Naveen Reddy Guda
Operations and supply chain professional with 6 years of experience, delivered INR 6.65 Cr+ in savings while leading sourcing across INR 8 Cr+ spend with 95–98% supplier performance. Recognized as Top Performer at L&T for 4 years. At Lam Research, managed 1000+ PO lines, achieved 95% on-time delivery, and enabled $30K+ in annual cost and inventory savings through process improvements.
Work Experience:
6 Years
Industry:
Infrastructure & Construction | Manufacturing & Engineering | Technology
Function:
Operations & Supply Chain | Project & Program Management
Work Experience
Lam Research (RGBSI-Lam ODC) | Bangalore
- Senior Procurement Analyst
- Managed 1000+ open PO lines across six vendors, sustaining a 95% supplier delivery rating, reducing supply chain disruptions and enabling timely completion of critical projects.
- Cleared 20+ Receiving Variance lines per month worth ~$35K, resolving discrepancies to minimize production delays, ensure timely supplier payments, and reduce excess inventory by 12%, saving $20K annually.
- Implemented TMS dashboard onboarding for 2 key suppliers, aligning freight strategy with procurement priorities, contributing to 2% logistics cost savings and $10K+ in annual accrual benefits.
L&T Construction Equipment Limited | Bangalore
- Senior Executive Officer
- Executive Officer
- Graduate Engineer Trainee
- Led procurement strategy across INR 8 Cr annual spend, improving vendor performance to a 95%+ delivery rating and ensuring continuity across four critical suppliers.
- Spearheaded outsourcing of chassis production to meet increased demand, achieving INR 2 Cr+ in cost savings while maintaining timelines and quality across four product models.
- Negotiated and executed component contracts covering 25% of project costs, securing INR 31 L in savings, and aligning internal stakeholders across design, finance, and production teams.
- Delivered INR 6.65 Cr in direct material cost savings over two years by driving strategic cost reduction initiatives, reducing material cost ratio from 82% to 79%.
- Improved supplier quality performance from 95% to 98% through collaborative quality improvement projects with internal teams and vendors.
- Implemented 25+ BS-V design changes across 5 models in 16 weeks and onboarded 3 new vendors to supply 15+ Solar-EKart items within a 6-week timeline to cater project requirements.
- Acted as SPOC for first-time sourcing of 1500+ parts for NHRCL project, ensuring on-time, on-budget delivery by streamlining procurement, compliance trough cross-team
- Embedded sustainability practices in sourcing—reduced material waste by 2% via design revisions aligned with L&T’s environmental goals.
Accomplishments
- Academic Excellence – Best Project Award [1/25] for Investigating methods to enhance solar still performance using passive heat storage, improving water distillation efficiency through optimized absorption, evaporation, and condensation
- Designed pallet system to reduce material movement time by 20% using OH Crane
- Idea Evaluator, I-Ventures@ISB – Assessed 20 pitch ideas addressing social challenges, providing constructive feedback as part of the EMDP project to encourage innovation among high school students.
- Top performer for 4 years continuously from the department and part of Management Development Program from Across L&T Business units conducted by IIM Mumbai (formerly NITIE Mumbai)
- Selected to represent LTCEL at Workshop on Cost reduction conducted by IIMM, Bangalore
Education
- Bachelor of Technology (Mechanical Engineering) -National Institute of Technology, Meghalaya | India
Certification
- Industry Certification – Successfully achieved Certification as an Internal Auditor for Integrated Management Systems by Bureau Veritas, enhancing skills in compliance and quality assurance.
- Lean Six Sigma, Grant Thornton
Extra-curricular
- Cell Head – Events for Optima, Operations club of IIMA
- Player, NIT-M Volleyball Team; Secretary, Fine Arts & Photography Committee; Student Coordinator, Career
- Ranked globally among Top Players in DOTA2 and CS GO, Solving Picture Puzzles, Watching Anime, Playing Volleyball