In quest of professional enrichment in the area of Production Planning & Control

/ Supply Chain / Materials Management / Logistics where I can leverage my exten

sive work experience / education.

FUNCTIONAL SKILLS' SET

Supply Chain Management
* Corresponding daily with customers and suppliers regarding demand, supply and
forecast of material, scrap and containers.
* Arranging dispatch of goods to various parts of the country and abroad by dedi
cated trucks/courier/rail/air companies.
* Handling loading/unloading activities, minimizing waiting time by utilizing ma
terial handling team.
Logistics/Transportation Management
* Overseeing logistic functions & negotiating with transporters for cost effecti
ve transport solutions.
* Preparing and analyzing reports regarding ordering pick-ups & deliveries, rout
ing optimization, tracking, billings etc.
* Monitoring carrier on-time performance.
Production Supervision/Team Management
* Scheduling production requirements based on customer demand including meeting/
exceeding targets.
* Improving operational productivity, quality/yield, safety and labour relations
.
* Coordinating with maintenance units regarding preventive and break-down situat
ions.
* Creating and sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters development opportu
nities and motivates high performance amongst team members.
Vendor Management
* Assessing the performance of the vendors based on various criterions such as p
ercentage for rejections, quality improvement rate, timely delivery, credit term
s etc.
* Following-up with vendors for timely deliveries and quality checks as well as
ensuring timely payments.

ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE
American Axle & Manufacturing, Detroit, MI, USA Mar'08-C
urrent
Material Scheduler
* Interfaced with engineers, customers, suppliers, carriers, warehouse etc. to s
ynchronize the material movement process and undertook initiatives for process i
mprovements.
* Improved availability and storage space of containers by 15% by implementing J
IT system in container delivery processes.
* Maintained inventory of assemblies and components on daily basis using BOM by
continuous communication with finance, quality, buyers, accounting, IT etc.
American Axle & Manufacturing, Buffalo, NY, USA
Jun'01-Feb'08
Material Coordinator
* Streamlined the shipping process at the dock which reduced the customer waitin
g time by 20%.
* Managed the cross functional teams to implement plant level initiatives.
* Developed, maintained and analyzed the reports for rail car pool, inbound/outb
ound premiums, scrap movement and carrier on-time performance.
Saint Gobain Industrial Ceramics, Niagara Falls, NY, USA
May'00-Aug'00
Summer Intern (MIS)
* Designed and developed excel based production-scheduling model for the manufac
turing unit.
* Assimilated and analyzed all available production data from various department
s of the manufacturing unit which helped to identify requirements for new manufa
cturing systems.
* Researched, compared and recommended the potential production planning softwar
e vendors for the manufacturing unit.
Steel Authority of India Ltd., Bhilai, India
Sep'95-Jul'99
Assistant Manager (Operations) / Production Line Supervisor
* Led a team of 40 members to manage the daily operations of Blooming Mill (ISO-
9002, Rolling Capacity: 2.5 million ton/annum).
* Increased yield of finished product of steel mill by 1.3% (89.5% from previous
maximum level of 88.2%).
* Developed/executed measures for easy and efficient scrap removal, reducing man
power needs by 5%.

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
* Master of Business Administration (2001) State University of New York, Buffal
o, NY, USA
Manufacturing & Operations Management/Management Information Systems
* Bachelor of Engineering (1995) Regional Engineering College, Rourkela, India
Metallurgical Engineering (Ranked in top 10% of class)

ADDITIONAL NOTES
* Do not need visa sponsorship for employment
* Willing to relocate
* Willing to travel
* Active Donor/member - Child Relief & You (NGO for destitute children) and Aksh
aya Patra (world's largest school meal program)