Quality Supply Chain

Vaiyapuri Iyyarappa Saravanan 812-***-**** . ************@*****.***

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GLOBAL QUALITY LEADER

Strategic planning Change Management Leadership Six Sigma & Lean Mfg. Quality leader with extensive experience in building, maintaining and improving quality systems, processes, and tools in supply chain. Passion for analyzing and solving complex problems. Leverages operating systems to drive lean manufacturing, six sigma and continuous improvement while optimizing supply chain. Leader adept at identifying opportunities and executing business initiatives. Demonstrated ability to lead, develop, and mentor teams to achieve common goals across geographies and cultures. Proven track record of driving process discipline and accountability throughout the organization. PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS

Transformed supplier quality organization and impacted the key financial results by saving 2% on direct purchases through continuous process improvement and functional excellence.

Developed and implemented strategic decisions with proven success in global supply chain

Managed new product development projects to start up $500 million Engine business.

Developed world-class supply base to enable $400 million export from India.

Led business process improvements to reduce product cost and increase profit margin

Managed a $5 billion purchasing quality team to generate 9% annual cost of coverage.

Developed and implemented improvement model to achieve 50% improvement in customer product quality and faster resolution from global supply chain.

Demonstrated leadership with the ability to lead and develop exceptional teams that include suppliers, joint ventures (JV), and employees

Reorganized quality function to align with business strategy and enable sustainable growth

Established proactive quality assurance by executing global strategies, initiatives, and performance metrics to meet world-class quality levels.

Recognized for organizational contributions:

Implemented six sigma, closed 100+projects, trained 50+ belts to save $5+ million.

Received chairman’s award for value engineering, 6 Sigma and product quality improvement.

Accomplished Japanese chief technical advisor best kaizen award for productivity. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Cummins Inc., Headquartered in Columbus, IN

Current Position: Director – Supplier Quality, Fuel System Business June 2012 - Present Selected by business leadership to analyze purchasing quality function in JV business, determine its fit in business growth strategy, develop and execute functional strategy aligned with global supply chain. Reported to 6 multi- site business unit of $500+ million. Supervised 12 direct reports across new program and current product, managed 300+ precision machining global suppliers and 30+ indirect reports in area business office. Performance optimization: Improved customer quality 50%, supplier ppm 75%, responsiveness 35%, failsafe implementation of 100+/year and Delivered 100% on time change managed programs. New business development: Launched global modular architecture program with highly precision machined global suppliers. Achieved quality 50% better than plan and product cost 5% better than estimates. Strategic Planning: Sponsored and supported a comprehensive purchasing strategy including dual sourcing that generates 2% purchase value savings every year. Build world-class fuel system supply base in India & China. Organizational Leadership: Recruited talent and developed functional capability in the international purchasing office that resulted in 35% improvement in managed expenses. Strengthened category talent in India and China to start up business.

Domain Expertise: Developed and executed a quality management process model to achieve product quality continuous improvement. Led development of early care program to ensure flawless launch and customer support Vaiyapuri Iyyarappa Saravanan 812-***-**** . ************@*****.*** linkedin.com/in/iyyarappa-saravanan-vaiyapuri

Director – Product Quality, Engine Business, Columbus, IN Aug 2007 - May 2012 Promoted to lead product quality in Engine business purchasing of over $5billion to support 11 multi-site operations & Joint Ventures. Managed 1500+ global suppliers with 100+ indirect reports in area business office. Led business process improvements to reduce product cost and increase profit margin. Customer Satisfaction: Achieved launch quality that is 50% better than previous program launch and improved supplier quality at Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) by 43% from 1600 to 900 ppm. Bottom-line focus: Integrated with business, and achieved yearly cost of coverage recovery of $25M. Problem Solving: Led and mentored cross-functional teams to complex business and technical solutions through rapid problem solving project for annual savings of $10M. Strategic Development: Led development of comprehensive purchasing reliability improvement model that position business to focus sustainable improvement. Develop and Implemented proactive quality standard work. Corporate Administration: Participated in EBU product safety council to develop customer support plan. Change Management: Created a well-defined product quality verification process to prevent known product failures and introduced an aggressive safe launch plan for all critical products. Leader – Supplier Quality, International Purchasing Office, Pune, India Jan 2005 - July 2007 Selected to develop a world class supply base in India to increase Low Cost Country (LCC) sourcing. Supported to position India operation to deliver $400M by 2010 (from $25M in 2003) by creating capacity/capability ahead of demand. It has resulted in 22% net cost improvement. Successfully led global quality team to launch various technological new programs for engine business. Market Positioning: Increased purchases from India to $172 million, saved $20 million in 3 years, and built 30+ world-class suppliers

Customer Satisfaction: Earned high accolades from engine plants for focus on quality and process discipline; sourced 90% of products with zero quality issues. Improved product performance PPM from 2800 to 200 Talent Recruitment & Hiring: Overcame competitive market conditions and HR processes by developing and executing aggressive regional hiring plan that resulted in hiring of 18 new people in three months. Continuous Improvement: Executed proactive quality improvement with 100+ fail-safes at suppliers by using MQV process. Implemented six sigma at critical suppliers and sponsored projects for savings of $2.21 million. Best Practice & Benchmarking: Formed strong teams with complementary skills to develop innovative process and tools. Supported to drive functional excellence in all global organizations. Sr. Manager – Supplier Quality, Tata Cummins, Jamshedpur, India Dec 1994 - Dec 2004 Managed new product development projects to start up $500 million Engine business. Led development of world class mid range diesel engine supplier base, improved material cost, product reliability, and quality. Value Engineering: Managed program to achieve a cost savings of $100k /product with quality excellence. Localization: Achieved record localization of engine critical parts in 4 years with cost savings of $455/engine. Risk Management: Established 78% of suppliers with “Zero” defect to enable business start-up & expansion. Quality System: Trained Suppliers to implement QS 9000 requirements (Statistical Process Control, MSA, and Process FMEA) first time at Indian Automotive Manufacturer from any OEM in India Senior Engineer, Mfg. Operations, Eicher Motors Ltd., Indore, India Nov 1990- Nov 1994 Technical Collaboration with Mitsubishi Motors Corp, Japan. Led and facilitated several kaizen teams and projects to increase operations efficiency from 40% to 90% with savings of $1 million. Managed engine durability test to resolve various early life failures by 2.5 RPH. Scheduled and facilitated product confirmation of production audit with independent body to regulate emission norms in India. EDUCATION:

MBA: Kelley School of Business, Indiana University, Indianapolis, IN, Expected Dec 2018 BS, Engineering Technology: BITS, Pilani, India. Certified Six Sigma Green Belt and Sponsor

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