Amit Kumar

Amit Kumar BE (ECE) | CPP | SSGBE - Synopsis A Six Sigma Green Belt Executive and Certified Procurement Professional with more than 10 years of rich work experience of sourcing, procurement, strategic sourcing and Kaizen of various direct and indirect materials on ERP (SAP, Navision). Presently working as Section Manager, directly reporting to Plant Head at Yokohama India Pvt. Ltd. A leading Japanese tire manufacturing company. Strong national and international exposure, interacting with suppliers and Yokohama India team. Involved in inventory management, cost reduction processes, lean procurement strategy and vendor development. Excellent team management, analytical and problem solving skills with ability to handle multiple functions in high pressure environment e.g in new manufacturing set up An achiever in professional career as well as in academics with “always striving for the excellent” attitude Professional Experience Yokohama India Private Limited, Bahadurgarh (Jan’14 – ‘till date’) Section Manager (Purchase department) Experience in handling work pressure and the challenges to meet deadline of project in new manufacturing unit setup Key member of ERP & ISO implementation team Experienced in various cost saving projects to ensure optimum profitability to the organization by e-sourcing, reverse auction, price & contract negotiation with suppliers Driving sourcing strategic initiatives that includes supplier selection, new supplier development and supplier consolidation to ensure optimal cost productivity, fulfillment and obsolescence/life-cycle management by Leveraging standardization and latest industry practices. Hand on experience in preparing SOP and Work flow charts for Purchase processes and internal budgeting MIS preparation i.e. Cost Saving sheet, Vendor Performance report and Material Status report. Doing forecasting and analysis (ABC, Kraljic matrix etc.) to ensuring optimum and efficient inventory controls Of all input Materials through monitoring of stock and Reorder levels without hampering the Production process. Contract Management, making annual rate contract by understanding contract T&C's, SLA and SOW's Building deep relationships with Strategic key stake Suppliers and internal organization to drive supplier engagement into New Product Introduction (NPI) process and long-term partnership. Representing the section at internal/external meetings and presenting Purchasing performance achievements Mentoring new starters, providing 'on the job' training to existing team members, and ensuring that the team are satisfactorily supported in their day to day work activities Manage of purchasing information and systems, and review commodity strategy with the management team Ensuring compliance with a wide variety of purchasing policies and procedures, and/or monitoring purchasing Processes. Serves as liaison with vendors for the purpose of monitoring and consolidation of orders for better management of expenses. Jones Lang LaSalle, Gurgaon (June’13 – Jan’14) Asst. Manager-Purchase (Operation department) Responsible for making annual contract and service agreements with vendors by understanding T&C Vendor finalization and rate negotiation to meet client requirement as per SLA Often visit client site to inspect vendor’s work quality and to understand client requirement Ensure all compliances should be fulfilled and per government norms and as per client SLA Vendor’s audit as per requirement Goodyear India Limited, Faridabad (July’10 – May’13) Purchase Officer (Purchase department) Carrying out and analyzing complete P2P (Procure to Pay) cycle i.e RFPs, RFQs and RFI, negotiating rates with suppliers, placing orders and follow ups till payment to suppliers. Individually responsible of procuring material under CAPEX (Capital Expenditure) budget, MRO (Maintenance, Repair and Operations) Spare parts and raw materials with Logistics of same. Responsible for making monthly and annual saving and expense reports. Maintains purchasing information, files and records for the purpose of ensuring the availability of documentation and compliance with established policies and regulatory guidelines. Responsible to select vendors for the purpose of providing an efficient process for dispose of obsolete equipment/waste Monitoring supplier quality and delivery performance and developing improvement strategies to ensure business needs are met. Comply with the Quality Manual, Quality Management System, and Quality Management Policy, Quality Goals and applicable laws and regulations. Knowledge and understanding of Purchasing Controls Procedure and associated Work Instructions and operates within them to ensure that all purchased product and services conform to specified requirements. Performing detailed cost analysis of components & manufacturing processes used by our suppliers to ensure highest quality at the lowest cost solution. Professional Achievements Key member of purchasing policies making team during new manufacturing unit setup Complete involvement in new plant setup and strategy management Lead complete purchasing of new manufacturing unit (project phase) Did various cost saving projects in engineering and capex budget. Worked to reduced engineering inventory Professional Project Undertaken Lead purchasing in new manufacturing unit setup (project phase) Handle complete purchasing and ensure material delivery on time Supplier selection and negotiation to get best quality material at lowest price Completed project before time and get appreciation from plant head Alternate sourcing for high cost imported materials Provided on job training to subordinates to perform job efficiently SOP design for Purchasing Design complete purchasing process flow (inbound and outbound process) Trained subordinates to follow the process Obsolete material identification Did analysis for dead inventory present in warehouse Identified obsolete/non used materials Did a huge saving LED light installation throughout plant (Energy saving project) Initiated the project to replace traditional light with LED Vendor development for LED light purchase and installation Vendor base development Development complete vendor base for a new manufacturing unit setup Academic Projects Minor Project on MOBILE SHIELD Practical Training (Academics) Three months training on Industrial Automation PLCs:Allen Bradley (Micrologix1000, SLC 5/03), Siemens (S7-200, S7-300), Modicon (TSX Micro 3705) SCADA: Wonder ware’s in touch, Allen Bradley’s RS VIEW Application software. Process Instrumentation: Motors/ Starters/ Control Circuit Drives Creating Applications: Downloading / Uploading Program, Communication with PLC using HMI (panel View 300 Micro). Panel designing Educational Background Certified Six Sigma Green Belt Executive (2020) Henry Harwin Education Certified Procurement professional (2019) International institute for procurement and market research, Huston, USA Bachelor of Engineering (Electronics & Communication) – Bachelor’s Degree (2010) Mahakal Institute of Technology, Ujjain, India Awards and Achievements (Academics) Member of IETE Student Forum (ISF) of Ujjain zone Student co-coordinator of the Inter college quiz competition organized under IETE student forum and workshop on Computer Hardware & Project Making of Electronics. Participant of institute level quiz contest organized under ISTE Core committee member of three days national level technical festival”TECHNOKUMBH-10” Attended two days workshop on Autonomous Robotics at IIT-Roorkee. Certified Procurement professional Personal Details Correspondence address: House no-C1/2, Street no-16, Chhatarpur Enclave phase-II, New Delhi-110074 Languages known: English, Hindi