Senior Procurement & Supply Chain Leader

SUBIN SUBRAMANIAN P.

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SENIOR MANAGEMENT PROFESSIONAL

Procurement / Supply Chain Management / Global Sourcing / Operations Management/ Mechanical Engineering.

CAREER CONSPECTUS

Seasoned Professional with over 30 years of overall experience in Supply Chain Management, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Contract Management, Component / New Product Development & Localization, Supplier Identification to Finalization, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Cost Planning and Management.

Currently working as a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager – India, International Procurement Office while reporting to the Strategic Sourcing Director – China & responsible for meeting the Strategic Sourcing needs of Cytiva Business Units in the USA, Europe & Asia from an India Supply base.

Past employment included a consulting role with Basic Water Needs Netherlands, Head Supply Chain with IDEX Fluid & Metering Pvt Ltd, Vadodara, India, Senior Manager - Supplier Development IDEX India Private Limited, Mumbai India while initially reporting to the IDEX Corporation Corporate Global Sourcing Office in Chicago, IL & later to the Asia Sourcing Office in Shanghai, China.

Hands on experience in handling cost management, planning and quality control functions.

Track record in reviewing & updating the individual component specifications, working with suppliers for improving current processes and qualifying the components within specification.

Excellence in moving towards a more integrated, holistic, and synergistic value chain – in terms of consumer needs component development, innovation, procurement, technical process, and distribution.

Actively involved in supplier capability improvement program & component qualification program by ensuring that all components meet company requirements via materials testing and supplier management.

International Exposure with Engineering Professionals in USA, China & Europe (UK, Belgium, Sweden, Netherlands

& Germany)

EMPLOYMENT CHRONICLE

Hyclone Life Sciences Solutions India Private Ltd, Mumbai Office (Cytiva) May 2023 to Present, Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager – India, International Procurement Office, Mumbai.

Internal transfer from Pall India Pvt. Ltd. (Pall Life Sciences) to Hyclone Life Sciences Solutions India Pvt. Ltd. (Cytiva) after the integration of the Life Sciences businesses of Pall & Cytiva within Danaher Corporation. Currently working as a Senior Strategic Sourcing Manager – India IPO, based out of the DHR One, Cytiva Mumbai office while reporting to the Strategic Sourcing Director based out of China and managing 2 Sourcing Engineers based out of Bangalore, India.

Responsible for meeting the Strategic Sourcing needs of Cytiva Business Units in the USA, Europe & Asia from an existing and new India Low-Cost Region Supply base. Projects have been successfully initiated for Cytiva even prior to the formal change in profile while utilizing the existing Pall LCR Structural Fabrication supply base for Cytiva with some production shipments underway and some in pilot shipment stage from India Suppliers to Cytiva sites in Sweden & USA. Pall India Pvt. Ltd. (Part of Danaher Corporation, Fortune 500 Company): Mumbai & Pune. March 2015 to April 2023, Strategic Sourcing Manager – India IPO, Mumbai. Worked as Strategic Sourcing Manager – India, based out of Mumbai while reporting to the Strategic Sourcing Directors based out of Singapore, Switzerland & the U.K while responsible for meeting the Strategic Sourcing needs of Pall Business Units in the USA, Europe & Asia from a newly developed India Supply base. This includes developing suppliers in India for exports to align & meet specific niche Quality, Service & Delivery requirements of Pall Business Units in Europe, USA & China. Projects successfully initiated with routine shipments happening from India Suppliers to China, Germany, United Kingdom & Belgium.

Responsible for setting up and managing the Strategic Sourcing Indirect Procurement COE APAC region office while utilizing 2 Buyers to ensure compliance of the Pall Indirect Procurement NON – BOM policy & supervise the PR to PO conversion & Cost Reduction, Payment terms enhancement for Indirect Procurement in S.E. Asia utilizing services of Strategic Sourcing COE –Buyers while covering 7 Countries in South East Asia including India, Singapore & Vietnam, Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, Philippines, Indonesia, Australia & New Zealand. Basic Water Needs B.V., Netherlands: Pondicherry & Mumbai: June 2014 to March 2015 - Supply Chain & Operations Consultant

Primary responsibility was to set up an alternate productive, competitive & lean manufacturing facility for water filters & water purification equipment preferably close to the Navi Mumbai Sea Port area.

