Abhilash Ajjan

Experience

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  SAMRAJ ENGINEERING CONTROLS PRIVATE LIMITED

  Jan 2015 - Apr 2015

  Industrial Engineer

  • Lowered the RPNs of the assembly processes to less than 20 by implementing Poka-yoke, PFMEA performed in Excel• Promoted continuous improvement and reduced the assembly time by 10% through line balancing• Reduced waste by designing a new material handling and storage system by integrating POUS • Achieved 5% cost savings by reducing non-value added activities in the assembly process using value stream mapping

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  Accenture

  Jun 2015 - Jun 2017

  Supply Chain Analyst

  - Improved business operations by 20% by analyzing and identifying key areas of improvement in current supply chain business process and implemented effective solutions for business and data consistency- Assisted the supply planning team by handling MRP workflows and scheduling replenishment of warehouse inventories in SAP to ensure optimal stock levels and managing critical vendors across Canada including Apple, Blackberry and Samsung- Analyzed and optimized purchase requisition approval process by 25% by implementing a release strategy, processed sales and purchase orders and maintained the corresponding master data in SAP avoiding discrepancies- Improved customer satisfaction by 20% by prioritizing and resolving more than 100 high priority requests from procurement, sales, finance, and 3PL teams by leading the incident management team to meet all SLAs- Led technical and functional project meetings to implement client requirements in the existing Supply Chain processes Show less

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  Northeastern University

  Oct 2017 - Dec 2019

  • Enabled effective resource management and time tracking by implementing 3P applications that meet regulatory compliance • Improved communications across cross-functional teams by 25% by designing, building and integrating two SharePoint sites • Achieved 40% reduction in project duration by implementing a project management and tracking setup using MS Office Suite• Optimized project tracking and reporting by 25% by setting up a process flow leveraging MS Teams, Planner, Flow & Power BI

  • Project Management and Tracking

    Sept 2019 - Dec 2019

  • Graduate Student

    Sept 2017 - Dec 2019

  • Project Management and Tracking

    Sept 2018 - Dec 2018

  • Project Management and Tracking

    Oct 2017 - Apr 2018
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  BASF

  Jun 2018 - Aug 2018

  Supply Chain Analyst

  - Analyzed and delivered a cost-effective, optimized distribution network that included warehousing and transportation across the country, incorporating 3 new import models and 8 standalone business units- Performed cost analysis on warehousing as well as international and domestic transportations spanning over multiple ports, warehouses and more than 100 transportation (FTL, LTL, Part Loads) routes- Collaborated and created a centralized interactive KPI dashboard combining data from 4 separate site warehouses in Power BI, saving 9 hours per week and resulting in data-driven decision making and increased warehouse efficiency- Performed extensive data analysis of existing and forecasted demands at various aggregation levels using Excel and Power BI- Enabled Business Unit leads and overall leadership to make tactical decisions by effectively communicating updates in the forecasted demand, analysis and interpretations in the form of interactive dashboards in Power BI- Designed and prepared SOP and process flows for 3 business models on which entire operations and analysis were based on Show less

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  Amazon Robotics

  Jan 2019 - Jun 2019

  Supply Chain Co-op, Supply Chain Execution

  - Increased inbound efficiency of inventory at warehouses by 30% by improving Oracle receipt timeliness and ASN visibility- Developed KPI metrics on interactive dashboards, and published a white paper on improving vendor performance on ASNs by working cross-functionally with Purchasing, Business Intelligence, Systems Development, 3PL teams using SQL and Tableau- Accomplished on-time delivery of products by analyzing and processing more than 75 internal sales orders in Oracle- Accelerated inventory flow across different continents as part of operations by creating more than 50 commercial invoices- Analyzed and closed over 200 open purchase order receipts from Oracle by engaging 3PL providers and buyers to ensure timely payment to strategic vendors and determine their root cause- Validated and rectified multiple data points on reports from TMS and WMS that impacted On-Time Delivery (OTD) dashboard, enabling leadership teams to make strategic data-driven decisions Show less

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  Amazon

  Feb 2020 - now

  • Supply Chain Manager III

    Apr 2024 - now

  • Supply Chain Manager II

    Jul 2021 - Apr 2024

  • Supply Chain Manager I

    Feb 2020 - Jul 2021