Specialized Agent - Purchasing and Logistics

• Major: Manufacturing Management

• Major: Production Engineering

▪ Stakeholder for Bill of Material Management (BOM) & Change Management (Engineering) for highest vol. platforms: XUV 500, KUV100 & 2 aggregate platforms (XUV & KUV powertrains) & 2 CKD Projects (for Iran & SAARC) – Material accounting for over 2000+ model codes and 150+ product variants (all A,B & C class parts) + BOM concern troubleshooting
▪ Core UAT member for Siemens TeamCenter (TC) deployment– BOM & Change Management enterprise level ERP process transformation project (SAP to Siemens TC)
▪ Ensuring correct product costing (vehicle level) by working closely with Finance & Product Cost Management + platform & plant CFTs
▪ Achieved over 52.4% reduction in forceful material consumption & inventory variance amounting to INR 4 million saving by working closely with Inventory Management Cell
▪ Member of 2 platform CFTs & 2 Launch teams (for upcoming projects), Young Mahindra Drive, CSR (AWIM)
▪ Nominated as “Brand Advocate – M-Advocate” – part of a niche team of 130 individuals from all group employees (~200,000)

▪ Managed entire domestic procurement for 2 business sectors (Automotive components and Machine Tools) – Over 200 parts (A,B & C class) & a business portfolio of INR 2.5 million – Managing procure to pay cycles for suppliers
▪ Played a pivotal role in achieving highest YoY turnover (INR 150 million) in FY 2014-2015 for aforementioned business sectors (managed planning & purchase portfolios until April’15 – vertical integration [SCM] from May’15 w/ addition of 1 more sector)
▪ Successfully achieved supplier base consolidation for machined components & C-Class parts:
o Manifold block supplier base consolidation/segregation based on multi-function competency matrix (PQCDSM)
o C-class parts bulk ordering/negotiations with Wuerth (I) Pvt. Ltd.
▪ Identified new suppliers for new aggregates/material & conversion of PR & releasing PO to approved supplier & ensuring availability of the material in coherence with production plan (expediting delayed POs) & Interacting/coordinating with logistics service providers
▪ Scheduling of production orders based upon material availability & lead times; coordinating w/ sales teams for sales orders; coordinating with imports/Germany based team for order expedites
▪ Worked on reduction in inventory levels/maintaining proper inventory levels (reduction in NVA/non-moving inventory; setting, modifying & maintaining ROL for repetitive aggregates)

▪ Successfully planned & coordinated the line remediation project for Al mfg. tubes
▪ Implementing/Coordinating poka-yoke/projects on line for maximization of production
▪ Managed daily production (& man power planning ) of group’s facility in Daman

▪ Daily planning & coordination w/ CPPC, SCM & mfg. shops for achieving daily rolling plan adherence w.r.t. setup
▪ Contributing towards maximization of ‘% schedule adherence of roll down to eDCM plan’ using SAP ( APO & PP module) & IPMS
▪ Project: Active participation in implementing supplier side chassis logic for regulation of chassis dispatch

This project gave me the initial in-depth insights into the Operations & Supply Chain Management fields
- Project on “Tool life improvement of internal grinding wheel in nozzle manufacturing” as a part of OEE- improvement, resulting in bore wheel life improvement
- Project carried out under the Value Stream Mapping - Value Stream Design umbrella which exposed to many of the industry best practices

Undertook a project on 'Jack-up Rig Leg fabrication procedure'
Gain knowledge of diverse business functions for industry (project based industry

Rotary In-Plant training
Gain knowledge of diverse business functions for industry (project based industry)

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