Supply Chain Management

Girish Desai

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LEGAL STATUS US CITIZEN

PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS

Electrical Engineering and Materials Management Certification, with 16 years US and 24 years India experience in procurement of major commodity like Ferrous & Non Ferrous Raw Materials, Metal parts (Tube & Sheet Metal Fabrication, Machined, Stamped, Wire forming, Castings & Forgings), Exhaust Systems, Hydraulic Cylinders, Switchgears, Transformers, Electrical/ Electronic Components, Plastics / Rubber parts, Drive Systems (Tires + Wheels & Rubber Tracks), Wires & Cables, Wiring Harnesses, Fasteners, Tools, Paints, Packaging & Hydraulic components and leading Supply Chain & NPI Development functions; including Purchasing Management, Project Management, Supplier Quality Assurance, Sales and Engineering; at large & small scale OEM and an globally Best Cost Country suppliers. A strategic thinker with an enterprising, cross-functional, results oriented leadership style and a broad range of supplier, customer and intercompany coordination people management skills and experience. A proven track record with successful project launches quality improvements, cost improvements, new product introduction & smooth supply chain. Multilingual (English 1st, Indian languages (Hindi, Gujrati & Marathi as 2nd

Specialties: Developing Strategies, Policies & Procedures; Forecasting & Planning; Negotiation; Process Improvement; Quality Management; Conflict Resolution; Supply Management; Contract/Agreement Establishment. Extensive experience in global sourcing & long/short term agreement for procurement of various commodities with cost effective supply chain to drive down cost & delivering bottom line results in manufacturing industries.

Very strong in negotiation of best practice in price, payment, quality, delivery terms to award long & short term supply agreements and purchase orders & implementing concept of VMI, Milk Run, Kan Ban & JIT to support Lean disciplines & successful in achieving cost reduction goal of the organization.

Familiar with multiple ERP/MRP packages SAP, JD Edwards One World, AS400 & MAPICS, IPS, PRIMOS, UNIX, & Intermediate skill of Excel, Word, Power Point, Lotus Notes & Out Look.

Sr. Project Buyer; JCB Inc., Pooler, GA 06/2011 –06-2015

JCB, Inc a leading OEM in construction equipment is a wholly owned subsidiary of the private company J.C. Bamford Excavators Limited, the second largest global construction equipment Manufacturer.

Sr. Project Buyer: Responsible to the Purchasing Manager to plan, organize, coordinate and control the purchasing function for material, capital, services, NPI & Supply Chain.

• Spearheaded the negotiation, nomination and launch of 600 new purchased components from 22 suppliers (10 new Suppliers) with a combined annual spend of $38 million and tooling investment of $1.5 million.

• Negotiated a final settlement for a supply agreement claim of $68,000. Net Result: Final settlement $18,000.

• Identified and spear headed in-sourcing activities to vastly improve the bottom line. Net Result: Project savings of $0.5 million

• Identified and managed the re-sourcing activity for major fabrications, castings, forgings, machined components, Hydraulic cylinders, Drive System components. Net Result: $0.9 mill project savings.

18 new models of Wheeled & Tracked Loader Skid Steer launched successfully in global market in June 2012.

Developed reliable sources in India & Mexico for major commodities and increase procurement from LCC year by year to achieve significant cost reduction to meet target of 2.5 millions in 3 years.

BCC spend track record is increased from 4% in 2012 to 27% in 2015

Long Term & Short Term agreements are signed with 20 key suppliers for QCIDM concept (Quality, Cost, Innovation, and Development & Management) to support new launch of product and improvement in existing product design.

Releasing of purchase orders, Engineering change implementation & monitoring PPM with suppliers.

Achievements: PPM & Cost Reduction

PPM significantly improved – 2012 = 1200 & 2015 < 450 for 40 suppliers.

2012- 450 K reason source developed in India for casings & forgings.

2013- 750 K reason source developed in India for Hub Assly, Exhaust System, Pins, and Drive – Wheel track pod

2014- 950 K reason source developed for Heavy Fabrication, Hydraulic Cylinders, Cooling Pack & Wiring Harnesses in India & Mexico. Performance appreciated of JCB Group world as best negotiator of 2014.

Sr. Purchasing Agent; Husqvarna out Door Products, Beatrice, NE 03/2005-11/2010

HUSQVARNA is world leader in outdoor power products for forestry, lawn & garden care, Construction Equipments Cutting and Diamond Tools, Tractors & Lawn Mowers.

Sourcing responsibility of $50 million spend of assigned commodities of Steel (Sheets & Tube raw material), components of (Machined, Stamped, Tube & Sheet Metal Fabrication, Wire Formed, Plastic, Rubber), Seats, Blades, Breaks, Pulleys, Cables, Switches & Wiring Harnesses, VA assemblies & Accessory Products.

Periodically twice a week review of MRP report to monitor production demand & material planning, scheduling & release of orders to resolve on time delivery concerns & inventory issues to support smooth supply chain & lean manufacturing to achieve daily production. Ensuring all ECNs is implemented by suppliers and reviews the impact of approval to concerned department accordingly.

Monitoring month wise PPV report to ensure cash flow control & corrective action for commodity strategy and review supplier performance matrix for improvement of maintain proven track record of quality and OTD.

Developed strategies with emphasis on Low Cost Country sourcing & locate, evaluate, negotiate, and select suppliers to achieve established cost, working capital and supplier quality objectives, risk mitigation strategies for key commodities. Reduced the number of suppliers while developing a preferred supply base to achieve the lowest total cost of ownership & achieved cost effective logistics by milk run with shipment consolidation & third party warehouse for imported parts.

