Saraswathy Jayabalan
Penang
Summary
I have 10 years of professional experience mainly in multinational companies in different roles and departments such as quality engineering, supply chain, and currently in sustaining R&D. Expertise in working in remote teams. Highly developed organizational, planning, and negotiation skills and problem-solving abilities. Exceptional management skills of people and information.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Staff Project Manager
NI Malaysia Sdn.Bhd
Penang
04.2022
- The R&D Project Manager is responsible for overseeing and executing research and development projects within an organization
- Play a critical role in planning, organizing, and coordinating project activities to ensure successful project completion within specified timelines and budget constraints
- The R&D Project Manager collaborates with cross-functional teams, manages resources, and monitors project progress to achieve objectives and deliver innovative solutions
- Actively manages risks and drives risk out of projects
- Actively communicates (project status, risks, changes, etc.) with the project sponsors at the appropriate level of detail
- Identifies talent gaps and recommends/requests changes to Discipline Managers Leads project meetings
- Removes project roadblocks
- Provide feedback/guidance/coaching to engineers on the project
- Responsible for working with the team to determine the timeline, scope, and budget for the project.
Staff Mfg Planner
NI Malaysia Sdn. Bhd
Penang
07.2017 - 03.2022
- Release the job to production and follow up closely to make sure the product meets the required shipment date
- Responsible for keeping sufficient stock levels on the shelves
- Give forecasts based on past booking history and marketing information
- Validating incoming orders from time to time
- Manage inventory targets (including safety stock levels) that are approved by management
- Prepare, report, and communicate forecast and inventory measurements to management (forecast accuracy, inventory plan vs
- Targets)
- Use and maintain the Demand Planning software as the primary forecasting system tool
- Provide input to the Supply Planning organization in developing inventory strategies on existing items, new products, and product phase-outs
- Proactively facilitating, re-engineering, best practices & consensus between functional experts (Demand Planning, Inventory Planning, Purchasing, Sales and marketing, R &D, Operations, Finance, and IT) Managing more complex product lines, and regions independently and successfully Leads projects within the department independently and successfully
- Proven executor Facilitate resolution of opposing ideas or objectives Effectively build and manage strategic working relationships
- Managed new role as Services Planning in National Instruments which globally kicked off in Q1 of 2018
- Ensure to meet OTD for customer orders and work closely to monitor backlog
- Plan for new projects to manage backlog and improvement in services planning
- Monitor defect units to get repair, plan for safety stock, and for RMA repair orders.
Material Planner
JABIL CIRCUIT (M) SDN BHD
Penang
10.2015 - 07.2017
- Ensure 100% on-time delivery
- Establish build readiness
- Maintain efficiency of capacity and customer sizing
- Maintain accurate revenue forecasting
- Maintain material control and liability
- Including Purchase Order (PO) coverage
- Achieve and maintain 95% MPS goal
- Analyse material and capacity requirements and communicate constraints to the Workcell and customer based on accurate customer demand
- Maintain the workcell’s capacity planning model; drive resolution on uneven capacity utilization that keeps Jabil focused on the customer but efficiently utilized manufacturing resources
- Meet daily with the Workcell and manufacturing team to assess production schedules, (adjust as necessary based on production results) optimize run quantities and minimize changeovers to help achieve 100% on-time delivery
- Manage Jabil purge process for internal Workcell purges
- Adhere to all safety and health rules and regulations associated with this position and as directed by the supervisor
- Comply and follow all procedures within the company security policy.
Engineering Change Coordinator
JABIL CIRCUIT (M) SDN BHD
Penang
10.2012 - 10.2015
- Placed in the planning department under the supervision of the department lead
- Required to study the process flow of each ECO document process used by the company
- Capable of specialized knowledge in SAP PLM
- Generate any internal documentation needed to process Customer Documentation Internally (e.g
- ECN cover sheets, summarized changes, BOM compares, etc.) Initiate an ECN Form detailing changes (e.g., additions, deletes)
- Coordinate with the Planning and Purchasing groups to ensure that all effectivity dates, revision status, BOM changes, and rework instructions are correct
- Communicate changes to work cell team and obtain all required signatures
- Advise the customer of the implementation of ECO’s
- Advise Document Control of all assembly changes and keep an accurate and up-to-date revision status sheet
- Load and verify customer Bill of Material and customer CRD Bill of Material
- Collaborated with engineering and design teams to define and prioritize product features, resulting in an X% increase in development efficiency.
Education
MBA - Business Administration (General)
University SainsvMalaysia
Penang, Malaysia11.2017
Bachelor's Degree of Social Science/Sociology - Industrial Relations And Labor Studies
University Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
Sarawak, Malaysia10.2012
Higher Secondary/STPM - Economics
Sek. Men. Keb. Bandar Sungai Petani, Malaysia
03.2008
Higher Secondary/SPM - Science stream
Sek. Men. Keb Aman Jaya Sungai Petani
01.2005
Skills
- Time Management
- Leadership
- Microsoft Excel
- Communication
- Microsoft Office
- Project Planning
- Project Management
Websites
References
Mathavan Balakrishnan, Workcell Manager, Jabil circuit Sdn.Bhd, 019-4766522, mathavan_balakrishnan@jabil.com Shamini Radhakrishnan, Penang Supply Chain Manager, NI is part of Emerson, 019-4743031, shamini.radhakrishnan@ni.com
Accomplishments
- Contributing for the End of Quarter 3, 2021
- Reduce backlog significantly for RMA returns
- Parker FIP Material Qualification for 5841 and mitigating the impact on Q2 order fulfillment.
Recognition: Eagle award from NI Malaysia
Promotion: Senior MFG Planner in 2022
Timeline
Staff Project Manager
NI Malaysia Sdn.Bhd
04.2022
Staff Mfg Planner
NI Malaysia Sdn. Bhd
07.2017 - 03.2022
Material Planner
JABIL CIRCUIT (M) SDN BHD
10.2015 - 07.2017
Engineering Change Coordinator
JABIL CIRCUIT (M) SDN BHD
10.2012 - 10.2015
MBA - Business Administration (General)
University SainsvMalaysia
Bachelor's Degree of Social Science/Sociology - Industrial Relations And Labor Studies
University Malaysia Sarawak, Malaysia
Higher Secondary/STPM - Economics
Sek. Men. Keb. Bandar Sungai Petani, Malaysia
Higher Secondary/SPM - Science stream
Sek. Men. Keb Aman Jaya Sungai Petani
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