THIYAGARAJAN ARUMUGAM https://www.linkedin.com/in/thiyagarajan-arumugam-b752b861 adnxxz@r.postjobfree.com Coimbatore, India +91-979*******

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Production Engineer with supply chain management skills with outstanding performance track record

Expert in defining & developing cutting edge business process and sustainable supply chain solutions across complex domains such as procurement, materials management, sourcing and project management.

Excellent strategist with efficient & effective execution and operations management capabilities.

Positively influenced top & bottom-line business value through outstanding contributions in projects in operations management, change management, productivity enhancement and cost optimization.

Conceptualized & deployed creative and innovative supply chain integrations/transformations.

Analytical thinker, influential collaborator, effective communicator and powerful presenter.

Developed expertise in negotiation techniques, leadership, lean techniques, value stream,

inventory management, project management, 6-Sigma, Industrial safety, Oracle 11.0, SAP, Auto cad

CAREER JOURNEY: (9 years 9 Months)

Company worked: GE Oil & Gas India Pvt Ltd Location: Coimbatore DOJ: Jul-2011

Lead Manufacturing Specialist – Material Plan & Execution

Manage capacity, PO allocation, supplier relationship, and fulfillment strategy to minimize delivery risks for short cycle requirements

Work Closely with Sales, ITO & OTR and ensure on time delivery to customer.

Create PR timely and based on ERP obtain PO acknowledgements from Suppliers. Analyze Supplier promise date accuracy and develop reports to ensure it as per agreement.

Materials management activities for mechanic components used in Masoneilan Control Valves.

Accountable for demand-supply balancing, seamless orchestration of material supply to factories, proactive risk mitigation, cost optimization within complex multi-tier supply chains.

To create optimum supply & inventory strategy during product introduction and phase out.

Responsible for supplier performance management, inventory optimization, capacity/volume commitment proposals, risk management/recovery actions to ensure continuity of supply

Lead New process implementations like Ariba, HICX etc., for AP and PO transactions and deployed & Streamlined at supplier base before deadline

Established effective materials tracker for Long lead parts which gives visibility to the buyer on MRP exceptions, delivery risk and focus areas

Highlights

Handled supply of ~9M$ with major foundries and consistent to maintain above 95% OTD

Lead work transfer projects and from the scratch and set up a production line at supplier base

Awarded for reducing OVD from 18% to 2% with key suppliers based on strategical plans

Developed Materials Dashboard which gives live visibility to leadership on KPIs

Established Kanban for high runners and developed digital Kanban system

Implemented VMI with 25 supplier who supplies engineered components

Lead Quality Specialist-Process Improvement

Perform Final inspection and Assure the product quality with respect to the QMS procedures for Masoneilan Control Valves.

Strong Knowledge on ISO 9001-2015, NC, CAPA, Audits & RCA.

Lead ITR-OTR transfer for the project orders and developed ITP for customer witness inspections.

Collaborate with team to ensure Quality Metrics (Eg. Customer Complaints, NCs, COQ etc.,) are met.

Initiated black belt projects like LT reduction on supplier processes, Unclean PO reduction & Order booking simplification project which would yield savings and business opportunity worth ~2M$

Qualified as A1-Internal Auditor for the Independent system Audits by scoring 9/10 by the Lead Auditor

Present the projects to the business top line leadership about the project outcomes

Drive Simplification projects like Self Certification, Green line establishment & Hot Parts Inspection etc., and manhour savings ~200K$ per year

Identify and Log continuous Improvement projects based on the customer complaint analysis and implement CAPA suitably for Major shipment & Quality complaints

Initiate Action work out for the business-critical requirements and drive rigorous actions on the projects likes S-Oil (8M$), RIL (4M$), MHI (1.8M$) & NTPC (900K$) based on the previous punch points

Highlights

Daelim Korean customer has awarded for handling the S-Oil project for 1 year with “Zero” major findings and flawless execution

Awarded for delivering 800K$ worth Jaiswal projects with perfect 10 score from customer

Leadership recognized for leading supplier improvement program for LT reduction and achieved 30% reduction

Implemented 15 Kaizens in collaboration with shop operators and cycle of various processes are reduced by 25%

Developed packing procedures for the soft parts and small spares which reduced shipment damages and short qty supply by 95%

Won best line award for implementing single piece flow and Single bin system at spares line and reduced customer complaint by 65%

Sourcing Commodity Specialist – Direct / Indirect

Commodity management activities for mechanical components used in MN Control Valves for 5 global sites (USA, France Italy, Japan, China, Mexico, Middle East & Singapore).

Handled 3 commodities Casting, Forging & Machining and fixed quarterly pricing using Sur charge and market evaluations

Accomplish YoY Savings target of 3% for the direct material procurement using long term agreements

Accountable for demand-supply balancing, seamless orchestration of material supply to factories, proactive risk mitigation, cost optimization within complex multi-tier supply chains.

Initiated DMP projects for cost out and achieved savings of 473K$ in 3 Years

Responsible for supplier performance management, inventory optimization, capacity/volume commitment proposals, risk management/recovery actions to ensure continuity of supply

Based on the Purchase request, Prepare RFQ, identifying competitive vendors, review vendor proposals, finalizing commercial terms, negotiation and Project award incl. Cost analysis and preparing commercial comparisons and increases project CM

For repetitive Indirect buys preparing supply agreements / contracts, finding scope for YOY deflations

Initiate cost saving projects using LTSA & MSA etc., and integrate local business to the Global contracts using Global Category Managers and Indirect Centre of Excellence teams

Finalizing Purchase agreements for the purchased services, as per the company guidelines

Maintained sourcing compliance metrics and exceptions are reported on monthly basis to finance and HQ

Consolidate Procurement activities for all the Indirect Commodities (IT, MRO, Capex, Purchased Services)

Monitoring TAT Metrics for the closure of purchase Request

Highlights

Improved cycle time by 15% besides heavy resistance from supplier and rewarded by manager

Completed sensitive Indirect contracts worth 200K$ and recognized for good Negotiation skill

Rewarded by the global team customer for better support during the urgencies worth 750K$ shipments per year

Rewarded for conducting online E-auctions for the key projects and achieved savings of 25K$

Other Certifications

Accomplished Green Belt & Lean Six Sigma Certification from GE

Completed Supply Chain Excellence program certified by SYMBIOSIS institute and sponsored by GE

Certified as A1-Internal Auditor, NCA Leader & CI trainer

Academic Credentials

B.E., (Production Engineering.) at Mookambigai College of Engg,, Trichy. 2011 (79%)

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering at VLB Janakiammal Polytechnic College, Coimbatore. 2008 (89%)

Sri. P. Mallaiyan Matriculation Hr Sec School, Coimbatore (76%)

Languages Known

Tamil – Read, Write, Speak

English – Read, Write, Speak

Hindi – Speak (Beginner)

Malayalam - Speak

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