Srikanth Achanta

About Srikanth Achanta

Accomplished global operations executive with proven leadership in driving operational excellence through complex manufacturing and service operations to deliver profitable business impact. Collaborative executive focused on building, motivating and leading cross-functional teams that deliver exceptional results to the bottom line. Passionate and decisive organizational leader that fosters innovation and talent. Lead and connect culturally diverse teams in developed and emerging markets (lived and worked in Middle East, South Asia, and North America) while driving efficiencies throughout the organization.MBA | M.S Industrial & Systems Engineering | B.S Mechanical Engineering | Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt & Lean M••••••••@gmail.com• President’s award winner for leading an initiative to improve raw material deliveries – On-time delivery increased from 44% to over 90% within 6 months• Led a team that outsourced raw material preparatory work cell that reduced manufacturing cycle time by 20% and cost by 10%• Built a new plant (green field – in Dubai) – presented the business justification to the executive team, lead construction and production startup• Successfully closed a manufacturing operation in Italy & Sweden and consolidated those operations into a manufacturing plant in Hungary, on-time and under budget• Reduced manufacturing cycle times in multiple locations by more than 50% by using 3P - Shingijutsu methodology• Developed and implemented strategic sourcing strategy that defined make versus buy - developed new supplier base (India, China, Singapore, Malaysia, UAE) to drive reduction in manufacturing costs in excess of 40%

Experience

1. Site Lead

   Amazon

   Jan 2023 — Present

Education

• University of Florida

  Master of Science, Industrial & Systems Engineering

• Institute of Lean Six Sigma

  Certified Six Sigma Master Black Belt

• University of Houston

  MBA, General Management

• Osmania University

  Bachelor of Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Skills

• Project Management
• Petroleum
• Operational Efficiency
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Leadership Development
• Lean Manufacturing
• Microsoft Dynamics Ax
• Manufacturing
• Start-Ups
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Materials Management
• Sap
• Change Management
• Gas
• Gemba Kaizen
• Energy
• Logistics
• 5s
• Tpm
• Value Stream Mapping
• Operations Management
• Sap Products
• Technology Transfer
• Six Sigma
• Oil & Gas
• Production Planning
• Oil/Gas
• Management
• Kanban
• Program Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Logistics Management
• Procurement
• Smed
• Dmaic
• Operational Excellence
• Manufacturing Engineering