Roles & Responsibilities- Leading a team of 4 executives responsible for end to end fleet management of 1982 vehiclesDemand Forecasting- Manage and own metrics that objectively monitor the supply side of the business- Balance inventory growth with demand to ensure optimization through cross-functional approachVendor Management- Coordinate with vendors for GPS rectification, SLD fitment, etc. in parking yard, optimizing processes with the goal of making operations efficient and minimizing vehicle downtime.- Ordering and maintaining parts and devices that are key for smoothly running the business- Taking care of ongoing vendor relationships and identifying and on boarding new vendors with the objective of decreasing cost and turnaround time in procurement, services, etc.

Roles & Responsibilities- Responsible for all purchasing and procurement functions of approx. 700 parts and the associated capital goods spread across 45 domestic and overseas vendors with assistance of two EngineersVendor Negotiations - Carrying out negotiations with suppliers and 3PL providers for optimisation of packaging and transportation costs for supplies to Gujarat- Finalisation of part price, manufacturing process and tooling costs after several rounds of negotiations with vendors for both new model parts and ECN casesVendor Development- Initiating vendor localisation and reviewing their progress periodically to meet critical project timelines and charting out plans to neutralise the additional costs incurred due to transportation within a span of 3 years- Ensuring necessary process changes at vendor for timely implementation of ECN'sAccomplished Project- Successful implementation of sequence delivery of 18 high value and multiple variant parts, thus minimising inventory inline with the Lean Manufacturing practicesNotable Achievement- Successfully managed spend of over ₹1000 Crores annually- Reduced logistics cost by little over 18% after several rounds of negotiations with 3PL providers for transport of parts from Delhi NCR region to Gujarat facility

Roles & Responsibilities- Led a team comprising of an Assistant Manager and 5 Officers, collectively responsible for procurement of approx. 2200 parts in all categories, across 28 vendorsMaterial Planning- Built a Material Requirements Planner (MRP) of approx. 4000 parts consumed in over 200 different variants from scratch and executes it as per Condensed Vehicle Production Plan- Evaluating Supplier Delivery Performance periodically on parameters of Quality, Delivery and Cost, reviewing their share of business and revising material requirement accordingly- Continuously monitoring status and micro managing supplies of all parts for daily production and spares using SAP and MS Office- Inventory Management by Physical Inventory verification, quarterly reconciliations between system and physical stock and incorporate necessary changes required in BOM.Vendor Management- Supplier Capacity Mapping and Enhancement of existing supplier capacity to meet production requirements- Managing IR & Labor issues at supplier end during week long festivals of Tusu, Durga Puja and Chhath Puja to ensure smooth running of TML productionAccomplished Projects- Cost savings of over ₹5 million through Value Engineering- Implementation of E-Kanban System for over 100 high value parts in coordination with Warehousing team to minimise inventory levelsNotable Achievements- Successfully handling a total buy value of more than ₹500 Crores annually- Supplier Capacity Planning Optimisation to meet production levels of 360-380 per day from 240-260 per day in a short period of 4 months- Reduction in Turn Around Time (TAT) of supplier vehicles by approx. 20% through implementation of Window Receiving Timings and Bin Tagging System.

Developed a new formulation for flexible polyurethane foam using glycols derived from natural sources with better thermo-mechanical properties I also developed polyurethane foams using nano composites & epoxy resins as additives showing flame retardant properties.