Balaji Thiruppathy
Supply Chain @ Xos Trucks | MS in Supply Chain Management @ UTDallas | Strategic Sourcing & Operations | EV, Plastics & Consumer Goods Solutions | Future Founder | Building the Next-Gen Premium Product Brand
- Role
- Supply Chain Management at Xos Trucks
- Location
- Los Angeles, CA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Balaji Thiruppathy
I build supply chains with my sleeves rolled up and my vision looking far…
Experience
Supply Chain Management
Aug 2024 — Present · Los Angeles, CA, US
Performed cost modeling and TCO analysis on 30+ components across 3 EV platforms, uncovering $85K+ in potential savings and enabling faster vendor shortlisting, cost benchmarking, and negotiation decisions• Led strategic sourcing, RFQ/RFI and supplier negotiations for new categories; onboarded 10+ global suppliers and coordinated 20+ hardware sample evaluations, reducing prototype delays by 20%• Streamlined procure-to-pay workflows in Oracle NetSuite for 100+ POs, by enhancing with ECO alignment and visibility, cutting follow-up delays by 30%• Improved inventory management by lifting on-hand accuracy by 7% for fasteners and critical parts through weekly cycle counts and root-cause analysis• Structured data for Looker Studio dashboards on supplier KPIs (cost, quality, delivery) and shipment delays, improving risk visibility for the team• Conducted supplier audits across 5 Asia-based vendors, identifying ESG, quality, and lead-time risks and mitigating issues in 3 sourcing programs• Validated 50+ BOM line items across 2 EV platforms, resolving 10+ part mismatches and improving prototype BOM accuracy by 15%
Education
Kumaraguru College of Technology
Bachelor of Engineering, Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
2016 — 2020
The University of Texas at Dallas
Master's degree, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
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