Sethu Viswanathan

Experience

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  Cognizant

  Nov 2008 - Jul 2010

  Program Analyst

  Have worked in US Healthcare projects for 2 years. Internal certification in US healthcare operations.Developed web pages for client (EMDEON, a clearing house) projects using DOTNET and SQL extensively.Internal certifications in ASP.NET, XML, SQL and Electronic Data Interchange (EDI). Responsible for in-house training of employees on EDI.Designed an internal portal, PMO (Project Management Online) that has the billability details of all the associates present in Cognizant. Show less

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  Iowa State University

  Aug 2011 - May 2012

  Graduate Teaching Assistant

  Teaching assistant for the Undergraduate courses, Power System Analysis and Distribution Systems.Handled an introductory Biology lab (Undergraduate level) for a class of 50 students

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  Whirlpool Corporation

  May 2012 - Dec 2012

  Materials Intern

  Identification and implementation of automated reports to support the materials function; including but not limited to material planning and production scheduling.Support in the implementation of hardware/software implementation systems, e.g., additional scanning points on the production lines to educate the material planners on the availability of the materials at run-time.Lean Six Sigma - Yellow Belt training.

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  Whirlpool Corporation

  Feb 2013 - Mar 2015

  Process Engineer

  OEE improvements on ASRS (Automated Storage Retrieval System) - from 78% to 95% by improving performance and availability.Lead key projects during factory master planning - Redesign of an area of a production line (worth $3M) resulting in increased throughput by 30%.Reduced the % of defective products in the Tubing department by 60% through value stream mapping and improved business process.Provide technical leadership across the shifts with emphasis on methods, manpower, material handling and fabricationKey responsibilities: Line Performance, Metrics Management, Forecasting Models & Capacity analysis within Operations team, Value stream thinking & Performance studies for productivity improvements, support on daily manufacturing operations. Show less

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  Micron Technology

  Mar 2015 - Jul 2018

  Manufacturing Engineer

  Inventory manager for R&D wafer starts of about ~1000 wafers per week.WIP management project - resulting in WIP reduction of about 30% in the fab with overall Cycle Time reduction of 20% and increase in number of high-speed lots by 50%Leading Scenario studies resulting in critical decisions in R&D operationsExtensive interaction with senior leaders (Directors/Vice-President) to coordinate business plan process for each of the technologiesBuilding and reporting on key factory metrics (Moves, Turns, Line Yield, Cycle Time, WIP) to make key business decisions and better fab performance.Manage inventory, provide critical forecasts for capacity planning and finance decisions, coordinate business plan process, understanding the process flow of technologies, interaction with planning systems and associated applications of RPT and inventory WIP reporting are some of the key responsibilities. Show less

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  Nordstrom

  Jul 2018 - Jan 2021

  Manage projects through partnerships with Executives, Tech teams, Vendors, Operations to support distribution (B2B) and fulfillment (B2C) to deliver products on acceptable Service Level Agreement (SLA) target for FY 2019 and deliver ROI in cost savings.Managing cost savings projects – Increased poly mailer usage, Increased USPS FCM usage, Standardization of FC/DC tasks, Trunk Club Packing process improvements.Experience working with cross functional teams (program management, finance, business analysts, inventory management, data analytics, engineering) to drive projects to completion.Streamlining processes through VSM, bench marking KPI (PPH), identifying opportunities and engage operational teams to promote iterative improvement to achieve better productivity.Lead project management of critical Supply Chain projects (in building or network-wide), representing Supply Chain for material handling, technology and business process optimization projects.Assess current, future and industry best practices in supply chain fulfillment, e-commerce and distribution.Managing a dedicated team of business analysts and warehouse coordinators to deliver business initiatives that support the supply chain long-term strategy Show less

  • Senior Industrial Engineer

    Sept 2020 - Jan 2021

  • Senior Industrial Engineer

    Jul 2018 - Sept 2020
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  Micron Technology

  Jan 2021 - Jun 2022

  Sr Business Analyst (Enterprise Master Data)

  Serving as an instrumental leader (Process Owner, Workstream Owner, Product Owner, Project and Program Manager/Lead) for transformational-scale projects and programs.Creating and maintaining trusted relationships with leaders from partner organizations. Solicit feedback on areas of improvement. Collaborate on solutions and prioritize efforts.Leading incremental and large-scale data transformation or process improvement efforts to modernize the Master Data environment to enable business priorities. Define, Design, and Implement an enterprise wide BOM system, with new Master Data business process, integrated with SAP, and serving the needs of Engineering, CAD integration, Product Costing, Materials Requirements Planning (MRP), and Supply Chain. Show less

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  Amazon

  Jun 2022 - now

  Sr Supply Chain Manager

  • End-to-end ownership of the performance and metrics of a supply chain innovation program (Vendor Flex). • Strategic management (including vendor and stakeholder management) of 30+ Vendor Flex sites. • Ownership of 2-3 key metrics, initiatives or projects that drive step change improvements in Vendor Flex network efficiency.• Subject Matter Expert of Inventory Health for Vendor Flex – Redesigned the inventory health strategy to mitigate out of stock scenarios and improve throughput and product selection at the Vendor Flex sites. Show less