Prashant Chandna Email & Phone Number

Toronto, ON, CA

Mississauga, Ontario, CA

Mississauga, Ontario, CA

• Primarily Tier 1 to Ford, Kenworth and Hino and Tier 2 to various.
• Oversee 2 Inventory / Materials Planners, 5 Shipping & Receiving personnel, and 1 Customer Service
• Review & evaluate BOM, 55-60 component parts per fuel tank BOM.
• Approve logistics invoices to control & oversee logistics budget
• Create Logistics monthly spending reports and analyze & optimize logistics spending.
• Manage $6M of inventory. Monitor inventory levels, review, evaluate, and analyze the impact of business and operations changes to the supply chain

• Developed short & long-term demand forecasts to assist in the development of business and sales plans
• Cross-Functional Teamwork with Production, 3PLs, and Engineering to improve supply chain performance
• Developed and publish key forecast accuracy metrics to identify potential sources of forecast error and created action plans to improve performance
• Worked with Product Manager to manage a combined forecast for a product category, ensuring the overall forecast is in line with company targets

• Budget preparation, allocation, and control for up to $ 2 million.
• Assessing project risk and proactively resolving issues.
• Develop, implement, and control to a change management process and communications plan.
• Resource planning and allocation for critical path schedule.
• Build credibility, establish rapport and maintain communications with stakeholders at multiple levels, including those external to the organization.
• Earned value analysis for projects.

• Production planning weekly to cater to Sales demand. Manage PVA adherence > 95%
• Budget Preparation, planning, scheduling, and controlling for up to $0.5M
• Negotiate, analyze, and prepare purchase order agreements, subcontracts, cost control, etc.
• Inventory Management – Monitor the use and inventories of critical spare parts, maintenance supplies, and equipment and initiate reordering when necessary within the budget.
• Preparing a budget for plant CAPEX & M&R and allocation of budget.
• Managed and facilitated the training of 20 employees and 150 plant staff in the production plant.

Paris, Ile-de-France, FR

• Control & monitor MRO budget & ensure all work was completed within the specified budget
• Converted batch manufacturer to a Demand Flow Lean operation which reduced lead-time by 90%.
• Coordinated with supervisors of R&D, quality control, and plant engineering departments.
• Managed and facilitated the training of 200 employees in the production plant.
• Responsible for the upkeep of plant equipment and a successfully maintained breakdown below 1%.
• A planned and streamlined process for $1M+ monthly production target and schedule.

Kolkata, West Bengal, IN

• Cost Reduction Projects; Installed and stabilize fully-automated sandwiching machine with high-speed packing machines
• Increased plant capacity by 20% by introducing IR Heater & increasing oven length
• Production planning on a weekly basis to cater to demand and to plan NPD products at the same time
• Responsible for internal audits & safety meetings
• Managed Team of 50+ professional across different locations within the country to deliver projects on time

Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN

• Introduced KANBAN for spare parts management
• Planning and Procurement from the vendors and Suppliers
• Worked round the clock to Launch new products & started new Plants
• Conducted fire drills in every quarter and training for operating fire extinguishers