• Strategic Planning: Develop and execute procurement strategies to ensure the timely and cost-effective acquisition of the raw material, components and critical supplies.• Vendor Development: Establish and maintain strong relationships with suppliers, negotiate contracts and conduct regular vendor performance assessments to ensure quality and on-time delivery.• Inventory Optimization: Implement inventory management techniques, including JIT and safety stock policies, to minimize holding costs while ensuring uninterrupted production.• Demand Planning: Collaboration with sales, production and forecasting team to analyze demand patterns, forecast material requirements and optimized inventory level accordingly.• Supplier Collaboration: Work closely with suppliers to improve lead times, quality and overall supply chain resilience, ensuring a seamless flow of material to support production schedules.• Cost Reduction Initiatives: Identify and execute cost-saving opportunities within the supply chain, negotiate favourable terms and implement lean practices to drive operational efficiency. • Cross-functional Coordination: Collaborate with production, logistics and quality control team to streamline material flow, resolve supply chain disruption and maintain high production standard. • Risk Management: Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies to address potential disruptions in the supply chain, such as sourcing alternative suppliers and implementing contingency plan.

• An effective communicator with excellent relationship management skills and strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities. Possess a flexible & result oriented attitude.• Following E -Nagare system of Maruti Suzuki India Limited and EDI for Volkswagen globally & SMC Japan.• A Supply Chain Professional in Automobile Manufacturing Sector Production Planning Control, Customer Service, Demand Planning & Distribution, Inventory Management & Demand Management through SAP.• Proficient in Value Stream Mapping, Analysing Supply Chain, Identifying Improvement areas & implementing techniques for reducing cost.• Insightful understanding of business processes, analysing requirements, finalizing the business scenario, implementing SAP system and support experience.• Responsible for collecting demand from customer through various methods (SIOP) & considering for Production plan on behalf of forecast & Raw material availability.• Inventory Management through ABC analysis for efficient Inventory operation & maintaining the inventory as per budget.• Preparation of MONTHLY/WEEKLY schedules, Delivery Schedule, Resource Allocation schedule & Monitoring forecast vs. actual demand for RM.• Responsible for delivery performance level and achievement to 100% on monthly basis & Plant scoring to level “Excellent”. • Initiating and driving recurrence preventive actions at the plant with cross-functional team approach • Interacting with global customers & Internal Company such as Volkswagen, SMC, Marelli Kechnech, Marelli Slovakia. • Successfully installed Contamination Lab for MARUTI-SUZUKI, TML & Mahindra & Mahindra with an overall investment of INR 50 Mn.

• Responsible for on-time part inspection for new products launches, detailed report compilation and presentation in MRM. • Responsible for final inspection of the product including testing at lab (Millipore value by gravimetric test & Particle size test).• Mitigating Line stoppage risk due to quality concern. Leading regular improvement in the quality of production, defect analysis for field failure as well as plant failure. Dealing in machinery procurement related to clean room, cleanliness lab & SEM Devising and establishing a company's quality procedures, standards & specifications.• Attending customer’s complaints with monitoring manufacturing processes & troubleshooting problems in coordination with other departments and improving efficiency. Reducing in-house nonconformities by timely detection (Assign it hold or rework). Conducting and implementation of Poka-Yoke to control the process defects. • Coordinate with Mfg. Supplier Quality assurance (Strategic sourcing dept) and component development (vendor development) department. Reduce material variance (minimum variation) b/w physical and system.• Directing TCI logistics for inbound logistics & Mahindra/Menlo Logistics for line feeding and in-plant activities.• Ensure timely dispatch of vendor aid material to subcontractors and timely receipts of finished materials.• To prepare schedule for suppliers according to production plan.

• Responsible for sample inspection at suppliers’ end and approval process with MSIL QA Dept. Incoming inspection of BOP parts in accordance with standard specifications. • Responsible for Job set-up approval, in process Inspection and Pre-Dispatch Inspection for ensuring OK parts dispatched to Customer. • Analysis of Online defects/Customer concerns through Why-why Analysis to uproot the defects. Responsible to shoot out BOP as well as in process problems.• Special Project: Executed successful launch of new product development for “Guide Rail for JBM”. Implemented MACE system in plant for MSIL to monitor monthly improvement plans.