Rajesh Kumar A Email & Phone Number

Chennai Area, India

• 13+ years of dynamic career in the field of Automotive/Manufacturing, Logistics, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Planning, Analytics & Optimization, Program Management, Vendor Development, Project Management, Costing, Warehouse and Team Management. o Developed Freight Optimizer – a Ford indigenous IT System to estimate freight costs for future models using BOM PxP mapping & Optimize logistics networks, Optimizing freight costso Initiated and Lead the development of Smart… Show more • 13+ years of dynamic career in the field of Automotive/Manufacturing, Logistics, Inventory Management, Supply Chain Planning, Analytics & Optimization, Program Management, Vendor Development, Project Management, Costing, Warehouse and Team Management. o Developed Freight Optimizer – a Ford indigenous IT System to estimate freight costs for future models using BOM PxP mapping & Optimize logistics networks, Optimizing freight costso Initiated and Lead the development of Smart Interactive Reports for Management reviews, using Analytics Tools (Tableau/ Alteryx) o Develop to plan logistics network & forecast Material Handling investments for future planned car models in APAC region and ensure optimized utilization of resources within cost targets. Explore trade advantages in terms of Duty benefits, Free Trade agreementso Support Manufacturing Business Office (including stakeholders from various streams of Manufacturing globally) at critical milestones with Logistics Network Analysis, Floor Space Analysis, Material Flow analysis and Packaging Engineering & Complexity Management for Future Models & Scenario Studieso Actively involved in Designing PFEP (Plan for Each Part) in bringing a synergy between Packaging, Inbound Logistics & In-Plant Material Handing Requirements.o Work with Program office, Program Finance, Purchase and Product Development and facilitate Program Approval Processo Worked with APA Purchase and Program teams to ensure BOM cost, sourcing and key program assumptions are aligned and develop effective Inbound & In-Plant logistics strategy planning for new model programso Leading a Cross Functional Team in Benchmarking Project for select strategic suppliers in assessing the best practices in logistics, material handling & packaging across competitors through Onsite Assessments. o Lead Program reviews with APAC & Global Leadership aiding the creation of Standard Business Processes across CBGs & driving ONE FORD philosophy in Logistics Function Show less

Chennai Area, India

>Standard Packaging Development for all Parts on all Forward model programs.>Saved 100.58m-INR in FY13 & 41m-INR in FY12>Single window person for overall TdC (Total delivery Cost) activity in RNTBCI & RNAIPL.>Monthly TdC reporting to DVP, VP and MD>Doing continuous improvements (Kaizen) in all packaging & developing Strategic plans to achieve the Target>Working with Product development, Quality & Production team to ensure parts are without any Quality… Show more >Standard Packaging Development for all Parts on all Forward model programs.>Saved 100.58m-INR in FY13 & 41m-INR in FY12>Single window person for overall TdC (Total delivery Cost) activity in RNTBCI & RNAIPL.>Monthly TdC reporting to DVP, VP and MD>Doing continuous improvements (Kaizen) in all packaging & developing Strategic plans to achieve the Target>Working with Product development, Quality & Production team to ensure parts are without any Quality concern.>Following with local Carriers & Import liners for on time delivery & tracking for better visibility.>Visiting all the suppliers for packaging validation, development, improvement, knowledge sharing/gaining, SNP increase and cost reduction ideas>Finalizing the total pallets, trolleys and bins required for the project within the allotted budget and ensuring all pallets are delivered in time or well in advance.>Root cause analysis and problem resolution for all logistics operations>Following with finance and payables for payment of all vendors on time>Identifying the vendor for the development of In-house pallets, trolleys and bins, auditing the suppliers for the quality confirmation of our parts in our standards and finalizing the identified vendor for further procurement.>Negotiating with vendor for lowest price and good quality pallets, trolleys and bins Show less

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

o In charge for overall operations in south region for TATA Motors Ltd & KSB Pumps.o To prepare daily MIS report.o Supply chain planning & scheduling in advance for busy seasonal periodso Vendor development & Management.o Keeping accurate records of Products, Contracts, Pricing and Invoicing informationo Parts Packaging Development o Sourcing & Negotiating with vendor for lowest price and good quality pallets, trolleys and binso Supervise a small team by providing… Show more o In charge for overall operations in south region for TATA Motors Ltd & KSB Pumps.o To prepare daily MIS report.o Supply chain planning & scheduling in advance for busy seasonal periodso Vendor development & Management.o Keeping accurate records of Products, Contracts, Pricing and Invoicing informationo Parts Packaging Development o Sourcing & Negotiating with vendor for lowest price and good quality pallets, trolleys and binso Supervise a small team by providing technical leadership in specified projects.o Preparing Invoice for the materials.o Tracking all the vehicle in transit, Sending daily report of all the vehicleso Inventory management of parts at warehouse. FIFO & FILO strategyo Working experience in CATIA V5 Part, Assembly and Detailing o Providing Packing design solutions for our customerso To design Skids & Pallets according to the customer requirements & Cost saving to the company. Show less

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

o Project in charge for buying of plastic raw materials.o New Packaging development for our Raw materials.o Confirmation of our new packaging with our packaging suppliers and with our customerso Business Development by Sourcing the customers and selling our productso Preparing Invoice for the raw materialso Develop & challenge resources to improve performance through systems utilization and process improvemento Supply chain Planning – Planning of raw material movement… Show more o Project in charge for buying of plastic raw materials.o New Packaging development for our Raw materials.o Confirmation of our new packaging with our packaging suppliers and with our customerso Business Development by Sourcing the customers and selling our productso Preparing Invoice for the raw materialso Develop & challenge resources to improve performance through systems utilization and process improvemento Supply chain Planning – Planning of raw material movement from supplier to satisfy Demand & Production volume.o Creation of product structure report. [Bill of material]o Material Flow Engineering – Internal handling of parts inside the production plant till line feedo Production Planning - Allocation & control of new products for manufacturing Show less

Bachelor Of Engineering - Be, Automobile

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