Kumaran Subramaniam Email & Phone Number

India

Head of Uros for India and Middle East regions. I am responsible for business development, solution architecture and go-to-market strategy. I am also responsible to expand our alliances and partnerships to cover a diverse group of consulting partners, system integrators, and channel partners.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Tech startup focusing on 360 deg food supply chain in the online space. Built the first online pharmacy, first voice based ordering app, and promised quick time delivery in 60 mins, for one region in India. Exited after unsuccessful attempt to raise funds to scale up.

San Francisco Bay Area

Management consulting for supply chain and operations projects in India. Focus areas include supply chain strategy and risk mitigation, supply chain planning, digital supply chain, strategic sourcing, operational strategy and business model transformation.

Chennai Area, India

Performed 3 Senior Management Roles:General Manager (Plant Operations), Head of Global Shared Services, Head of Design & Engineering Services:Growth strategy: My strategy for Sanmina India was to start small but move fast and grow big. I started Sanmina India operations with a seed capital of $2.30 M in a 17,000 sq ft facility. Within 24 months, we became the largest EMS company in India in revenue and size.Competitive positioning: Due to lack of advantage over my… Show more Performed 3 Senior Management Roles:General Manager (Plant Operations), Head of Global Shared Services, Head of Design & Engineering Services:Growth strategy: My strategy for Sanmina India was to start small but move fast and grow big. I started Sanmina India operations with a seed capital of $2.30 M in a 17,000 sq ft facility. Within 24 months, we became the largest EMS company in India in revenue and size.Competitive positioning: Due to lack of advantage over my competitors, I have inspired my team to focus on providing solution to customers. We focused on areas that our competition normally does not and won customer contracts worth $Billions.Customer satisfaction: 'We are not doing customer a favor by serving him. Customer is doing us a favor by giving us the opportunity to do so - Mahatma Gandhi'. I imbibed this as a culture in Sanmina India which resulted in great customer satisfaction and many awards.Financial performance: Top line grew from $0 to over $500 M/year revenue in the 4th year of green field operation. We also remained profitable from the first year of operation. It was possible due to team focus, better asset/resource utilization and minimal CapEx/OpEx.Operational excellence: I created a sense of purpose and commitment to the team and results were exceptional. Inventory turns at 17+, Zero RMA for four years in row, FQA yield at 99% and scrap at 0.04% to revenue.Talent management: I was able to continuously attract talent while managing less than 1% attrition. We were able to achieve this through a carefully designed India specific program of employee engagement and job satisfaction.Leadership council: I was a contributor to the electronics hardware manufacturing policy formulation to Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India. I also advised Department of Industries, Government of Tamil Nadu, Chennai. I was also a member of the National Executive Board, American Chamber of Commerce, New Delhi. Show less

Chennai Area, India

Dual role:1. Head of IT Development and Competency Center.2. Engineering Design and DevelopmentAs the head of IT portfolio, I hired over 200 software engineers. Managed the Oracle EBS development and support. Developed and deployed globally, factory automation, supply chain tools, manugistics, quote process, and warehouse management. Also managed a team of help desk support, network monitoring, DBAs, document management and SOX compliance. Also handled several global projects… Show more Dual role:1. Head of IT Development and Competency Center.2. Engineering Design and DevelopmentAs the head of IT portfolio, I hired over 200 software engineers. Managed the Oracle EBS development and support. Developed and deployed globally, factory automation, supply chain tools, manugistics, quote process, and warehouse management. Also managed a team of help desk support, network monitoring, DBAs, document management and SOX compliance. Also handled several global projects such as Oracle upgrade from 11i to R12, M&A integration, Single sign-on, LDAP, B2B integration (EDI & Web) and many more. In the Web sphere developed numerous applications supporting Finance, HR, and Supplier management.As the Head of Engineering Design & Development, Won design projects worth over $24M. Developed a Hybrid delivery model, thru in-house and joint development with Wipro, Mindtree, HCL and few other smaller vendors. Some of the major products developed were Single user Endoscopic device and a Renal Dialysis for global majors Baxter and Boston Scientific. Redesigned several other sub assemblies for customers such a Stryker, Steris, Honeywell, Rockwell-Collins. Show less

San Jose, Ca

Developed and Executed the flawless M&A integration plan, across 80+ projects in 22 countries. Worked with Alacatel, Avaya, Ericsson, Harris Corp, HP, IBM, Lucent, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel Networks and Novatel, Managed IT & Supply Chain integration of the Acquisition of SCI, Manutronics, Devtek, Denco, Hadco, and Octel.Oracle ERP Implementation. M&A Integration. Supply Chain Process: Scope, Design and Implementation. Y2K conversion. Oracle upgrade. SOW, SLA, Score cards, B2B, EDI… Show more Developed and Executed the flawless M&A integration plan, across 80+ projects in 22 countries. Worked with Alacatel, Avaya, Ericsson, Harris Corp, HP, IBM, Lucent, Motorola, Nokia, Nortel Networks and Novatel, Managed IT & Supply Chain integration of the Acquisition of SCI, Manutronics, Devtek, Denco, Hadco, and Octel.Oracle ERP Implementation. M&A Integration. Supply Chain Process: Scope, Design and Implementation. Y2K conversion. Oracle upgrade. SOW, SLA, Score cards, B2B, EDI implemenations. Collaborated with UPS, FedEx and deployed logistics solutions.Migration of SAP, Oracle, BaaN, NaVision, IBM Mainframe systems to Oracle GL, AR, AP, FA, MFG, BOM, ENG, WIP, PO, OE & Costing. Oracle ERP maintenance, development and support. Managed a team of system analysts, developers and functional consultants. Show less

Chennai Area, India

Software Product development: Telecom Billing, Healthcare & Hospitality product suites.

Post Graduate Diploma, Personnel Management & Industrial Administration

Activities and Societies: Sports (Cricket, Basketball, and Badminton). Was the Student leader and member of several committees in managing.

Bachelor’S Degree, Mathematics