Arunkumar Rathinavelu Email & Phone Number

Mount Gambier, South Australia, Australia

Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India

Mumbai Area, India

• Responsible for Project Launch Management, Marquardt Excellence (Lean, manufacturing process control, digitization, Continuous improvement drive) and Technology (EOL Testers - PLC, LabVIEW & SMT - Surface Mount.
• Create Roadmap for Marquardt Excellence and implement 7 pillars of MOS (Marquardt Operating System).
• Lead S&OP activities for new projects - end to end supply chain set-up and handover to Serial production team.
• Achieve a target of 5% improvement in standard time and continuous improvement through lean workshops involving production & support teams.
• Ensure MTTR and MTBF targets are met and plan trainings for maintenance and process teams for improvement.
• Drive continuous improvement (Six Sigma projects) in plant by identifying projects and coaching teams for adhering to Marquardt Excellence norms.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Responsible for new projects industrialization, KPI tracking until convergence.
• Manage work packages within team and coordinate for delivery adhering to milestones.
• Single point contact for Project Delivery in PEP (Project Evolution Process) phases 8-10, starting from trial RUNs, mass production trials and ensure smooth transition to production.
• Conduct regular meetings with internal (core teams) and external (suppliers and customer) stakeholders to adhere the project milestones and deliverables.
• Coordinate & incorporate Proto build delivery plans for New Product launches.
• Manage MECs (Marquardt Engineering Change) needed for the projects, and act as the Gate Keeper of the PEP (Product Evolution Process)

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Led PIC/PDP (French term for S&OP) to ensure production plans are adhered as well as acted as a pioneer/ change leader to drive FES (Faurecia Excellence System) implementation in shop floor.
• Achieved financial targets: prepared and present the UAP budget; managed the actual production costs based on "ideal" costs, maintained product margin, and monitored serial productivity (labour level, material.
• Managed the UAP team: ensured right level of staffing, maintained working environment according to Group Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) standards, identified and created training needs, proactively initiated career.
• Drive FES (Faurecia Excellence System) in production shop floor by conducting GEMBA meetings to engage with operators and supervisors.
• Adhered to customer specifications concerning cycle time, delivery, quality, quantity and costs; implemented preventative and corrective measures in the production process to assure that customer demands are properly.
• Implemented action plans in order to improve functionality/productivity and to obtain program and Group objectives.

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

• Background - B515 Exports to Romania (Ford EU) was under escalation due to high ramp-up (2 months backlog accumulated) - Stepped up to take on the crisis role, liased with internal (production, purchasing) as well as.
• Formed a new department (BU) - Built a team with existing as well as new hires which include supervisors, Quality inspectors, contract 3PL providers & coached the team for 6 fold exports ramp-up (from INR 180 million.
• Led the Export operations right from RM procurement to finished goods delivery to port and responsible for PQCDSM for the Export BU
• De-Escalated the customer backlog issue (EU Deliveries for Ford Romania and Russia) through micro-level planning and execution of plan, daily tracking with customers and supplier partners.
• Led daily customer meetings and internal daily task force meetings with internal and external stakeholders.
• Led Customer logistics process and vendor management including regular vendor visits and optimized the back-up modes to avoid production contingencies

Chennai Area, India

• Prepared RFQs (bids/proposals), Kicked-off project teams, defined project scope, planned the project milestones in alignment with the clients’ milestones, tracked and monitored the project status and prepared project.
• Conduct Risk Analysis with relevant stakeholders and identify opportunities for improvement to implement relevant enablers for the project
• Coordinated with Internal Stake holders (Launch team) and external stakeholders (customers and supplier partners) and conducted regular Launch Top meetings to track issues and create action plans.
• Analysed Risks and implemented contingency plans for each work item, which includes defining the safety stock methodology and stock levels.
• Defined S&OP (PIC) process for 150+ Injection/vibration welding tools from various toolmakers (China) & Suppliers (India & China) to Production plant.
• Developed and implemented complete Supply Chain (incorporating FES through Layout, Process flow & design, MIFA – Value stream map for present) and validated Bill of Materials (BOM)

Coimbatore Area, India

• Managed Key customer accounts and took lean initiatives to achieve OI target.
• Led the cross-functional team for manufacture of 1st in-house developed Paint Booth for Automotive after-market segment.
• Improved the OEE by 24% through improvement in Productivity through Automation (feeding conveyors, part grippers for pick & place).
• Developed localized vendors without compromising quality/specification to meet the desired sales targets.
• Managed the key accounts (priority OEMs & their flagship dealer networks) for the business and took lean initiatives to achieve OI target.
• Led the integration of Marketing forecast and Production planning through S&OP and monitoring the same through daily MRP meetings.

