RAHUL RAI OAD
Warwick
Summary
A pro-active Supply Chain Professional with end-to-end supply-chain experience in Purchasing; Production Planning and Control; S&OP; Materials Control; Inventory; Logistics and Distribution. A strong team player who leads by example with a proven ability to develop individuals and motivate teams by promoting ideals of both quality and excellence.
Effective liaison between senior management, engineering, sales teams, suppliers, and vendors. Proven problem solver with the ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality. Highly motivated, dedicated, and enthusiastic professional who welcomes new challenges.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Senior Global Strategy Buyer
Jaguar Land Rover
Gaydon, Warwickshire
08.2023 - 04.2026
- Maintaining compliance with procurement policies, procedures, and governance standards.
- Supporting sourcing activities including RFQ processes, supplier negotiations, and contract execution.
- Managing supplier relationships in a global, multi-cultural environment to ensure effective collaboration and performance.
- Contributing to cost management and identifying cost-saving opportunities across designated commodities.
- Conducting market and supplier analysis to understand pricing trends, risks, and supply continuity.
- Supporting Global Commodity Leaders in delivering sourcing strategies and supplier performance improvements.
- Monitoring supplier performance (cost, quality, delivery) and communicating updates to key stakeholders.
- Working closely with Capacity Planning and cross-functional teams to manage supply constraints and ensure continuity.
- Driving improvements in lead times, service levels, and overall supply chain efficiency.
- Ensuring accurate system data and supporting SAP compliance across procurement activities.
- Assisting in resolving supplier issues, escalating where required, and implementing corrective actions.
- Supporting internal stakeholders (Engineering, Planning, Quality) to meet operational and production requirements.
- Contributing to continuous improvement of procurement processes, tools, and ways of working.
Production Planner
Cargill PLC
Manchester
03.2022 - 08.2023
- Expedite workflow and coordinate changes in schedules.
- Worked closely with client teams to identify shortages, overstocks, and other inventory issues.
- Carry out effective and economic finite schedules and issue new plans to production on time to meet labor and other resource requirements.
- Manage weekly site scheduling meetings i.e. plan downtime & plan commitment meeting to agree and finalize short term run plans taking into account requirements for engineering, rework and trials.
- Assist in setting master production planning, material requirements planning and production scheduling metrics targets.
- Provide necessary input to supply planner for assigned product or location.
- Maintain data relevant to master production, production scheduling and material requirements planning activities including planning calendars, material data and location data.
- Handle basic issues and problems under direct supervision, while escalating more complex issues to appropriate staff.
- Review and schedule new projects / sales demand with practical lead times and in line with expected available capacity.
- Ensure all stock movements are performed between networks in a timely manner.
Procurement Manager
Shipton & Co Ltd
Birmingham
09.2021 - 02.2022
- Raising orders from forecast in line with the buying budget before placing orders with the suppliers, monitoring production, chasing suppliers regularly to ensure timely delivery.
- To monitor and measure stock sales performance, working with the marketing team to produce accurate forecast in line with sales demand. Ensure stock Levels of 95% is maintained and customer expectations managed.
- Also responsible for reducing existing overstocks by reporting regularly and working with the marketing manager to clear stock through sales and special promotions.
- To manage and ensure good stock control policies are maintained, including setting up codes for all new items, booking goods onto the system, amending stock description, pricing, stock quantity, and product information as the need arises.
- Produce a weekly stock report for review and advise the internal teams.
- Ultimately responsible for all stock within the business. The procurement and stock control process, from forecasting to placing orders, chasing them, goods-in and quality checks.
Production Scheduler
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)
09.2020 - 10.2020
- Ensure Optimization of inventories as per targeted inventories with no stock outs.
- To Prepare Monthly & Weekly Production Plans for all Value streams.
- To coordinate with Dispensing, Production & Quality Assurance department to meet the weekly production schedule adherence.
- To coordinate with warehouse for transferring of materials from external warehouses to Jamshoro for smooth weekly production and 100% adherence of plan.
