Chandra Vitti MBA

Develops, manufactures, and distributes medical devices for cardiac and vascular surgery. • Lead procurement, production planning, inventory, and distribution functions with 20 staff. • Manage $50M spend with 200+ suppliers and 1,000+ parts. • Improved customer order fill rates by 30% and reduced component shortages by 40%. • Reduced inventory by $1.25M and recouped $100K in costs. • Overhauled inventory and storage procedures to improve product segregation storage and handling and comply with FDA regulations. • Develop strategies for suppliers and new product launches to satisfy customer expectations and meet forecasting requirements. • Restructured procurement department to support organizational objectives and update buyer and planner roles to align with new product launches and improved efficiencies. • Direct supply base and maintain quality assurance requirements for internal and external customers. • Communicate capacity to sales and accounting departments to assist in marketing efforts. • Held comprehensive business review meetings with suppliers to improve relationships for strategic sourcing. • Identified supply base categories, developed a grading system to determine risk levels, and leveraged data to create tailored mitigation strategies. • Spearheaded compliance improvement, conducted strategic initiatives, policy and quality enhancement plans, and corrective and preventive actions to bolster risk mitigation and management. • Prepared reports for executive team and determined critical issues presented at sales and operations planning meetings. • Navigated FDA and Medical Device Single Audit Program (MDSAP) audits by driving assessment and monitoring processes and procedures to achieve regulatory compliance.

An engineering company that designs, manufactures, and services systems and components for original equipment manufacturers. • Established vision and direction by instituting purchasing procedures for product inaugurations across US, Mexico, and Brazil, and mentored seven direct reports. • Managed $450M budget and oversaw supplier management and sourcing strategies for 65 new program launches. • Ensured timely delivery and managed suppliers to execute logistics effectively. • Interfaced with finance and commercial departments to develop proposals for customers, • Leveraged negotiation skills to secure cost savings in dynamic environments and market conditions. • Managed high-level product introductions, assessed customer feedback, and resolved critical problems. • Navigated successful conversations with executive clients such as Ford and BMW. • Ensured global alignment and communications to execute successful program launches. • Collaborated across business units, implementing guidelines for risk, goals, sourcing, costs, component purchasing, and other key performance indicators.

• Managed programs from initiation to launch, encompassing 168 parts, short lead time, and extensive design changes. • Ensured on-time and within-budget execution while interfacing with executives on program progress. • Managed procurement spend of $100M, and supervised two direct reports. • Secured $2M in chargebacks after spearheading negotiations with supplier due to capacity constraints. • Delivered 100% of project within budget by managing supplier relationships to control costs. • Ensured achievement of performance metrics and adherence to standard operating procedures and best practices.

• Oversaw maintenance, repair, and services budget of $100M+ and $40M CAPEX budget for 14 manufacturing plants, and supervised ten staff. • Managed high-level contracts for capital equipment, and successfully exceeded annual budget savings target of more than 3%. • Implemented centralized procurement function by standardizing buyer processes and consolidating spend and supplier. • Created sourcing synergies and leveraged terms to negotiate savings. • Drafted procurement procedures for capital equipment and best practices in collaboration with manufacturing and engineering representatives.

• Manage $55M in spending across highly engineered components. • Established reputation as commodity expert for ductile iron casting and differential gears. • Leveraged lucrative partnerships with suppliers, in tandem with market condition analysis, to drive significant cost savings and profitability.

The company provides cookware, cutlery, bakeware, electrics, and kitchen accessories, as well as produces barware products, mixing and serving accessories, textile products, aprons, pot holders, dishcloths, and kitchen towels. • Managed a purchasing budget for high-mix, aluminum-based products. • Maximized purchasing budget through analysis of freight and duty expenditures, and executed strategic supply agreements. • Leveraged vendor competition to optimize supplier performance. • Developed key strategic relationships with Asia-based suppliers, successfully negotiating YOY cost savings to exceed targets.

Manufactures premium clothing known for exceptional durability, comfort, quality of construction, and fit. • Oversaw demand planning for highest-volume products, and reduced inventory exposure through point of sale (POS) and product lifecycle analysis. • Established comprehensive SOPs and documented protocols utilizing product lifecycle management, forecasting, and analysis.

• Drove reduction in average order processing time prior to pick ticket generation, and eliminated bottlenecks due to inventory errors.