Tanamay Kothari
Experienced Supply Chain Operations Specialist | 3+ years\' experience in procurement, negotiation, and supplier relationship management
- Role
- Supply Chain Purchase Specialist at Blue Bird Corporation
- Location
- Warner Robins, GA, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Tanamay Kothari
I am a Supply Chain Operations Specialist with 3+ years of experience, currently pursuing…
Experience
Supply Chain Purchase Specialist
Mar 2024 — Present · Fort Valley, GA, US
Managed a portfolio of more than $40M comprising of 60+ suppliers for the Polymer, Wood and Glass commodities primarily with the addition of various miscellaneous parts.• Achieved savings of $800K annually by resourcing multiple at-risk suppliers not willing to do a LTA to contracted suppliers while improving supply chain on-time delivery and quality.• Developed a $600K annual savings business case by analyzing expendable packaging with my suppliers and converting it to returnable racks shaving off 5% from piece price.• Led trainings for other buyers and commodity managers for the use of purchasing software Light Source for its implementation in Project Management, RFQs and Supplier Discovery.• Collaborated with Finance and Planning teams to develop an increased Payment Terms and reduced MOQs analysis with my suppliers to get $820K non-PPV annual savings for the company.
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