Aditya Sharma

Experience

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  Hindusthan Plastic Industries

  Jul 2014 - Aug 2016

  • Developed a robust Re-Order Point (ROP) model based on historical sales data to reduce days in inventory by 5%. • Conducted reverse auction of standard raw material items among 13 competitive suppliers, reducing purchasing spend by $18K (8%). • Installed standards for maximum permissible size of impurities in raw materials (1.6 mm) and introduced shade cards to capture deviations from ‘Ivory white’ (proxy for distinctive quality) upstream, reducing scrap by 60%.• Implemented line assembly by standardizing processes and formulating training plans for operators, reducing non-value added time from 10 hours to 3 hours, boosting production by 44% and reducing electricity costs by 20%.

  • Procurement and Supply Mangement Analyst

    Jul 2015 - Aug 2016

  • Supply Chain Analyst

    Jul 2014 - Jun 2015
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  Geetanjali Solar Enterprise

  May 2017 - Jul 2017

  Industrial Engineering Intern

  • Identified opportunities to drastically reduce installation time of solar panels and collectors by implementing 5S principles. • Launched pilot at 3 locations, creating teams that worked in parallel to reduce installation time from 30-man hours to 14-man hours.• Established standard work and drafted installation procedures based on the pilots that were implemented across the organization reducing labor cost by 20%.

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  Texas A&M University

  Sept 2017 - May 2018

  Student Assistant

  Grader for graduate level course on Lean Manufacturing and Lean Thinking (ISEN 645).

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  Schlumberger

  Jul 2018 - Sept 2022

  Sourcing Specialist

  • Identified and executed sourcing projects across multiple commodities resulting in reduced supply risk and yearly cost avoidance totaling $1.7M (14% of addressable spend).• Negotiated CapEx, Facilities, and Maintenance purchases for footprint modification project worth $5.7M, saving 11% on quoted amount and gaining favorable terms (payment, inco, warranties, liquidated damages, etc.) with vendors. • Spearheaded new employee onboarding process, resulting in 15% YoY improvement on team engagement scores (82% vs SLB average 68%) as captured by annual ‘Engage to Excel’ surveys. Screened and interviewed new hires, created training plans, organized team building activities, and mentored 5 new hires for the P&S team. • Managed KPIs for 6 key suppliers with a total spend of $11.5M. Created dashboards to actively track inflation, OTD, and quality scorecards. Conducted supplier ABRs/QBRs, maintained contractual coverage, negotiated unit pricing, provided quarterly forecast, and initiated continuous improvement projects.• Designed and implemented sourcing strategies for NPD/NPI projects. Simplified BOM structures, consolidated material specs, and made M vs B decisions. This ensured timely achievement of milestones and 250 basis point increase ($3.2M) in YoY revenue for division.• Leveraged power query to create multiple dashboards in excel. This enabled live tracking of critical SC metrics (Inflation, Lead time, SMP) and accelerated deployment of corrective actions.• Used past data to analyze and standardize safety stock quantities for multiple commodities, increasing OTS to 89% from 74% while minimizing exposure to contractual liabilities. • Applied CI principles to draft and improve SOP for multiple internal processes drastically reducing non-productive time.• Recognized as a key employee for the center in the 2021 Q1 townhall. Additionally, received ‘Above and Beyond’ award for three consecutive years via the SLB ‘Be Outstanding’ program. Show less

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  Apple

  Sept 2022 - now

  Strategic Sourcing Manager