Kamesh Deva Email & Phone Number

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Experienced Sourcing and Supply Chain Specialist with 20+ years in procurement, strategy development, supplier management, and program management. Expertise in handling diverse commodities including plastics, packaging, electrical components, and automotive parts. Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, drive supplier negotiations, and ensure timely.

Chennai

-> Responsible for Sourcing of wiring Harness,Stater,Alternator & Battery for 2ASDU program (Entry Level Project) - KWID, REDIGO,PULSE & TRIBER.-> Working closely with Engg and supplier to extract best VAVE proposals as part of D2C activity..-> Very aggressive targets (Cost) were assigned to meet the vehichle milestone.-> Part of D2C team to achieve.

Chennai

• Responsible for Sourcing of wiring Harness for Nissan, Renault & Ashok Leyland Nissan. (Micra, Sunny, Duster & Evalia models).
• Achieving price reduction through productivity & VA-VE analysis.
• Sourced with the best price compared to market for the New Program of Renault ( To be launched in 2012)
• Discussing with Supplier to reduce the Import content by localization and reduce the cost of Import by changing the routing structure.
• Supporting the Purchase Quality team to assess the suppliers during selection and ramp-up.

• Responsible for Sourcing of Interior and Plastic parts for the Domestic & Global requirements of RENAULT & NISSAN.
• Analyst for the Global requirements of local parts, to utilize the local tool capacity effectively by cost effective study.
• Localization of purchased parts to save cost and to reduce the import content of the vehicle.
• Coordinating with the central team to explore the possibility on cost saving by sourcing the parts in LCC countries.
• Supporting the Purchase Quality team to assess the suppliers during selection and ramp-up.
• Achieving price reduction through Productivity and VA-VE analysis

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Part of the Team to pursue a new business opportunity by submitting the quote as per customer proposal.
• Responsible for commitment to supplier assumptions at Gate-1.
• Negotiate with suppliers after the receipt of Quotation or estimate the prices based on the current market trend.
• Part of VAVE team in reducing the prices to meet the customer demand.
• Working on New Product Development of FDM (Fuel Delivery Model).
• Tooling Contracts.

• Indigenisation of components ( Press, Turn, Fastners,Spring, Plastic Parts,etc..)
• Part of sourcing team for supplier evaluation.
• Identifying suppliers and sending drgs for R.F.Qs
• Getting Quotes, making price camparison with all the quotes, Fixing the supplier & price ( By making Zero base costing ).
• Getting Samples from the approved supplier & Co-ordinating with Q.A for sample approval and communicating the same to supplier.
• Finalizing the price, Terms and Conditions & placing the order for the Pilot lot..

• Study of customer drawings for technical feasibility.
• Selection of appropriate production process to manufacture the product.
• Cost estimation, preparation of techno commercial offers and price negotiations
• Preparation of APQP documents for development items.
• Preparation of PPAP documents like Process Flow Diagram, FMEA and Control Plan.
• Responsible for forwarding samples along with necessary documents and getting approval for bulk production.