Profile Summary

A result-oriented leader with proven success of nearly 21 years in Strategic Material Planning Encompassing Parts planning, Procurement, Inventory Management, Vendor scheduling as well as MP&L process control

Implemented a material planning process that coordinated purchasing and supplier activity with the production schedule, leading to an 100% reduction in part shortages and operational and production continuity

Supported the development of new processes for availability management, inventory management, capacity planning; Led the Operations portion of the S&OP process, directly resulting in on time delivery of mix model line plan & 100% daily actualization

Hands on experience in fast-paced environment requiring skills in Import Material Planning & clearance, JIT techniques, Kaizen, ISO/TS, Toyota, WCM production systems

Expertise in Procurement Management activities involving planning, techno-commercial negotiations, procurement of raw materials from various sources, supplier parts quality, ECN implementation, NPD

Hands on experience in import material planning, collection & clearing from overseas suppliers/shippers to local ports for all refrigerator parts, PPGI steel sheets, foaming chemicals, Compressors, refrigerant gas/R600, fan motors, wiring harness, PCB, glass shelf; dealing with suppliers across globe (China, Japan, US, Korea, Vietnam/Thailand)

Strong qualifications in materials management and proficiency in development of global sourcing strategies, analytical assessment to strengthen process effectiveness

Expertise in implementing cost saving measures to achieve reduction in terms of raw materials and procurement

Demonstrated analytical skills with proven expertise in communication and Relationship Management

Academic Details

Master Control in Supply Chain Management & Logistics, Chalmers University of Technology Sweden 2020

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering from Board of Technical Education, Mumbai in 1998

Diploma in Materials Management, AIIMS Chennai 2004

Diploma in Export Management 1995, Skills of Export Import IIFT

Core Competencies

Inventory Management

Supply Base Management

Import purchase

Ocean freight management

Contract & CHA Management,

Indirect Procurement /

Capex/Maintenance purchase

Material Planning &Logistics Control

ECN & NPI

Business Strategy / Lean Strategy

Budgeting / Forecasting

Toyota, WCM system in Warehouse

management, SAP

Career Timeline

Professional Experience

Feb'11 – Jun’20 with Whirlpool of India Ltd., Ranjangaon, Pune as Manager-Parts Procurement & Planning

Growth Path

Feb’11-Mar’15 as Dy. Manager Refrigerator Stores & Logistics

Since Apr’15- June’20 as Manager, Parts Planning

Key Result Areas:

Approving the conducted probationary and annual performance profile of each employee recommended by the Dy. managers through performance management process (Team size 3 Dy. Managers, 3 Officers, 4 associates)

Organizing and recommending training and seminar of Dy. managers, supervisors and staffs

Performing potential employee interviews and made hiring decisions as well as complete on boarding process

Ensuring that established statutory compliances, company policies, rules regulations and procedures are followed, including 5S and safety awareness

Implementing methods to improve the quality of products and of processes to reduce failure costs

Updating database of available parts and adjusted stock levels accordingly

Scheduling material from local suppliers for the daily production of 7000 Refrigerators from 3 production lines

Dealing with import material planning, collection & clearing from overseas suppliers to local ports for all refrigerator parts, PPGI steel sheets, foaming chemicals, Compressors, refrigerant gas/R600, fan motors, wiring harness, glass shelf; dealing with suppliers across globe (China, Japan, US, Korea, Vietnam/Thailand)

Formulating and implementing the procurement strategy by developing / modifying strategy for purchase and establishing methods to achieve project targets and resource planning, NPD

Accountable for meeting customer orders by designing, implementing and monitoring procurement schedules

Finalizing & establishing lot quantity limits for effective inventory control and reducing wastages

Implementing systems for enhancing operational efficiency like WCM, JIT collection, BoM accuracy

Designing strategies for Material planning & Logistics thus saving cost and revenue for the company

Planning, organizing and controlling all requisite activities to perform such as sourcing, techno-commercial evaluation, negotiation, recommendation, ordering, inspection, expediting & tracking, reporting, logistics and delivery, payment processing and so on

Ensuring smooth supplies of raw material to line with the help of Lean tools like Kanban /Supermarket/ Milk run techniques

Highlights:

Established and implemented methods and best practices related to the systems and processes such as MRP, WCM, AEO certification, DPD clearance that supported inventory forecasting, purchasing, and material control

Implemented visual Kanban system for raw material inventory, improving inventory accuracy by 99.9%, non-moving liquidation

Implemented a process that coordinated purchasing and supplier activity with the production schedule, leading to an 100% reduction in part shortages

Led and participated in problem-solving and continuous improvement projects regarding packaging design, Material Flow or related logistics improvement

Previous Experience

Feb'09-Feb'11 with Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd., Kagal, Kolhapur as Team Leader-Materials

Growth Path

Feb’09-Feb’11 as Dy. Manager, Materials department, Medium Engine SBU

Highlights:

Led a team of 5 members & 30 contractual staff for Receipt, Warehousing, Issuance, signaling & maintained about 600 Engine components for the monthly plan of 5000, 2-4 Cylinder Water Cooled & Air Cooled Engines

Maintained JIT/ KANBAN Practices in Medium Engine Stores Section

Monitored monthly performance of TPL supplier for delivery and quality

Implemented Kaizen for Materials Dept. CFT Member for new engine proto development activity

Mar'06-Feb'09 with Mahindra Forgings Ltd. (M&M, Systech Div.), Chakan Plant, Pune as Dy. Manager-Purchase & Stores

Growth Path

Mar’06-Jun’07 as Asst. Manager MCD Stores & Purchase

Jun’07-Feb’09 as Dy. Manager Stores & Purchase

Highlights:

Setup Crank Shaft &Steering Knucle machining line set up core team member. Development of Piaggio 2 cylinder crank shaft, Tata, Mahindra Steering arms, various forgings for semi finish operations offloading through internal vendor base.

