Career Objective

To be a ‘Value chain manager’ to improve on quality, cost & delivery stabilization of the ‘Supply chain’ using the ‘Lean manufacturing’ tools & methodologies, work along with the team which would leverage my knowledge, experience and expose me to different avenues of managements

Summary of Work Experience

Oct 2018 – Till date:

Bosch Ltd, Bangalore

Bosch Ltd is an Indian subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH., Germany; company is engaged in diverse business activities mainly with Auto part manufacturing, 93 years old in India, catering major OEMs’.

Designation: Deputy Manager – Mobility - Purchase Quality Technical

Job description:

Working in a regional department working towards support of the supply chain stabilization.

Presently working in Mobility division supporting the supply chain with stability in supply quality of the components from Suppliers

Consulting & imparting the quality production and management systems at the Suppliers/Vendors.

Supporting them in problem solving, QMS, Skilling their manpower and establishing improvements in their production processes and measurement systems

July 2011 – Oct 2018:

Bosch Ltd, Bangalore

Bosch Ltd is an Indian subsidiary of Robert Bosch GmbH., Germany; company is engaged in diverse business activities mainly with Auto part manufacturing, 93 years old in India, catering major OEMs’.

Designation: Deputy Manager – Corporate Purchasing & Logistics (ASD -IN)

Job description:

Working in a regional department working towards support of the supply chain stabilization.

Presently working in Automotive Supplier Development department (ASD).

Consulting & imparting the lean production and management systems at the Suppliers/Vendors for better supply chain.

Study & development / ramp up of Capacity at the supplier with minimum Investment

In-depth study of the present situation of the Vendor and his system, for developing holistic improvement actions to support & have world class production systems.

Consulting, coordinating and assisting the plants in implementing improvement steps at the supplier like Pull system, Process orientation, FOL/LLD, etc. to assist the internal value stream

Handling Cluster of supplier for their targeted improvements discussed with roadmap for development

Coordinating and moderating of the meetings of all the supplier’s team towards focus discussion of improvement

Complete Project Management for the improvement of suppliers and supply chain.

Sustenance management with regular reviews at the suppliers (both on site and off site activities)

Dec 2009 – July 2011,

Bosch Ltd., Bangalore

Designation: Sr. Engineer – Central Purchasing (India) International Engineer) – BOSCH Ltd.,

Job description:

Main focus on outsourcing & developing parts with Indian suppliers as per requirement of other divisions in other parts of Bosch World.

Scouting / funneling of suppliers, RFI, RFQ assessment for quality & delivery requirements & establishing the parts establishing cost comparison sheet & finalize the business with both customer plant & exporting suppliers.

Coordinating and assisting the vendors in implementing some of the improvement steps with the BPS Principles like Pull system, Process orientation, FOL/LLD, etc.,

Tracking of the existing suppliers certificate status, assessment of the requirements as per requirement of the customers

Dec 2006 – Nov2009,

L& L Services Pvt Ltd, (iSmart Global Pvt. Ltd.,), Bangalore,

iSmart Global Pvt. Ltd is an outsourcing company serving almost all the global leaders for their requirements. The company operators in around 12 cities in the country, also has an international wing with a total strength of about 10,000 people.

Designation: Sr. Executive (Project Coordinating Contract Engineer) – BOSCH Ltd.,

Job description:

Driving Suppliers/Vendors for implementing Lean production management system, with the guidance of the BOSCH Principles, under BOSCH Production Systems.

In-depth study of the present situation of the Vendor and his system, for helping in forming a futuristic view.

Suggesting, coordinating and assisting the vendors in implementing some of the improvement steps with the BPS Principles like Pull system, Process orientation, FOL/LLD, etc.,

Jan 2006 – Dec 2006,

L& L Services Pvt Ltd, (iSmart Global Pvt. Ltd.,), Bangalore,

Designation: Retail Channel Team Manager – Citibank Premium Card (Pre- Approved).

Job description:

Handling of 48 Relationship Executives, training and tracking of the Relationship Executives’ (Field) Sales and Service on daily basis, and scheduling of the region of work with the allotment of the database after sorting the whole according to the area.

