Pooja Krishnan

Procurement and Inventory Management professional with nearly 7 years of experience across material procurement, vendor management, and preventive maintenance planning in high-volume manufacturing environments. Proven track record of ensuring supply continuity for critical production and maintenance materials through SAP MM (PR/PO processing), RFQ evaluation, and vendor negotiation. Skilled in inventory control, material failure analysis, and cost optimization, with growing expertise in Power BI for procurement and inventory analytics.

Seeking to bring supply chain reliability and data-driven decision-making to a manufacturing-focused procurement role.

Procurement & Inventory - Tata Electronics Pvt. Ltd. - Tamil Nadu, India

(2021-03 - 2026-02)

• Managed end-to-end procurement of maintenance and production materials, ensuring uninterrupted supply across multiple production lines and equipment.
• Created and processed 20–50 Purchase Requisitions (PR) and Purchase Orders (PO) monthly in SAP MM, maintaining consistent on-time material availability for production and maintenance needs.
• Coordinated with a network of 15–20 vendors to ensure timely delivery of materials and spare parts, strengthening supply reliability for critical operations.
• Led RFQ evaluation and supplier quotation comparison, driving cost optimization initiatives that delivered an estimated 5–10% in annual savings through negotiation and vendor consolidation.
• Monitored inventory levels across 200–500 SKUs and critical spare part categories, maintaining optimal stock availability and minimizing stockout-related downtime.
• Investigated and resolved material failure cases on critical machine components, identifying root causes and implementing corrective actions that reduced recurring breakdowns.
• Built and maintained weekly preventive maintenance schedules across plant machinery and equipment, supporting consistent uptime.
• Ensured ~95% spare parts availability for scheduled preventive maintenance activities, minimizing unplanned downtime.
• Maintained accurate procurement documentation and vendor records, supporting 6+ internal audits annually with a zero-non-compliance record.
• Evaluated supplier performance using vendor scorecards to strengthen long-term vendor relationships and reliability.

Trainee Engineer – Machine Design & Development - Metlok Percote Services Pvt. Ltd. - Bangalore, India

(2019-07 - 2021-03)

• Managed procurement and inventory of mechanical components for industrial machinery, ensuring consistent on-time availability for production schedules.
• Contributed to mechanical design and development of custom industrial machinery and equipment, supporting production-readiness of new tooling.
• Improved assembly lead times by ~10% through optimized sourcing strategies and close coordination with the design team.

Diploma - Mechatronics - Netter Technical Training Foundation (NTTF) (2016 - 2019)