Kushal Patel

Led a team of 3 professionals for production planning and inventory management, product lifecycle management for C.I. parts, cost accounting, and variance analysis. Established SOP for bidding and NPI activities, negotiating the contract for raw material sourcing, evaluating vendors' performance evaluations to make a strategic and informed decision. Coordinate delivery of inventory with production and shipping schedules while managing cost, quality, and replenishment cycles from vendors. Improve the cost and quality of raw material by diversifying suppliers. Implement new order forecasting, aggregate planning, and production management system using ERP system integration; Promoted to Supply Chain Specialist from Procurement Specialist. ● Leveraged the completion of multiple projects to build a cross-functional well collaborated team to enabled reduction in Purchasing and Logistics expenses by 17% and increase in Customer Satisfaction Rate to 91%. ● Led a team of 3 professionals to establish supply chain with 90 % efficiency across all tiers. ● Generated 20% in revenue increase implementing innovative supply chain and operations management methods. ● Established new forecasting method and demand planning to reduce lead time by 33% for made-to-order products.

Joined as Industrial Engineer and later moved to Buyer/Planner position. Ensured seamless workflow by managing sales forecasting, demand and production planning, inventory management, raw material sourcing, and vendor management. Achieved quality performance thorough material and equipment procurement, installation, and maintenance for continuous improvement of Production and Quality Control. ● Led multiple six sigma projects to improve productivity and quality by 100% for brazing operations. ● Supervised design and installation of semi-automatic production line for welding operations. ● Coordinated returned products, warranty claims, product disposition and root cause analysis. Assisted suppliers in implementing and tracking corrective actions and process changes arising from product defects. ● Constructed baseline risk assessment and identified improvement opportunities for ISO 9001:2015. ● Developed new relationships with vendors globally through multiple contract negotiations for NPI/NPD projects. ● Streamlined Forecasting and Production/Demand Planning for multiple production cells to reduce order backlogs by 20%, increased YOY revernue by 7%, to establish efficient supply chain. ● Negotiated monthly cost savings of $15K (2%) from material, quality and shipping cost. ● Achieved target inventory variance of 3.5% by implementing ABC Analysis and diligent monitoring and evaluation.

Data set management, data analysis with SAS SQL.

Ensured the all operations related activities performed in compliance with company standards and regulations. I delivered high-level technical support and guidance on operations validation, development, and implementation. The following are highlights of the value I brought to Pragati Mechanical Works: ☛ Augmented productivity by 20% and reduced defects rate up to 2% through handling Six Sigma / continuous improvement projects for Engineering and manufacturing teams. ☛ Achieved predefined targeted goals by identifying and implementing cost optimization and reduction initiatives.

In this job role, I carried out repairs to plant and equipment during production individually and as part of a team. I established and maintained effective working relationships with other employees and supervisors. The following are highlights of the value I brought to Radhe Foundry: ☛ I collaborated across organizational functions to achieve company and project objectives, while continually improving operation performance and capabilities. ☛ I diminished discrepancies by 15% through successfully executing root cause analysis and corrective actions.

Aggregate Planning, Operations Research, Logistics, Design of Experiments, Simulation with Arena, Supply Chain Management.

Operations Management, Microprocessor and Microcontroller programming, PLC Programming, C and C++, Design of Machines, Hydraulics and Pneumatics,