Highly accomplished procurement/inventory specialist offering 12+ Years of Supply Chain Management experience in leading global & strategic sourcing and procurement for IT / Non-IT projects.Profound ability in striking excellent coordination with all involved divisions within the organization including planning, logistics, materials management and procurement. Resourceful and diligent problem solver; insightful ability to analyze complex problems to develop corrective action plans with an eye for detail Visionary Project Leader who builds and leads a cohesive team that works together to achieve the strategic goals of the organization while delivering excellent customer service.

1. PRADEEP KUMAR RAGHAVAN
Chennai, India
Visa Status: Open Canada Work Permit Valid till 03/2018
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PMP No: 1850427
PMP Certified |Trained Six Sigma Black Belt |Procurement & Logistics / Supply Chain |Project Management
PROFILE SNAPSHOT
• Highly accomplished procurement/inventory specialist offering 12+ Years of Supply Chain Management experience
in leading global & strategic sourcing and procurement for IT / Non-IT projects
• Strategic thinker; Profound ability in striking excellent coordination with all involved divisions within the
organization including planning, logistics, materials management and procurement
• Record of excellence in handling cost effective supply chain solutions; achieved significant savings through
effective and innovative solutions; well versed in purchasing and inventory management & control
• Resourceful and diligent problem solver; insightful ability to analyze complex problems to develop corrective
action plans with an eye for detail
• Articulate Communicator with superior ability to establish strategic vendor/supplier relationships to develop
performance based, low-cost solutions and negotiation win-win agreements
• Visionary Project Leader who builds and leads a cohesive team that works together to achieve the strategic goals
of the organization while delivering excellent customer service
CORE COMPETENCIES
• New Process Transition
• Pricing Strategy
• Team Management & Training
• Global Procurement & Sourcing
• Manpower Leadership
• Vendor & Material Management
• Procurement Management
• Logistics Management
• Inventory management
• Budgeting & Cost Control
• Advanced Vendor Negotiations
• Turnkey Project Management
EDUCATION
• Bachelor of Engineering in Instrumentation and Control from University of Madras, India - 2003
• Diploma in Electronics and Telecommunications from DOTE, India – 2000
CERTIFICATIONS & TRAININGS
• PMP Certified in 2015
• Six Sigma BB by Acma- Executed 2 Projects using DMAIC techniques -6 Months
• Emerging Leadership Training - 5 Days
AVAILABILITY
• Holding Open Canada Work Permit Valid from 03/03/2016 to 04/03/2018
• Ready to join immediately; Possess no bond with the current employer

2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Manager Material Quote @ Flextronics Technology Pvt. Ltd, India Mar 2011 to Apr 2016
ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Working on Customer BOM for PCBA Parts for all three Regions (Asia, Americas, and Europe)
• Spearheading a team of 17 members to handle the workload and complete the material quotes within specified
timelines; sustaining & monitoring the existing supply chain network and ensuring timely distribution.
• Ensuring availability and delivery of right quality materials at the right time, price and terms at the required
locations; overseeing procurement process by sending the RFQ to the Suppliers & channelizing for buying process
• Attending the Kick off Call and initiating the Projects and uncovering the risk and negotiating the time line and
target cost for each turnkey projects
MAJOR PROJECTS HANDLED
Project 1: Transition of Material Quote Process Aug 2013 to Apr 2015
• Developed Project Charter, worked out and defined activities, estimated activity duration to arrive at a WIN- WIN
solution, fixed base line to measure efficiency
• WBS is defined and collected requirement from all the stake holders to define the scope.
• Proactively assessed Risks and mitigated effectively which was designed and implemented as part of the defined
new Process
• Changes incorporated using effective Change Management process.
• Ensured projects are monitored and reported against timescale, quality targets.
• Issues and errors are tracked using Issue Log and resolved before Hand over.
• Clearly defined roles and responsibilities with Process flow diagram mutually agreed by team members and
internal Customers
Project 2: Efficiency improvement of RFQ Process May 2015 to till date
• Adopted rolling wave planning to develop and improve the efficiency of the RFQ Process
• VSM is performed to identify the NVA’s
• Performed Time Study for the existing Process; Identified long lead time process steps
• Automated using MS excel the process steps and validated the results after automation
• Defined time scale to show continuous improvement and areas of improvement for next 1 year
• Reduced supplier base to improve the response time from suppliers
• Started to develop Pricing Database to avoid repetitive Quote and defined time interval to revalidate price in
regular interval
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Successfully submitted costed BOM for almost 1400 projects/year and generated revenue of 260 Million New
business Opportunity/Year
• Initiated the process of pricing details collection for more than 80K MPN’s
• Instrumental in exploring and learning VBA from Google and completed more than 30 automation projects in Excel
Process transitioned successfully and met the balanced expectations of Stakeholders
• The developed new process contributed to 3 % savings with a business of 300 Million USD
• Able to achieve 30% efficiency in RFQ Process

3. Assistant Manager @ Milton Roy India Pvt. Ltd, India Jul’08 to Dec’10
ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Managed stores, purchase, assembling planning, strategic sourcing and global sourcing
• Guided a team of 20 members to handle the workload and done the Material Quotes within 8 Working days as TAT
• Calculated monthly vendor rating and performed supplier’s capability by “Periodically Supplier System Audit”
• Collected pricing details for more than 70K parts
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Boosted OTD from 45 % to 90%; accounted growth in revenue of more than 30%
• 30% efficiency and scaled up the entire team
• Saved company’s cost of INR 39 Lac by optimizing resource utilization and reforming all operations
• Reinforced the process, thereby leading to reduction in standard supplier’s base from 160 to 97
• Successfully developed & implemented new process initiatives to streamline the error free warehouse function
Team Lead @Hewlett Packard Invent, India Aug’06 to Jul’08
ACCOUNTABILITIES
• Managed the global parts supply chain (GPSC) starting from forecasting the requirements, sourcing and placement
of purchase orders on to suppliers; Generated reports to assist the purchasing activities like monthly forecast,
usage report and/or liability reports for consignment, including projections and tracking fulfillments
KEY ACHIEVEMENTS
• Received “Spot Award” with a cash award of INR 30,000/-
• Recognized as a Potential Contributor and invited by the customer to U.S for transitioning the Xelus
Administration from Onshore (United States) to Chennai
References are available upon request