Jayant Janardhan Jagtap

Responsibilities: - Enhanced purchase order fulfilment by 34% through strategic improvements and robust supplier negotiations. - Oversaw strategic and operational purchasing across China, Europe, and Turkey, optimizing supplier agreements. - Led Mula ERP platform automation to enhance supply chain efficiency and master data accuracy. - Collaborated with sales, design, and production to diversify products and expand the catalogue. - Prepared reports on purchase order management and KPIs for executive review.

- Led a Purchasing team of 5, ensuring accurate and timely processing of purchase orders. Optimized processes for 'A-suppliers,' enhancing procurement efficiency and effectiveness. - Evaluated KPIs to optimize supply chain performance, including fulfilment rate, order accuracy, and on-time delivery. - Implemented OKRs to align supply chain activities with organizational goals. - Fostered supplier relationships, improving pricing, reliability, quality, cost savings, and customer satisfaction.

Responsibilities: - Spearheaded the enhancement of warehouse operations, including inbound and outbound processes, to streamline logistics workflows - Developed a warehouse operating flow (ERP system) integrated with a smart scanning process to improve inventory management and tracking - Defined warehouse storage strategy, zoning, and routing policies to maximize space utilization and minimize handling times - Designed and implemented a return management system

Daily responsibilities: - Ensured material reliability and quality by managing relationships with 35 key suppliers and evaluating critical KPIs - Managed ordering processes and returns for over 200 products, ensuring operational efficiency - Contributed to the development of user stories and supply chain processes for the implementation of a new ERP system, focusing on improving data visibility and process automation

Achievements and Tasks: - Successfully implemented 5S workplace optimization, reducing costs by 22% and lead time by 6% through collaboration with purchase, production, and assembly departments. - Enhanced project efficiency by supporting lean planning and schedule development, focusing on just-in-time material requirements and strategic purchases to reduce waste and lower costs. - Conducted planning and analysis of the bill of material and coordinated its release with production and purchasing departments.