Supply Chain Program Management

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MUKULIKA PRABHUNE

San Francisco Bay Area ********.********@*****.*** 650-***-****

linkedin.com/in/mukulikaprabhune Sponsorship not required in United States Program Management Professional with extensive experience in delivering products and services and complex cross functional programs across variety of industry verticals including Technology, Engineering, Automotive, Robotics, Supply- Chain. Specialized background in Business Operations, Partner/Vendor/Supplier management, and customer focus roles with a bias for customer excellence.

KEY SKILLS & EXPERTISE

End-to-end Project life cycle management ensuring timely delivery through established budget.

New Process Development and Implementation: Planning, tracking, scheduling, change management, content management, risk management, budget monitoring through New Product Development lifecycle in a fast-paced target driven environment.

Strategic Business Planning: Resource & Capacity Planning, Data Analysis, Gap Analysis to drive key decisions on rationalization and reallocation of organizational resources. Achieved cost reduction of ~$10M.

Cross Functional Team Management: Liaison between key stake holders, leading teams of diverse backgrounds, providing clear direction and timelines and manage deliverables across project teams.

Manage Innovation: Implementation of new organizational processes for systematic product innovation.

Manage Ambiguity: Bringing clarity in complex multidisciplinary interactions.

Functional Expertise: Experience in Technical Services and Operations, Mechanical Engineering, Quality Engineering, NVH, Testing and Validation.

Vendor and Partner Management: Partnership Engagements, Supply Chain Management, Contract Negotiations, Escalation Management

People Leadership: Chief of Staff to Executive Leadership. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Senior Manager – Program Management, New Products, TATA Motors (2016 - 2020)

Technology:

Delivered multiple Core Programs on re-engineered Jaguar Land Rover Platform - Tiago, Tigor, Altroz, Harrier, overseeing execution across the entire organization supporting SVP of Products.

PMO:

Successfully established the PMO by hiring and building a team of 15+ Technical Program Managers with varied expertise required to fulfill the needs of the Organization. Designed Project specifications with end users and engineering. Developed Joint Application Development sessions with business partners, technical architects, and development teams. Established streamlined approaches for efficient monitoring and tracking of projects, with emphasis on critical parameters overseeing planning, execution, analysis with periodic updates to management with actionable next steps. Identified potential project risks and devised mitigation strategies to achieve project objectives concerning quality, costs, and timelines.

Chief of Staff:

Worked closely with SVP of Products for Jaguar Land Rover Platform across multiple verticals driving Supply Chain and Partnership Engagements supporting a team of 500+ by providing leadership across all aspects of project planning, execution, escalation management, headcount & resource planning. Supported Product Road map planning through effective engagements between business requirements and product delivery stakeholders.

Resource Management:

Drove Continuous Improvements examining existing processes, end-user requirements, and improved operational efficiency through effective investments in tools, processes, and governance of risk reviews and document control. Lead Capacity planning and Gap Analysis to drive key decisions on rationalization and reallocation of resources.

• Headcount Management: Implemented Organic and In-organic hiring procedures across organization while setting up process for project resource management and attrition impact mitigation.

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Conflict Resolution:

Facilitated effective conflict resolution among stakeholders through daily, weekly touchpoints. Held periodic planning meetings and organized Executive Monthly and Quarterly Business Reviews.

Partner, Vendor and Supplier Management:

Collaborated cross-functionally with Vendors, Partners, Suppliers and other stakeholders to optimize supply chain processes, and periodically negotiate costs and improve quality of raw materials. Manager – Program Management, Technical Services and Attributes, TATA Motors (Mar’14 – Aug’16)

Technology:

Delivered Key Functional Aggregates (Electrical and Chassis) into New Vehicle Program. Led deployment of “Design for Quality”, Service and Vehicle performance. Provided Strategic Leadership from Concept to Launch for key functional areas through NPI Stage Gate Process. Led DML (Design Modification Level) activities for actual implementation of new design /concepts.

Project Management:

Enhanced New Product Development Cycles through various milestones to achieve deliverables at defined timelines. Identified project risks and developed mitigation plans to achieve project objectives of quality, cost and time. Developed tools and techniques to effectively monitor and track projects on critical parameters. Led Project Milestone Reviews and provided clear status updates and recovery plans to Executive Management. Managed conflicts across multiple functions to deliver best results for end customer.

Procurement and Cost Management:

Achieved Cost reduction of ~$10M to lower Direct Material Cost by identifying large volume suppliers, maintaining optimized inventory levels, and streamlining entire procurement process. Performed Cost Volume Profit Analysis and streamlined Cost Reduction Process.

Planned, directed and coordinated various functional activities of VAVE (Value Analysis and Value Engineering) for minimizing material and operational costs.

Supply chain Management:

Supported the Global Supply chain function by extending technical skills and resources in data gathering, analysis, and delivery of data to key stakeholders. Presented opportunities in cost reduction to Engineering Supply chain and Product development teams.

Asst. Manager, Testing and Validation Engineering, TATA Motors (Dec’11 - Mar’14)

Developed Fuel system along with Regulatory/Reliability Tests at Component, Aggregate and Vehicle Level.

Provided Quality Improvement suggestions to various design functions by closely working with designers/suppliers to achieve aggregate robustness.

Proposed and validated Cost and Weight reduction proposals, along with support for building prototype systems.

Tested Component level and fully built vehicles for refinement and provided support to Production and Service.

Collaborated with various PATs (Product Attribute Targets), Design and CAE, Vehicle Testing, Proto Planning teams, and Chief Engineer’s Office.

Product Launch Manager, Hirschvogel Automotive Group (Jan’11- Nov’11)

Organized New Product Launch activities in accordance with new customer projects.

Planned and monitored resources and cost for product launch.

Structured Program Management and developed Program Audits with German counterpart during new Application launch.

Performed weekly Engineering Reviews to track development activities on Product launches.

Take charge of key NPI attributes - Timing, Quality, Cost. Trinity Engineers (Aug 10 - Jan 11)

Managed Supplier Quality and Schedule.

Led Vendor Audits in adherence to PPAP for OEM and its ancillaries.

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PARI (Precision automation and Robotics) (Dec 09 - Jul 10)

Developed and maintained Technical Documentation and Software Drawings for PLM support. SOFTWARE/SYSTEMS

Jira, Confluence, MS 360 Suite, MS Projects, Mint System, PLM, LMS, CATIA V19 EDUCATION & CERTIFICATIONS

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) 2009

University of Pune, India

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering 2004

University of Pune, India

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