Coordinated and supporting on-site supplier assessment/certification audits and continuous improvement activities that drive down total cost and increase total supplier quality as per HUSQVARNA quality policy expectations and compliance as per QS/ISO 9000, TS-16949 & Supplier Quality Assurance Manual.

Negotiated the contract with Steel Mill / Service centre for procurement of Steel sheets &Tubes based on raw material price published by CRU index & made agreement to supply to approved suppliers & three different plant for manufacturing components as per agreed price variation clause to maintain cost control of products.

Actively participate with engineering and product management for product development & launches.

Supporting tactical buyers & provided assistance in the resolution of discrepant material, invoice & price with necessary guidance to operational buyers to manage the flow of goods to achieve JIT concept.

Reduction vendor base from (95 to 75) & lead time by 2 wks. Improved inventory turns from 4 to 10.12 vendors on VMI concept for high dollar & voluminous parts helped space savings & cost reduction.

Developed LCC vendors from Mexico, Canada & Asia for main commodities & value added part, achieved significant cost reduction in the range of 3%-5% on total spend for last 4 years progressively.

Global Sourcing Leader Christie Digital System Inc. Cypress, CA 06/2004 –03/2005

Christie Digital is in manufacturing audio/video & security systems, commercial & cinema projectors.

Responsible for $20 million spend for commodity such as Metal Components( Machined& Fabricated), Plastic, Insulated, Rubber, Gears, Reflectors, Bulbs, Wiring Harnesses, Transformers, OEM products, Electronic Components, Industrial Controls) and Value Added Assemblies.

Material planning, releasing & scheduling of orders, inventory control, implementation of ECN, resolve discrepancy of material receipts, rejections return, price & invoice approval, logistics & freight cost.

Managed vendor quality performance program and aligned operations to support lean manufacturing using Kan Ban, JIT and VMI & cost effective supply chain. Engineering, sales, quality & NPI development support for sales & services

Participate in New Product & Supplier selection & development by conducting interview & visit the facilities of suppliers for assessment of capacity & capability to support business.

Developed cost models and purchase price variation analysis tools for existing commodities and new product developments to analyze trends and oversee the opportunities for improvement in purchasing.

Achieved savings of 0.6 million (3%) through negotiations of yearly blanket contracts and reductions in vendor base and SKUs by developing sub assemblies and value added products.

Purchasing Manager Penn-El Com Inc.; Garden Grove, CA 01/ 2000 – 05/2004

Penn- El Com family owned company is manufacturer & distributor of parts supplies for Custom Build Cases OEM.

Purchasing Manager reporting to President, responsible for four branches located in CA, TX, NJ & Canada supply chain, inventory & warehousing management of $100 million spend for various commodity of 1900 parts

Manage acquisition and material management systems, procurement, product development, material planning and inventory, quality assurance, global sourcing and logistics with supervision of 2 buyers.

Set reorder points & safety stock based on history & forecast demand periodically to maintain optimum inventory across four warehouses for releasing orders to support smooth supply chain & implementing distribution planning process across the four geographic locations to optimize inventory investments and deliver excellent customer service levels across several product lines.

Short & long term contracts with domestic and overseas vendors, logistic costs with freight forwarder & customs broker to support cost effective supply chain.

Set up purchasing procedures and import discipline to achieve inventory turns from 3 to 6 per year, significant cost savings of $1.5millions.

Buyer /Planner Technology Transfers Inc. Fullerton, CA 08/1998 – 12/1999

Technology Transfer was manufacturer and project execution firm of Wind Turbine & Solar Panels

Responsible for procurement, planning, import, logistics and project execution. Office administration, invoice approval, 15 millions spend for Wires & Cables, Electrical & Electronic Components, Fabrication & hardware.

Monitor daily progress on execution of projects & liaison with customers.

Executive- Strategic Purchasing Siemens Ltd. Bombay, India 06/1979 – 05/1998

Siemens India is global leader in manufacturing of high and low voltage switchgear, control panels for power generation, electrical generators, medical equipment and cables.

06/1971 – Technical Buyer for 3 plants Plastic, Rubber & Packing Material

06/1976 - Senior Technical Buyer- Raw Material, Cables, Machined components & Packing materials

06/1981 – Purchasing Supervisor (Two Buyers Reports) Raw Material, Cables, Machined & Fabrication Components.

06/1987- Asst. Purchasing Manager- Switch Board & Switch Gear plants – (Reports 6 Buyers)

06/1993- Sr. Executive Corporate Strategic Purchasing direct report to VP Purchasing responsible for INR 300 million for assigned commodity of Ferrous & Non Ferrous Raw Materials, Silver Contacts, Metal & Molded Plastic components, Fabricated Panels, OEM equipments catering to 6 plants in India.

Consolidate requirements for procurement through reliable sources and long term contracts were made for 3 years

ISO9001 & TQM (Total Quality Management) implemented as per SIEMENS International Quality Policy.

Taguchi Method, JIT, VMI & Kitting systems concepts was implemented with 55 vendors for smooth supply chain

PPM achieved 500 & 0 PPM ranking suppliers incoming QC is eliminated in all plants.

Inventory turns increased from 4 to 12 & lead time reduced to 4 weeks to support Lean & cost effective supply chain.

Savings achieved 18 million & Siemens awarded highest reward of INR 20K

Technical Buyer /Planner Larsen & Toubro Ltd, India 04/1974 – 05/1979

L & T manufactures heavy fabrication, dairy equipments, power control panels & switchgears.

Purchasing & Material planning for switch gear & control panel products components.

Education:

Surat Engineering College, Gujarat, India - Bachelor Degree in Electrical Engineering - 06/1974.

Government-Polytechnic, Gujarat, India - Diploma in Electrical Engineering – 10/1971.

Daver’s College of Management, Bombay, India - Diploma in Materials Management - 06/1976

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