Pheba Mary Varghese

I am a team player with an analytical and problem-solving mindset. I enjoy learning new skills and have shown the capability to adapt to new fields. I have 3 years experience in supply chain sourcing & procurement with expertise in strategic sourcing, value chain risk management, supplier relationship management. I have completed a master’s degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering and have contributed to brand’s success working with Hyundai and Ford in multinational automotive manufacturing environments as a buyer for electronic components, plastics, and cooling commodities.

Key Skills and Achievements:

3 years of experience in the automotive industry with global sourcing and procurement

Delivered optimal commodity cost by applying cost estimates, cost models, benchmarking, competitive bids.

Efficiently handled the responsibility for purchasing, expediting, coordinating, and handling RFQ's, RFP's, PO's, evaluating bids, and developing business cases.

Has the expertise to negotiate prices with vendors to meet procurement policies, timeline and cost targets whilst managing all aspects of purchasing and strategic alliances.

Ability to draft and manage contracts.

Proficient in MS Office, Outlook, Excel, SAP, Ariba, Automotive MRP, PowerPoint, Word

Excellent research, data mining, analytical and problem-solving skills

Strong communication skills in English (written and oral)

Ability to understand cost drivers and achieve desired cost structures.

Familiar with Just-In-Time purchasing logistics, integrated supply chain and lean manufacturing concepts.

Able to coordinate complex activities with multi-functional teams across business.

Excellent contract negotiator, drive creative solutions & self-starter.

Good in supplier risk management strategies, exposure to value stream mapping & logistics.

Have experience with 8D Problem Solving, Root Cause Analysis and Preventive Action.

Carried out global projects for Sourcing, Cost reduction, bench-marking studies & negotiations with minimal supervision.

Self-motivated with strong organizational and time management skills with ability to prioritize tasks.

lean manufacturing experience and technical acumen in a manufacturing environemnet

Career History:

Date: 07 December 2020 - 30 April 2021

Ford Motor India Pvt Ltd

Buyer, Engineer- Purchasing

Key Responsibilities

Lead decision maker for powertrain cooling commodities from primary suppliers in America, South Africa, Slovakia, and South East Asia for these markets with annual turnover of 40 million USD

Prepared sourcing proposal for new program, early involvement in program strategy finalization & sourcing approval.

Supported supply chain by meeting 100% of the production & service parts requirements.

Handled Engineering changes for commodities and evaluated quotes against technical specifications, and placed purchase orders (PO) per company procedures and policies

Led RFI/RFQ/RFP development initiatives, market analysis, favorable contract term negotiation, purchase order placement & supplier score carding.

Key Project/Achievement

Warranty recovery: Negotiated and settled warranty claims of 1.1 $ mils in time of 75 days

Team value management: Exceeded 2021 Q1 Commercial targets despite the unpredented challenges in supply chain amounting to 4.34% of Annual turn over

Process streamlining: Understood global policies and procedures in a short span and worked as a member of team to eliminate redundancy, beaureacracy, and start effective methods and developed work plan for its implementation.

DEI: Demonstrated commitment to diversity and inclusion, and the ability to work effectively with a diverse community, engaging with 12+ suppliers and global stakeholders on a daily basis

Date: 02 July 2018 – 12 November 2020

Hyundai Motor India Ltd

Assistant Manager- Procurement

Key Responsibilities

Hired as a post graduate engineer trainee to work as a buyer in the Hyundai car manufacturing plant for interior trim parts – pillar trims, electronic components - seat belt reminder sensors, consoles, and decals with an annual turn over of 10 million USD.

Obtained competitive quotes for trim parts and components and negotiated best prices, quantities, and terms aligned with local requirements.

Issued monitored, and expedited Purchase Orders and purchase agreements accurately and in a timely manner for trim parts.

Maintained up-to-date delivery date of purchase orders and vendor related information in ERP system to improve planning and provide visibility to all departments.

Assisted in facilitating payments and resolving invoice discrepancies between suppliers and Finance.

Undertook supplier evaluation, selection, and management ensuring suppliers can meet requirements for quality, on-time delivery, price, and payment terms.

Tracking parts shipped from suppliers to make sure on time delivery of parts

Maintained a competitive supplier base and utilized effective negotiation strategies to obtain supply agreements ensuring continuity of supply and zero defects, at optimum cost.

Collected and organized inbound freight and insurance data for reporting purposes.

Key Project/Achievement

Promoted within a year as Assistant manager for exceeding the goals and targets while working as a buyer for interior trims.

Received the Best Young Talent Pool (YTP) 2018 Award: Recognized out of 64-person engineering team recruited pan India for best performance during the first year at Hyundai.

Project Management: Successfully managed 4 new model projects and 2 facelifts across three separate teams during 2019- 2020, meeting all vehicle event timelines.

Cost Reduction: Initiated localization by adding local suppliers to vendor base, introducing competition between 3 fastener suppliers and successfully implementing local part on the line to achieve savings of 1 million USD annually. Worked closely with development and quality engineers in the plant to coordinate the cost reduction and quality improvement efforts.

Regulation part implementation: Led the price negotiations, sourcing, testing and implementation of passenger seat belt reminder for the Indian market, meeting timelines and regulatory standards without compromising the price, quality and delivery. Leveraged the volume and business purchasing power to get a 2% reduction in the serial price. Communicated with all departments regarding upcoming regulations and their interpretations and shared monthly regulatory updates to management with critical timelines.

Benchmarking study: Trained in VAVE by Hyundai Korea and initiated a benchmarking study along with suppliers and generated ideas for cost reduction and quality improvements. The VAVE ideas were implemented to realise an annual saving of 50,000 USD.

Supplier Synergy Cluster: Championed the monthly supplier meet of 30+ Hyundai vendors, to develop long term relationships among vendors, giving them the opportunity to learn and improve the best practices at their respective companies. This provided them a platform to generate cost and weight reduction ideas. I was responsible for implementing these ideas across different commodities.

Education:

Date: 06 August 2016- 30 May 2018

Institution: College of Engineering, Trivandrum – APJ Abdul Kalam Technological University, Kerala, India

Qualification: Master’s in electrical engineering – Control Systems

CGPA: 9.3/10

Date: 21 September 2011- 30 May 2015

Institution: TKM College of Engineering Kollam – University of Kerala, India

Qualification: Bachelor’s in Electrical and Electronics Engineering

CGPA: 8.76/10

Publications:

Varghese, Pheba Mary, and PS Lal Priya. "Robust Control of a Dimensionless Dual Axis MEMS Vibratory Gyroscope-A Sliding Mode Approach." In 2018 International CET Conference on Control, Communication, and Computing (IC4), pp. 57-62. IEEE, 2018

Volunteering Experience:

Volunteered as a member of IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers) during 2011-2015

Secretary, Women in Engineering (WIE) Affinity group 2014-2015, IEEE TKMCE

Personal Interests:

Reading fiction, watching movies, cooking

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