Archana Balakrishnan
Sr. Procurement Manager
- Role
- Senior Procurement Manager at Microsoft
- Location
- Redmond, WA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Archana Balakrishnan
I am an experienced Supply Chain professional with experience in Operations, Procurement, Project Management and R&D. I am passionate about driving value to businesses through simplifying business problems and using data to identify opportunities for continuous improvement. I enjoy working with cross functional teams and have the strong ability to transition between the \'big picture\' and staying abreast of details and tight deadlines. Core Competencies:Procurement / Purchasing | Operations and Manufacturing | Data Analytics | Inventory Management and Allocations | Vendor Management | Business Process Improvement | Project Management | Benchmarking | Supplier Selection | New Product Introduction / Development Software Skills:SQL | Tableau | VBA | Data Modeling / Data Analytics Tool Pack | AzureMLEmail : a•••••••@umich.edu
Experience
Senior Procurement Manager
Oct 2022 — Present · Redmond, WA, US
Education
University of Michigan - Stephen M. Ross School of Business
Master of Supply Chain Management
2017 — 2018
University of Mumbai
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Printing and Packaging Technology
2007 — 2011
Skills
- Logistics Management
- Tableau
- Procurement
- Inventory Management
- Sap
- Change Management
- Business Process Improvement
- Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
- Analytical Skills
- Lean Manufacturing
- Management
- Project Management
- Visual Basic for Applications (Vba)
- Continuous Improvement
- Purchasing Negotiation
- Cost Model Development
- Sql
- Strategic Sourcing
- Business Analytics
- Vendor Managed Inventory
- Operations Management
- Cost Savings
- Buyer
- Big Data
- Leadership
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Microsoft Excel
- Vendor Management
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