Supply Chain Operations

Sachin U. P.

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Electronics Engineer with nearly 15 years of experience in Supply Chain Operations, specializing in Product and Component Engineering, Supplier Management, Sourcing, Estimation, and Costing. Demonstrates strong techno-managerial expertise and is eager to take on a challenging role that fosters professional growth and drives organizational success.

Areas of Exposure

Expertise in Product & Component Engineering, Engineering Change Management (ECM), Product Life cycle Management, PDM & Supply Chain Operations.

RFQ Management, Supplier Management, Sourcing & Costing activities.

PCN, Component Qualification process, Approved vendor list (AVL), BOM structuring & Review, First Articles, Regulatory Compliance – RoHS,etc

Knowledge in Electronic Manufacturing - SMT/PCB Assembly, Structural and Functional Test processes.

Knowledge on Agile PC - Intelligent part number creation, Change, Risk & Document management.

Regular Interaction/Meetings with Suppliers, Contract Manufacturers & Cross Functional teams on Pricing/Quoting, Product issues, Yield improvements & other supply chain activities.

Key Professional Skills

Organizational development in Value engineering and substantial cost reduction.

Involved in the complete Process Flow right from the material sourcing to dispatching of the finished product with proper documentation as per standards.

Diverse Experience in Electronic Manufacturing, Product based & Distribution Industries

Excellent Communication, Fast Learner, Presentation, and interpersonal relationship skills to mentor, motivate and build high performing teams.

Goal-oriented individual, Customer Focused, Organized & effective problem solver.

Work Experience

èWESTERN DIGITAL Corp

Role: Product Operations Manager Jul’18 to Mar’25

As part of Supply Chain operations team for Flash and Retail Products at WD ( also called SanDisk), responsible for bring up of new products, support lifecycle of existing products, Participate in Cost Reduction Efforts, Product Efficiency Efforts

As part of Proto Planning: Coordination with design team and factory team, get BOM definition, Provide Factory Instructions for Proto build, working closely with Procurement to coordinate material allocation and provide qual units to engineering for evaluation. Release of PRs, POs for equipment, memory wafers, Long Lead time Items as needed.

As part of Production Planning: As part of adherence to PFMEA, Conduct Manufacturing Readiness Reviews at each Phase Gate of Product Lifecycle: Coordinate with CFT Eng teams and Factory teams, Identify and eliminate Risks, define CAPEX requirements, assess lead times to ensure smooth Production flow at factory. Work closely with Retail team and Marketing to know the launch plans and schedules.

Successfully managed Advanced Projects with challenging and moving timelines, received Execution appreciation awards from Eng teams and planning teams

In depth knowledge of Agile, complete execution of Product lifecycle using Agile, necessary project workflows, task assignment and tracking through agile. Database management using Agile for all new products and launched products. BOM, SKU, packaging, and review of entire product structure for successful product launch and after launch

Train new resources to the team on the roles and Responsibilities

Develop new Process Documentations, get team feedback and necessary approvals with the leadership teams

èPROTECH HYDRO MOVERS PVT.LTD

Role: Program Manager Sep’16 to Jun’18

Managing all Hydralic Service Ramps from concept to till EOL of the product.

Regular visits to customer location to solve service related quires along with Service Team.

Sending RFQ’s & detailed quote with price for each component to setup new service station.

Handling all service related quires from different customers all over India.

Address all production related issues.

Supporting the Contract Manufacturer in terms of all types of Production issues.

Managing Service Team as well as Production Team.

èCISCO SYSTEMS INDIA PVT LTD

Role: Supply Chain Program Manager Feb’13 to Jun’16

Working in Supply Chain Group - Product Operations Team.

SCPM:

Handling the Sustaining activities of the Router Products ensuring smooth Life Cycle of the Product from the NPI stage throughout the Sustaining phase.

Support Volume production from an Operations perspective interfacing with Design, Process, Test, CAD, Quality and reliability engineering teams to solve various Manufacturing & Customer issues.

Supporting the Contract Manufacturer in terms of all types of Production issues related to Component, Test, Assembly, Yield, and Documentation etc.

