Kalpana Gopi

Kalpana Gopi

General Manager @ Specsmakers

About

Experienced supply chain professional with over 13 years of expertise in materials procurement, strategic pricing, and operational planning. At Flex, served as Manager - Materials Margin, leading a team of seven and managing project baselines for 72 global sites. Collaborated with stakeholders to execute global pricing processes, ensured timely price implementations, and contributed to mitigating cost increases through Unfavorable Cost Reduction (UCR) impact analysis. Proficient in data analytics, master data management, and business analytics, with expertise in tools such as SAP, MicroStrategy, Tableau, Teradata, and Snowflake. A certified Lean Six Sigma Green Belt and supply chain management professional, committed to driving data-driven decision-making, enhancing materials margin, and optimizing strategic and operational outcomes.

Country

India

City

Chennai

Industry

Electrical & Electronic Manufacturing

Skill

Microsoft Power BI, Retail, Materials Procurement, Problem Solving, Operational Planning, Operations, Supplier Negotiation, People Management, Supply Planning, Interpersonal Skills, Project Management, Presentation Skills, Forecasting, Presentations, Communication, Strategic Thinking, Reasoning Skills, Vendor Relations, High Energy Level, Inventory Management

Experience

Specsmakers

General Manager

Specsmakers

LinkedIn
2025-12 - Present · 10 mos

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Flex

Manager - Materials Margin

Flex

LinkedIn
2023-7 - 2023-10 · 4 mos

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Manage a team of 7 members and worked in different roles. Cross-functional Team and handling project baselines for 72 Flex Global Sites. Lead the global pricing process and work with stake holders to implement the prices on time. Leadership skills include buyer, master data management, business analytics, strategic support for pricing analysis, pricing projects, Worldwide price implementations, Materials Margin for the organization and Data Analytics and Reporting. Generate the Unfavorable Cost Reduction(UCR) impact and work with strategic supply chain managers to mitigate the cost increase to customers. Exposure to tools like SAP, MicroStrategy, Tableau, Teradata, Snowflake. Analyzing statistical data; extracting data from multiple sources, joining datasets, cleaning ,preprocessing with focus on visualization (PowerPoint Presentations) as forms and graphs as per requirements from top management. Hands-on experience in simulating, designing and deploying computationally complex, practical data; developing logic; communicating findings in a clear, structured manner while ensuring final deliverables were of the highest quality. Certified Six Sigma Lean Green Belt professional with proficiency in managing and improvising process operations and competency in all the phases of Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC)

Flex

Assistant Manager

Flex

LinkedIn
2020-1 - 2023-7 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Manage a team of 7 members and worked in different roles. Cross-functional Team and handling project baselines for 72 Flex Global Sites. Lead the global pricing process and work with stake holders to implement the prices on time. Leadership skills include buyer, master data management, business analytics, strategic support for pricing analysis, pricing projects, Worldwide price implementations, Materials Margin for the organization and Data Analytics and Reporting. Generate the Unfavorable Cost Reduction(UCR) impact and work with strategic supply chain managers to mitigate the cost increase to customers. Exposure to tools like SAP, MicroStrategy, Tableau, Teradata, Snowflake. Analyzing statistical data; extracting data from multiple sources, joining datasets, cleaning ,preprocessing with focus on visualization (PowerPoint Presentations) as forms and graphs as per requirements from top management. Hands-on experience in simulating, designing and deploying computationally complex, practical data; developing logic; communicating findings in a clear, structured manner while ensuring final deliverables were of the highest quality. Certified Six Sigma Lean Green Belt professional with proficiency in managing and improvising process operations and competency in all the phases of Define, Measure, Analyze, Improve and Control (DMAIC)

Flex

Team Lead

Flex

LinkedIn
2017-7 - 2019-12 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Managing project baselines for 72 Flex Global Sites Spearheading data analytics for various supply chain delivery operations Creating World Wide Costing Report using MicroStrategy & Tableau tools Mining, analyzing & converting complex & raw data into useful information for decision-making Performing Cost Reduction (CR) activities for all Global Price (GP) & Customer Global Price (CGP) Fostering implementation of GCM’s Share of Business (SOB) input for all price negotiated items Analyzing statistical data; extracting data from multiple sources, joining datasets, cleaning & preprocessing with focus on visualization (PowerPoint Presentations) as forms & graphs as per requirements from top management

Flex

Business Specialist

Flex

LinkedIn
2015-9 - 2017-6 · 1 yr 10 mos

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Spearheaded end-to-end procurement (buyer) planning activities from projec Liaised with customers on PO release in accordance with project demand Led the sourcing function for the acquisition of inventory & equipment Mapped areas of potential savings in SAP MM Ensured the supply is met as per availability, cost, manufacturing process, and lead times Prepared Purchasing Report, Open Order, Receipt, Invoice Reports Performed Pull-in/Push- out activities Reviewed delivery orders and monitored On Time Delivery for customers as per Actual vs. Plan Managed Dealer/Distributor orders on a daily basis Addressed to customers queries regarding order & inventory Coordinated with Supplier on material lead time & cost Collaborated with Logistics Department to ensure timely processing and delivery of order Executed Master Production Schedule (MPS) for fulfilling Independent Demand considering 4M's Fostered weekly discussions with customers on product yield percentage and shortage analysis Interfaced with Agile Team for NPI Products implementatio Defined Material Requirement Plan (MRP) by giving inputs like MPS, BOM, ECN and receiving output signals for Job Orders, PO Releases, Inventory Transaction & Pull in/Push Out

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Senior Associate

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

LinkedIn
2010-10 - 2014-4 · 3 yrs 7 mos

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Supporting End to End supply chain operations of delivering HP goods to partners across various countries. Analyzing the requirements and Replenishing goods to the partners accordingly . Performing Order Management, Ensuring Sales order creation and maintenance Handling customer queries regarding product release, recovery and availability details Co-ordination between order management team, and the engineering team Responsible for maintaining partners stock based on their agreed inventory terms (Europe Partners – Around 10 partners).

Education

University of Madras

University of Madras

LinkedIn

Computer Science

2004 - 2007 · 3 yrs

Kalpana Gopi's Contact Information

Email

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