification, evaluation and development, enhancing project execution • Developed KPIs for supplier scorecard, resulting in increased competitiveness and reducing total cost of ownership • Implemented e-procurement which increased transparency in procurement process and reduced the ordering time by 10% • Effectively negotiated 15 contracts worth $5M with 60+ local and international suppliers and achieved savings of $200K Logistics • Managed inbound and outbound transportation ensuring timely availability of raw materials and delivery of finished goods • Liaised with 3PL and ocean/air freight forwarders for daily operations, documentation, insurance and import & export issues • Coordinated with client and customs to obtain import licenses, facilitating goods clearance at port and availing tax concessions • Designed an online logistics portal for scheduling and monitoring of shipments with 3PLs, reducing shipping delays by 30%
Trained professional in Siebel CRM Tool. Worked as a key resource for Electrolux Client for creating a data base towards standardisation of their products across the globe. Conducted value engineering analysis on home appliance products to reduce costs and facilitated prototype development