Nikhil Masson

• Confirm with Suppliers that required portal activities are being actioned timely.
• Monthly review of schedule with Suppliers to confirm demand is consistent between each system.
• Run daily shortage reports and action immediately.


• Proactively identify pending delivery issues and take immediate action
• Verify Supplier ship dates delivery of parts and track incoming shipments.
• Maintain system attributes (float time, days supply, MOQ, vendor code, 3086 report) and adjust as required.
• Place spot buy POs .
• Share information with Operations on ETAs and provide advanced notice of potential issues.


• Immediately action stock losses or rejected parts requiring replacement


• Review blanket order terms with Suppliers and adjust as required.
• Research demand changes with Production Planning Coordinator and communicate with Supplier.
• Work with ME to determine cut in dates for new parts.
• Investigate and resolve receiving issues.

• Analyzing and processing MRP action messages to create shop floor work order packages and supplier shipment release schedules.
• Performing cycle counts, as well as inventory and labor transactions on MAPICS/Infor ERP software.
• Inventory accuracy and investigation of discrepancies and tracking of ECO cut in and cut out.
• Contacting outside vendors to expedite incoming material shipments, and Creating and maintaining priority lists

• Conduct inventory analysis and provide strategic purchasing recommendations to ensure optimal stock levels.
• Prepare and process purchase orders, prioritizing based on critical needs and inventory forecasts.
• Monitor and track inventory levels, expediting incoming materials from suppliers.
• Coordinate with logistics companies for timely deliveries and resolve discrepancies in received materials and invoices.
• Review and action the Forecast vs. Actual demand report as per schedule.
• Maintain delivery updates for the Shipping and Receiving Department, ensuring accurate tracking.
• Oversee the processing and management of Customer Owned Material (COM) orders.
• Develop and maintain strong supplier relationships to secure favorable terms and reliable service.
• Identify and address pricing, inventory, or warranty discrepancies proactively, ensuring smooth operations.

• Assisting in the execution of physical inventory checks, conducting location audits, and generating reports.
• Carrying cycle counts, verifying inventory across multiple warehouses through ABC analysis, and achieving 100% target in reconciling inventory on monthly basis.
• Assessing work in progress and raw material counts, performing root cause analysis through the utilization of chronological reports using ManuX.
• Fulfilling backup responsibilities when the Planner is unavailable and liaising with vendor to ensure timely shipments and meet the requirement of the master production schedule.
• Undertaking various tasks related to inventory control and adjusting in the ERP system based on company-defined variances and tolerances.

• Worked on ERP system, updating lead times and minimum order quantities.
• Analyzed and monitored supply chain performance metrics, identifying areas of improvement, and implementing Purchasing strategies, resulting in a 10% reduction in supply chain costs.
• Procure raw materials by analyzing MRP and consolidate the shipments which helps in reduction of capital cost and 25% reduction in excess inventory.
• Decreased material expenses by 20% by managing tracking and supply.
• Vendor evaluation by calculating the Quality and on time delivery grade.
• Negotiated new contracts with key suppliers, resulting in a 10% reduction in material cost and a 5% increase in supplier reliability.
• Built Kanban system to track production and order new shipments of parts and materials.
• Calculation and analysis of future risk purchases based on historical data and material consumption.

• Processed sales orders, ensuring accurate scheduling into the production backlog and timely acknowledgment of delivery schedules to customers.
• Procure components using Enterprise Resource Planning system (ERP), Materials Requirement Planning (MRP), Master production schedule, shortage reports, and forecast reports.
• Streamlined the procurement process to facilitate large-volume acquisitions in a single shipment and effectively mitigated the essential stock shortage by 25%.
• Achieved a 12% reduction in procurement costs by implementing strategic sourcing initiatives and negotiating favorable terms with suppliers.
• Assisted in planning and achieving cost reduction goals through proactive supplier management and strategic sourcing initiatives and Reduced storage costs by 5% through just-in-time shipments.
• Sharing monthly and weekly dispatch plan of items with vendors.
• Contacted vendors and expedited delivery of all orders to assure adherence to committed items.
• Calculated the optimum amount of safety stock.
• Achieved a 38% increase in material availability through the implementation of enhanced scheduling method.