Tushara Chada — Supply Chain & Business Analyst

01 — About

A little background

Supply Chain & Business Analyst with 3+ years of progressive experience across data and automation, procurement and logistics optimization, and end-to-end supplier operations for a major research university. I have a proven track record of improving on-time delivery, reducing cycle times, tracking supplier performance KPIs, and driving process improvements across cross-functional teams.

My hands-on work spans demand forecasting, inventory optimization, three-way match reconciliation, vendor onboarding, and S&OP support. I’m proficient in SQL, Python, Power BI, Tableau, Advanced Excel, and ERP systems including Workday, Jaggaer, and SAP-equivalent P2P platforms.

02 — Experience

Where I've made an impact

Dec 2024 — Present

Northeastern University

Data Manager — Analytics

~30% Fewer overdue payments
$5K+ Procurement savings
12 hrs/wk Manual work automated

Owned end-to-end supplier onboarding and P2P compliance across Jaggaer and Workday, ensuring every engagement met procurement policy and SLA requirements while improving supplier data accuracy.
Cut overdue payments ~30% by managing the full PO and invoice lifecycle — three-way match reconciliation, payment-hold resolution, and supplier dispute coordination with Accounts Payable.
Drove $5,000+ in procurement savings by owning monthly spend variance analysis and demand forecasting, surfacing budget anomalies and reallocation opportunities for S&OP planning reviews with Finance and Operations leadership.
Built Power BI KPI dashboards integrating Workday, Jaggaer, and Banner, giving leadership real-time visibility into OTD, fill rate, spend vs. budget, and category-level supplier performance.
Automated ~12 staff hours/week of manual data work by designing ETL pipelines (Fivetran, dbt, Snowflake) across 4+ source systems, improving data integrity and freeing capacity for higher-value analysis.
Supported cross-functional S&OP planning with monthly demand and spend variance reports comparing actuals against forecasts, prior-year benchmarks, and annual targets.

Jan 2022 — Sep 2022

SVLS Labs LLP — IT Consulting

Supply Chain & Business Analyst

Optimized inventory levels and cut supply imbalances by building SQL and Excel demand-forecasting and inventory-optimization models, translating raw procurement and logistics data into reorder-point recommendations adopted by business partners.
Cut order-processing cycle time 10% by root-causing inefficiencies across sourcing and logistics workflows, identifying handoff gaps, and implementing process changes that improved end-to-end throughput.
Monitored supplier and logistics KPIs (OTD, lead time, fill rate) to support volume planning and network decisions, giving leadership a quantified basis for sourcing strategy.
Delivered ad hoc supply chain analysis using SQL and advanced Excel to model cost scenarios and evaluate distribution-planning options.

Jun 2020 — Dec 2021

Data Security Council of India

Data Analyst — Operations & Reporting

Built the reporting foundation carried into every later role by managing and reconciling 1M+ record operational datasets and standardizing data-collection workflows.
Cut manual reporting effort 40% by automating recurring KPI workflows with Excel VBA, macros, and SQL, freeing analyst capacity for higher-value work.
Surfaced 7 recurring patterns that influenced government-level policy by running root-cause analysis on 1M+ records with SQL, Excel, and Power BI.

03 — Selected Work

A project I'm proud of

Financial Feasibility Study — Novo Neobank

NYU capstone projecting a $46.5M NPV and a 1.5-year payback period.

Built projection models estimating a $46.5M net present value and a 1.5-year payback period for a proposed neobank. Combined demand forecasting, scenario simulation, and variance analysis across 250,000+ user accounts to assess financial viability under multiple growth scenarios.

Financial Modeling
Demand Forecasting
Scenario Simulation

04 — Skills

What I work with

Supply Chain & Operations

End-to-End Supply Chain Management
Demand Forecasting
Inventory Optimization
Procure-to-Pay (P2P)
Three-Way Match Reconciliation
Supplier Performance Management
Vendor Onboarding
Order Management
Logistics Coordination
OTD & Fill Rate Monitoring
S&OP Support
Cycle Time Reduction
Process Improvement
Gap Analysis
Lean Six Sigma Awareness

Analytics & Reporting

KPI Dashboard Development
Spend Analysis
Variance Analysis
Demand & Supply Planning
Financial Modeling
Forecasting & Budgeting
Root Cause Analysis
Cost Reduction Analysis

Data & Tools

SQL (Advanced)
Python (Pandas, NumPy)
ETL (Fivetran, dbt, Snowflake)
Advanced Excel (Macros, VBA, Pivot Tables, Lookups)
Power BI
Tableau
Apache Superset

ERP & Systems

Workday
Jaggaer
SAP (familiar)
Oracle (familiar)
Banner
SharePoint
Power Automate
ServiceNow
Microsoft Dynamics (familiar)

Project Management

Agile/Scrum
JIRA
Confluence
Requirements Gathering
Cross-Functional Stakeholder Management
UAT Coordination
Process Mapping
Workflow Documentation

05 — Education

Academic background

May 2024

M.S. — Management of Technology (Engineering Management)

New York University · New York, NY

Coursework: Supply Chain & Logistics Finance, Business Strategy & Analytics, Operations Analytics, Data Visualization, Database Management Systems.

May 2022

B.Tech. — Computer Science and Engineering

Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University · Hyderabad, India

06 — Credentials

Certifications & training

Certifications

Microsoft Office Specialist (MOS) — Excel Expert (in progress)
Tableau Desktop Specialist
Power BI Expert (DataCamp)
SQL Expert (DataCamp + LeetCode SQL50)

Training

Supply Chain & Logistics Finance Fundamentals (Coursera)
Power BI Data Analyst Associate (Microsoft Learn)
Lean Six Sigma Awareness
Agile/Scrum Methodology

07 — Contact

Let's work together

Open to supply chain, procurement, and data analyst roles. The fastest way to reach me is email.

vsptusharachada@gmail.com LinkedIn ↗