Sreedhara M V

SREEDHARA M.V. Mobile: - E Mail:-,- Address:No. 37/A, “Shreenidhi”, 1 st Cross,Akshayanagar East, off Banneraghatta road, Begur Hobli, Bangalore-560068 MECHANICAL ENGINEERING PROFESSIONAL – Purchase / Sourcing / Vendor Development / Project Management / Supply Chain & Logistics Management / Process Automation with Engineering / Central Maintenance / Utilities Management / Large Scale Garment Industry PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ ➔ A dynamicand result oriented Mechanical Engineering professional with over 26 years of experience in managing entire range of Materials Management- Planning, Purchase, Sourcing & Procurement, Merchandizing & Inventory Management, Supply & Distribution, Air Handling/Dust Control & Filtration Systems, Costing and Vendor Management. Demonstrated excellence in streamlining warehousing, racking, storage, material handling equipments, conveyor Systems, air circulation, dehumidification, dust extraction &filtration systems and Maintenance Management practices to generate distinct cost advantage for the company. Last associated with Shahi Exports Pvt. Ltd, Bangalore as Manager – Materials (Central Maintenance Dept) Expertise in implementing mechanism for mass production procurement strategies, key purchases &contingency plans for Production requirements ensuring continuous production and skilled in systematizing entire store operations and modern inventory management techniques. Demonstrated ability in product development, heavy duty modular materials racking systems, conveyors for inter& intra department movement, finalizing purchase contracts on competitive terms. Proven track record of price negotiations, terms & conditions of contracts, improving inventory control and purchasing systems, quality control, receiving of material and inspection of high tech parts, electronic components & equipments. Skilled in implementing Business Objectives intofunctional requirements and solutions; focus on vendor & supplier management with demonstrated skills of analyzing competitive bids, contracts and leases and capable of driving cost reduction initiatives on huge savings for an organization and generating substantial economy in procurement costs. Possess strong time management skills, an articulate communicator, self-directed, and efficient, consistently meet stringent deadlines and a good team player. CORE SKILLS ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Sourcing & Procurement Planning Analysis of Quality & Quantity Process Time Schedules & Feasibility Supply & Distribution Management Materials Management& Costing Conveyor Systems & Mechanization Vendor Development &Management ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ HVLS Air Cooling & System Implementation Inventory & Stock Control Import Substitution &MIS Reporting Dust & Fluff Extraction System Installation Industrial Dehumidification System Implementation ISO 9000 QMS & procedures SAE 8000 standards & procedures CAREER CONTOUR Nov’19 -Till date M/S. Suchana Engineering & Logistics Solutions Pvt Ltd, Bangalore Business & Engineering Consultant (Manufacturer – Special Purpose Material Handling Equpiments, Custom Built Mechanised Material Handling Systems, All types of Industrial Material Movement & Handling Equpiments, Automated systems for Warehouse & Logistics Management) Key Highlights ➔ Contributed lot of Operational requirements & Technical requirements to develop Multifunctional Articulated Boom lift useful for Construction & Public utility Buildings. ➔ Prototype Manufactured & Ready to launch the sales. ➔ Development of Spider Crane in progress. ➔ Market needs Study & Feasibility survey done reg advantages of Spider crane in various Manufacturing industries & Hotel & Hospitality sector & Public utility buildings for Multifunction usage. ➔ Technical requirements Study & Adherence to IATA Quality specifications for Development of 12Ton tow truck used in all Airports & Heavy Engineering Industries in Progress. Jun’03-Oct’19 Shahi Exports Pvt Ltd, Bangalore Manager – Materials (Central Maintenance Dept) (Largest Manufacturer - Exporter of Indian Apparels having 80000 manpower in 60 manufacturing units with a turnover of Rs. 7500 Crores) Key Highlights ➔ Developed 100 plus items as on date & continuing Installed successfully: ➔ 150+ optimum quantity HVLS fans across almost all manufacturing units for better aircirculation inside the production halls. ➔ Lint & fluff extraction systems for industrial dryers; Vacuum Dust suction & Exhaust system for fabric cutting section. ➔ Building to Building conveyor system for packed carton boxes; Conveyor system for shifting of cut parts from Cutting section to Sewing floor in anotherbuilding. Whole process was customized as per the factory need. ➔ Spiral ConveyorSystem for shifting of packed goods from third floor to truck directly withoutintervention of humanlabour and saved on 20 manpower and 160 man hours. ➔ Mechanized Flexible Roller Conveyor System for shifting carton boxes from