Management Supply Chain

Location:

Brampton, ON, Canada

Posted:

January 29, 2016

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ANKIT DAVE

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CAREER OBJECTIVE

Seeking an assignment in Supply chain/Purchasing Management with a leading organization where in my ability, skills and experience are put into best use, where in end of the day it gives job satisfaction to me and also yields benefit to the organization.

PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS

A highly accomplished professional with nearly 9 years of extensive experience in Material Procurement, Commodity management, Vendor Development, Cost reduction techniques, Logistic, Inventory, warehouse etc. Have experience of working with some of the best global manufacturing Industries.

Proven expertise in various areas of supply chain including, but not limited to O&M Contracts, Rate contracts, Service contracts, Project Purchase, MRO materials & Raw materials, Reverse auctions, Fuel management, Materials demand planning & forecasting etc.

Experience in dealing with International vendors. Actively involved in alternate vendor development and timely vendor evaluations based on skill matrix.

An effective communicator and influencer with skills in devising & implementing innovative strategies & contributing towards positive growth of the company. Always have key focus on bottom line profitability & worth quality by ensuring optimal utilization of resources

Possesses excellent negotiation skill, organization skills, problem solving, decision making and leadership qualities.

Conversant with SAP in a supply chain role. Also have got proficiency in MS office (Word, excel, powerpoint etc) and other computer operations.

Experience in implementing and following Lean practices, 5S, 4Q, Kaizen, Value stream mapping, TPM, WCM, ISO etc. for improving efficiency and effectiveness of the organization.

CAREER RECITAL

Deco Automotive (a Div. of Magna International) – Brampton, Canada

Production Team Member

06/2015 – Continue

Magna is a leading automotive supplier and one of the largest producer of automotive parts in the world. Deco Automotive is 100% owned subsidiary of Magna International Inc.

Working as a Production Team Member in Assembly division to perform various activities on shop floor such as production and assembly of the automotive parts.

Maintaining cycle time in a fast paced manufacturing environment while meeting our customer specific requirements.

Inspecting automotive parts as per customer’s quality standards.

Working in a safe manner and following the SPQP guidelines (Safety, People, Quality & Production)

Excellent Problem Solving and Team work skills.

Practicing and promoting continuous improvements for manufacturing processes and identifying possible cost reduction.

Ability to meet the physical demands of a manufacturing environment

ABB India Ltd – Vadodara, India

Supply Chain (Procurement) Professional

01/2011 – 04/2015

ABB is a global leader in power and automation technologies. Based in Zurich, Switzerland, the company employs about 140,000 people and operates in approximately 100 countries.

Procurement of engineering and insurance spares from domestic as well as International Markets. (Majorly electrical and mechanical components including fabrication & machining jobs, Steel & other ferrous-non ferrous material, automation, IT, telecom, electronics parts, packing & logistics, services etc..)

Managing total Procure-to-pay(P2P) cycle using SAP systems.

Planning, organizing, controlling and evaluating all requisite purchasing activities to perform such as negotiation, recommendation, ordering, inspection, expediting & tracking, reporting, logistic & delivery, payment processing, etc.

Directing the development and implementation of key procurement strategies, contingency plans and ensuring that plans are aligned with projects requirements and budget.

Monitoring Cost trends of each & every component/commodity for every month. Analyzing trends and market conditions for the present and future pricing of commodities for optimum sourcing at right time, best price & appropriate quality.

Identifying, developing & evaluating alternate vendor sources for achieving cost effective sourcing of components and services with reduction in delivery time and improvement in quality. Developing quality culture at vendor’s end through auditing and guidance.

Managing contracts for transportation, material movement and packaging as per site and project requirement. Also involved in releasing contracts for civil jobs, electrical jobs, mechanical fabrication & erection jobs, etc.

Coordinating with Custom House Agents & Freight forwarders for smooth custom clearance of import consignments.

Maintaining min-max stock levels of materials, applying inventory control techniques. Also maintaining Just in Time levels to ensure maintain smooth flow of materials with minimum inventory holding.

L&T MHI Turbine Generators Pvt. Ltd – Hazira, India

Sr. Executive – Purchase Dept.

