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• Responsible for procurement planning, leading the procurement team, improving lead times and quality, establishing best practices.• Ensure optimal inventory levels are maintained year-round to meet customer demand, achieve targeted inventory days punctually. Achieve annual cost savings by diversifying material sourcing and leveraging foreign suppliers for parts.• Coordinate materials, parts, and assemblies across two plants, managing production of over 500K+ parts across 35 machines. Ensure seamless integration, optimize man/ machine hours, and prioritize jobs to meet fluctuating customer forecasts and production needs.• Oversee production planning for molding and assembly departments, balance man minutes, monitor plant capacity, recommend new machines or BMR, control production schedules, evaluate production statistics, and report variances with corrective actions.• Oversee and ensure accurate stock management, encompassing safety, health, and environmental (HSE) aspects, while prioritizing product quality. Implement improved processes to enhance operational efficiency across store operations.• Oversee logistic and dispatch management with a focus on achieving top delivery performance from the customers, adhering to critical dispatch KPIs set by Japanese Car Assemblers. HIGHLIGHTS• Successfully led the implementation of SAP, monitored post-implementation issues, trained personnel, and developed SOPs for smooth operations.• Converted corrugated cartons to plastic returnable cartons, achieving an 80% annual savings in packing costs.• Achieved a 5% cost reduction through material resourcing, logistics improvements, and efficient use of returnable packing without new purchases.

• Maintained strong relationships with manufacturers, vendors, and government authorities, providing crucial advice on import policy changes and trade control regulations across the organization.• Acquired expertise in raw materials, components, and production processes to develop and implement process improvements that reduce costs and increase efficiency.• Leveraged established relationships with Toyota’s global supplier network to source major components from cost-effective countries, resulting in significant cost savings and enhanced supply chain efficiency• Implemented data-driven inventory management strategies, reducing stockouts and overstocking, and improving cash flow by 20%.• Represented the company in pricing meetings with Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), negotiating and securing approval for favorable pricing strategies.• Targeted aftermarket segment growth by collaborating with key dealers, identifying product requirements, and sourcing products from reliable suppliers, capturing 45% of total business.• Optimized storage capacity by 40% in existing facilities, eliminating the need for additional rented space.• Demonstrated leadership by providing comprehensive on-the-job training for all team members, enhancing team performance and productivity.HIGHLIGHTS• Boosted aftermarket business by 35% through the initiative of installing a flexible production facility for radiators, capable of producing 50 different models with the same machinery.• Successfully proved the need to enhance customs valuation of aluminium radiators, resulting in a revised ruling that increased the valuation and protected local manufacturing.• Successfully engaged with government authorities to maintain current customs duty rates and remove newly imposed regulatory duties, resulting in a significant cost avoidance.

• Made significant contributions to enhancing financial reporting, business controls, cash management, financial planning, budgeting, cost accounting, and business systems.• Oversaw and supervised financial and business planning and forecasting, with a focus on cash flow, product pricing, profit levels, financial ratios, and reporting.• Prepared various project feasibilities and developed short- and -long term financial strategies in alignment with business objectives to improve operations.• Monitored the preparation of annual Opex and Capex budgets using zero-based budgeting techniques, ensuring compliance with cost controls and strict budgetary guidelines.• Oversee end-to-end supply chain activities, including procurement, inventory management, forecasting, and distribution, ensuring alignment with overall company objectives.• Identified new, reliable, and cost-effective sources for aftermarket products, particularly from China.Highlights• Managed dual roles as Financial Controller and Head of Supply Chain, and oversaw a trading company since January 2015.• Developed short- and long-term business strategies using the Japanese Hoshin method.• Created an authority matrix and SAP-based dashboards for Finance & Supply Chain, including daily alerts for critical KPIs and working capital projections.• Streamlined clearing, forwarding, and import processes, reducing consignment clearing time and recovering Rs70 million from discontinued SROs.

• Developed the memorandum and articles of association for a new special purpose company under a public-private partnership model.• Consulted with legal counsel and financial advisors to create various agreements and structure business transactions.• Represented the company in negotiations, presentations, conferences, and meetings with government entities, banks, contractors, and third parties.• Proactively managed monthly cash flow financial requirements and collaborated with promoters and lenders for fund injections.• Conducted monthly analysis of the project model to ensure alignment of actual expenditures with the business model and executed monthly and annual financial reporting to management and principal lenders.• Fulfilled all secretarial responsibilities, including records administration in compliance with ordinance requirements.

