Expert Details
Engineer with work Experience of 11+ years in various manufacturing & E Commerce Industries
ID: 737379
India
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
|---|---|---|---|
| Year: 2010 | Degree: BS | Subject: Industrial Production | Institution: SJCE Mysore |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 2019 to 2021 | Employer: Flipkart | Title: Manager, Strategic Sourcing | Department: Procurement |
Responsibilities:● Strategy – Develop & implement sourcing strategy for Packaging parts & Automated packaging systems (CapEx) across Pan India.● Contract Management - Prepare, negotiate & finalize the contract with key suppliers, along with the consultation of stakeholders. ● Sustainability - Lead all Sustainability related projects for Packaging Category ● Supplier Relationship Management – Define KPI’s with key suppliers & ensure KPIs are achieved and is aligned with company’s strategy and vision. ● Stakeholder Management - Strong collaboration with the key stakeholders to understand their requirement, recommend right sourcing strategy, identify & select suitable Suppliers, float RFX, conduct negotiations and finalize costs, terms & conditions. ● Cost Management - Ongoing basis review the current contract, identify opportunities, and suggest innovative solution to optimize the TCO for each spend categories. Drive continuous improvement and Innovation initiatives for cost management. ● Risk Management - Identity potential risks to business, brainstorm for solutions, reach consensus & implement the mitigation plan along with the cross functional team. ● Policies & Procedures - Ensure sourcing conforms to procurement policies & procedures and there are no audit observations. Lead the benchmarking studies and implement best practices. ● Continuous improvement - Drive continuous improvement initiatives in order to improve the overall efficiency of Packaging Category. ● Policy compliance - Ensure vendor compliance to Ethical Sourcing Policy and facilitate implementation of CAP |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2017 to 2019 | Employer: Caterpillar | Title: Category buyer | Department: Sourcing |
Responsibilities:● Strategic Sourcing - Drive all activities related to Cost, Delivery, Quality, Development & Management of engine casting parts. Get approvals from Global Strategic Sourcing council● Programme management - Governance of all projects related to Castings to ensure the effective deployment of projects. ● Contract management - Make annual contract with suppliers. Define the metrics in contract & monitor the performance of suppliers as agreed in contract, account for non-compliance of contractual obligations, initiate actions for improvement. ● Supplier governance - Setup governance meetings with key suppliers and stakeholders to review supplier’s performance against the agreed metrics in contract. Take necessary actions to ensure the continuity of service. ● Supplier Development - Collaborate with Supplier Development Engineers to ensure continuous improvement with key suppliers. ● New Initiatives - Lead continuous improvement initiatives and new product introduction activities within Purchasing ● Supplier Capacity & Financial Assessment - Lead the assessment of key suppliers along with relevant internal stakeholders. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2016 to 2017 | Employer: Ford Motors | Title: Global Category buyer | Department: Procurement |
Responsibilities:● Global Strategic Sourcing - Responsible for global sourcing of Grille (Plastic & Metal) commodity in Thailand, India, Taiwan & South Africa.● Stakeholder management - Work closely & maintain good business relationship with Design, Supply chain, Operations, Quality, and other key stakeholders ● Strategy - Develop regional category strategies in partnership with Global lead & be an active member in the global network of commodity buyers. ● Supplier Code of Conduct - Lead all activities related to Supplier Code of Conduct and other regulatory and policy related requirements across supply chain ● Cost Management - Ensure products procured at the right cost by benchmarking against industrial standards. Optimal cost estimation, Cost Gap Allocation & commercial negotiations. Drive Resourcing/Localization Project to optimize cost ● Contract Management & Supplier Performance Review - Make annual contracts with key suppliers/OEM’s and thereafter conduct regular meetings with them to evaluate their performance against agreed requirements in contract. Build action plan wherever required to meet the contractual obligations. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2012 to 2016 | Employer: Schneider Electric | Title: Assistant manager, Strategic Sourcing | Department: Sourcing |
Responsibilities:● Strategic Sourcing - Responsible for sourcing & development of plastic parts & injection molding tools, jigs & fixtures required for energy meter enclosure manufacturing. This includes new supplier identification, assessment, supplier selection, float RFX to suppliers, get quotes, cost estimation, negotiation, order finalization, Supplier On-boarding, PO release, tool development, quality approval of parts for production,● Project Management - Planning, coordination and execution of all new development projects along with the supplier. ● Supply chain & Supplier management - Drive the operational performance at supplier’s production plant, capacity assessment, support supply chain team in demand & supply planning, scheduling, production ramp up, on time delivery of products, inventory management, payments to suppliers, engaging with Tier 2/3 suppliers. ● Cost management - Drive cost reduction initiatives by operational improvements, alternate supplier development, supplier consolidation, volume-based negotiation, alternate material development, packaging cost optimization, design optimization ● Change management – Lead all change management projects within plastic category |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 2010 to 2012 | Employer: L&T Komatsu | Title: Process Engineer | Department: Manufacturing |
Responsibilities:● Lean management - Implementation of Lean principles in fabrication shopfloor which includes VSM, Kanban, Poka yoke, SMED, Bottleneck analysis & Line balancing, JIT, OEE, waste elimination, 5S.● Process improvement of CNC Machining line - Study the machining process & build action plan for improving it. ● Hands on experience working on CNC machines, CNC programming & Cycle time estimation of machined parts |
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