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Bengaluru, Ka, In

Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Bangalore

KPI: Strategic sourcing, Segment strategy, Cost reduction, Part availability, Projects , Operations, After market• Responsible for Sheet metal components, Chassis structures assembled at Volvo Thailand and Indonesia• Segment leader for simple sheet metal in Asia(excl. Japan)• Interact with local buyers in supplier sites in Asia and internal stakeholders to formulate sourcing segment strategy, technology road map for suppliers of the above-mentioned commodities.• Maintain the Potential Supplier List (PSL) through Supplier base consolidation/optimization, new supplier development, Phase out based on the segment strategy and cross-functional input.• Monitoring the existing contract with suppliers for year on year reductions and renegotiating expired contracts.• End to end development of new Parts from Sourcing, negotiation, contracts/agreements, APQP coordination to Maintenance and Aftermarket deliverables.• Reduction of Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) through alternate sourcing, market benchmarking, costing analysis/ zero based costing, localization in Asia, VA/VE along with suppliers, Packaging & Logistics optimization.• Synergize with Volvo JV partners in Asia (Eicher and Dongfeng) for joint negotiations and contract extension with applicable supplier in India and China through leveraging of spend• Work closely with Logistics to ensure delivery precision of 100% for all suppliers and 95% at point of use.

Bangalore

• Securing deliveries from all sheet metal suppliers in India catering to Volvo plants in Asia and Europe• Executing year on year productivity with suppliers based on existing contracts • Identifying VA/VE ideas to reduce cost during operation phase• Manage Product Changes effectively with respect to cost & timeline

Bangalore

• Undertook complete sheet metal sourcing activities for Volvo products built in India, Thailand, China and Japan.• Worked on several successful sourcing cases with an overall spend close to 20 MUSD and 10 suppliers• Involved in segment strategy for Asia sourcing• Developed cost model with some suppliers for the ease of future sourcing cases

Bangalor

• Secure Project deliverables with respect to QCDF parameters in line with project timelines• Coordinate with local stake holders and suppliers for the development of Asia Truck• Ensure supplier readiness for Serial Production Start • Manage Product Changes effectively with respect to cost & timeline

Volvo India Pvt Ltd

- Determining Potential Suppliers- RFI, RFQ and RFP Launching- Involvement in negotiating with suppliers to get the best offers in terms of price and other value addition- Negotiate on the commercial and Legal terms of agreements (NDA, Framework, Warranty and Price) in interest of company- Cross functional negotiations for approvals from Technical teams, Quality, logistics, Aftermarket, Cost Engineers

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering

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