Supply Chain Engineering

Abu Memon

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Chino, CA-*****, USA

Mobile: +1-901-***-**** ********@*****.***

Career Objective

As Global Director / Vice President of a growth driven global business, provide seasoned Supply Chain, Procurement,Operations and extensive International experience inputs to add Substantive,Definitive and Quantifiable value to the Supply Chain and the Corporate bottom line.

Qualifications

Karnataka University, India University of Mumbai, India

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) MBA (Finance, Supply Chain)

International Supply Chain Education Alliance, Cleveland,Ohio.

Certified Supply Chain Analyst

Key Strengths

Negotiations, Techno-Commercial Project Evaluations, Contracting,Diverse & Cross Cultural Communications.

Professional Experience

Kinematics Inc - Director, Global Supply Chain & Global Commodities (Chino,CA) 2013 - current

Conceptualize and implement a Global Supply Chain for a manufacturing venture to provide user industrial plants with diverse raw material / commodities and heading a global team of 4 managers.

oLeading a laterally integrated venture for a Global Supply Chain providing Project & Commodity Support to user industries.The Group’s extensive experience in Global Supply Chains has provided the impetus to secure long term interests in the areas of Oil and Gas, Chemicals, Plastics, Rubber, Pharmaceuticals, Metals and Capital Equipment thus providing it with a cutting edge in providing raw materials and project management services to its users from a global base and at globally competitive prices.

oGuide the management team to achieve and project manufacturing execution expectations, alignment and achievements of supply chain priorities to ensure offshore manufacturing and procurement deliverance. Engineering and commercial decisions of plant location, technical redundancy and future obsolescence are other integrals.

The startup has currently harvested orders worth $300 Mm+ in 2015 and has had a record first year of operations. Transacted with Global Majors like Daewoo, Parker, Sunoco, Kumho and a host of Chinese Majors from the Chemical, Petrochemical and Engineering Industries.

Thomas & Betts Corp. (now ABB- Ranked Fortune 259), (Memphis,TN)

Senior Manager– Global Supply Chain 2010- 2012

Manage $ 1 Billion business with 2 direct and 18 Indirect / Parallel Reports.

oKey Member of the Corporate Global Supply Chain team. Directing Commodity management and creating competitive advantage for this global group with presence in more than 40 countries. Derive breakthrough advantages as regards improvements in quality, cost and delivery of the total supply chain. The group manufactures and sells more than 200,000 products.

oConception and execution of external / offshore manufacturing and procurement / supply chain strategies for current and future requirements. Compute make v/s buy decisions, compliance between global intra company sites and offshore manufacturing units, reverse off shoring etc,

Transacted business with International Majors like DuPont, Sabic, Dow, Exxon Mobil, Aurubis, SwissMetal, Shinetsu, Sinopec, EMS, AirLiquide, Gazprom, Mitsubishi, etc. and with more than 1200 companies globally.

The Kinematics Group Director -SBU ( India,Dubai,Belarus) 2000 - 2010

Managed $ 650 million spend with 2 Managerial Direct Reports.

Set up the Supply Chain Management function for the production, EPC projects & Project Management of the group in accordance with professional, internationally accepted, best in class systems. Company produces Aerospace and Defence products apart fromCapital projects in the fields of Solar Energy, Wind Energy were also done on a Build – Own - Operate basis whereas Fertilizer and Petrochemical plants were for specific clients on a Turnkey basis.

Worked with clients like Novartis, Huntsmann, E.Merck, DeNora, Siemens, Alsthom, BHEL, Indian Space Research Organization and Indian Armed Forces leading the supply chain function for execution of several refinery/petrochemical/chemical/pulp & paper projects

Professional Achievements

My complete professional supply chain tenure of 15 +years has been in the Manufactuting / Industrial sector. The Experience is detailed as Supply chain management, strategic sourcing, negotiations & purchasing, contracting, cost reduction, distribution and logistics. International commodity sourcing, RFQ’s, RFI’s and RFP’s, purchase contract and working with ERP’s like SAP,Ariba and custom designed ERP’s.

Contributor to overall growth and profitability. Cash savings of more than $ 35 Mn in the last two years out of which $14Mm is purely from negotiations.

Contributor in making the group a player of international standing.

Selection & Constitution of a global base of reputed suppliers in Low Cost/Optimal Cost and Western Countries –ensured optimal availability of commodities and lucrative savings and geographical spread of risk.

Consistent savings record due to negotiated prices and continuous value engineering programs

Prepared and obtained IS0 9000 certifications. Personally authored required documentation to maintain requisite supply chain compliance.

