Pune Division, Maharashtra, India
An accomplished leader in supply chain management, operations & business development professional having over 28 years of experience across Industries. Bachelor in production engineering, masters in business administration in operations & international business and lean six sigma black belt certified professional. Worked in various known OEM’S like Kirloskar oil Engines, Tata motors ,Cummins India, Greaves Cotton, & tier one companies like Magna group, Tata Auto Components, Cooper Standard India. Recently consultant to the client base for business excellence. Presently tied-up with few companies for strategic business development activities & sourcing consultancies. Another initiative is to connect academia and industry to have practical exposure to students and professors. Extending my Tata Motors academia industry connect initiatives between university of Warwick UK under leadership of Sir Lord Bhattacharya and Tata leadership management. Successfully completed GIZ India initiative on MSME INNO project, in which academia and industry connected well with various gemba small kaizen to have small practical improvements and skill development workshops for academia.👍 ________________________________________ Areas of Experiences: SAP implementation Strategic Business Development Lean Six Sigma inihiatives New Product Development Operations – rapid prototyping Physical Inventory Verification Internal Auditor IATF 16949 : 2016 GST Expert Cost reduction drive Supplier Quality Improvement Sourcing leadership role People Management Business Policy and strategic Management ________________________________________ Worked in India & overseas projects on above activities in China, Middle-east & Europe.
Leading the procurement activities with strategic role to edge on supply chain management in turn company positive growth in all respect.
PROFESSIONAL SNAPSHOT: Professional Profile: An accomplished professional having over 25 years of experience across Industries with bachelor in production engineering with masters in business administration in operations & international business, with lean six sigma black belt & Internal Quality Auditor ISO/IATF 16949 : 2016 certification from BVQI. Worked in various known OEM’S like Kirloskar oil Engines, Tata motors ,Cummins India, Greaves Cotton, & tier one like Magna group, Tata Auto Components, Cooper Standard India & recently Founder of RSN Consultant to enrich & guide the client base for business excellence. Career Highlights: Management Freelancer Consultant Apr 2017 to till-date Presently tied-up with few companies for strategic management consultancies in supply chain management to know the vendor management from various perfectives like spend analysis, effective inventory management, consolidation of vendor base, vendor rating, rationalization of payment terms, long term supplies contract, packaging effectiveness, internal audits & corporate training activities. Worked in India & overseas projects on above activities in China, Middle-east & Europe. Areas of Experiences: Core Competencies : SAP implementation Strategic Business Development Lean Six Sigma Black belt New Product Development Operations – rapid prototyping Physical Inventory Verification Lead Auditor for IATF TS 16949 Stores Management GST Expert Cost reduction drive Supplier Quality Improvement Sourcing leadership role People Management Business Policy and strategic Management Logistics Worked in India & overseas projects on above activities in China, Middle-east & Europe.
Direct material procurement of Sealing Business for India. Cooper Standard - India Jan 2016 to till-date Head – Sourcing US MNC 3.4 Bn USD spread across four continents. Is a global leader in vehicle sealing, no other company in the world designs and sells as many solutions to keep weather, dust and noise intrusion away from vehicle occupants. Achievements: Surpass Lean saving target by 200 % on total purchase of 125 cr against the target of 5.8 cr. by alternate sourcing, with good negotiations skills, resourcing, formula base cost analysis, forward hedging order`s with minimum quarter order quantities and understanding appropriately with the vendor base, localisation initiatives, strategic sourcing and so on. Consolidation of vendor base. Global robust process implementations. Responsible all new development programs kick off on time. And most important making the team self motivated to achieve team results to meet company goals & target.
Responsible for Procurement, Vendor Development mainly in commodities for casting, forging, machining, & proprietary group, Inventory Control, Logistics, Quality Audits, Techno-Commercial functions doing strategic sourcing at Engine level.
Overall responsibility International Business & Strayegic sourcing of products from global market.
Overall sourcing responsibilty in terms of domestic & global requirement covering main commodities like steel,fasteners,casting, and so on.