Vydehi Kamalanathan
San Jose,USA
Summary
Dynamic Buyer excelling in cost analysis and supplier negotiation. Proven track record of achieving significant savings while fostering strong vendor relationships. Expert in MRP system utilization and purchase order management, consistently delivering on-time results and enhancing operational efficiency.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer
Paramit
Morgan Hill, USA
01.2023 - Current
- Sourced, purchased, planned and scheduled the movement of material from MRP
- Performed cost analysis for major commodities in collaboration with internal stakeholders
- Negotiated with suppliers for optimal pricing, lead time and material
- Managed past due deliveries, push-outs pull-ins and cancellations on a daily basis
- Reviewed and dispositioned non conforming material (MRB)
- Monitored purchase price variance (PPV)
Buyer
Mission Bell
Morgan Hill, USA
01.2020 - 01.2022
- Sourced materials/equipment through bidding process; recommended alternatives when options were limited/not available
- Negotiated with suppliers to get optimal quality, cost, terms and delivery while maintaining healthy relationships with all suppliers regardless of purchase award
- Utilized MRP system to align and balance material delivery schedules according to production and installation requirements
- Successfully negotiated contract values down, typically one to ten percent to ensure allocated budgets are maintained and achieve finish line savings
- Managed RFQs in collaboration with estimators and project managers. Recommended vendor selection with emphasis on best economic value
- Managed and followed up with purchase orders to ensure timely delivery; communicated delays to affected parties
- Analyzed open orders to maintain on time deliveries; distributed open order reports and lead weekly calls with applicable suppliers
- Strengthened existing and fostered new supplier relations
- Managed FSC submittals for jobs that required LEED certification; collaborated with upper management to pass the audit
- Worked with finance to establish credit terms; timely payments to vendors; invoice reconciliation, etc.
- Performed root cause analysis of any supplier issues ie. quality; missed deliveries, etc.
Order Processing and Logistics Coordinator
Japonesque
San Ramon, USA
01.2018 - 01.2019
- Generated weekly warehouse reports to outline priority of outgoing and incoming shipments
- Communicated with customers on changes such as ex-factory, delays in production, minimum order requirement, liabilities, delivery date extension, out of stock/discontinued SKUs
- Managed outbound shipping scorecards from customers (fill rate, on time ship, lead time reliability, etc.), and provided recommendations for consistently low scoring categories
- Processed customer purchase orders for domestic, private labels and direct imports
- Reconciled month end inventory adjustments and investigated any discrepancies
Operations Administrator
Japonesque
San Ramon, USA
01.2018 - 12.2018
- Reviewed weekly open order reports from suppliers to ensure data aligns with internal needs
- Created item numbers and BOMs for new SKUs in Salesforce
Client Representative Assistant
Ministry of the Attorney General
Toronto, ON
01.2016 - 01.2017
- Managed the financial affairs of over 160 clients under the supervision of senior client representatives
- Maintained exceptional relationships with government officials, vendors, health service providers, financial institutions, NGOs, clients and related internal and external stakeholders
- Reduced organizational liability by researching and submitting extended health care claims to insurance providers for reimbursement
- Developed an electronic tracking process for new extended health care claims for seamless submittal
- Adjusted budgets to accommodate client's changing circumstances
- Identified clients' eligibility for various pensions and benefits to supplement income
- Reconciled account differences, resolving outstanding issues
Program Support Assistant
Ministry of the Attorney General
Toronto, ON
01.2015 - 01.2016
- Refined outreach process by creating a standardized intake form used across the 5 regional offices
- Analyzed outreach data and provided recommendations to modify outreach policy
- Created spreadsheets in Excel to manage accountability oversight by different vendors
- Reduced invoice backlog and arrears by 60% through restructuring our invoice distribution procedure
- Prepared reconciled monthly budget reports for temporary staff and office supplies
Service Design Assistant
Ministry of Community and Social Services
North York, ON
01.2014 - 12.2014
- Designed reporting metrics and templates to monitor Request for Change (RFC) rate of completion, efficiency, staff workload and areas for improvement
- Created status report
- Analyzed incoming issues post deployment and assigned them to the appropriate group for resolution
- Created status reports for upcoming project releases for direct and cross functional stakeholders
Education
Diploma - International Business
California State University
Hayward, CA06.2018
Master of Arts - Public Service
University of Waterloo
Ontario, Canada04.2015
Bachelor of Arts Honors - Arts and Business, History, HRM Specialization
University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario04.2013
Skills
- Cost analysis
- Supplier negotiation
- MRP system utilization
- Purchase order management
- Inventory reconciliation
- Vendor relationship management
Volunteer Experience
Grant Researcher and Writer, 01/01/19, 12/31/20, Virtual, Poppy Life Care Foundation, Researched and recorded grants in Airtable, Created LOIs (letter of inquiry) and full grant proposals based on grant guidelines and criteria, Participated in weekly meetings with executive director and other grant writers
Timeline
Buyer
Paramit
01.2023 - Current
Buyer
Mission Bell
01.2020 - 01.2022
Order Processing and Logistics Coordinator
Japonesque
01.2018 - 01.2019
Operations Administrator
Japonesque
01.2018 - 12.2018
Client Representative Assistant
Ministry of the Attorney General
01.2016 - 01.2017
Program Support Assistant
Ministry of the Attorney General
01.2015 - 01.2016
Service Design Assistant
Ministry of Community and Social Services
01.2014 - 12.2014
Diploma - International Business
California State University
Master of Arts - Public Service
University of Waterloo
Bachelor of Arts Honors - Arts and Business, History, HRM Specialization
University of Waterloo
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