Narendra Zamwar Email & Phone Number

Houston, Texas, United States

Senior-level leadership for worldwide technical services for manufacturing supply chain, cost analytics and cost reduction initiatives, product development, special projects related to technology adoption, automation, engineering / quality improvement and vendor development. Manage green field manufacturing project encompassing robotics, controls, vision system to automate operations - grinding, machining, coating, assembly, packaging, and materials handling activities.Led budget management and Capex project procurements for supplier selection, contract negotiations, vendor relationship and issue resolution. Develop data driven strategies and partner with cross functional teams to monitor cost, drive cost reduction initiatives using activity based costing, margin analysis, VA / VE, and alternate manufacturing methods. Leading engineering and global quality management teams, providing strategic direction for manufacturing / supplier quality and performance monitoring through new supplier / manufacturing qualification, quality planning, development support and training.

Houston, Texas, United States

Managed integrated manufacturing operation of foundry, grinding. machining, coatings and assembly operations along with P & L responsibility. Managed transition from project to smooth operation. Set up team, operational processes, targets and cost budgeting system, KPI and MIS system for safety, quality, cost, and customer service. Achieved operation and cost targets YoY.Executed strategic production increase and cost reduction increase initiative.

Houston, Texas, United States

Drove supply chain management and material planning function for iron castings, raw steel material, rubber products, coating materials, machined products and contract manufacturing.Set up new domestic contract manufacturing vendor base and end to end supply chain to support strategic business initiative. Responsible for contract manufacturing of casting and finishing processes, responsible for vendor selection, technical feasibility, contract negotiations, problem resolution and vendor relationship. Continually applied analysis and problem solving expertise in collaboration with engineers, project managers, inventory planning and buyers team to optimize development time, fill rate and cost.

Houston, Texas, United States

Managed portfolio for three divisions', quality, vendor development, product development, and manufacturing improvement projects to support growth in sales revenue and cost saving targets. Executed several cost reduction projects using VA/VE (Value Analysis/Value Engineering), DFM (Design for Manufacturing), use of alternate materials and manufacturing methods, cost savings across multiple product divisions.Led NPD project, Quality and design engineers’ teams. Established new global project management team for product and vendor development projects; set up PMO and study circle for project management training using PMI methodology.Consistently used project management techniques, SPC and lean techniques such as DFMEA during product development and quality improvement project executions.

Houston, Texas, United States

Coordinated and scheduled projects for product and vendor development. • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to establish new manufacturing functions and process.• Served as core team member for ERP implementation that included process mapping and problem resolution.

Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

Onboarded as senior engineer and earned promotions to oversee operations for Production Planning & Inventory Control (PPIC) and Efficiency Research (ER) operations. Provided scheduling, monthly planning, and long-term strategic planning. • Achieved inventory at targeted levels to meet budget and on time customer delivery rates.• Managed operational budgeting and cost control for manufacturing plants producing cold rolled, galvanized, and color coated sheets. Made leadership decisions and secured contracts for pricing of raw materials and consumables. • Developed and monitored KPIs across manufacturing operations and departments to efficiently track production metrics and cost impacts. Prepared variance analysis to use in root cause analysis and corrective actions.• Improved visibility of cost reports for core manufacturing functions in multiple locations as Lead of PPIC system design and implementation Task Force Team.

Certificate, Data Analytics And Visualization

Master Of Engineering, Industrial Engineering

Cma, Certified Management Accountant

Aicwa, Costing

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Production Engineering (Industrial Engineering)