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Fitness/Personal Trainer certified by FISAF
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Balakrishnan Naidu

Summary

Senior-level Supply Chain and Operations leader with extensive experience in creating strategies and leading execution of all global supply chain activities, including Supply& Demand planning ( End to End) and manufacturing management. Manages and leads cross-functional teams to drive product supply and productivity improvements. Leads risk mitigation, while driving supply chain strategies for end-to-end pipeline management and supply planning. Skilled in negotiation and strategic decision making, perfected by 30 years of experience in leading organizational business units. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure a position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills.

Overview

30
30
years of professional experience

Work History

Director Global Supply Chain

Globalfoundries SIngapore
03.2008 - 08.2023
  • Collaborated with Singapore and Dresden internal Mfg Fab and Industrial Engineering team to improve/increase outputs to meet customer demand and supply requirements,
  • Supervised 29 staff members tasked with handling wafer starts management, planning, silicon purchasing, and meet customer delivery dates
  • Implemented inventory-management strategies Risk wafer starts to maximize utilization and decrease waste.
  • Oversaw demand planning and silicon substrates purchase logistics.
  • Monitored customer PO issuance to planned wafer starts requirements to enforce adherence to meeting established timelines/ cycle time.
  • Liaise with Sales org on demand planning and generated supply chain management metrics.
  • Integrated with financial organization, fab operations and Industrial Engineering to derive yearly budget plan with strategic objectives to deliver financial results
  • Coordinated supply orders to meet consumer demand and minimize inventory costs of storing and transporting goods.
  • Streamlined inventory management processes to reduce supply chain costs and improve efficiency.
  • Forecasted and managed annual operating budget for Singapore and Dresden location.
  • Teamed with sales and marketing teams to confirm that product availability meets customer demand.
  • Increased global supply chain efficiency and development by leading cross-functional teams and enabling supplier integration and management technology tools, upgrades.
  • Monitored and ensured no Litigation Damage (LD) due to customer Long Term agreement (LTA) for compliance with contract terms and quality standards.
  • Created and implemented comprehensive supply chain management strategies.
  • Provided supply chain guidance to team of 29 employees.
  • Reduced inventory levels and improved supply chain visibility using strategic initiatives.

Fab Operations Manager

Chartered Semiconductor Mfg
03.2003 - 01.2008
  • Supervised 20 Specialists/operations staff and kept employees compliant with company policies and procedures.
  • Established positive and effective communication among staff and organization leadership, reducing miscommunications, and missed deadlines.
  • Identified and resolved unauthorized, unsafe, or ineffective practices.
  • Assisted in recruiting, hiring and training of team members.
  • Tracked employee attendance and punctuality, addressing repeat problems quickly to prevent long-term habits.
  • Reported issues to higher management with great detail.
  • Developed systems and procedures to improve and adhere to operational quality and team efficiency.
  • Managed inventory and supply chain operations to achieve fab moves and turn ratios to meet required cycle time fort daily/ monthly fab out.
  • Ensure
  • Led hiring, onboarding and training of new hires to fulfill business requirements.

Manager Back- End Process Semiconductor

United Test and Assembly Center
01.2000 - 03.2003
  • Responsible in managing Final Test operations and established setting up new line in Wafer Sort Operations
  • Recommended and assisted in implementing operating procedures and promoted continual improvement.
  • Managing team of 20 Specialists and Assistant Engineer's in meeting machine thru put to without compromising on quality standards.
  • Trained and hired specialists to meet production ramp.
  • Optimize wafer sort and Final tests Set-ups to meet delivery dates by close coordination with Engineering team.
  • Worked with Engineering on repair of probe cards to reduce downtime for production tools.
  • Offered daily direction and leadership to supervisors and specialists.
  • Oversaw development and implementation of wafer sort line

Manufacturing Engineer/Section Manager

Chartered Semiconductors
03.1993 - 01.2000
  • Manage and oversee all modules in , Diffusion, Etch, Litho, Thin Film, Clean Tech operations.
  • Manage team of specialists' in delivering 12 hr. Shift output.
  • Ensure SOPs are executed to ensure quality is not compromised.
  • Lead and manage 4 shifts during these 7 years understanding different practices streamlining them to standard practice for efficiencies.
  • Identified problems and specific resolutions to fix potential quality prone practices.
  • Selected manufacturing methods, fabrication and operations to develop and coordinate production.

Education

Graduate Diploma - Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management

Singapore Institute of Management
Singapore
05.2001

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

University of Calgary
Canada , Calgary
06.1993

Skills

  • Employee Performance Evaluations
  • Supply and Demand Requirements
  • Effective Working Relationships
  • Quarterly Reviews
  • Staff Management
  • Team Goals
  • Microsoft Tools
  • Production Goals
  • Active Listening
  • Methodology Improvements
  • Personnel Counseling
  • Strategic Vision
  • Motivational Leadership

Fitness/Personal Trainer certified by FISAF

I was interested in personnel well being in exercising and training people.  I started bodybuilding in 2005  and have ever since  been training .  

I also got a certificate in Fitness Leader & Personal Trainer at FISAF ( Federal International Sport , Aerobics & Fitness ) in Sep 2007 .

Eventually I decided to also open a boutique Gym and kept the gym for 3 years but was not able to maintain the business as there were headwinds challenges in the competitive market , the need to grow the customer base for sustenance and require reliable work managers to deal with day to day activities. However, it gave me an opportunity to understand how a business needs to be efficiently run , the capital involved , good PR skills in maintaining a good relationship with customer and supplier to sustain a business. 

Timeline

Director Global Supply Chain

Globalfoundries SIngapore
03.2008 - 08.2023

Fab Operations Manager

Chartered Semiconductor Mfg
03.2003 - 01.2008

Manager Back- End Process Semiconductor

United Test and Assembly Center
01.2000 - 03.2003

Manufacturing Engineer/Section Manager

Chartered Semiconductors
03.1993 - 01.2000

Graduate Diploma - Graduate Diploma in Personnel Management

Singapore Institute of Management

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

University of Calgary
Balakrishnan Naidu