Daily Sales track recording, guiding them to reach their target giving them back-end support, arranging competitions for motivating them to reach targets and do achieve beyond, & economic utilization of the budget allocated to the process.

Aug 2004 – Jan 2006,

Pinnacle Financial Consultancy & Investment Services (P) Ltd., Mumbai,

A member of LAL BHAI Group (Arvind Mills, etc,) were handling funds from the group for private investments and were also in to all treasury activities. The company operates in all the metros and mega cities of the country with a total strength of about 75 professionals.

Designation: Manager - Corporate Finance.

Job description:

Heading the Bangalore Branch with the team of Professionals. Developing the relationship of the HNIs, Corporate and SMEs clients. Exploring of the new avenues of the business in other regions of the state for expansion.

Selling of Finance and Treasury Products like Bill Discounting, LC backed Bill Discounting, Trade finance, Inter corporate deposits and arrangement of short term loans (with HQ).

Apr 2003 – Aug 2004,

HDFC Bank Ltd., Mumbai,

Is one of the leading private Bank & Financial Institute in India with presence all over India. The bank operates in all the major cities of the country with the strength of around 35,000 people.

Designation: Sr. Sales Officer

Job description:

Selling of the banking products with the team of 12 sales executives. Arranging the marketing activities and also planning of the monthly schedule for Road shows, Blitz activities.

Presales training of all the members about the products (like all type of accounts, insurance products, etc,), motivating and guiding the team to achieve the target of the month.

Jul 2001 – Apr 2003,

Gurukripa Enterprises, Basavangudi, Bangalore,

Is the authorized distributor for some leading brands of Engineering products (like adhesives, welding machines, Industrial Water treatment plants and lubricants)The company operates in 2 cities in South India with a total strength of 25 people.

Designation: Sales Engineer

Job description:

Marketing and application development of the engineering adhesives for Henkel Loctite make.

Sales of the Water treatment plants (ION Exchange), specialty lubricants (Bayer’s, Molycot, ROCOLbrands), Welding machines and accessories (ESAB) in both Bangalore and Hosur.

Jan 1998 – Jan 1999,

Hindustan Machine Tools (Precision Machinery Division), Bangalore,

Is a global leader in the machine building & manufacturing. I worked for the division, which was into the development of SPM as per the clients’ request.

Designation: Technician Apprentice Trainee

Job description:

Worked in Design & Development, Engineering (Process planning, methods) Inspection, Production, Assembly, and Maintenance Departments.

Was a part of Design & methods team for the Project “SPM for Piston Head Machining “.

Feb 1996 – Jun 2001,

Kumar Enterprises, Bangalore,

A proprietary organization engaged in manufacturing plastic and injection moulding components for all types of industrial uses.

Designation: Part time Supervisor,

Job description:

Assisting the Proprietor in job scheduling, maintenance of records, delivery and purchasing activities.

Also involved technically by setting the moulds to the Automatic & semi-automatic machines.

Summary of Education Qualification

1995 –2000,

Bangalore Institute of Technology, Bangalore,

Degree: Bachelor in Engineering (Mechanical)

Aggregate: 65.14%

1992 –1995,

S J (Govt.) Polytechnic, Bangalore,

Diploma: Mechanical (Machine Tool Technology)

Aggregate: 60%

Skill set

Computers:

Platforms: DOS, MS Windows, Linux

Packages: MS office, MS Visio, Open office Org

Technical Packages: AutoCAD

Specialization trained: Trained Master Black Belt – Lean Six sigma,

Lean Manufacturing {Specialized- SMED, Lean line designing, MTM- Basics, CIP moderator, System CIP, VSA, Kanban…},

Lean Plant Assessment certified,

ISO -9001 -2005 – Internal auditor trained,

A-level trainer – Lean tools (Bosch),

(Project management Professional),

Plastics - Material & Manufacturing – Basics (CIPET- Mysore).

Personal Details

Father’s Name : R Purushothama

Date of Birth : 12th May 1976

Age : 39 years.

Martial Status : Married

Place: Bangalore

Date: (Ravi Kumar P)

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