Pradeep Panicker Email & Phone Number

Greater Noida

New Delhi Area, India

We do Erection of Machines for OEMs[ Automobile & TYRE manufacturing Sector]2010 Capability – We were doing ONLY MACHINE Erection & Logistics.2010 to 2012 => From TWO Customers in NOV'2010, ADDED EIGHT MORE by MARCH 2012. Initiated setting up a Branch in Bangalore. Instead of doing ONE project at a time - showed the team how systematic & administrative approach to the customer yielded in bagging FOUR PROJECTS @ a SINGLE SITE, thereby increasing TURNOVER of company from… Show more We do Erection of Machines for OEMs[ Automobile & TYRE manufacturing Sector]2010 Capability – We were doing ONLY MACHINE Erection & Logistics.2010 to 2012 => From TWO Customers in NOV'2010, ADDED EIGHT MORE by MARCH 2012. Initiated setting up a Branch in Bangalore. Instead of doing ONE project at a time - showed the team how systematic & administrative approach to the customer yielded in bagging FOUR PROJECTS @ a SINGLE SITE, thereby increasing TURNOVER of company from 02.00Crores in 2010 to 06.00Crores in 2012. Also , convinced the Operations team , the need for business diversification and started the Industrial CABLING, PIPING & FABRICATION departments.2012 to 2017 => Set up full functional branches in Bangalore; Chennai & Ahmedabad capable to cater to projects on PAN-INDIA Basis. Bought the Customer Base to a level of 45 from 10, engaging with all the major Japanese Automobile OEMs. Started the new business vertical - MRO Division[ Maintenance; Repair & Overhauling of machines] with Japanese member support. TURNOVER TOUCHED the Rs.08.00 Crore mark.2018 to 2019 => Stabilised the work team with skilled technicians and supervisors. Engaged in giving Safety training with Japanese standards to working team - tools-talk; 5S preaching & coaching; Identifying Near-Miss opportunities and counteraction at site. Got AMCs of major Indian machine manufacturers - KENNAMETAL & MICROMATIC , for overhauling and installation of machines.2019 to till Date => Even though BIG-Volume Projects NILL, engaged with OEMs through Annual Maintenance contracts for their Utilities and Mechanical section. Striving to keep the show on !!!2020 Capability – We do Erection of Machines for OEMs; Industrial Piping(all types), Industrial Cabling, Structure fabrication, Maintenance & Overhauling of machines related to Machining of Components(VMCs, HMCs, Lathes, etc….)ERP - SCM module was introduced with TALLY Version which helped in pricing analysis over period. Show less

Indore Area, India

Got engaged in this Green Field project - an ARCELORMITTAL JV Company envisaged by THREE MAJORS in the Metal Cladding industry of the world.Was in-charge of SCM for the complete greenfield project- CIVIL Construction & Import of Machinery.GLOBAL Sourcing of High-Quality COPPER; BRASS; NICKEL & STAINLESS STEEL( especially SS409L) for T1, T2 & T3 production lot. Convinced JINDAL ; Hisar to make SS409L for our T3 requirement - small heat.Spare-Parts sourcing for the used… Show more Got engaged in this Green Field project - an ARCELORMITTAL JV Company envisaged by THREE MAJORS in the Metal Cladding industry of the world.Was in-charge of SCM for the complete greenfield project- CIVIL Construction & Import of Machinery.GLOBAL Sourcing of High-Quality COPPER; BRASS; NICKEL & STAINLESS STEEL( especially SS409L) for T1, T2 & T3 production lot. Convinced JINDAL ; Hisar to make SS409L for our T3 requirement - small heat.Spare-Parts sourcing for the used machineries - rolling mill and slitting line.Dedicated Team effort and a Team Leader role helped me establish the SCM for Raw Materials such that BATCH Productions of our FG Samples were shipped IN-TIME to our Customers, globally.PROJECT Budgetary Cost was reduced by Rs. 1.80 Crores through Negotiation of CEMENT BULK Purchasing directly from manufacturer & Re-Designing of Flooring & Roofing Concept.ERP - This is one place where I learnt the golden rule " NEVER BECOME A SLAVE OF ERP. First SET YOUR PROCESS TO GIVE DESIRED RESULTS & THEN BRING IN AN ERP WHICH SUITS YOUR SET-PROCESS. NEVER THE VICE-VERSA. "I used TALLY to set up the SCM Module through which the Ordering was linked to Inventory in stores as well and IT WAS PRETTY EASY TO FIND THE STOCK OF STEEL/ ALLOY COILS AT DIFFERENT STAGES - WAREHOUSE/ WIP/ ROLL-MILL/ SLIT-LINE/ FURNACE/ WASHING etc... Show less

Ghaziabad

SAMTEL COLOR makes Color Picture Tubes(CPT) - 14" to 29" in dimensions and has THREE PLANTS with SEVEN manufacturing Lines all-together.Having a previous stint in CPT industry, i was chosen for the SCM of raw materials in the Chemicals category. 2008 was a dampening period for CPTs with the CPT industry already in its declining Life-Cycle period - due to LCD taking over the TV Market.COST Innovation was my primary focus - and I was able to achieve cost reduction to the tune of… Show more SAMTEL COLOR makes Color Picture Tubes(CPT) - 14" to 29" in dimensions and has THREE PLANTS with SEVEN manufacturing Lines all-together.Having a previous stint in CPT industry, i was chosen for the SCM of raw materials in the Chemicals category. 2008 was a dampening period for CPTs with the CPT industry already in its declining Life-Cycle period - due to LCD taking over the TV Market.COST Innovation was my primary focus - and I was able to achieve cost reduction to the tune of Rs. 120 per CPT - a huge challenge w.r.t. the % of contribution of Chemical content as input cost to RMC being 10%. Under the limitation of SOURCING to be 90% Indigenous - due to Shelf-Life restrictions and Inventory cost control, I could give expected deliverables and ensure NO-STOPPAGE of Seven Production Lines.ERP - SAP was used extensively. I could be the part of the team that designed the local-patch for 'Customs Clearance Activities' Show less

