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Experience
Strategy and Operations Intern
WM
Jan 2026 - Present
- Led a multi-site stakeholder survey across operational facilities to assess recycling compliance and execution gaps, revealing a 70% perceived vs 30% actual compliance rate and establishing baseline risk metrics.
- Analyzing recycling workflows, contamination drivers, and process breakdowns to identify operational risk points and support site-level remediation planning.
- Partnering with site leadership to translate findings into actionable process improvements, supporting compliance, operational efficiency, and sustainability outcomes.
Procurement Intern
American Airlines
Jun 2025 - Aug 2025
- Supported a working capital and payment terms analysis across 400 hotel and 200 transportation supplier contracts representing $500M+ in annual spend, identifying $1.2M in potential savings.
- Coordinated directly with global hotel and transportation suppliers to improve payment execution, vendor compliance, and service reliability across 200+ crew locations.
- Collaborated with procurement, finance, and operations teams to align demand forecasts, supplier capacity, and fulfillment timing, strengthening end-to-end logistics reliability.
Projects
NASPO Public Procurement Case Competition
www.linkedin.com/in/jayanigundaDesigned a statewide eProcurement modernization strategy for a public-sector organization managing $45B+ in annual spend, addressing compliance gaps, supplier engagement decline, and legacy ERP limitations.
Applied Materials x SCMA Supply Chain Case Competition
Assessed exposure to tariff shocks (30 – 50%), a 2-week material shutdown, and 120% AI-driven demand growth, quantifying risk across cost, lead time, and capacity.
Google x W.P. Carey Supply Chain Case Competition
Designed a multi-phase supply chain recovery strategy to mitigate $6.9M in potential lost revenue by optimizing component allocation, buffer stock investment, and expedited air freight for critical components.