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Sandeep Voleti

Sandeep Voleti

Espoo,18

Summary

Dynamic supply chain professional with over 13 years of experience transforming complex challenges into measurable business outcomes. Proven track record of leading successful transformation programs across procurement, planning, and process excellence, including reducing excess inventory at Caterpillar and developing global analytics frameworks at Konecranes. Expertise in enhancing supply chain intelligence to empower leaders in making swift, data-driven decisions while integrating performance management into daily operations. Passionate about reimagining "good enough" processes into robust systems that drive significant savings, efficiency, and resilience.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Global Process Owner – Process Excellence

KONECRANES OY
02.2021 - Current
  • Responsible for defining & implementing the Supplier Segmentation & classification programme to enable the Supplier Relationship & Risk management initiatives.
  • Responsible for driving the Performance Management Program to enable data-driven decision-making across the supply chain functions
  • Conceptualized and developed a project framework for different supply chain processes and implemented the same
  • Responsible for creating training, framework, and project plan to deploy the programs successfully
  • Partnered with the cross-functional teams in the alignment of Performance Management practices & targets

Manager- Analytics & Reporting Development

KONECRANES & DEMAG INDIA Ltd.
02.2019 - 02.2021
  • Responsible for driving analytics projects and KPI development to support the Chief Procurement Officer &Global Procurement Leadership Teams in decision making
  • Played a crucial role in defining the Supply Chain Analytics Roadmap & established Analytics COEs / KPOs for the Clients
  • Worked as a face for Key Strategic Initiatives and coordinated between the operational and analytics teams
  • Responsible for spearheading the Konecranes Data Platform initiative by collaborating with IT for Supply Chain Analytics & Reporting developments
  • Enabled Automated Reporting by leveraging Advanced Reporting Tools (Power BI and RPA, etc.) to ensure timely and quality delivery of the Business Insights

Lead Analyst

HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
02.2016 - 02.2019
  • Responsible for executing the Plan for Every Product (PFEP) framework to optimize the inventory, considering the respective SLAs
  • Responsible for creating the factory packs to support the Material Management teams in providing a real-time overview of several KPIs
  • Responsible for preparing Monthly Operating Reviews (MOR) & Short-Range Outlook (SRO) for the SBE leaders.
  • Delivered measurable business impact by improving On-Time to Request performance for the Respiratory business, streamlining material flow through a Plan for Every Product (PFEP) for the SPS business, and enhancing Plastics demand forecasting accuracy using ARIMAX modeling in R.

Lead Inventory Analyst

CATERPILLAR - POWER SYSTEM DIVISION
06.2015 - 02.2016
  • Responsible for driving the inventory optimization initiatives & creating visibility on the inventory situation to the Plant Head.
  • Actively participated in weekly SIOP meetings to understand the key priorities
  • Analyzed & highlighted the inventory turns for all the models.
  • Responsible for providing visibility on Inactive, Obsolescence & Surplus inventory.
  • Developed a tool to monitor Safety stock & cycle stock calculation for all arrangement numbers based on the demand & product lead times.
  • Identified excess inventory and partnered with the global procurement team to drive its consumption through site rebalancing strategies, optimizing inventory levels, and enhancing operational efficiency

Business Analyst

HEWLETT PACKARD
06.2011 - 06.2015
  • Responsible for driving the spending analytics and providing visibility to sourcing leadership
  • Assisted commodity managers in developing the supplier scorecards.
  • Collaborated with HP Central Direct Procurement Services (CDPS) team to drive cost reduction initiatives.
  • Drove cost savings and efficiency by developing a Should Cost Model and optimizing procurement strategy for the Imaging & Printers group.

Education

Master of Business Administration - Marketing & Finance

GITAM University
01.2011

Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University
01.2008

Skills

  • Functional Skills: Supply Chain Design, Procurement, Spend Analytics, Supply Planning, Project Management, Inventory Optimization, Demand Planning, and Logistics
  • Analytical Skills: Exploratory Data Analysis, Linear Regression Analysis, Logistic Regression Analysis, Time Series Analysis, ARIMA, Cluster Analysis
  • Technical Skills: Advanced Excel, VBA, R, SAP, SAP ARIBA, Basic SQL, Basic SAS, Tableau
  • Operational excellence
  • Performance metrics analysis
  • Business process mapping
  • Data-driven decision making
  • Business process reengineering

Certification

  • Business Analytics certification from IIM-Bangalore.
  • Six Sigma GreenBelt
  • Certified Advanced Procurement Professionals from Skill Dynamics
  • Black Belt (Pursuing)

Timeline

Global Process Owner – Process Excellence

KONECRANES OY
02.2021 - Current

Manager- Analytics & Reporting Development

KONECRANES & DEMAG INDIA Ltd.
02.2019 - 02.2021

Lead Analyst

HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS
02.2016 - 02.2019

Lead Inventory Analyst

CATERPILLAR - POWER SYSTEM DIVISION
06.2015 - 02.2016

Business Analyst

HEWLETT PACKARD
06.2011 - 06.2015

Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

Master of Business Administration - Marketing & Finance

GITAM University

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