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 Overall responsible for timely availability of direct and indirect Materials & Services. Management of all activities within the production and all other related operations of the company. Plan & schedule all production activities for timely completion of customer schedule. Conducting daily production meeting and Co-ordination among various departments for timely completion of production schedules. Conceptualize and implement strict measures in operating procedures and equipment to optimize resource / capacity utilization.  Providing strong leadership to the employees at the plants, ensuring high morale, team work and good employee relations at all levels. Production planning and control and removing bottlenecks, if any.  Controlling/developing action plans for continual improvement in production and quality management system. Set up New plant facility, Layout and establish processes for optimization of production.  Communication with customer for increasing volume of running products and for new developments. Monitoring processes as per customer requirement & suggesting immediate remedial action to avoid non-conformance. Monitoring and reduction of manufacturing consumable cost.  Effective use of man and machines.  Lead the implementation of new manufacturing initiatives, including strategic resource allocation and applying good manufacturing principles, organization structure, leadership, sourcing and integration, production systems and techniques for improved efficiencies and adherence to best practice New Product Development /Vendor Up gradation in line of new business development for the Organization  To formulate and maintain system for customer support/customer concern management to improve communication as well as effective implementation of the corrective & preventive actions across the work place.

 New supplier Evaluation, selection and development considering total cost, quality, delivery and logistic aspects Mass Production cost settlement for category parts within budget to achieve profitability Led the Localization, VA/VE, Alternate Source development projects as per time line Led Domestic Sourcing New Project Development to complete as per time line Maker Lay out fix for new model as well revision of Maker Lay out for running model Team building, Team development and personalized coaching by identifying the gaps Negotiation, Commercial Settlement, Long Term Contracts with suppliers Supplier Relation Improvement, supplier’s quality and delivery performance improvement Completion of PPAP from supplier for New Part Development Preparation & monitoring of Annual Budgets and their approval from Management Keeping control of Budgets through systems and processes. Monthly reporting of variances, if any Ensuring Planning and procurement/un-interrupted supply of materials for continuous production Strong Negotiations for Product Pricing, Cost Reductions through, Negotiations and VA/VE Lead the Development of alternate vendors for cost reduction / duel sourcing / de risking of supplier Supplier Up gradation to improve quality and response & Supplier RationalizationSpecial Achievements: Annual savings for 3.0% of total purchase New department (New Part Purchase) established Vendor part supply set up for two new plant (Gujarat & Chennai)

 Over all responsible of new product development and strategic sourcing Capacity analysis and enhancement at supplier end as per projected customer demand Alternate sourcing for critical parts to meet the customer demand Price negotiation and cost estimation for new projects Formulation and implementation of sourcing strategies Responsible for Supplier Quality and Development activity with cross functional teamSpecial Achievements: Two new critical projects developed (EGR & U-Shape EGR cooler) Localised a critical part resulting in annual saving of $ 90,000 Formulation and implementation of supplier agreement

 Looked after all local purchase for standard tool business Managed the entire Materials Function including direct & indirect purchasing, SCM and imports planning Key KRAs included Material productivity, Lead time and MOQ reduction, supplier rationalization, vendor and parts development, Supplier delivery and quality, DPO, Supplier relationship management, talent development Key coordinator for GCR projects , with CFT involving Engg, Operations, ME, Quality Achieved 3% NCR savings in 2008, through VA-VE, localization, negotiation, logistics and packaging optimization Worked on strategic supplier development and supplier rationalization Supervised work on lead time and MOQ reduction through VSM, established supermarket at 20 suppliers Participated in implementing Kanban for more than 300 parts, along with Cross Functional team Monthly Co-ordination with global commodity leaders; Aligned Monthly reports to USA Supervised team in development of pneumatic tools and fluid handling system for exports Attended Weekly calls with global team during development phase ; Followed IRPDP development process Led Indirect purchasing , including Capital Goods purchase for plant extension, new machines, paint shop set up Prepared dept. annual budget and collaborated with Finance team for annual standard costing of components Identified talent in the team and prepared development plans for themSpecial Achievements: Ingersoll-Rand President’s Award ‘Operational Excellence’ in “India Material Productivity” (for cost saving of $550K annually) Supplier rationalisation by 20% in 2010. Implemented super market at 15 suppliers, resulting in an annual saving of about $ 3000. Successfully implementation of DOL concept resulting in annual saving of 2400 man hours. Pivotal in setting up time reduction on CNC turning by 30% resulting in annual saving of about $ 65,000.

 New product development Inspection of receipt material, Vendor assessment and selection, site inspection Monitoring the corrective and preventing action plan and timely closer Procurement and initial negotiation for all inspection instrument & equipment’s and gauges as per procedureSpecial Achievements: Development of 25KVA inverter&180KVA Auxiliary Converter Established testing procedure & acceptance criteria for salt spray test Increased discount to 40% from 27.33% from Baker Gauges

New sample evaluation & Calibration of various type of mechanical, electrical & electronics instruments.Supplier quality assurance & improvement

Calibration of Inspection instruments & equipment