Noida Area, India

I joined the WASHING MACHINE Div. of this FMCG Conglomerate - which manufactured 15000 units per month. Single Tub; Semi-Automatic & Fully Automatic were ALL available as model variants.I was astonished to find 'NO SECOND SOURCE' existed for all 'A' category of items and 70% of the time production stopped due to want of 'A' category of items.Developed Alternate source for MOTORS; Electronic SPIN & WASH Timers; FUSSY LOGIC PCBs - induced a cost saving of Rs. 520.00 per Washing Machine… Show more I joined the WASHING MACHINE Div. of this FMCG Conglomerate - which manufactured 15000 units per month. Single Tub; Semi-Automatic & Fully Automatic were ALL available as model variants.I was astonished to find 'NO SECOND SOURCE' existed for all 'A' category of items and 70% of the time production stopped due to want of 'A' category of items.Developed Alternate source for MOTORS; Electronic SPIN & WASH Timers; FUSSY LOGIC PCBs - induced a cost saving of Rs. 520.00 per Washing Machine within SIX MONTHS of Joining.Streamlined IMPORTS Inventory to a MAX. of ONE Month Warehouse Stock and availed INTEREST FREE Payment structure with foreign suppliers.Moved into Indigenous purchasing in 2007 - to the plastic moulded components section. Systemised delivery schedules for JIT Delivery with quality check at Vendor End. Did cost innovation with optimising Component tac-time and shifting moulding tools to vendors having Injection Molding machines with under-utilised shift-time.ERP - all accounting and SCM was through SAP System and have hands-on experience for PO Creation and queries. Show less

Bengaluru

Acclaimed as the second largest manufacturer of RACKING SYSTEMS[ next to RITTAL], the industry evolved around Steel Sheets. STEEL controlled 60% of the Raw Material Cost(RMC) of FG and also steel sheets were highly qualitatively chosen - hence vendor limitations.Got involved deeply in the SCM of Steel Sheet and effected a cost innovation of Rs. 03.00 Lacs per month by fine-tuning the Supply - Inward Accounting - QC Approval - Bill Discounting procedure. Alternate souring of Electronic… Show more Acclaimed as the second largest manufacturer of RACKING SYSTEMS[ next to RITTAL], the industry evolved around Steel Sheets. STEEL controlled 60% of the Raw Material Cost(RMC) of FG and also steel sheets were highly qualitatively chosen - hence vendor limitations.Got involved deeply in the SCM of Steel Sheet and effected a cost innovation of Rs. 03.00 Lacs per month by fine-tuning the Supply - Inward Accounting - QC Approval - Bill Discounting procedure. Alternate souring of Electronic parts & Rubber products bought in a cost innovation of Rs. 1.65Lacs per month.Due to the variety of RACKS being manufactured and the SCM following the KANBAN system of item feed to shop floor - introduced the kit formation and issue system in STORES to SHOP FLOOR such that batch production does not stop due to shortage of even a NUT.JOB WORK was an integral part of the manufacturing process- be it Electroplating or Powder Coating or CABLE Assembly. For strict control on wastage/ rejection - JOB CARD System with relation to Customer Order was implemented.ERP - SCM & MANUFACTURING was maintained by an internally developed ERP. Show less

Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India

Got transfered into the Color Picture Tube Div. of BPL group as raw material(Direct) planning incharge at a time when BPL Just took over the SICK Unit from UP Government - BPL aiming for a complete Backward Integration of components of TV for cost control.Became incharge of SCM of raw materials worth Rs. 16.38 Crores buying every month - monitoring and controlling Logistics of 210 Containers per month. BDDL was # 01 Importer for ICD-Tughlakabad during 2000 ~ 2002. Was able to… Show more Got transfered into the Color Picture Tube Div. of BPL group as raw material(Direct) planning incharge at a time when BPL Just took over the SICK Unit from UP Government - BPL aiming for a complete Backward Integration of components of TV for cost control.Became incharge of SCM of raw materials worth Rs. 16.38 Crores buying every month - monitoring and controlling Logistics of 210 Containers per month. BDDL was # 01 Importer for ICD-Tughlakabad during 2000 ~ 2002. Was able to deliver Cost Innovation to the tune of Rs. 105.00 PER CPT, YEAR-ON-YEAR, w.e.f. 2000 onwards. This was achieved by - IMPORT Logistics Cost Negotiation - SEA & AIR, Alternate Vendor Development in CHINA, VOLUME Commitment in JAPAN Sector & LME Base costing in EUROPE, USA & KOREAN Products.ERP - BDDL was one the first process industry to implement ORACLE FINANCIAL MODULE in INDIA and I was entrusted with responsibility to implement the relevant SCM part. As a team leader, got the purchasing system in sync. with F&A department. Challenges were to implement the localisation patch for TAXATION which needed close coordination with PWC executives to make them understand our workflow. Show less

Post Graduate, Business Analytics And Business Intellegence, 87%

Exposure to Supervised & Unsupervised Data -Machine Learning. Model development using classification & regression tools such as Logistic.

Bachelor Of Science (B.Sc.), Physics, A

Activities and Societies: Played CRICKET

Pre Degree, Science

Activities and Societies: Played CRICKET

Higher Secondary Schooling, Sslc, A