Handling ECO’s, Deviations, CUPs, Workflow & Change control process with Document Management.

Driving the Process/Production issues with effective Risk Assessment, Containment Actions, Root cause Identification (RCA), Corrective & Preventive actions & their implementation.

Managing the complete PCN/MCN process for Component qualification & Monthly MCN Metrics.

Active involvement in Gate Readiness review, Defect Review, MCN Review, All types of Cross functional & Integrated Product Team meetings.

Responsible for the Product Time, Quality & Delivery requirements over its Life cycle.

Focus on Cost/Defect reduction, Yield improvements & VE activities during the Sustaining phase.

Coordinating with Cross functional teams - Engineering, CM Partners & Suppliers with respect to any supply chain capability gaps

Setting up the NPI Test Lab ( right from getting the space from WPR, Infrastructure Planning, Ordering the test Equipment and Accessories, deployment and following up with respective TDE for enabling the test bed for each products

MCVT Test Setup readiness for new NPI’s

Tracking the NPI programs for schedule risks & Yields

è Supply Chain Executive in CISCO India Pvt.Ltd.

(Employed through Adecco India) Nov’11 to Feb’13

Managing COGS reports for all CISCO BU’s.

Monitor & closure of accounts hold for SCPM Community.

Performing BOM Risk analysis, identifying and validation risk part driving resolution.

Developing mitigation plan for EOL components prior to FCS.

Recommending alternate sourcing decision with Global Supplier Management (GSM)

èWIPRO LTD, Bangalore

Role: Sourcing Executive Mar’11 to Oct’11

è GE Medical Systems, Bangalore

(Employed through Team Lease Pvt Ltd) Feb’08 to Mar’11

Role: Associate Engineer

Supporting global sourcing Value Added & Value Engineering activities like Price Benchmarking, Standardization of parts, PWA Boards.

Responsible for supporting global sourcing Value Added & Value Engineering activities on PWA Boards & Electronic components across GE by taking the high spend parts/components to low cost regions.

Study the component/assembly drawing, PSP’s, Datasheets and estimates the cost by using GE costing tools.

Suggesting the alternate manufacturer’s parts by matching the specifications.

Component End of Life (EOL), Availability, Lead-time and Pricing

Preparing costed Bill of Material & BOM analysis.

Sending RFQ to the low cost region supplier and get the quotations pricing.

Compare quotations with estimated cost and current buying price, highlight the saving

Opportunity identified to global sourcing leaders

èMacurex Sensors Pvt.Ltd

Role: R & D Engineer Jun’07 to Feb’08

Project 1: “Illumination Door Handle”

Description: This project aims at glowing the door handle of a refrigerator on the sense of hand touch. Here it uses IR Transmitter, Receiver as sensors and micro controller is used to sense the touch every 3 sec, and if the touch is more than 10 sec it stops sensing and stops the illumination of door handle.

Client : Whirlpool of India, Pune

Responsibilities : Requirement Analysis, Testing

Project 2: “MINI GDU( GLOW DURATION UNIT)”

Description: The Glow Duration Unit (GDU) is a key component in diesel vehicles that solves

the cold start problem. This is a Micro controller based (PIC 12F675) unit, which determines the

ON-time of glow plugs with engine temperature and battery voltage.

Client : Mico Bosch

Responsibilities : Requirement Analysis, Testing

Technical skills/Tools

Oracle R12 X1 for RFQ Management, Spend & Savings Analysis Tools.

AGILE 9.3.1 PC for BOM, Change, Document & Life cycle Management.

Cisco Process,PLM Tools & Cisco Product Development methodology.

Strong knowledge in MS Excel, MCN & PDM Tools, Cisco Manufacturing & Test Process Flow.

Academics

2005: Bachelor of Engineering in Electronics & Communication from Visveswaraiah Technological University, Belgaum, Karnataka.

2001: Diploma in Electronics & Communication from D.R.R. Govt.Polytechnic, Davangere, Karnataka.

Personal Details

Date of birth: 01-07-1982

Authorized to work in the US

Visa Category : L2 visa

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