warehouse to truck loading without man labour. ➔ Hydro-Pneumatic water pumping system for uninterrupted supply of pressurized water to industrial washing machines resulted in productivity increase by 25% ➔ Heavy duty fabric storage modular racking system across 60 manufacturing units. Implemented successfully: ➔ Instrumental in installation of Heavy duty fabric storage racks & effective material handling equipments worth over 5 Crore. ➔ Compact Industrial De-Humidifiers System for humidity control of fabric stores & CTPATareas. ➔ Designed &implemented metal Fabric pallets for easy storage, retrieval, & issue of materials from storesdept and mechanized system of fabric roll lifting using Electric stacker & Fork Lift saving on human manpower of over 15 units. ➔ Automated box weigh & bar-code scan system for defect free shipping of boxes; Auto conveyor weigh, scan & check registration system for continuous shipment ofpacked boxes directly to trucks. ➔ Conducted Briquette Fuel saving additive trials to reduce the biomass briquette consumption. ➔ Generated cost savings of over Rs.1 Crore for the organization; introduced over 100 new vendors and achieved cost reduction of up-to 75% on various critical parts/spares. ➔ Rendered solid Technical support to user / production departments. Key Contributions: ➔ Spearheaded entire Materials Management activities including negotiations and finalization of supply contracts on most competitive terms and rates to substantiate cost advantages. Ensured material availability to meet project and production deadlines for timely deliveries. ➔ Provided leadership to materials team professionals, supported project team for overall team productivity, observed entire purchase process and developed outsourced service providers for contract finalization and overall team. ➔ Identified & developed a wide data base of reliable vendors for new items/components and provided required technical support in compliance with quality parameters. ➔ Streamlined stores operations including receipt, storage, stock verification, packaging, inventory control & dispatches and periodically disposed slow moving / non-moving items& scrap and facilitated liberation of blocked capital. ➔ Managed development/procurement of various sewing machine spares & parts, operator safety items like Needle Guard, Dust Collector systems for garments dry grind section, production consumables/utility machines and capital items, etc. ➔ Played an important role in planning, tracking stock & inventory levels; used technology to track & analyze merchandising & delivery patterns; administered cost comparisons project wise and presented to the management for approvals. ➔ Planned monthly business targets for the team, monitored and ensured strict compliance & adherence to legal procedures and policies related to purchase & procurement and transportation regulations. ➔ Accorded approvals on vendor bill processing and ensured timely payments to the suppliers for hassle free supplies; reviewed reconciliation statements on order and supply requirements. ➔ Ensured alternate resources for material availability; facilitated substitutions; indigenized imported items and implemented JIT and other modern inventory management techniques to derive maximum cost efficiency. ➔ Supervised dispatches from warehouse to different location sites and recording all incoming and outgoing material. ➔ Handled Inventory Control Process, efficiently managedmaterial flow, manpower utilization& equipment; coordinated for internal and customer interaction activities. ➔ Oversaw daily MIS reports, various other reports and updates of clients and the organization while maintaining Billing & Credit Control. ➔ ➔ Negotiated with suppliers on annual cost reduction, timely delivery and best quality products. Ensured strict adherence to National/International standards, implemented necessary records & documentation in the processes and methodology and achieved required results. PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS: Nov’00-Mar’02 ElectrexIndia Limited, Bangalore Jan’00-Oct’00 Applicomp India Ltd, Bangalore Feb’94-Jan’00 Electrex India Limited, Bangalore Assistant Manager – Materials Assistant Manager Materials Assistant Manager/Senior Engineer–Materials Key Highlights: At Electrex ➔ Joined the organization as Engineer Materials and promoted to the level of Senior Engineer Materials to Assistant Manager-Materials within a short span of 6 years ➔ Developed a strong data base of vendors to meet production and project needs and quality deliverables. ➔ Pivotal in setting up a computerized Material Planning and Monitoring Systems, Advance Warning Systems and Analysis System for Material consumption. ➔ Successfully managed vendor development, purchase, logistics, stores and inventory management activities to set up effectivesupply stream to meet production /project needs. At Applicomp ➔ Developed successfully over 20 vendors for washing machine parts like Motor stator stampings, end shields, rotorshaft, coil