Coimbatore Area, India

• Received best Department Manager Award (Btwin & Oxelo) for Excellence in terms of Sales figures and Sales Volume
• Recruited, managed & developed a whole new team from the scratch.
• Managed department’s P&L account.
• Led the team to achieve the targets (Quantitative & Qualitative).
• Managed Inventory of the Department to ensure high runners were in stock all day.
• Implemented commercial actions (B2B, B2C campaigns) and performed periodic review of the forecast for bestsellers & new range products.

Lille Area, France

Major - Operations Management

Paris & Chalon Sur Saone, France

• Led the implementation of Centralized Sales & Operation Planning (S&OP) process for manufacture of Nuclear power plant components & spares through PREACTOR (custom made tool)
• Coordinated with 3 S&OP process teams (3 product streams - Forgings, Reactor vessel manufacture and Coolant pumps & accessories manufacture) to ensure on-time execution of centralized planning cycle for manufacturing.
• Identified the Key Process Parameters in the manufacturing/planning process, conducted brain storming sessions and coordinated (Change Management) with the 3 teams for S&OP implementation.
• Led the change management drive across manufacturing plants and streamline S&OP process with Strategic Action Plan (Long term plan)

Rudrapur, Uttarakhand, India

• Responsible for New Projects Implementation (Engine Division) – Activities include Budgeting, Supplier Selection, Floating RFQs, Procurement (Letter of Credit, Performance Bank Guarantee), Installation & Commissioning.
• Identify Bottleneck areas in Business unit and implement projects for Continuous Improvement (in line with the KPIs of Project Department)
• Led a cross-functional team for commissioning of Engine manufacturing plant; Project worth INR 150 million
• Provided technical support (Single point contact for Customer) to manufacturing teams, validated of manufacturing processes periodically for continuous improvement
• Facilitated to deliver the 1st In-house component in compliance with Quality standards – ISO/TS 16949 (now IATF 16949)

Hosur Area, India

• Responsible to deliver throughput in a multi-variant vehicle assembly line and to ensure conformity of operations at each stage of Assembly (APQP & Inventory Planning); Manage Shop floor Operations (Work Instructions.
• Coordinated with Design (R&D) and Purchase Team to implement process improvements (as a Lean Implementation Leader) on the basis of ease of manufacture (DFMA) as well as to ensure customer satisfaction (Vehicle Testing.
• Cost Analysis and Identification of key process variables in Engine Manufacturing – Resulted in reduction of Cost per Component by INR 63.02, cycle time by 2.3 sec per component and an Annual Savings of INR 3.465 million
• Optimization of Huge Data Volumes (10000+ parts) and Inventory Management. Liquidated surplus and obsolete Inventory worth INR 26 million by devising a system of Distribution network between 6 manufacturing units.

Tiruchchirappalli Area, India

Modified the design and simulated air flow through Fluidised Bed Boiler – Optimised the Boiler's Wind box design to achieve uniform flow as well as minimising the energy loss. The design and simulation were done using CFD concepts and tools (FLUENT for simulation and GAMBIT for design and mesh generation)

Coimbatore Area, India

- Gained process training on Manufacturing Processes ranging from conceptualising and operating a standard centre lathe to advanced SPMs and CNC machining centres.- Gained Hands-on shopfloor work experience (machining, fitting, casting, welding and CNC programming) in the manufacture of PSG Motors and Pumps.- As a part of the course, completed hands-on.

Masters In International Business (Mba), Business Administration, Operations Management, Scm

Pgcim, International Business

PGCIM(GMP) is a professional management course intended for executives with a minimum work experience of 3 years. After completion of 1st.

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