Experience

Kuddle

• India
• Retail
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Nov 2021 - Present

  Hyderabad, Telangana, India



Acecorp Group Private Limited

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Hyderabad, Telangana, India



Krate

• India
• Retail Apparel and Fashion
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Co-Founder

  • Feb 2017 - Present

  Hyderabad Area, India



Rasun Ace Infra Pvt Ltd

• Executive Director

  • Jan 2016 - Present

  Hyderabad Area, India



Caterpillar Inc.

• United States
• Machinery Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Section Manager

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2015

  Thomasville, GA - Off shift Manager in the Fuel Systems components division. - Successfully led an operations team of 54 production, assembly and quality inspection employees across various departments such as Fuel injector tips, Pump heads, Cat Regeneration Systems (CRS) and Pump Electronics Tank Units (PETU). - Meticulously worked towards improving EOS (Employee Opinion Survey)/ Work Satisfaction and Employee Engagement scores from 60% to 93%. - Improved overall efficiency across departments and… Show more - Off shift Manager in the Fuel Systems components division. - Successfully led an operations team of 54 production, assembly and quality inspection employees across various departments such as Fuel injector tips, Pump heads, Cat Regeneration Systems (CRS) and Pump Electronics Tank Units (PETU). - Meticulously worked towards improving EOS (Employee Opinion Survey)/ Work Satisfaction and Employee Engagement scores from 60% to 93%. - Improved overall efficiency across departments and consolidated 2 shifts successfully. - Stakeholder and contributing member on a 6 sigma team that reduced assembly time of PETUs.

• Junior Buyer

  • Jan 2014 - Dec 2014

  Peoria, Illinois Area -- Managed $400-$500 million in annual spend, globally -- Developed, executed and refreshed the Caterpillar 7 Step Strategy for tires -- Built and maintained supplier relations, developed new suppliers, negotiated comprehensive contracts and commodity cost reductions, ensured operational assurance of supply -- Actively participated in 6 Sigma projects to increase diverse supplier spend -- Managed tire category metrics and reported out to team on a monthly basis -- Tracked… Show more -- Managed $400-$500 million in annual spend, globally -- Developed, executed and refreshed the Caterpillar 7 Step Strategy for tires -- Built and maintained supplier relations, developed new suppliers, negotiated comprehensive contracts and commodity cost reductions, ensured operational assurance of supply -- Actively participated in 6 Sigma projects to increase diverse supplier spend -- Managed tire category metrics and reported out to team on a monthly basis -- Tracked pricing of various commodities that are used in tires -- Forecasted Natural and Synthetic rubber pricing, quarterly, for the enterprise. -- Developed a highly efficient and robust RBM input process -- Undertook leadership initiatives for growth, development and team building by understand and touring the entire OTD organization. --Strived to shift negotiation leverage from supplier to the buyer. Other transactional operations include launching and analyzing RFQs, resolving grief/ PCDs, monitor buyer workload on various systems, hosting bi-annual supplier performance reviews, ensuring accuracy and validation of the QCLDM metrics.

• Manufacturing Engineer

  • Aug 2012 - Dec 2013

  San Diego --Lead a cross-functional project, as a 6 sigma Green Belt, to rationalize part numbers and floor stock inventory, create preferred parts lists and establish processes across the business unit to implement preferred parts lists --Served as liaison and single point of contact between Engineering and Production Value Streams, and maintained high quality,cost-effective designs --Developed and improved manufacturing processes and procedures, resolution of technical and manufacturing… Show more --Lead a cross-functional project, as a 6 sigma Green Belt, to rationalize part numbers and floor stock inventory, create preferred parts lists and establish processes across the business unit to implement preferred parts lists --Served as liaison and single point of contact between Engineering and Production Value Streams, and maintained high quality,cost-effective designs --Developed and improved manufacturing processes and procedures, resolution of technical and manufacturing problems --Provided shop floor support for feedback on technical and standard production issues through the MRCA system  -- Addressed ECT’s to correct standard bills of material, composite drawings, and to reduce costs --Responsible for the content, accuracy and timeliness of the detailed definitions provided to the Project Design Engineering and PSO organizations that include 3D Models, Bills of Materials and Shop Floor Assembly Drawings