Vivek Nagaraj

VIVEK NAGARAJ GLOBAL PURCHASE | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | MATERIAL PLANNING PHONE:-, EMAIL:- SUMMARY: 9 years of experience at Global Purchase & Supply chain, Material planning, Order Management, Inventory control and Vendor development in Automotive ancillary as well as Wind blade manufacturing. SKILLS: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • Hands on experience on accurate Material coverage/shortage tools and shipment tracking tools (MS-Excel, SAP, Baan, Oracle, Track-Trace, Fast Track). Generating planned orders along with Material Requirement Planning system (MRP). Inventory Management as per MRP suggestions (Pull-in, Push-Out and Cancelation). Suppliers performance monitoring. Training and on-boarding of suppliers for Order acknowledgement and documentations through online supplier portal. Process optimization and alternate sourcing. Sample approval process (Dimension,Material,PPAP,4M change approval). Zero Base Costing for stamping, welding, tube bending, Machining, Platting. Solving quality issues with contamination action and corrective action. MIS though MS Office, Power BI (Trendgraph,Barchart,Piechart, ppt) for management review. Experience with all T-Codes in SAP application MM Module for Purchasing & Supply chain Management. Preparing LOI, ad-hoc purchase orders and approval for Newbuy/Trail. Experience with Global forwarders/Shipment agents (DHL,Maersk,MSV,YML) in Global imports. Negotiation with Suppliers and Logistics service providers. Managing multiple projects and products (BOP,JobWork&Hardwares, Chemicals, Paints). Adhering commitments and customer/ Internal timeline. Budget estimation. Process Improvement ( KAIZEN) proposal and implementation. Material reconciliation along with SAP. Mechanical input parameters optimization using Taguchi’s method and ANOVA method (Graduation project). EXPERIENCE: SEP’2022–Present TPI (Tillotson Pearson Inc.) COMPOSITES INDIA PVT LIMITED, CHENNAI (2.3 years) SENIOR ENGINEER– Global Supply Chain (Direct Materials)- Composites, Metallics, Fabrics, Chemicals and Consumables. -Manufacturer of Wind mill blades and exporting to various customers across the Globe. Highlights: • Leading material planning and on-time delivery for 2 production lines of Nordex N163. • Developed and implemented new inventory management system to reduce inventory by 25%. • Achieving an impressive 30% in reduction of average lead time. Roles and responsibilities: • Weekly validation of all open orders and acknowledgement by supplier through supplier portal. • Updating BOM (Bill of Materials) in coverage tracking tools along with Engineering / Customer planning team. • Responsible for accurate parts coverage tracking sheet (LOB). • Negotiation with supplier for orders pull in, Push out and cancellation according to BOM change, plan change. • • • • Responsible for price of direct materials in BOM costing for positive EBITA. Fulfill CFT requirements and declared during Gemba & DOB meeting. Responsible for Zero Duty at customs by accurate advance licensing for Export projects. Keep in touch with Project team for customer's plan change for other variants (Serration, IDD). JAN'2021– AUG’2022 LUCAS TVS LIMITED, CHENNAI (1.9 years) Engineer– Material Planner and buyer (Direct materials) – Casted components, Job work, Sheet Metal and Raw Materials. -Manufacturer of Auto-Electrical motors (Starter Motor, Compressor motor, Alternator). • • • Highlights: Material scheduling for 5 Manufacturing production lines for supply to KIA, MSIL, ZF WABCO . Implemented revised material coverage monitoring system to improve the accuracy. Managed cross functional team to maintain robust supply chain with 97% on-time delivery Roles and responsibilities: • Updating BOM (Bill of Materials) in coverage tracking tools along with Engineering / Customer planningteam. • • Fixing cut-off time for DCN implementation. • • • • • • • • Responsible for Sample approval process (Dimension, Material, PPAP, 4M approval). RM price amendment to suppliers as per the agreement with steel mills. Second source development for critical components to avoid bottle necks. • JAN'2016– DEC’2020 Responsible for solving quality issues (Concession approval, Counter measure report from Supplier). Active participation and implementation of VAVE to meet cost saving target. Assessment and evaluation of new vendors by vendor visits. Providing technical support to vendors for procuring quality components at the right time. Continuously evaluate and satisfying existing suppliers (Suppliers meet). Cost reduction through various resources and achieving target. Leading and training new Executive. JBM Group- (Southern Region)- CHENNAI (5 years) 1. Engineer- Regional sourcing of Direct materials from JAN’2019 to DEC’2020 (2 years)- Job work, Sheet Metal and Raw Materials. Regional Sourcing for southern manufacturing units JBM-MM Nagar, JBM-Oragadam, Neel Industries who are manufacturer and supplier to OEMs such as Ford, Isuzu, Renault, Nissan, Royal Enfield, Daimler, Ashok Leyland, Tafe. 2. Graduate Engineer Trainee and Executive at Purchase Department in JBM - ORAGADAM UNIT from JAN’2016 to MAR’2019 (3 years). Manufacturer and supply BIW parts to Renault Nissan Automotive India (P) ltd, Daimler India Commercial vehicles, TAFE India, RoyalEnfield. • • • • • Roles and responsibilities New supplier and component development for new projects and ECN projects. RM price amendment to suppliers as per the agreement with steel mills. Second source development for critical components to avoid bottle necks. Handling quality related issues at vendor ends. Implementation of VAVE ideas in outsourced parts. • Negotiating favorable payment terms and prices with the suppliers. • • • • • • • Implementation of ECN (Engineering Changes) at supplier with BOM update. Assessment and evaluation of new vendors along with Engineering, SCM, Quality by vendor visits. Providing technical support to vendors for procuring quality components at the right time. Continuously evaluate and satisfying existing suppliers (Suppliers meet). Cost reduction through various resources and achieving target. Calculating part wise logical consumption of raw materials. Creating PO& PR for vendors in SAP application. ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: Degree/Position Department/Subjects Marks Institution Bachelor of Engineering Higher Secondary School Mechanical Engineering 70.4% Mathematics, Chemistry,Physics, Biology Mathematics, Science,Social Science 84% University College of Engineering, Anna University– Dindigul,Tamilnadu Sacred Heart Hr. Sec. School– Tiruvarangam, Ramanathapuram Secondary School 90.4% Sacred Heart Hr. Sec. School– Tiruvarangam, Ramanathapuram ACHIEVEMENTS: ✓ ✓ ✓ ✓ Star team of the Quarter (SQDC)- 1 time. Star team of the Month- 2 times. 100% marks at Mathematics at Secondary school. 97% marks at Mathematics at Higher Secondary school. PERSONAL PROFILE: Current address : No.JG1, Vinoth Varsha Apartments, Pallavan Nagar, Thiruverkadu, Chennai, Tamilnadu -600077, India. Date of Birth : - Languages Known : To speak: Tamil, English, Hindi (Low) To read and write: Tamil, English DECLARATION I hereby declare that all the information provided above is true to the best of my knowledge. Date: Place: Vivek. N Year of Qualify MAY- 2009