Mahendra Sadashiv Gupte

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Residence: 301, Koumari CHS, Ahimsa Marg, 14th A Road, Khar West, Mumbai 400052 Procurement & Supply Chain Professional

Procurement and Supply Chain professional with extensive experience in leading Teams to consistently meet production expectations and customer satisfaction through efficient deliveries. Developing and nurturing Supplier relationships have been a focus that resulted in Million $ incentives annually for volume off-take targets. Providing expertise to develop suppliers, improve processes and warehouse layouts and enhance Supply chains. Areas of Expertise

Procurement Supply Chain Management Supplier Development Quality Management Systems Warehouse Design Business Process Re-engineering Kaizen & 5S JIT & SMED System Design Project Management Lean Manufacturing Inventory Control Cost Optimization Material Requirement Planning (MRP) Continuous Improvement Effective Communication Multitasking Negotiations Problem Solving Team Management Adaptability Professional Experience

Synergeze Consultants Pvt. Ltd., India

Sr. Vice President- Operations Consulting Dec 2021~ As part of the Senior Consulting Team, (Freelance Consultant), supporting and helping clients, for improving their Supply Chains, Supplier development, Review inventory levels, improve processes, focusing on: As part of the Senior Team, working for the Stores Optimization and Rationalization Project for a Power Transmission and Alternate Source energy enabler, pan India.

Visited project sites for assessment and review of the Stores operations. Identified the gaps in the processes for immediate action and identified areas for improvement.

Supported the client to shortlist sites for selection for the Project Stores. Designed draft layouts for the selected site, to be finalized on the site.

Drafted complete set of Standard Operating Procedures covering Stores Operations and activities, and writing scripts to convert the SOPs in to animated videos.

Designed Standard Operating Procedures for the different processes of warehouse operations, based on best in class working principles to bring in accountability and process-oriented working for the project stores and warehouse operations of an Electronics Company.

Darwish Bin Ahmed & Sons Co LLC, UAE

Advisor- Procurement Advisor – Products Jun 2014 – Apr 2020

Established the aftermarket Truck Parts business and secured agency rights for Batteries, Filters, and Bearings & Clutches. Designed the system for the parts business on Oracle, with IT & Finance.

Analyzed potential products and partnerships for the group.

Procurement of Trucks & Buses from MAN Truck & Bus Ltd and superstructures as per customer requirement.

Assessment of superstructure suppliers and builders of bus bodies on 4WD chassis.

3 partnerships were signed for distributorship of products with agency rights.

Exceeded targets of Truck purchase for 2018 & 2019.

Successfully managed and executed the project for supply of Double Decker buses, to Dubai, from the tender bid, to delivery, over period of 30 months. The project was a logistics challenge, originating in Germany to Malaysia to Australia and finally to the UAE. Completed delivery in Dubai on time as required. Auto Parts Centre LLC (Saud Bahwan Group), Oman

Head Procurement Deputy Senior Manager Oct 2008—May 2014

Assistant Senior Manager Jan 2001—Jul 2007

Headed a team of 20 executives for procurement of 60+ Products from 50+ suppliers across Asia, and managed the end–to-end demand based supply chain.

Planned and procured parts, after negotiating prices, enhancing the product range and receipt of the products at the best FC exchange rates.

Secured support from Suppliers, for sales campaigns and seminars covering 150+ customers over 4 months

Provided technical support to the Sales Team and used AS400 based in-house developed software.

Negotiated volume incentives – US$ 2 Mn per year

Assessment of potential suppliers to enhance product range from 6500 lines to 35,000 line items in 60 brands Mahendra Sadashiv Gupte

Mobile: +91-958**-***** email:adxr46@r.postjobfree.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/mg-mahendragupte

Residence: 301, Koumari CHS, Ahimsa Marg, 14th A Road, Khar West, Mumbai 400052

Assessed suppliers in China for sourcing: CV joints, Brake Discs & Drums, Clutches & Shock absorbers.

Improved inventory turnover from 3 turns to 8 turns for a monthly purchase: US$ 4.70Mn

Achieved 97% on time delivery covering 800+ customers in Oman & UAE

Business grew from US$ 18Mn in 2001 to US$ 81Mn in 2013 Zing HR -- Cnergyis InfoTech India Pvt. Ltd. India General Manager – Business Development Apr 2008 – Oct 2008

Established the Pune office & the Team for deputing onsite, & coordinated with clients. NGK Spark Plugs (India) Pvt Ltd. India

General Manager–Commercial Aug 2007-- Apr 2008

Handled all Purchase of raw materials & requirements of the plant & Head office.

Built and mentored: Planning & Purchase, Warehouse & Logistics, Finance, Networking Support, HR, and Admin & Welfare, depts.

Finalized contractors for smooth Plant operations and achieved the compliance of the plant under the Acts, & Govt. Authorities

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., Automotive Sector, India Manager - Supply Module—Body Product Unit Aug 1986 -- Jan 2001

Spearheaded a multi-functional Team of 14 professionals & 60 shop floor staff.

Planned the Production Capacity & Manpower requirements for the Plant covering all the 7 Product units along with material requirements for the Body & Chassis Product unit

Handled the warehouse workforce maintaining good relations with the Union.

Owned and ensured that BPR was accepted and contributed in the design of the warehouse & material handling equipment & implemented new working guidelines.

Initiated Continuous Improvement and other projects, both in-house and at Suppliers.

Initiated Process & system improvements at Suppliers.

Quality Mgmt. Sys: ISO9001 Lead Auditor & QS9000 Internal Auditor & contributed to documentation.

Practiced Lean Management Principles, Kaizen, 5S, SMED technique, Floating location at Warehouse.

Assessed & audited 4 suppliers, including Cold Rolling Steel Mills, and audited 35+ depts., under QMS.

Mentored in-house development of software in Dbase & FoxBASE for:

(i)Material accounting, (ii) Optimum Utilization of steel sheets (iii) Month-end processes and material accounting in batch production (iv) Machine scheduling

Initiated JIT supplies for 3 Component suppliers & Vendor Managed Inventory for Paints & Chemicals.

Reduced rework on external panels, with introduction of transportation & handling Fixtures and timely repairs. Professional Training & Certifications

Successfully conducted webinar on Supply Chain Management for undergrad students of D Y Patil College, Navi Mumbai, in March 2023.

Advanced Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certification Council for Six Sigma Certification Nov 2022

ISO 9001:2015 Lead Auditor IR Class Systems & Solutions Pvt Ltd., India Jan 2021 Education

Masters’ in Business Administration (MBA) Dec 1997 Indira Gandhi National Open University, (IGNOU) Diploma in Production Engineering Aug 1986 Board of Technical Examinations, Maharashtra State Achievements

Winner of Best Young Materials’ Manager 1998, and Winner of the Young Materials Managers’ Competition, 1998 conducted by Indian Institute of Materials Management, (IIMM) at All India Level Personal Details

Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra Date of Birth: Jan 22, 1965

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