03/2010 - 12/2010

L&T MHI Turbine Generators Pvt Ltd is a joint venture company between L&T (Larsen & Toubro Ltd is one of India’s largest technology, engineering, construction & manufacturing majors with a turnover of $14.3B) and MHI (Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd of Japan, a world leader in manufacturing of industrial & utility Turbines, Generators and Boilers), to design, engineer, manufacturer and execute super critical Turbines & Generators.

Procuring all major mechanical equipments (like pumps, valves, pipe hangers, cooling towers, etc.), instruments (like transmitters, pressure gauges, flowmeters, temperature gauges, PLCs, SCADA etc.), electrical items (like motors, Transformers, switchgears, etc.) and structural steel (like MS plates, beams, channels, I-sections etc.) and its transportation.

Ensuring compliance of various quality measures like by maintenance of appropriate requisite documentation/ records, QAPs.

Spearheading cost reduction initiatives consolidating tasks, eliminating non-value-added processes & complete re-engineering of processes and systems.

HINDALCO IND. LTD. (Aditya Birla Group) – Dahej, India

Officer – Purchase Dept.

05/2006 – 02/2010

A $40B corporation, the Aditya Birla Group is anchored by an extraordinary force of over 120,000 employees belonging to 42 nationalities. Hindalco Industries Limited, a flagship company of the Aditya Birla Group, is structured into two strategic businesses of Aluminum and Copper.

Looking after procurement of majorly all Raw Material, Minerals, Chemicals, fuels, Refractories, Gases, LNG, Electrical, Automation, Electronics, Process Instruments, Safety Items, IT items & General Consumables etc Have managed total inventory of 25,000 odd items, ensuring sufficient inventory levels as per the requirements.

Assessing requirements and developing specifications for equipment, materials and supplies to be purchased. Designing & scheduling material procurement plans for raw materials, fuels, process items & maintenance items, etc.

Inviting tenders, consulting with suppliers and reviewing quotations. Conducting technical and commercial negotiations of the contract terms & conditions, awarding supplier contracts.

Managing logistics operations for the smooth movement of material. Coordinating with Freight forwarders, Custom agents and other external agencies to achieve seamless & cost-effective transport solutions.

Looking after store activities like receipt of material, GRN preparation, material inspection, inventory management, excise activities, scrap sale etc.

ACHIEVEMENTs

Reduced project cost up to 40% by implementing various cost reduction initiatives, localization and other supply chain practices in MV-Switchgear factory of ABB.

Smoothly managed procurement of Raw Materials & Chemicals worth $40M annually for the year 2009-2010.

Released more than 50 ARCs within a year for smooth supply of regular spares of Electrical items in 2008 in Aditya Birla Group. Achieved GROUP BEST discounts while releasing ARCs with Siemens, L&T, ABB, Areva, Raychem, Bajaj, Phoenix, BCH etc…

Settled all old pending disputed issues with vendors & achieved system sanitization effectively. Also settled all old disputed Advance payments lying with the vendors in from 2011-2015.

Had been a regular member of Group MOU Negotiations being held at Mumbai for standard item requirements for all units of Aditya Birla Group for the year 2007-2009.

Have been a member of confidential costing of Turbine Generators components in L&T MHI for submitting it to marketing dept to enable them to quote to the external customers.

NOTABLE HIGHLIGHTs

Have worked as an Apprentice Engineer in Purchase dept at Jyoti Ltd (JEM Industries Ltd), Mogar, Dist. Anand, Gujarat. INDIA from 07/2003 to 04/2004.

8 weeks training undertaken at Alembic Glass Ltd, Vadodara on Retailer & Consumer buying behavior during curriculum of 2nd year MBA studies. Also 8 weeks training undertaken at ICICI Home Finance Company Ltd, Vadodara on Consumer behavior towards home loan industry during curriculum of 1st year MBA studies.

EDUCATION

Master of Business Administration (MBA) 05/2006

Veer Narmad South Gujarat University, India

Two year Full Time Program

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) - Electrical 12/2002

Gujarat University, India

Four Year Full Time Program

CPIM (Certified in Purchasing & Inventory Management) Continue

APICS – Toronto Chapter

ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION (e-LEARNING COURSES)

Introduction to Supply Chain

Humber College, Toronto

Supply Chain Planning & Inventory Management