DHANA SEKARAN.G Mobile: +91-979*******

MANAGER - PLANNING – LOCAL /EXPORTS E-Mail: ad23dd@r.postjobfree.com

Mechanical Engineering Professional graduate with over Twenty Years of Experience in Project Management & Materials Management activities in Automobiles, Upstream & downstream industries

A keen planner with skills in monitoring core departmental deliverables for completion within the established deadline. Results-oriented, highly productive procurement management professional, with extensive experience in managing the complete cycle of Delivery activities - Project Procurement, Global Purchasing, ordering, expediting, inspection, shipping, material control, vendor management, ensuring cost saving, change order management, on-time delivery, Order closeout & Monitor and update continues improvement.

A good team player, able to work and support staff of different backgrounds, experience levels, cultures, and nationalities. Consistent exposure to Multicultural environments. Self-starter with minimal supervision, committed to deadlines & schedules, able to work independently and drive change for improvement. Recognized as an Outstanding performer, motivator, and quick learner.

Experienced in handling Projects in SAP, MS OFFICE, and E-Procurement environments and handled Project Management activities for major clients PERKINS INDIA, Hitachi Energy, Volvo, BEML, CATTERPILLER Local / Export, Wirtgen, CUMMINS INDIA, Komatsu India, L&T CONSTRUCTION, HINE HYDRAULICS INDIA, CNH INDUSTRIAL INDIA, etc.

Presently associated as Manager – Materials / Production (Local / Export) with AKG INDIA PVT LTD (MNC) –Coimbatore, TN.

CORE COMPETENCIES INCLUDE:

End-to-End Supply Chains

Materials Management

Strategic planning

E-Procurement

Competitive Analysis

Just in Time Purchasing

inventory control

SAP Experience

Cost control

Process Time study

On-time delivery

Project Management

Team Building

Troubleshooting

SPECIFIC STRENGTHS INCLUDE:

Pre-screening and developing Project Plan as per the availability.

Analyze production specifications with plant capacity data and perform mathematical calculations to determine manufacturing processes, resources needed to cover production & delivery demands

Independently handle and administrate the Pre-order & Post order activities

Implement appropriate and effective sourcing strategies in the areas of materials, supplies, and services.

Close coordination with sales to map the future business plan and optimize the material flow & reduce the inventory cost.

Lead the interface between suppliers and the Engineering team during technical evaluation

Focusing on the material inventory, giving inputs to internal departments to ensure the inventory is well within the set targets.

Responsible for SAP data integrity within purchasing, capacity planning, and scheduling module

Planning and administrating the Post order activities (change orders, Expediting, Document Reviews, generating reports for Project reviews, inspection& logistic coordination, claims mitigations, closeout, Supplier performance evaluation, etc.)

Sharing and communicating amongst cross-functional teams.

Expertise in working with multidisciplinary teams

Managing customer communications throughout all phases of the project.

Review internal capacity and commit to management monthly with a proper schedule.

Supervised Associate buyers & managed the team to meet the schedule.

Prepare & update the Project timeline list for Project reviews.

Experienced in Materials Management ERP Systems, E-Procurement & Knowledge of SAP

Always ensure on-time delivery to the customer

Investigate problems, analyse root causes, and derive resolutions

Develop best practices to improve production capacity, quality, and reliability

COMMODITY PURVIEW

Oil Cooler Equipment: Pressure Vessels, Heat Exchanger, Storage Tanks, Columns,

Industrial Chain Equipment: Transmission chain, Leaf chain, Conveyor chain, couplings, Freewheel clutches, sprockets.

Paper machine Equipment: Headbox, press section, drying section, surface sizing, coating, Pope reel consisting of water Treatment Plant, High / Low-density pulpers controls, Press rolls, Suction rolls, Rubber Coating Treatment plant,

Metal & press automobile components: Heavy fabrication, Formed Automotive parts, Pipes, Pipe Fittings, Pipe Supports & Valves, couplings, MDV chassis – Riveted X members, Auxiliary Conveyor Belt, Press tool for the Seat pan

Automotive components: CNC Machined Precision components, Portable Genset components, and Bearing components

OVERSEAS ASSIGNMENT

Deputed to M/s. AKG Taicang, China, for project schedule in interplant purchasing and training.

Deputed to M/s. AKG HOG, Germany, for Project Management Co-ordination Training & Implementation.

MAJOR PROJECTS HANDLED

OFFSHORE PROJECTS

Topic: SAP migration

Project: Played a pivotal role in SAP migration and contributed to a faster migration by providing accurate data

Topic: Global standard timing set by AKG Germany.

Project: Joined during the company inception stage (AKG India, 2012) and single-handedly established an efficient planning system and achieved target within 8 Months.

