Assistant Manager Supply Chain
New Delhi, Delhi, In
● GLOBAL SOURCING: Steel Procurement for India's Leading automobile manufacturer by executing Local/Import steel development through global sourcing. Key projects include:•Localization: Reduced lead time from 6 to 1 week by leading a cross-functional team of 12 members through localization of 3.6kMT steel per annum.•New model development: Sourcing for 5 new models of Maruti Suzuki.•Alternate sourcing: Cost saving equivalent to $2.4M by effective source change & VA/VE achieved.•New supplier development: Generated $28M revenue for the local+overseas supplier, with an annual buying of 36 kMT of steel.● STRATEGY: Worked on 3-year sourcing strategy to meet rising auto steel demand. Capacity planning in view of greenfield production expansion, Steel outsourcing eqv to 7200 MT/annum achieved.● SUSTAINABILITY: Offsetting 430 MT of CO2 entering into the atmosphere from more than 2500 trucks annually by outsourcing auto-grade steel blanking.● LEADERSHIP: Led a cross-functional team of 12 members focusing on TQM at press trials during supplier sourcing, ensuring minimum defects in the pipeline supplies.● INVENTORY MANAGEMENT: Reduced steel coil inventory from 6 days to 4 days with an annual saving of $220,000