Kiran M R, PMP®

Experience

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  Bosch India

  Mar 2011 - May 2011

  Project Planner

  Trained on Six-Sigma Methodology and Lean Manufacturing concepts which were later incorporated into the Lean Line Design of the manufacturing of fuel injection systems.Incorporated the Milk-run and material handling systems and reduced the total time and the total material movement required.

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  Chrysler Group LLC

  Dec 2011 - Jun 2014

  Procurement Analyst

  > Actively led a team of 6 members to handle Procurement activities for Chrysler Group LLC.> Resource management - From screening, interviewing, training and making them ready to deliver as per the set process.> Maintaining & controlling process SLAs and presenting to Stakeholders.> Identify & assess Process Improvement opportunities to implement & Control.> RFx activities for non-inventory items in collaboration with Engineering Team.> Manage and delegate procurement requests.> Monitoring & expediting PO submission process through part delivery.> Maintain safety stock for critical parts required for on-going builds.> Resolving Goods/Invoice receipt issues. Show less

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  Tata Consultancy Services

  Jul 2014 - Jun 2015

  Business Process Consultant

  > Supported Transition of complete after sales activities for prominent health care client.> Supported data integration from legacy system to implement Siebel CRM.> Designed & developed processes and supported in setting up deliverable metrics for operations Team.

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  Honeywell Technology Solutions, Inc.

  Jun 2015 - Apr 2019

  > Purchase Order processing for Direct materials - PMT business.> Championed Six Sigma Green Belt (GB) Project enabling cost avoidance of $1.2M.> Enhanced Working Capital Savings of $600,000 through Pay Term negotiations with Supplier.> Enabled $250,000 Cost Savings through value negotiations with Supplier through various strategies.> Solely managed end to end procurement operation for Utilities category for NA region.> Contract creations and maintenance for Utility category.> Vendor set up and maintenance activities for Utility category. Show less

  • Procurement Analyst

    May 2017 - Apr 2019

  • Procurement Buyer - Direct Materials

    Jun 2015 - Apr 2017
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  Cargill

  Apr 2019 - now

  As a Project Manager, I am responsible to ensure successful completion of ERP deployment for "Vendor Master" including:⦁ Scope Management - Provide insight on data project objectives and scope to ensure timely, budget-friendly, and in-scope delivery. Analyze variances from the project plan, offer alternative options, and execute the approved recommendations.⦁ Stakeholder Management - Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to align expectations and secure necessary resources and budget for the project.⦁ Risk Management - Identifying, analyzing, and addressing potential obstacles and risks that could impact Data quality stanards & Compliance. Removing impediments that affect meeting agreed timelines.⦁ People Management - Lead the coordination efforts with the Data Team and contractors to ensure consistent delivery of high-quality data.⦁ Knowledge Management - Train and support local businesses with data management to enable them to effectively manage Steady state data.⦁ Transistion Management - Coordinate the handover of project deliverables to steady state VMD team. Show less Deployed B2B Ariba Integration Solution with top spend suppliers, by collaborating with cross-functional team of 7 members; resulting in improved operational efficiency by over 15%.> Managed & deployed complex Marketplace Suppliers across North America & Europe.> Managed project scope development for SAP ERP deployments across North America & Europe.> Define, organize and plan project schedules to meet project timelines to ensure value is realized.> Responsible for effort estimations for potential pipeline projects.> Develop project schedule and determine resource needs.> Collaborate with Stakeholders to understand new requirements.> Develop project scope and secure approvals.> Define User Stories for Integration projects & design test cases in line with project scope.> Execute project as per plan.> Conduct project retrospectives for process improvement.> Ensure project is closed after successfully exiting post live phase.> Update all project documents, metrics and lessons learnt register and close the project. Show less Deployed B2B Ariba Integration Solution with top spend suppliers, by collaborating with cross-functional team of 7 members; resulting in improved operational efficiency by over 15%.> Managed & deployed complex Marketplace Suppliers across North America & Europe.> Managed project scope development for SAP ERP deployments across North America & Europe.> Define, organize and plan project schedules to meet project timelines to ensure value is realized.> Responsible for effort estimations for potential pipeline projects.> Develop project schedule and determine resource needs.> Collaborate with Stakeholders to understand new requirements.> Develop project scope and secure approvals.> Define User Stories for Integration projects & design test cases in line with project scope.> Execute project as per plan.> Conduct project retrospectives for process improvement.> Ensure project is closed after successfully exiting post live phase.> Update all project documents, metrics and lessons learnt register and close the project.Achievements: > Designed and developed “No PO-No Pay” process for Strategic Sourcing Procurement operations in collaboration with Global Process Owners.> Designed and developed “Order Return” process for Market place Suppliers. Show less

  • PM&E Manager

    Dec 2023 - now

  • Vendor & Data Management SME

    Sept 2022 - Dec 2023

  • Supplier Integration Lead

    Apr 2022 - Aug 2022

  • Supplier Enablement Specialist

    Apr 2019 - Mar 2022