Mishanda Upananda

1.Gained sound knowledge on overall supply chain of NPD( New Product Developments ) in Pharmaceutical products. 2. Developed negotiations skills with suppliers for procurement of RM PM and other project materials. 3. Involved to execute end to end supply chain activities with key stake holders with related to the contract manufacturing with CIPLA , Zydus Etc. 4.Handled the overall supply chain of Raw materials for commercial manufacturing, including supplier negotiations for best pricing , critical follow ups with more than 50 suppliers to ensure on time deliveries. new supplier validations for risk mitigations and cost benefits , coordination of regulatory affairs and customs clearance of bulk consignments. 5.Contributed to achieve 100Mn LKR savings to the company through RM cost savings

+ Joined as a Management Trainee and got confirmed as an Executive within 6 months. + Promoted as a Senior Executive - Procurement and Supply Chain in 2011. + Successfully handled the entire raw material supplier base which consists of 28 suppliers. + Directly contributed to 20% of the annual sales revenue of the company in 2017 by delivering goods on time to the customers. + Led the procurement function with critical follow up on deliveries to maintain over 98% on Deliver Full On Time (DIFOT) in 2017. + Chaired daily morning meetings to resolve operational issues to minimize the impact on production output and customer deliveries. + Achieved the KPI of developing a key strategic supplier with 80% of supplier development scorecard based on the value of the annual purchases. + Pioneered to the obtain ISO 9001-2015 & ISO 14001-2015 for supply chain and procurement activities in 2017. + Contributed to obtain OSHAS 18001-2007 certification in 2017 for streamlining the supplier base. + Led and completed the Chemical Leasing Implementation Project as part of the MAS Executive Development Program and scored 67% marks. + Contributed to the company’s annual raw material cost saving target by cost reduction over $ 100,000 by the end of the year 2017. + Mentored the Souring and Procurement teams to win the Akimoto award for successful implementation of 5S to the organization in 2015. + Successfully minimized the Stock holding period from 45 days to 37 days by the end of 2017. + Formulated Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) with key regular suppliers and minimized the supplier lead-time from 3 weeks to 2 weeks. + Successfully completed the Lean Yellow Belt exam of MAS Production Systems.

Specialized in Purchasing Logistics and Supply chain management.