- To Prepare and monitor Site KPIs Conformance to Plan and Volume (CTP & CTV), make sure to achieve its Site target.
- To coordinate RM & PM materials approval priority for Quality on weekly basis.
- To Participate in all floor / tier meetings for discussing day to day basis issues.
- Frequent review of MRP/ MPS, ordering parameters to optimize inventory levels.
- Responsible to ensure and monitor material ordering as per ordering policies/ smooth production.
- Responsible for long term and short-term production plan for Jamshoro to utilize optimal level of resources in accordance with the OFM and SRM process.
- Comply and ensure compliance to GMP (Good Manufacturing Practices), Quality and other related policies, guidelines, and requirements as applicable by law and GSK Corporate Guidelines.
Buyer
Zones LLC
02.2018 - 09.2020
- Conducted market research to identify pricing trends, cost-saving opportunities, and supply risks.
- Convert sales forecast by product category into material SKUs to assess upcoming change/trends. Creating material forecast for guide/discussion with suppliers.
- Manage inventory to ensure product availability.
- Accountable for leading complex supplier negotiations including legal and financial approval pre contract/Purchase order, engaging specialist teams and global purchasing Finance as required for their category.
- Managing supplier relationships and supplier performance, as well as engaging with key stakeholders to maximize Purchasing influence.
- Led monthly collaborative meetings between Operations, Sales, and Marketing, communicating supply chain constraints and providing recommendations for resolution.
- Collaborated with Directors and Vice President, ensuring Supply Planning function met.
- Manage execution of POs to supplier based on demand, cycle, time, location, availability, and price.
- Provide effective & timely logistics support.
- Keeping constant interaction with US based vendors Lenovo and Distributors such as, SYNNEX, Ingram, Tech Data and D&H.
- Assist with qualifying and auditing suppliers to ensure their capabilities meet requirements. Leads commercial/economic negotiations.
- Develops and maintains supplier relationships on an on-going basis. Tracks computerized procurement records of items or services purchased, costs, on-time delivery, quality and performance. Evaluates supplier performance and recommends additions or deletions to the approved supplier database. Identifies and qualifies new suppliers.
- Participates in Budget reviews and works with Finance team on setting cost standards for parts. Develops supplier KPI’s and tracks performance.
Education
Bachelors - Business Administration and Procurement
Iqra University
Karachi 01.2014 - 01.2017
MSc - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
University of West of Scotland
Paisley, Renfrewshire 01.2020 - 01.2021
Skills
- SAP Overview, TC2
- Microsoft CRM
- Oracle JDE
- Excel (PIVOT TABLE)
- Microsoft Dynamics AX
- OMP Cloud (SC PLANNING)
- Microsoft Power BI: Data Visualization
- Supplier Negotiation
- Demand Forecasting
- Supplier Performance (KPIs)
- Supplier Evaluation
- Data Analytical Skills
- Material Requirement Planning (MRP)
- Strategic Sourcing
- Continuous Process Improvement
Certification
- Lean Inventory Management, LinkedIn Learning – Oct 2020
- Six Sigma: Black Belt, LinkedIn Learning – Oct 2020
- Excel Data Analysis: Forecasting, LinkedIn Learning – Oct 2020
- Excel 2016: Financial Functions in Depth, LinkedIn Learning - Oct 2020
- Scotwork: Advancing Negotiation Skills - Dec 2023
LINGUISTICS SKILLS
English
Sindhi
Punjabi
Urdu
Hindi
Timeline
Senior Global Strategy Buyer
Jaguar Land Rover
08.2023 - 04.2026
Production Planner
Cargill PLC
03.2022 - 08.2023
Procurement Manager
Shipton & Co Ltd
09.2021 - 02.2022
Production Scheduler
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)
09.2020 - 10.2020
MSc - Logistics and Supply Chain Management
University of West of Scotland
01.2020 - 01.2021
Buyer
Zones LLC
02.2018 - 09.2020
Bachelors - Business Administration and Procurement
Iqra University
01.2014 - 01.2017