Area(s) of Experience :Financial forecasting, Financial review and analysis, Strategic planning, Budgeting, Business plan preparation, Cash flow forecasting, Cash flow management, General ledger accounting & Financial statement preparation. Reporting to:CEO & Group Financial Controller, Headquarter Italy Responsibility:Reporting to the Financial Controller – Italy, holding company, and also acting as a Company Secretary in order to assist the CEO and fulfill the statutory requirement of company by law Brief Job Description:• Develop and maintains Company’s policies and procedures• Monitoring and reviewing operational and financial reporting functions.• Supervise timely preparation of monthly, quarterly & annual financial statements and submission of other KPIs to headquarter • Supervise preparation of periodic financial reports and ensures their accuracy and timeliness before submitting to the Financial Controller, BOD and CEO• Control all revenue collections, investments and payments• Co-ordination with external auditors, Internal Auditors, head office and associated companies in line for regular reconciliation of intercompany transactions.• Deals with tax matters, government rules and regulation and all statutory compliances and allied obligation by law.• Supervise compilation of annual budget and presenting the, master budget, budget analysis and projections for the new projects • Develop, analyze, and interpret statistical and accounting information in order to appraise operating results in terms of profitability, performance against budget, and other matters bearing on the financial soundness and operating effectiveness of the Company

Area(s) of Experience:Local Vendor Parts & Project Costing, budgeting, projections, variance analysis with latest estimates, financial review of vendors, Commercial NegotiationsResponsibility:Head of Costing section with responsibility for looking after Costing/ Pricing of local/ MSP part, tooling investment, paints and direct consumables their Budgeting, Forecasting and Commercial negotiation with local & Toyota affiliates.Brief Job Description:Costing/Finance Function• Monitor 40%-45% of Toyota vehicle cost.• Review price revision request receive from vendor through analysis, costing of Toyota affricates, negotiations & make recommendation for management approval.• Supervise the pricing/ commercial issues of V-V/MSP parts with TTC and vendors.• Responsible for issuance of PO including forex policy on every two months to the vendors at timely basis.• Financial evaluation of vendors, prepared projected financial statement, negotiated with the banks for better financial option for survival of those vendors who suffered in financial crisis during economic crunchMIS• Generate monthly report for local part cost. Incorporate the changes after taking management approval on price revision request of vendors along with potential cost increase.• Project of 262A (IMV-I/ III), Corolla 242L, 065A (MMC) cost sharing activity with TMC, cost movement working in order to finalize BPR/ RSP of the vehicles.Budgeting & Controlling• Effective monitoring and control of local parts cost for all models and variants and timely preparation of relevant MIS for Finance, Marketing, Top Management & Japan.• Preparation of Annual local part budgetExtensive Supporting role• Participate in putting the company strategies in long run and short run.• Actively involved with other team members in securing significant savings for IMC due to localization, Cost Kaizan, resourcing and effective negotiation.

Area(s) of Experience:Monthly MIS, Factory Accounts, Fixed Assets, Promotion OverheadsReporting to:G.M. Finance (UK Representative)Responsibility:Finalization of Trail Balance including monthly adjustment of expense, stock, Fixed Assets, overheads etc., Factory KPIs both for local management & for submission Tetley UK. Brief Job Description:• Assist in finalizing annual financial statement of the company.• Finalizing and closing the trail balance on monthly basis.• Assisting A.M. Finance to liaison with the tax department for statutory documentation and returns.• Managing/ analyzing MIS reporting relating to Factory KPIs/ Dashboard, receivables on monthly basis.• Preparing and reporting brand profitability to management along with commentary on significant variances• Supervise monthly stock take at factory and reconciling the nation wide movement of finished goods.• Managing Fixed Assets Register of the Company, preparing and monitoring the budgets relating to capital expenditure.• Processing capital expenditure approvals, assets disposals & liaison with Leasing companies for lease agreement.• Preparing and reporting brand profitability to management along with commentary on significant variances.• Monitoring and tracking of nation-wide marketing stocks & reporting cost benefits analysis against rural vans sales activities.• Monitoring with budget the actual cost of Media spot wise airtime etc. including Electronic, print, outdoor updating brand management accordingly.

Area(s) of Experience:Accounting, Sales & Income Tax matters, Costing, Financial Reporting, and Expense Monitoring. Reporting to:Managing PartnerResponsibility:Payroll, Bank Reconciliation, Finalization of Accounts, Audit Facilitation, and preparation of Periodical Reports including Annual ReportBrief Job Description:• Preparing Quarterly and Final Financial Statements.• Controlling overall accounting and inventory system.• Preparation of Cash budget by monitoring payables and receivables position• Preparing monthly GST computation for submission of return/ Act as a representative of Company during Annual Audit/ and deal with related Sales Tax matters.• Deduction and payment of Income Tax at source / Advance Tax / Calculation of Final Tax Liability / Filling of Annual Return.• Dealing with Legal affairs of the company (i.e. S.E.S.S.I, E.O.B.I, Banks, Modaraba, Leasing, Regulations related to labor etc.)• Doing complete export / Import documentation and deal with all its related matters.• Fabric costing & production efficiency.• Preparing various financial & Inventory (with respect to utilization of Raw material, labor & overhead ) Statement as required by the management.• Design and Implement the Integrated-computerized Accounting System as well as costing software which enable to quote price quickly to the potential buyers. • Comprehensive understanding of Textile processing.

Area(s) of Experience:Flow of transaction Reporting to:Chief Accountant (Head of Finance) Responsibility:Monitoring Collections/ Daily Reconciliation of Cash book/ Bank ReconciliationBrief Job Description:• Checking and preparation of Bank / ledger Reconciliation.• Preparing debtor position.• Verifying Import /Export collection with Manifest.• Branch / Inter-company Accounting.• Assisting Manager Accounts in preparing monthly Principal Account.• Branch / Inter-company Accounting.• Assisted G.M Finance during annual Audit.• Sound knowledge of Import /Export operation.