Somia Tripathy
Bellevue,WA
Summary
Forward-thinking senior supply chain manager with 10 years of experience and competitive spirit to achieve successful results. Skilled in identifying top vendors, negotiating favorable contracts, and managing large budgets ($0.5B). Possesses strong technical knowledge, financial acumen and understanding of sourcing activities while collaborating cross-functionally with suppliers, internal customers, and analysts to execute projects and improve processes. Maintains an agile and aggressive supply base while procuring high-quality material handling equipment at fair and competitive prices. Familiar with supplier contracts such as provider agreements and master work orders, product conformity and problem-solving methodologies. Effective in operating at all levels of the organization, including senior executives.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Supply Chain Manager
Amazon
04.2022 - Current
- Lead the sourcing and procurement of smart material handling equipment (MHE) and related indirect materials/retrofits categories with over $0.5B in total Capex spend, during a time of rapid ~550% YOY expansion. Focus includes category sourcing strategy combined with supplier evaluation, selection, contracting, performance and development, planning and execution.
- Streamlined procurement processes by implementing strategic sourcing initiatives for Material Handling equipment(MHE), resulting in reduced lead times and delivered ~$16M+ in cost savings.
- Developed and maintained strong relationships with 6 key suppliers, ensuring supply readiness and timely deliveries.
- Drove complex negotiations with MHE vendors by deploying should cost modeling and value engineering efforts that resulted in a 12% MHE price reduction YoY.
- Leveraged technical expertise to optimize overall cost of spares and favorable margins on 3rd party services associated with the NPI MHE programs.
- Drove the creation of long term Master work orders and supply agreements with (3) strategic vendors.
- Established supplier performance criteria (KPIs) pertaining to cost, quality and on time delivery in Work Orders and evaluated supplier performance against such KPIs supplemented by SWOT analysis to identify underperforming vendors and drive remedial actions to ensure consistent quality and service levels.
- Implemented a structured mechanism for Amazon Logistics to levy Liquidated Damages (entitlement of ~$13.2M)on 3 vendors and hold them accountable for go live delays and improve YoY performance to project schedules.
- Delivered $4.5M cost savings by leading a multi layered cost optimization project aimed at negotiating Amazon preferred pricing on (36) critical electrical and controls components for MHE and lowering vendor applied margins on such spares.
- Successfully drove a win win negotiation by eliminating project deferral fees worth $8M from a MHE vendor by expediting payment milestones and alleviating cash flow concerns for the vendor.
- Transitioned a major MHE safety retrofit project from domestic to overseas sourcing utilizing frugal contract manufacturing and saving $3.5M on a budgeted spend of $14M.
Sr. Supplier Quality Improvement Engineer
Cummins Inc.
07.2017 - 04.2022
- Serve as primary driver for quality improvements across 70 suppliers (domestic and offshore) with a collective spend of $220M
- Serve as the single threaded leader for quality issues resolutions for 8 major Engine plants, Filtration and Fuel Systems businesses supporting OEMs such as Stellantis (FCA), Navistar and Paccar.
- Lead Early Supplier Engagement (ESE) process for 15L Heavy Duty Engine NPI program for an aluminum die cast valve cover to ensure successful launch and mitigate program risks.
- Drove Zero Defect Mentality (ZDM) at (4) strategic stamping and fabrication suppliers, developing their inhouse capabilities to achieve 100% ZDM compliance on oil pans and valve covers thereby ensuring engine launch readiness.
- Acted as the Supplier Quality Lead for various NPI programs from concept to launch, drove supplier risk assessments to provide technical considerations during design reviews.
- Led 3 six sigma projects to drive cost of poor quality reduction generating annual savings of $4M by addressing manufacturing issues within stamping supply base.
- Owned the development of Supplier Quality Standard Work (technical bulletin) for stamping and fabrication category to facilitate ease and improved efficiency for vendor auditing and PPAP reviews.
- Accountable for driving Advanced Product Quality Planning projects for high spend critical engine components to support various engineering, sourcing or supply continuity projects for new engine platforms.
Corporate Supplier Quality Intern
Cummins Inc.
05.2016 - 08.2016
- Develop and launched a flowchart for customer support business functions within Cummins Business Model to improve collaboration across functions.
- Led active deployment of Supplier Quality performance Power BI dashboard for North American Engine Business unit's vendor base.
- Interpreted Process FMEA data for a common after treatment doser manufacturing processes at Cummins Germany and Mexico plants to identify areas of improvement and ensure operation uniformity between geographies.
Customer Quality Engineer
Mahindra And Mahindra Engine Plant
10.2012 - 04.2015
- Served as a liaison between the organization and the primary customers for resolving quality issues with drivetrain manufacturing and assembly line. Drivetrain comprises of sheet metal parts, castings and forgings that undergo CNC operations.
- Collaborated with customer and design engineering teams to determine critical part features on drivetrain or clutch, gearbox commodities and review design for manufacturability.
- Offered recommendations to modify customer part specifications and tolerances to support frugal cost effective production.
- Led new product introduction programs (NPI) and facilitated critical customer interactions on program readiness.
- Upgraded shop operations via PFMEA reviews and implementing historical lessons learnt to drivetrain assembly lines to solve production quality issues.
Education
Master of Science - Industrial And Systems Engineering
University of Oklahoma
Norman, OK05.2017
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of Pune
India05.2012
APQP/PPAP/MSA/SPC/FMEA/MQV
TUV Nord
02.2014
Skills
- Technical expertise in automotive and logistics commodities
- Automotive- Sheet Metal Stampings and Fabrications, Aluminum Die-castings, Injection Molded components and Metal Forgings
- Logistics- Automated PLC controlled Material Handling Technologies
- Global Sourcing Strategies
- Sourcing and Supply Chain Management
- Requests for information/proposal/quotation
- Cost Reduction Initiatives
- Complex commercial and contract negotiations
- Supply continuity risks and mitigation
- Source-to-Pay (S2P)Coupa Purchase Order/Change Management
- Global Supply Base Development
- Vendor Quality improvement
- Adept at reading engineering drawings
- Lean Six Sigma
- Core Quality Tools (APQP/PPAP/MSA/SPC/FMEA/MQV)
- Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing
- Data Analysis tools such as Excel, Pivot tables
Additional Information
Design Engineering, Field Engineering, Global Procurement, Supply Planning, Strategy Planning, Field Execution and Business line leaders.
Timeline
Senior Supply Chain Manager
Amazon
04.2022 - Current
Sr. Supplier Quality Improvement Engineer
Cummins Inc.
07.2017 - 04.2022
Corporate Supplier Quality Intern
Cummins Inc.
05.2016 - 08.2016
Customer Quality Engineer
Mahindra And Mahindra Engine Plant
10.2012 - 04.2015
Master of Science - Industrial And Systems Engineering
University of Oklahoma
Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering
University of Pune
APQP/PPAP/MSA/SPC/FMEA/MQV
TUV Nord