Pranjali Rokade

Experience

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  Reliance Industries Limited

  Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

  Supply Chain Intern

  • Implemented Value Stream mapping to save production lead time by 15% for Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE)• Collaborated with suppliers to negotiate bulk discounts; minimized 7% of packaging costs for a LDPE granule

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  Emerson

  Aug 2018 - Apr 2019

  Project Trainee

  Completed major project titled "Configuration of feedwater process scheme using DeltaV DCS".

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  Air Products India

  Aug 2019 - Aug 2023

  • Managed RFQ process, vendor quotations and purchase orders with 90% accuracy in specification detailing using SAP ERP.• Addressed critical vendor-related issues concerning material availability, identified cost-saving alternatives, and reduced lead times by 4 weeks.• Optimized pricing strategies by evaluating suppliers’ delivery performance against set targets; resulted in 15% cost savings within 6 months.• Worked with a quality team to ensure 98% PPAP approval with an awarded supplier before the start of production. • Resolved bottlenecks in production schedule and cycle time at supplier production site to ensure 85% EDI is met. Show less

  • Associate Procurement Engineer

    Aug 2021 - Aug 2023

  • Graduate Engineering Trainee

    Aug 2019 - Aug 2021
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  Northeastern University

  Feb 2024 - Aug 2024

  Residential Security Office - Proctor

  - Controlling the entry permission using the access control system, verifying resident identities, securing access and logging visitor information.- Monitoring residence hall entrances and common areas vigilantly, following supervisor instructions, and independently executing complex tasks

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  Tesla

  Aug 2024 - Jan 2025

  Global Supply Chain Manager

  • Led supply chain strategies for mechanical and electro-mechanical top-level assemblies, meeting more than $1.5M cost savings• Collaborated with material planning to ensure 95% supply continuity of products and avoid line-down situation at factory• Onboarded 3 local suppliers to enhance localization, eliminated shipping delays and cut lead times by 2 weeks• Liaised with suppliers across the world to standardize shipping schedules and negotiate lead times; achieved a consistent 98% on-time delivery rate• Managed supplier selection, cost and capital expenditure negotiations, reviewed design for manufacturing documents, resolved potential bottlenecks and reduced production schedule by 6 weeks• Reduced development time of top-level assemblies by 6 weeks by refining processes including DFM finalization, equipment lead time analysis, T0 sample validation, and production trials to achieve SOP• Used WARP ERP to create discrete and SA POs, ad-hoc shipment avoiding any invoice issues later after receipt of the parts Show less

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  Northeastern University

  Jan 2025 - now

  Teaching Assistant