Topic: On-time delivery

Project: Increased the overall on-time delivery from 58% to 94% in a span of 3 years. 100 % delivery & Quality awarded from M/s.CATERPILLAR SQEP – Platinum level” for the 3rd consecutive time

Topic: New projects achieve timeline

Project: Played a pivotal role in Design, production, purchase, quality & sales team & contributed to on-time delivery for product validation. Ex: Hitachi energy railway project– coordinate team and delivery within 8 weeks and series delivery commence within a year with high volume business.

EMPLOYMENT SKETCH

Manager – Production / Material Planning with AKG India Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore TN since May’2012

AKG India Pvt. Ltd. is a 100 years German firm (MNC )having its Indian manufacturing facility in Coimbatore, where they manufacture Plate – Bar / Fin Type Aluminum Radiators, and Oil Coolers. has upgraded its certification level to EN15085-2 CL1 from CL4. AKG India has upgraded its SA8000 certification to the 2014 version from the 2008 version. The facility has been recertified with “SQEP – Platinum level” for the 3rd consecutive time on 11th November 2019 by Caterpillar.AKG India’s business is driven by construction/mining, power generation, and solar inverter business segments, with the new prospects seen in the Indian railway sector, Major customer HITACHI ENERGY, ABB, Volvo, BEML, CNH, TOSHIBA, CATERPILLAR, SCHWING STETTER,

AKG India has established 4 global support service centers to support the AKG group:

Design

Simulation Engineering (FEA & CFD)

SAP (Functional and Technical)

Supplier Quality

Assist. Manager – Production /Planning with Renold Chain India Pvt. Ltd., Karur, TN Sep- 2010 to Mar- 2012

Renold Chain India Pvt. Ltd. is an Industrial chain manufacturer having global corporate controls in the UK (MNC) and has a joint venture with L.G.B Coimbatore, Products supply local and Global markets for Power Transmission, Material handling, construction industry, Mining & quarry, Agriculture industry, Energy, Environment, Food& Drink industry

Senior Engineer – Production / Material with Servall Engineering Works Pvt. Ltd., Coimbatore TN May 2007-Aug 2010

Servall Engineering Works Pvt. Ltd. For Over 50+ years, has collaborated with the pulp and paper Industry worldwide, answering its need for high-performance, futuristic machinery. Excellence in product service – Complete paper, Board, Kraft machines, Drying cylinders, and alloy cylinders for paper, food, chemical industries, cement, sugar, textiles, and steel, Press rolls and Suction rolls of Ultra High Nip Loads and Extra-large diameters. As India’s first and only company to design and develop a complete Hydraulic Head Box suitable for a range of 1200 mpm for paper manufacturing and Export drying cylinders. Over 2500 Drying Cylinders / Food Dryers exported to Europe and the Middle East & More than 10,000 components consisting of one paper machine BOM executed in the SAP system to achieve on-time delivery,

Senior Engineer – Manufacturing with Arnica India Pvt. Ltd., Hosur TN Jul’2003 – Apr’2007

M/s. Arnica is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified company and has been manufacturing automotive components, CNC Machined Precision components, Portable Genset components, and Bearing components. The company specialized in doing Hard Turning of Bearing components… OE to the major auto manufacturers of the world, viz.,India Nippon Electricals Ltd., Timken India Ltd., Rane TRW Steering Systems Ltd., etc.

Engineer – Manufacturing with Jayalakshmi engineering working Pvt Ltd., Hosur Sep’2000 – Mar’2004

M/s. Jayalakshmi Engineering Working Pvt Ltd Exporters and manufacturers of sheet metal & press automobile components for four-wheelers & Heavy vehicles, end-to-end supply the coordinate customer with on-time delivery with the help of Kanban, JIT system. Delivery performance is 98 % against the plan. One of the leading customers for Ashok Leyland, Harita Seating Systems Ltd.,(TVS Group), Hyva India Pvt. Ltd, BEML, Wheels India Ltd, Irizar - Tvs Ltd., Trichy, ICF, Chennai Etc.,

AWARDS & HONOURS

AKG India India Pvt. Ltd.:

Recognized best project schedule in interplant purchasing and given opportunities to visit sister plant to train our module at the AKG China plant in the year 2017.

Jayalakshmi engineering working Pvt Ltd:

Awarded as Excellent Performer during performance assessment and was promoted to Senior Engineer & awarded Best Outstanding Performance Award for the Year 2003.

Company provided training in 5S, Line balancing, Kanban, SMED, Kaizen, etc from the Ashok Leyland training centre

ACADEMIA

2017 MBA in Project Management from Bharathiyar University.

2000 Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Madras.

IT FORTE

Experienced in Materials Management ERP Systems, Knowledge of SAP

Proficient in MS Office Package, & Web Technologies.

PERSONAL DOSSIER

Date of Birth 15-04-1977

Address: No: 2/654 B1, Perumal Nagar, Thadagam road, Coimbatore – 641108, Tamil Nadu.

Tel: Mob:+91-979*******

Languages are known as English, Tamil

Passport details S2930820 Valid up-to 02.05.2028

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