Hanon is an established global automotive supplier of eco friendly, high efficiency thermal & energy management solutions products like Radiators, Evaporators, HVAC system, Compressors with head quarter in Daejeon, South Korea. Hanon has global footprint catering all major automotive OEM’s with manufacturing locations across the globe. Currently I am responsible for South Asia regional SCM & below are my R&R:• Manage regional supply chain activities – Master Data System (BOM/Vendor/Customer), Inventory management, Packaging engineering, Freight, Customs & Product launch support activities.• Accountable towards project transitions, process management, resource utilization, drive continuous improvement initiatives to meet the organization objectives & deliverable.• Prepare / manage Freight & Duty budget for South Asia region. Closely work with plants to support regular operations, meet customer schedules & presenting the performance status to the leadership.• Formulating operational strategies in line with the organization requirements to ensure effective resource planning & strong business continuity plan covering global time zones.• Drive cost saving initiatives with proactive approach in providing effective packaging/logistics solutions, customs compliance, inventory reallocation/redistribution.• Review customer feedback, complete the root cause analysis to identify gaps & take corrective measures to ensure customer satisfaction. • Strong team management, effective performance review, identify individual development plans, mentoring & provide training.• Provided functional support during implementation & launch of ERP System (QAD & SAP) for manufacturing locations & have strong exposure to Mainframe application, QAD, SAP & internal applications like PLM, IRIS.,• Support in meeting the process compliance (Internal / External) audit requirements.• Contributed towards receipt of AEO (Authorized Export Operator) Tier 3 credential for Hanon Chennai plant.

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