Lead buyer Capex & indirect purchase & vendor development, Led a team of 8 members/ buyers & stores officers & trainees.

Played a key role in setting up Machining Shop (Compactor & Heavy-duty High-Rise Racking system implementation for warehousing of material), Buyer for refurbishment of old imported crank shaft machines, forging presses, c/s grinding machines etc, Implemented SAP ERP (MM Module)

Saved Rs 23 Lacs/- Fy. 07-08 by means of various projects of localization of imported drills & inserts

Feb'04-Mar'06 with LG Electronics India Ltd., Ranjangaon Plant, Pune

Growth Path

Mar’05-Mar'06 as Sr. Officer eSource, Microwave oven

Feb’04-Mar’05 as Sr. Officer, Refregerator OBU

Highlights:

E Source member for establishing local supplier base, ASN – MRP based e-scheduling & receipt process, stores, bins & trolley system

Implemented JIT norms of local component procurement for one day, empty trolley-container recycling process

Material saving worth 20 lakhs NM, Achieved 100% inventory accuracy

Setup the Refrigerator stores and Microwave Oven stores in LG Pune Plant for 2005-06

Managed Refrigerator stores for the year 2004~05 as an In Charge

Implemented Oracle iERP system in LG Electronics, Pune

Apr'02-Feb'04 with Mahindra Gujarat Tractors Ltd., Baroda

Growth Path

Apr'03-Feb'04 as Jr. Officer & Stores In-charge (FPS Stores for Engine, Transmission & Tractor final assly. line)

Apr'02-Apr'03 as Stores Supervisor

Highlights:

Assembly line production planning system established for Tractor assembly line, Stores in charge, Inventory control, shortage planning

Led a team of 12 officers and permanent workers

De centralization of stores supplies modules as per engine, transmission, Tractor final assly & machine shop

Played a key role in liquidation of non-moving material worth more than 25L

Organized and conducted SOP/WI trainings, established cycle count process, implemented ISO 9001:2000 & Kaizen

MIS, BoM validation, ECN implementation, Scrap disposal

Feb'99-Feb'02 with Mahindra & Mahindra, Nagpur as Assembly Line and Stores Supervisor

(Tractor Division/Engine P.U.)

Highlights:

Responsible for daily production activities of Engine assembly & testing line. Led a team of 5 workers and trainees in Engine supplies module for line feeding & documentation activities.

Managed Quality Circle Forum of India, wherein represented Mahindra & Mahindra, Engine Assy. Dept. Quality Circle in QC Chapter convention, 2000

Won 2ndprize in Manufacturing Stream for Engine Assy. Dept. Quality Circle & Kaizen in QC Chapter convention in 2001. Incoming Inspection setup for Engine supplies module

Supervised all 5-S activities monitoring, 7 step & Kaizen, OEE, Deming formats activities as a Kaizen team leader

Certifications

Successfully completed Certifications in:

oLean Six Sigma Black Belt course, Lean Six Sigma Green Belt AALSSC certificate, Supplier development & SCM (Phase I & II) from Mahindra Institute of Quality, Nashik in 2007-08

oSOX internal control fundamentals, SAP R/3 System Concepts Overview, SAP R/3 Logistics Overview, SAP Finance, R/3 Accounting Overview, C2C Fundamentals, Document creation & Records Management from Whirlpool online University, Certificate in IIFT Export Import Management, 2020

oIndian Contract Act, Industrial Management Conducted by Ministry of Industry, Govt. of India in 1993

oSSC(Xth) March’90 with NCC A cert., HSSC (XIIth) March’92 with Auto Servicing as Technical subject

IT Skills

MS Office, Google Sheets, Docx, Slides, Meets, Tally, Language: C

SAP R/3 & ECC 6.0 System, Oracle Apps ERP System, Windchill

Core Team Member SAP Implementation Team

Personal Details

Shailesh S Biltheria

Date of Birth: 9th April 1974

Languages Known: English, Hindi, and Marathi

Address: Flat No. 203, Topaz, Gulmohar Orchids, Kharadi, Pune-411014

E mail: adnhcj@r.postjobfree.com

www.linkedin.com/in/shailesh-biltheria-b8a93435

Shailesh Biltheria

Material Management, Imports Purchase & Planning

adnhcj@r.postjobfree.com +91-922*******; +91-985*******

Feb'09-Feb'11

Mar'06-Feb'09

Feb'04-Mar'06

Apr'02-Feb'04

Feb’11-Jun’20

Feb'99-Feb'02

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