Ashis Sethi

 ASHIS SETHI - : - An accomplished and result orientated buyer with rich experience in developing and managing supply chain management strategies. Committed to continuous improvement & automation and recognized for consistently exceeding expectations and job requirements. Key Competencies Motivated & Result driven professional with over 8+ years of experience in Supply Chain, Purchase, Planning, Inventory Management with Six Sigma green Belt Certificate. Professional Experience Honeywell Technology Solution Labs Pvt. Ltd. (June’17 – Nov-2020) Designation: Buyer II Responsible for identifying source potential vendors/suppliers for mechanical and electrical aircraft parts Follow process of identifying requirement – Markets and supplier insides- RFX/Evaluation and selection-Setup PO/Contract (Including sign off)-Handover to business for contact management Responsible for business for technical evaluation of supplier response and work with legal for any changes from supplier on contact templates Responsible to source new supplier for NPI to drive technical changes in the part Reporting and conduct weekly meetings with leadership to prioritize business and process requirements Work with the engineering team to source/supply design change requirements Develop and find continuous improvement opportunities Responsible for reporting, KPI review monthly meetings with the leadership on the status of DLTP’s Plan, schedule, and place purchase orders to ensure delivery of quality hardware in time to support customer requirements Populate the orders based on demand provided by customers (Boeing, Gulfstream) Investigate and understand supplier’s capacity and capabilities before sending the RFQ’s Ensure suppliers have all required inputs to accurately and fully respond to RFQ Increasing the productivity ($) by negotiating the prices quoted by suppliers Conduct e-Auctions for off-contract parts before PO placement & generate savings in excess of 10% for these orders Negotiate best possible delivery date from suppliers for short to lead time orders Collaborate with commodity team to add off-contract parts to contract as applicable to increase contract penetration Working on LTC (Long Term Agreements) with the Commodity Manager and the supplier Drive resolution of PO placement delays with Planning, Engineering, etc. Drive continuous working capital improvements through properly executing consumption-based replenishment and other various warm replenishment supplier strategies Tracking addressable productivity, spend for the entire team, also work on various report for the team AWPOT, AWPT, PPM, ME5A and other required reports. Harman Connected service India. (April’16 – Feb’17) Designation: Senior Analyst Consistent/Reliable execution of Procurement Scorecard Monthly Operational Review at VP level. Improve the Working Capital cash flow by analyzing supplier spend data. Root Cause Analysis for any variance in metrics. Verify data accuracy by working with Commodity Managers as necessary. Support AOP planning / forecasting. Continue to refine and develop reporting structure and format to create “global standard” measurements as required. Communicate results of analysis and reporting in an effective manner through a variety of media including eMail, PowerPoint, Excel and Word documentation. Discover new opportunities to optimize the business through analytics. Review spend trends and analytics for Suppliers/Commodities/Spend analytics to determine opportunities Implement new tools/templates to align cross functional support. Perform “ad-hoc” data queries to assist team and leadership. • Continuously learn Procurement/Supply Chain Process and its financial impact. EXL service India.pvt.ltd (August’12 – Feb’16) Designation: Senior Associate Responsibilities of Procurement based on ERP Purchase Order. Convert daily requisition to PO, order confirmation & follow up. Screening of requisitions Prior to Forwarding to the supplier. Maintaining all procurement documents, like Quotes, NDA’s, NCNR’s. Reconciliation vendor statement with system & manual. Analysis of vendor performance & price Variance. Purchase related all responsibility - New Vendor Development, price negotiation with vendor, PO releasing, material delivery. Daily interaction with vendors for payment and price Negotiations. Material Management-Planning for material for next one month. Ensure the quality & quantity of material purchase at site. Creating different reports as required by management OTD, OTTR for team. Negotiating with the vendors for Rate, Delivery and Payment Terms. Expediting with vendors for the shortages & hike sales order demand. Co-ordination with the finance teams to ensure on time payment releases to the Suppliers K.D LATH & CO., Bhubaneswar, Odisha. (Sept. 2010 – Oct. 2011) Designation: Audit Supervisor – (Chartered Firm) Maintained day to day business transaction in Tally (Accounting Software). Maintained accounts receivable and accounts payable. Went to Insurance, Banking, Manufacturing and Non-profit organization for audit. Coordinated for VAT & TDS report preparation & payment. Service tax input and output adjustment and payment. Monitored and managed company cash position to cover cash commitments. Handled with Statutory Auditors for audits and maintenance of relevant audit documents. Ability to prepare and check ledger balances and other monthly and yearly accounts. Generated and analyzed reports with ensuring financial information has been recorded accurately. Responsible for 18 clients to provide the best financial advice. Career/Academic Highlights Successful completion of the Contract Blitz project with spend $ 0.7 M and achieved $ 81K savings Achieved E-auction savings of $1.28 M for Gravel and Ceramics Lead a project on Platinum Hedging which gave a productivity savings of $537 K for 2 years Single POC across the globe for Aero Compass Application Supported Aero JPMC financing program Supported on REACH and ROHS project where we handled 150 suppliers. Analysis of working capital management of Harman and its customer, achieved 15 days increase in payment term Received four times best employee award. Rank holder in accounting honors Accredited for represented INTER-COLLAGE CRICKET TOURNAMENT for Sambalpur University Strengths Self-driver of tasks and quick learner Team-Player, strong attention to detail and well-organized Highly adaptable to change and work both collaboratively and independently Can-do and Will-do Attitude, multi-tasking is a key strength Keen to learn new technologies, tools and languages Good analytical and communication skills Technical Skills Proficient in SAP based Purchasing tools, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Word, Power Point, Excel, Outlook, tableau, SQL, Python, SIX Sigma Green Belt. Languages Known English Hindi Odia Academics MBA (Supply Chain & Finance) Amity Business School, Bhubaneswar 2010 B.Com (Cost accounting Honors) Sambalpur University 2008 P.U.C (12th) Ispat Vidya Mandir, Rourkela 2005 S.S.L.C (10th)Ispat High School, Rourkela 2003