Raji Venkatesh
Auckland,New Zealand
Summary
Seeking a challenging position in Product/Solutions based Company, to competently manage a product demand/supply fulfilment utilizing my strong Supply chain management, leadership, negotiation, communications, & interpersonal skills.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supply Chain Team Leader (Distribution & Inwards)
Health NewZealand (Te Whatu Ora)
09.2023 - Current
- Lead a team of 25 people with the distribution function within Auckland and Greenlane Hospitals.
- Develop and maintain an effective operational management plan for inventory across all designated areas. processes for operational management
- Development of best practices to ensure optimal supply and minimising obsolescence to deliver the required service levels to Clinical End users
- Hiring and training staff to deliver the distribution services as per SLA
- Build and maintain effective relationships with Charge Nurses, Unit Managers, Purchasing, Masterdata, Product management and other stakeholders to ensure continuous supply into hospital
- oduct Development and Marketing Management Teams
- Driving Process improvements through process re-engineering to reduce the cost of sustaining products
- Developing intelligent metrics to measure and improve production efficiency
- Cross functional trainings to bring efficiency in production and design roles
- Ensure data integrity between the NZ team and the Overseas team to overcome redundancy
- Applying statistical analysis techniques for manufacturing process improvement
- Designing dashboards, reports and metrics in collaboration with cross-functional teams for weekly project updates
- Competitor technology and business analysis to shorten the development cycle to pursue new markets
- In two months of joining Future Electronics recognized how there was 1/3rd of underutilized talent and how there was four months' worth FG inventory piled up
- This eventually led to major restructuring for company to sustain through the tough business situation
- Prompted a need for directors meet in NZ, to get clarity on company's future vision and how the partnerships will work and make appropriate plans to achieving the same
- Internal auditing of different functions to bring process improvements and increase production efficiency.
Supply Chain Program Manager - Electronics/Networking
Cisco Systems
10.2010 - 08.2014
- Accountable for Cost, Delivery & Supply chain risk mitigation of new products/solutions
- Worked closely with component suppliers and PCB Vendors and contract manufacturing partners during NPI phases to manage prototype, pre-pilot, and pilot builds, in terms of cost & schedule
- Developed Supply Chain Map for all key components and final assembly/test in all assigned programs, following Cisco Product Development Methodology (CPDM)
- Followed through the Electrical/Mechanical/Optical design validation tests through the development phase
- Managed the product life cycle cost by working in collaboration with R&D and GSM (Global Supply Management) teams
- Assessed risks at the component level in the BOM; develop, communicate and execute de-risk plan
- Worked with cross functional teams to insure alignment of product roadmap, technology roadmap, and Cisco supply chain strategy
- Worked for 3 different business units, handling Switching and Routing Products, Solutions for Smart city & Education solutions for Indian Market during the SCPM role
- Smooth transfer of program from one CM to another CM without impacting the development schedule
- Achieved a proto cost savings of 23k by working closely with the Engineering & Supplier Management teams.
Software Commodity Analyst - Electronics Networking
Cisco Systems
01.2012 - 12.2013
- Ensured all high and medium touch suppliers comply with the Cisco's code of conduct agreement which is derived from the EICC code
- Generated Quarterly commodity spend metrics BU wise
- Analyzed the Gaps in the royalty spend on a quarterly basis
- Completed the Quarterly survey for US DOL on Exports and Imports of Cisco Products
- Identified the projects in NPI metrics which needs to be tracked by Commodity Manager
- Provided charting, trending and ad-hoc reports per business needs
- Responsible for new Supplier Onboarding and amending the SLA's by working collaboratively with legal team.
NPI Supply Operations Lead (Buyer) - Electronics Networking
Cisco Systems
08.2008 - 09.2010
- Centralized some of the key supply chain deliverables across the different business units in Cisco to drive efficiencies in Supply chain program management
- Drove efficiencies in preparation and management of quote cycle resulting in 73%-time savings by overcoming the redundancies
- Laid foundation for a central repository of quoting for NPI components across Cisco
- Managed the monthly CoGS & BOM Risk reports for NPI Programs
- Managed the weekly NPI Allocation report
- Cost Saving on E&O from NPI by optimal disposition methods by working with reverse logistics group
- Managed the NPI RFP/RFQ for all components across the Business Units
- Tracked payment closure on Hold invoices on Weekly basis by working with the Outsourced partners
- Delivered Executive level presentations on Product Operations support from India
- Organized few personnel levels including philanthropic events to motivate staff and conduct on-ramp sessions for new joinee
- Built macros for running CoGS & Risk Management reports which resulted in saving six hours of program managers' time every week
- Bought in a savings of $170K by efficient E&O disposition from NPI programs
- Reduced the Hold invoices which were 360 days plus to 30 days in six months by working with the outsourced partner.
Education
Level-6 Graduate Certificate in Logistics & Freight -
Maritime School of New Zealand
01.2005
Master Degree in Business Administration -
University of Western Sydney
01.2004
Bachelor Degree in Engineering -
Visveswaraiah Technological University
01.2002
Skills
- Well versed in Cisco product development methodology and product qualification processes
- Hands on working knowledge of Cisco products like ASR1K family of switches, SEED, SMARTCC solutions
- Strong product (Hardware/Software) cost & risk management skills
- Expertise in material planning, production schedule and Supplier management
- Led centralising initiative to reduce process redundancies across supply chain function
- Proficient in using MS Office tools to support various business analysis requirements
- Experience with multiple ERP systems Oracle 11i, DBA user & customised Web based tools
Certification
- PMP from Project Management Institute, January 2011
- FIATA Certification, Dec 2005
- Permeant resident of New Zealand
- Drivers license with reliable car
Hobbies and Interests
- Learning different business aspects by traveling within and outside India
- Teaching/Mentoring socially disadvantaged children - Am a PROJECT K Mentor which is a Graeme foundation initiative where am mentoring a teenage kid with low self-efficacy for the full academic year 2017
- Provide 1:1 teaching assistance for English, Science & Maths for kids all levels on need basis
- Volunteer at Blind Foundation NZ from 2016, provide assistance on need basis with Pre-employment trainings and Commute to Trade Shows
- Attend Seminars, Lectures, Exhibitions and Trade shows
- Organize Social Events and philanthropic events
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Supply Chain Team Leader (Distribution & Inwards)
Health NewZealand (Te Whatu Ora)
09.2023 - Current
Software Commodity Analyst - Electronics Networking
Cisco Systems
01.2012 - 12.2013
Supply Chain Program Manager - Electronics/Networking
Cisco Systems
10.2010 - 08.2014
NPI Supply Operations Lead (Buyer) - Electronics Networking
Cisco Systems
08.2008 - 09.2010
Level-6 Graduate Certificate in Logistics & Freight -
Maritime School of New Zealand
Master Degree in Business Administration -
University of Western Sydney
Bachelor Degree in Engineering -
Visveswaraiah Technological University
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