Ramya Marie Shaji Kurien

• Redesigned warehouse operations, focusing on time slot and yard management tools. • Supported the central key user for procurement digitalization projects, including EDI Project Rollout. • Developed KPIs & SOPs to improve supplier collaboration. • Organized training programs for internal and external stakeholders. • Scouting and benchmarking of vendors. • Consolidated packaging catalogues. • Served as the segment owner for ISCM Broadcast.

• Supported the rollout of the EDI integration with suppliers. • Played a key role in raw material demand planning and project rollouts. • Integrated new suppliers & procurement workflows into the Continental AG supply chain. • Worked with cross-functional teams during Russia-Ukraine crisis. • Organized training sessions for EDI tools to enhance supplier collaboration. • Supported raw material forecast development • Technical support for ocean shipment tracking and monitoring

• Managed inventory forecasting and outbound logistics for 8 hubs and 2 logistics service providers across Southern India. • Led second-level escalation handling, ensuring supplier performance compliance. • Optimized IT asset management and maintained accurate inventory reports. • Implemented and monitored logistics KPIs and optimized distribution lead times.

• Regional level inventory management, shop floor management. • SOP design - ERP and shop floor based. • Appointment/priority management and load forecasting. • Coordinating between client warehouses and operations team. • Expense tracking (Paid & To-Pay register). • POD quality tracking.

Trainings engaged • Object Oriented Programming in Python • Basics of DBMS and Operating Systems

Relevant Coursework: SAP S/4 HANA, Factory Planning, Production Execution, Supply Chain Management, Industry 4.0, Applied Economics, Strategic & Financial Framework

• Coursework: Focus topic – Control Systems • Control Systems: Adaptive, Intelligent and Digital Control Systems, Artificial Intelligence Instrumentation: Process control, digital signal processing

• Coursework: Embedded Systems, Digital System Design, Industrial Instrumentation, Process Control, Biomedical Instrumentation, Object Oriented Programming • Bachelor thesis at Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research, Kalpakkam, India.