Omkar Shitole

• Lead the Labels project development and owned its whole life cycle right from RFI to RFQ to mass production and made significant supplier sourcing strategies in association with Design, Manufacturing, Packaging and Finance Teams, along with global sourcing several parts associated with Tesla Energy, and vehicle departments • Developed and managed several contract negotiations, price negotiation, cost reduction, and cost avoidance projects after analyzing yearly spend reports using Tableau, Excel and other Tesla Tools achieving $200k savings • Integrated with NPI team, Design Engineers & Material Planners to facilitate new product implementation or Engineering Change Order imposition by diligently managing inventory during change to avoid obsolescence cost

● Assisted the procurement dept. by conducting Spend Analysis on around $800 Million Worksheets using 80-15-5 principle, also worked as a PO Planner and Inventory Scheduler using Oracle, evaluating current suppliers. ● Conducted a Return-on-investment analysis on new $15 million investment, also managed RFIs, RFPs, and RFQs. ● Leading the Procurement Team, handling the leasing vs buy decisions of $3.5 million and have saved 35% till date.

• Developed and submitted PPAP documents for the new product launches to meet customer requirements. • Supervised the production plant of approximately 30 employees with ongoing six sigma projects and line balancing techniques making sure products meet all the prescribed quality, safety, and efficiency requirements. • Drafted about 10 PO’s per day, recorded the monthly audit, analyzed and managed the inventory section. • Improved their environmental performance through the efficient use of resources and reduction of waste, and continuous improvement ultimately gaining the trust of stakeholders and acquired 25 new clients in the process. • Enforced Kaizen, Kanban and reduced the idle time of the manufacturing process using the bottleneck approach.

Worked under the Supply Chain & Logistics department where I learned mainly about the operations of the firm, working under the warehouse superiors and the production team, I was able to fine-tune the plant logistics. 1. The job mainly focused to optimize, monitor and track transportation shipments for customers while balancing service and cost using the transportation management systems. 2. Had to forecast future requirements for suppliers, also was able to help my project-lead in making of the Quality-Audits. 3. Directed the team of 8 to achieve customer service, department goals, assisted with cost models, make vs buy studies, cost-benefit analysis and monitored weekly orders by effectively communicating with peers and seniors. 4. Analyzed and improved the KPIs of plant logistics by collaborating with warehouse chiefs and production team. 5. Issued RFQs, Monitored, Quantified and Optimized transportation shipments with regards to service and costs.

Things learned and task accomplished: 1. Assisted with DOEs, MSAs, and Root Cause Analysis to improve product yields and updated process sheets. 2. Developed manufacturing processes by studying product requirements, modifying, and testing manufacturing methods and equipment according to the 5S principles. 3. Confirm system and product capabilities by designing feasibility and testing methods. 4. Performing manufacturing processes by designing and modifying equipment for fabricating, building, assembling and installing components. 5. Keep equipment operational by coordinating with the maintenance and repair services, also following the manufacturer's instructions and established procedures. 6. Learned a lot about manufacturing procedure, real-time deadline day completions.