SMITHA P

• Company Overview: One of the World's largest Electronics Manufacturing Services Industry with very good supply chain background having wide range of customers around the world.
• Responsible For: Sourcing the Raw material, Packaging, Equipment and Operating Material and Services needs for the Flextronics manufacturing plant.
• Material Planning/Inventory Management:
• Preparing material requirement plan as per production floor needs.
• Procuring direct materials from vendors as per industry need.
• Sending RFQ (Request for Quotation) to the suppliers & Negotiating for better price.
• Following up suppliers for open purchase orders to get material on time.
• Generating purchase orders as and when inventory levels reach reorder levels.
• Efficiently managing the inventory levels for ensuring availability of materials.
• Sourcing:
• Analyze and report raw material pricing trends basis the market leads and forecast price trends to do strategic purchasing.
• Report and analyses large spend to identify the areas of improvement to bring in efficiency in operational cost.
• Identifying new/ alternate source of supply, provided with the drawing to manufacture the test samples.
• After the FAI approval from the customer will go for the mass production.
• Creating the supplier profiles with the help of Vendor maintenance tool.
• Logistics:
• Supporting logistic operations viz., Sea freight, Air freight &in land transportation up to factory warehousing.
• Coordinating with Custom House Agents for ensuring timely clearances by providing the necessary documents.
• In charge for:
• Consolidating and validating shortage reports, send it to end customer on timely manner.
• Organizing process training for new team members.
• Coordinate conference call with critical suppliers and with the end customers on weekly basis.
• Daily Activity:
• PO creation based on the MRP.
• Analyzing the performance of plants and suppliers in Mexico, USA, China, Japan, Israel and reporting the same to concerned parties.
• Monitoring various buyer activities viz., RTV, expediting, Order pull-in &push outs basis the demand from end customer/client.
• Study, understand and lean the Open Order process to ensure confirmation from suppliers.
• Identification of potential new business opportunities and service expansions and working towards business expansion.
• Work collaboratively with the planners and resolve supply shortages for 12months time phase planning.
• Coordinating with WH for goods receipts.
• Work closely with accounting dept. to close invoice challenges.
• Role : Procurement Engineer (Senior Specialist) Duration : February 2018 - November 2025 (In notice period, apparently joining date is 1-Dec)

• Order Management Process: Handling end to end order management process from order launching to final invoice.
• Managing& monitoring logistics service execution up to final acceptance.
• Leads Single Point of Contact for outbound and Inbound shipments
• Support in demand planning management and pre-sales activities
• High number of trade management tasks Complex Letter of Credit (LoC)
• Monitoring Logistics Service Provider (LSP) execution.
• Supporting in customer demand planning and forecasting

• Responsibilities:
• Delivered excellent customer service, resulting in consistent 100% customer satisfaction rating through Chat & Email.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Inventory Control management
• Driven process Improvements on Shortage Management and Supplier OTD (On time delivery)
• Manual Amendment tool implemented for audit purpose.

PERSONAL STRENGTH:

• Quick learner
• Good Communication and interpersonal Skills
• Problem solving ability
• Positive Attitude Personality
• Good team player.