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New parts development for Medical Instruments. This includes development of machining parts, sheet metal fabrications parts, PCB development, Electronic Parts development, bought out parts, Pumps, Motors. Dealing with European and Chinese vendors. The profile involves project transfer of European products to India. This includes part development in India to localised the products.

• Implemented Supply Chain solutions with a team of 12 members as per changing market conditions, new business opportunities & cost reduction strategies that supported organizational objectives; ensuring adherence to pre-defined SOPs, KPIs & Statutory Compliances• Successfully handled Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain function of Water Dispenser, Chest Freezers, Mini Bar, FOW & Mixer Grinder for 2 factories situated at Baddi & Surat. • Reorganized & rebuilt the entire sourcing & supply chain department to achieve the desired operational goals. • Created a sourcing desk to have single window for all the commodity prices for all the purchasers. • Negotiated better credit terms with domestic as well as foreign suppliers for healthy working capital. • Lead SCM function, which includes Domestic Sourcing, Import Sourcing & end to end supply chain with a team of 12 middle level professionals.Key Achievements: Successfully lead Sourcing & SCM function for 2 mfg. locations with a team of 12 mid-level professionals. Managed total buy value of Rs 300 Cr with annual cost saving of 2%. Initiated & executed Wonderchef CKM Mixer Grinder from mold dev. till final supply, which used to import from China.

• Successfully handled Strategic Sourcing function with a total buy value of Rs 520 Cr. • Handled mfg. & traded product category such as Air Conditioners (Window & Split) and Chest freezers. • I was responsible for handling commodities for Refrigerator, Washing Machine, Air Conditioner & Compressors. • Actively involved in cost innovation sourcing projects to curtail commodity inflation & protect budget. • Actively involved in budgeting & Annual Business Plan (ABP) exercise of commodities for next 3 to 5 years. • Competition benchmarking & Tear Down Analysis (TDR) of product, components in terms of price, vendor base, SOB, specification, quantity off take. • Developed & implemented of Key Sourcing/Procurement Strategies for products, ensuring that plans are aligned with all contractual & statutory requirements.• Developed Purchasing Budgets with cross-functional departments for ascertaining procurement plans of raw materials, components & spare-parts to meet the project/production targets.• Ensured availability & delivery of right quality materials at the right time, price & terms. Coordinated with Planning, Projects, Quality & Stores for effective inventory control.• Developed long-term partnerships with vendors for cost effective purchases of material/parts categories; assisting the vendors in the production processes / systems and providing them suggestions for improving process efficiency.• Managed day-to-day vendor’s performance, conducting rejection analysis & initiating corrective action at vendor’s end for meeting the cost, delivery & quality norms. Monitored incoming material supplied by vendors & ensured quality & quantity specifications.• Implemented ways to achieve savings through advance product, process technology, eliminating / substituting use of material, alternate sourcing, re-negotiations & localization. Prepared & evaluated various MIS reports to monitor day-to-day operations

Procurement / Purchase of various product categories like:o Refrigerators, Chest Freezers, Visi Coolers, Air Conditioners, Medical Refrigerators, Washing Machine & Compressors. o Ferrous: HRC, HRPO, CR, GPSP, PPGI, PCM Sheets, Electrical Steel (CRNO, CRNGO), Stainless Steel (SS304, SS430) o Non-Ferrous: Copper – Cu Wire, Cu Tube, Cu kit. Aluminium – Al Ingots, Al Tubes, Al Sheets, Al Microchannel Condensero Polymers: PP – PPHP, PPCP, PPRCP. PS – HIPS, GPPS. ABS – Natural, Pre-Colored, SANo Chemicals – MDI (Isocynate), Polyol, CP, CPIP, Care 30 o Gases – R134a, R22, R290, R600a, R32, R404. o Imports – PCM Sheets, Al Tubes, Bundy Tubes, Roll Bond Panels, Cu Wire, Compressors, Shaded Pole Motors, Axial Fan Motors, Stucco Al Sheets. o Others – Condensers, Roll Bond Panels, Driers, Capillary, Wire Shelves, Gaskets, o Various Prototypes, RPT’s, 3 D Printing with SLA, SLS, CNC Machining processes. o Machining parts, fabrication parts, sheet metal parts, PCBs, Electrical parts. o Injection molding molds, Sheet Metal Tooling.

• Successfully handled procurement of components for Refrigerators category such as Cycle components and PCM sheets.• Actively involved in cost reduction & innovation activities from the suppliers.

• Mainly involved into the CAPEX Purchase. Procured various equipments such as Heavy weighing machines 60T, 80T capacities, Gantry Cranes up to 200 Tons Capacity, Vibratory rollers, Bitumen Sprayers, Compactors, Pavers, Generator Sets, Tyre Mounted Mobile Cranes, Material Handling Equipment’s such as Conveyors, Hydraulic Excavators, Surveying Instruments, JCB Loader Excavators, Lighting Mast, Grizzly Feeder, Air Compressors etc.

• Handled various products/categories required for the Delhi Metro project.

• Procurement of engine spares of 2.5 MW DG sets, which includes around 200 different components