Value / Application engineering, vendor changes and lean/ Process Improvement and pricing initiatives have provided and will continue to provide multi-million dollar savings each year.

Global Procurement and Supply Chain of Commodities.

Exited various contracts where the group’ had zero or negative leverage.

Complex, long term contracts with International Suppliers and Governments.

Reduced shipping time and costs by various creative and original logistics solutions.

Led the successful launch of operations of a Capital Intensive new venture in a record time of 1 year.

Professional Responsibiities

Formulation, Development, Implementation and Strategic Oversight of the Global Supply Chain Operations and its procedures thereof.

Continuous improvement in the cost effectiveness, quality and on time deliveries of purchases to sync TCA with the planned budgets.

Formulation of Supply Chain and Corporate Annual Budgets and Savings tied in to the overall business plans and budgets of the company enabling exaction and commitment of projected corporate bottom line.

Mentoring a team of 5 senior executives.

Guide the core management team in the development and positioning of products for the Global Market.

Monitoring Global Trends and Risks and action remedial course.

Effect profitability by expert analysis of movement of Global Indices like LME, SICOM, TOCOM, NYMEX,PLATTS etc.

Formation of Synergic Joint Ventures at global locations to facilitate unconditional availability of commodities.

Lead Cross Functional Teams – sales, marketing, product management, engineering, legal etc. to achieve corporate goals and maximize opportunities.

New Product Development, Value Engineering, Process Re-engineering, Inventory Control and Materials Management.

Supplier Management System, Supplier/Vendor metrics ( Introduce / Better / Manage KPI’s )and ratings, supplier diversity programme linked to total cost of ownership perspective.

Legal and contractual matters, Dispute Resolution / Settlement,arbitrations, non-circumvention / disclosure agreements.

Hiring & Training of personnel in the Supply Chain function. .

Demand / Supply Forecasting, Budgeting and Risk Management.

Six Sigma experience on actual corporate projects .

Joint Ventures with Aerospace and Defense product producers .Experience with FAR/DFAR & ITAR

PC Skills

Microsoft Office Software Suite

ERP / MRP Systems like SAP,EPICOR and Custom made solutions.

Commodities Managed

Sourced, procured, contracted, validation management and commercial utilization.

Turnkey Projects:

a) Petrochemical Plants b) Fertilizer Plants c) Solar Power Plants d) Wind Power Plants

Commodities :

Engineering Plastics: Bulk –Nylon 6, Nylon 6,6, PVC, PP, PPO, Polycarbonate, ABS, HD/LD Polyethylene etc.(Filled and Unfilled)

Engineered - Fluoropolymers, PEEK, PA 11,PA12 etc.

Capital Equipment : Process and Production, CNC Control Systems. Utility Packages for Refineries, Petrochemical and (CAPEX) Fertilizer Plants. Mechanical / Electrical subassemblies.

MRO : Cement,Packing, Gaskets, Fasteners, Pumps, Valves, Pipes, Fittings, Computers, Stationery, Lubricants, Degreasers etc.

Engineered Rubber : EPDM, Neoprene, Ebonite etc. Composites : Glass, Kevlar, Carbon etc.

Copper : Rods, Coils, Cathodes and Profiles. Aluminium : Rods, Sheets and Profiles.

Zinc : Ingots Mild Steel, Stainless Steel, Alloy Steels

Utilities : Electricity, Gas and Water Titanium, Tantalum

Chemicals : Feedstock & Utility, Bulk, Gases, Maintenance, Corrosion Control etc.

International Experience

Widely travelled in more than 45 countries primarily for supply chain negotiations, implementation of logistics, arbitration, buying and selling of commodities, banking etc.

CONTINENT

ENTITIES

PRODUCTS

ASIA +AFRICA

India, China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Korea, Japan, Thailand, Burma,

Bhutan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam,

UAE, Saudi Arabia, Iraq, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Egypt etc

Suppliers, Buyers, Banks, Logistics,

Manufacturing Plants

Plastics,Composites,Steel,Aluminium,Chemicals,CrudeOil,Ore,Product sub-assemblies, Low Cost Technologies, Capital Equipment,

Other Bulk Commodities

EUROPE :

France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Italy, UK, Greece, Turkey, Switzerland, Poland, Russia etc.

Suppliers, Buyers, Manufacturing Pants

Copper, Engineering Plastics, Steel, Commodity Plastics, Titanium, Tantalum, Chemicals, Product sub-assemblies, Utilities, Other Bulk Commodities

Americas :

USA, Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico, Brazil.

Suppliers, Buyers, Banks. Manufacturing Plants

Aluminium, Bulk and Engineering Plastics, Capital Equipment, Chemicals, Composites, Utilities Other Bulk Commodities.

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