Ref. No. : CA - 16183 - (Purchase – with 24.5 years in Plastic Industry)

Education

MBA- Supply Chain Management from IIMM 

B Tech – Mechanical Engineering 

Certificates:
International Certificate in Purchase and Supply Management - ITC, Geneva
Manage Mentor– Harvard, USA
Certified Sourcing Manager – IIMM, India
Certified auditor for C-TPAT (an USA customs compliance for importing material)
Certified Quality system auditor for QS9000 & ISO 9000
Modular Learning System- SCM = ITC, Geneva

Skill Sets

Executive consultant,  Freelance,  Coach, focusing on the development of SME’s as there is a need of more tools and methodologies adapted to the specific needs of SME’s in the industry to develop the knowledge and skills with a practical and positive mind-set on SCM that will help the enterprise become more effective.
Trainer for MLS_SCM – ITC, Geneva,
Visiting faculty at IIMM, GISM etc.

Work Experience

Regional Sourcing Manager
May 2007 – Nov 2014
Company Profile: Designs and produces engineered components and products used in homes, offices, automobiles and airplanes.
Job Profile: 
Instrumental in setting up base in India, and turned from zero to multimillion dollar operations in India.
Was responsible for developing regional supplier base for the assigned commodities & ensure Low Cost Countries suppliers participation through working closely with  branches worldwide.
Company has an structured annual performance review process in which typically scored 4.25-
5.0 on a scale of 5.0 across all competencies which include:
Completion of the objective, Volume of work, Quality of Work, Creativity, Attention to
Details, Initiative, Time Management, Interpersonal relationships, Work force/ resource
management, Judgment and attendance.
Responsibilities Handled:
Identify and develop the regional supplier base for the assigned commodities.
Complete supplier audits, ensure compliance, corrective actions and develop a metrics to
deliver & monitor world-class performance in cost, quality and delivery.
Lead negotiations, process & capacity audits for the assigned commodity & suppliers.
Integrate with global category teams, understand technology, cost targets & ensure LCC
suppliers participation.
Ensure timely and quality responses to the RFQs.
Help global teams to develop the business case to justify LCC transfers by providing
timely data, Quantify & demand the cross-functional resources necessary to execute.
Drive $30+ million P&L, ensuring efficient cost utilization and attainment of savings,
revenue and profitability goals.
Evaluate suppliers and propose alternate source to secure supply chain.
Drive cost improvement opportunities.
Increase the performance of the supply base in the areas of quality performance,
reduction of lead times and reduction in inventory requirements.

Sr.Engg / Lead – Strategic Sourcing & SCM
March 2004 - April 2007
Company Profile: A leading hydraulic cylinder manufacturer, offers hydraulic actuators, hydraulic components and other hydraulic solutions 
Job Profile: 
Project Management: Worked as Lead – SS & SCM team at WIN - Chennai, A 100%
EOU, Key person and core team member for establishing the 3rd & 4th manufacturing
unit at Chennai, involved in design, construction of Plant and Machineries. Was also
responsible for identification of suppliers for CAPEX, negotiation, finalization.
Budgeting: Budgeting and managing funds for the project, Procurement and sourcing
of materials ensuring utilization of service and materials.
Sourcing: Extensive experience in development of sourcing strategies, encompassing
vendor identification, development and analytical assessment, to strengthen supply
chain effectiveness.
Procurement: Expertise in implementing cost saving measures to achieve substantial reduction in terms of man days, production cost, raw materials and energy consumption.
Systems Development: Was part of SAP implementation core team for MM module, interacting for system study, requirements gathering and analysis. Designing &
Development and Coding. Debugging and troubleshooting the application. Managing smooth implementation and testing of the application at the location.

Executive - Purchase 
June 1999 - Feb 2004
Company Name: Rane (Madras) Ltd
Company Profile: A manufacturer of steering and suspension systems.
Job Profile:
Material planning/inventory management: preparing material requirement plan
as per production floor needs. Tracking and maintaining inventory levels in the stores for
all items required in the plant. Generating purchase orders as and when inventory levels
reach reorder levels. Efficiently managing the inventory levels, for ensuring ready
availability of material to meet production and dispatch targets.
Sourcing / Procurement: Handling sourcing/Procurement through identification of
cost effective suppliers for procurement with an aim of improving quality & reliability.
Implementing Standard Operating Procedures within the supplier and training team
members in maintaining compliance with these procedures. Ensuring quality packaging
to prevent goods from getting damaged in transit,
Demonstrated abilities in devising, organizing & implementing the procurement system,

Key Skills:
Proven track record of stable performance in a dynamic environment
An effective communicator with exceptional relationship management skills with ability to
relate to people at any level of business.
Problem solving and troubleshooting skills with the ability to exercise mature judgment
Proven decision making and leadership skills to face up to conflicting situations
Strong and effective negotiation skills & excellent analytical ability to identify and exploit
key opportunities
Continuous Improvement (Six Sigma, Lean, TPM, etc..) background.
Proficiency in Why-Why analysis, Root cause analysis techniques
Self-motivated, and energetic with exceptional work ethics.
Project and budget management.
Process knowledge on various products and commodities.

Achievements:-
Exported / sourced US$ 6.5million (from ground zero) from Indian office in less than a
year’s time.
Achieved significant cost reduction of 32% in commodity sourcing from India with 100%
risk mitigation.
Worked as Green Belt for Six-Sigma project (DMAIC - process) for cost reduction in
Export Hydraulic cylinder and achieved 23 % cost down.
Successfully setup an EOU facility for manufacture of hydraulic cylinders, with average
12% cost reduction.
Successfully transferred and set up the tractor steering gear manufacture line from
Chennai to Mysore plant to meet high customer demand.
Implementation of ISO system in Materials Management functions.
Improvement in the system of Procurement of materials.

Corporate Training's:
Negotiation Skills (by International Purchasing & SCM @ Wipro Corporate)
International Logistics (by International Purchasing & SCM @ Wipro Corporate)
Negotiation to WIN (by International Purchasing & SCM @ Wipro Corporate)
Internal Quality system audit for QS 9000 & ISO 9000.
Six Sigma Green Belt from WIPRO

Professional Memberships / Activities:
An Active life member of Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM); A chartered
member of the International Federation of Supply and Materials (IFPSM) Management
India’s premier MM institute.
Chairman – Delegate & Awards Committee at APCON2013 and Natcom – Scale 2013,
An International SCM Conference organized by IIMM & IFPSM.

Profile Summary
Competent professional with over 15 years of experience in International Procurement,
Successful designing implementing and managing multinational logistics and supply chain operations strategies in the India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, UAE, Turkey etc.
Awarded for achievements in all functional aspects of projects, logistics, supply chain modernization, long range planning and integration of web based OTM.
A Profit driven performer, Offering outstanding credentials defining and achieving corporate and client objectives through, strategic planning, Supplier analysis.
workforce/resources/process optimizing programs.
Drove $30+ million P&L, ensuring efficient cost utilization and attainment of savings,
revenue and profitability goals.
Demonstrated abilities in leading and motivating large teams, organizing training
programmers for enhancing the personnel skills.
Extended Work experience overseas and open to relocation to any key metropolitan
cities across US, Europe and Asia.
 

Future Goals

To be in mid to sr. Mgt team, handling highly talented people.

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