holder etc. Key Deliverables: ➔ Coordinated with vendors, freight providers, and store managers for timely deliveries, streamlined and implemented improvement process and coordinate with the Finance Division for timely bill payments. ➔ Involved in planning sourcing strategies and rate contract settlements within lead time. Responsible for project wise costing, inventory management, follow-up on delivery schedules and material dispatches. ➔ Handled overall purchase activities and focused on PO generation, maintaining update and generating vendors and carrying out consistent reconciliation of material as per order/deliveries. ➔ Administering defect free supplies, adherence to quality norms and ensuring quick resolution of quality complaints and ensured effective measures for steady future business. ➔ Managed procurement processes; floated enquiries to vendors, comparison of offers and finalised rates & orders placement for procurement. ➔ Floated enquiries, received quotations, compared, placing orders in coordination with the senior team leaders, released and prepared purchase orders and updated vendor’s data. ➔ Developed a strong base of reliable vendors to meet production /project needs. ➔ Set up Computerized Material Planning & Monitoring Systems; Computerized Advance Warning Systems &Analysis Systems for Material Consumption. Awards & Recognitions at Electrex ➔ ➔ ➔ Achieved 25% cost reduction with Self designed Cost reduction programs. Rated as Excellent continuously for three consecutive years in annual assessment Received Citation from the Executive Director. Jan’93-Jan’94 Fouress Engineering India Ltd Bangalore Section ➔ -Trainee Engineer Export Marketing Played a key role in establishing Computerized Selection and Estimation Systems TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS ATTENDED & CERTIFICATIONS Certified ISO- Internal Auditor Certified SA-8000 Internal Auditor ➔ Life member of Indian Institute of Materials Management (IIMM) Bangalore since October 1999 ➔ ➔ Workshops & Trainings: One day training program on Understanding Behavioural Skills & Assertive Communication in March 2014 Three days OBT (out bound training) conducted by Pegasus Institute for excellence on Vision &Leadership skills for organization development. ➔ Two days training for ISO- – Internal auditor at Shahi Exports Bangalore. ➔ Three Day Workshop Training on Supply Chain management and Sub contracting Systems with relevance to ERP Systems at ➔ Management Study Centre- Bangalore, Karnataka May 1998. ➔ ➔ ➔ Two day- workshop on Modern Trends and Application of Higher End Engineering Plastics and related technology at Central Institute for Plastics Engineering and Testing in April 1996. ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS 1992-Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from M S Ramiah Institute of Technology (Bangalore University) 1st Class TECHNICAL SKILLS ➔ Proficient in using any ERP Package ➔ Proficiency in MS Office (Word, Excel and Power Point) PERSONAL DOSSIER Date of Birth Languages Known : 08th August 1970 : English, Hindi and Kannada REFER ANNEXURE ‘A’ FOR MATERIALS HANDLED ANNEXURE ‘A’ - LIST OF MATERIALS HANDLED Raw Materials Aluminium alloys like ADC12 , Dual coated copper enamelled winding wires of class F & others,Alloy bright steel Bars of EN8D, EN8, EN24, SAE8620, 15MnCr5, MS etc in Drawn, Peeled, centre less ground conditions. Tool steels like OHNS, HSS, H13, H15 etc. Brass Sheets &Strips &Rods of specific grades.Plastic raw materials like Nylon 6 & Nylon 66, Polycarbonate, Polypropylene, ABS, etc in natural & glass filled grades. Components & subassembliesof Pressed components, Rubber Moulding, PVC moulding, Hand moulding, Injectionmoulding, Sintered Parts of Bronze & Iron, Cast Bronze, Castings of iron & steel, Machined parts, Sheet metal works,Screws & fasteners for automated assembly line, Electrical Cords & cables, Electrical insulating varnishes & Resins &components, Crimping electrical Connectors & Dowels, Hardened Circlips, Greases & oils for gear boxes, Polycarbonate/PVC Name plates, Tamper proof labels & stickers, Dust bags(cloth), Packing colour cartons, Corrugated outer cartonboxes, Instruction Manuals printing etc. Capital Goods- Compressors, Hand presses, Machineries, Hand tools, Conveyors for assembly line & material handlingtrolleys, Servo Stabilizers&Isolated Transformers for machines, DG sets, Alternators, Panel switch boards, ElectricalGoods, Office equipments, systems & Infrastructure requirements etc. Sub Contracting: Electro Plating- Zinc, Nickel, Chrome, etc. Heat treatment-Steels for hardening &tempering, annealing, case hardening and chemical blackening Machining of components- for Turning, Grinding, Millingon CNC & general machines Regular factory & stores requirements like – Taps &Die sets, Drill bits, Reamers, Tool bits & inserts (Sandvik&Widia)for CNC machines, Band-saw blades, Coolants, Lubricants, Special quenching oils, Maintenance spares , Cotton &Banian wastes, etc. -.-.-.-.-.-.-.-.