Develop new Tooling supplier base for Plastic Injection & Blow Moulding as well as new Plastic Moulding suppliers with comparatively better pricing.

Sales Operations: improve the co-ordination process between Netherlands HO and Puducherry Manufacturing Facility India to execute all orders efficiently and effectively.

Review new IT system for implementation within BWN & hire internal sales manager

Supply Chain: streamline supply chain, i.e., goods flow from supplier to customer and manage all involved parties in this chain

Supplier Network: improve relationships with suppliers and screen their ability to grow with the company.

Quality Assurance & quality control: one dedicated employee is working on this field. Manage this employee and look for improvement in the production process to increase product quality, consistency, etc.

General organizational setup: screen total organizational setup and look for improvements

Optionally: explore a sales network throughout India. BLR Logistiks (I) Ltd, Mumbai” December 2013 to June 2014 Supply Chain & Operations Consultant

Streamlined overall Supply Chain & operational activity Helped improve fleet utilization by 9% through optimization of non value add movement Streamlined internal communication & project management using e-commerce tools Introduced supplier performance evaluation by introducing tools using Supplier assessments, & audits New business allocation to suppliers using supplier score card & TCO as a parameter, besides quoted prices. Re-negotiated business & commercial payment terms with legacy & new suppliers per prevailing market condition Screen total organizational set up & suggest improvements in organizational operations. Idex Fluid & Metering Private Limited, Vadodara, India: April 2013 to December 2013 Head Supply Chain

Responsible for managing the Purchasing & Sourcing Operations of the IDEX Vadodara Factory Operations with support from a team of 7 Supply Chain Professionals including Managers, Supervisors & Purchase Executives primarily catering to Sourcing & Supply Chain operations for Positive Displacement Pumps for Refined Fuels, Alternative Fuels, Lube Oils and LPG – Corken Inc, USA, Positive Displacement Flow Meters & Skid Systems – Liquid Controls USA, Paint Dispensing Systems – Fast & Fluid Management, USA & Netherlands. Key Deliverables:

Improving Supplier On Time Delivery from 65% to 92%. Supplier Quality improvement, Proposing Supply Base Alignment & Supplier Reduction.

Creating & implementing a comprehensive Supply Chain Improvement Plan as per Organizational & Internal Customer needs.

Establishing Vendor Managed Inventory for C – Class items as well as Kanban systems for fast moving A & B Class items to reduce procurement & assembly lead time for delivery to customer. Negotiating favourable Supplier Payment Terms from 15 & 30 Days to 60 Days credit terms. Spend Analysis, Annual Purchase Budget preparation, managing price increase requests from suppliers, Support to Accounts department for Standard Cost Variance Analysis, Tooling & Stock inventory lying with sub-contractors. Idex India Private Limited, Mumbai, India: July 2001 to April 2013 Senior Manager - Supplier Development

Key Deliverables:

Overseeing the component sourcing strategy development and implementation.

Negotiating & administrating the purchasing contracts, determining payment terms, delivery term negotiation, optimization, and management.

Monitoring supplier performance management, cost saving opportunity identification and action driven.

Ensuring the qualification of appropriate components / suppliers; developing risk mitigation plans to ensure component availability in production.

Guiding the process of qualifying & selecting appropriate suppliers in terms of supplier financial status, capacity, capabilities, and business in general.

Responsible for understanding developments at suppliers’ end & changes in technology that may affect the cost and supply chain of the commodities purchased.

Leading the process of purchase agreements development, negotiation & management in accordance with global material policies, procedures, and approval authority.

Collaborating internally and externally as required to optimize supply chain results; tracking & reporting on key performance indicators and project tracking database. Accomplishments:

Spearheaded the global outsourcing activities for Fully Machined Grey Iron, Ductile Iron & Aluminium Sand Cast & Gravity Die Cast Components, Fully Machined Investment Cast Components, Aluminium High Pressure Die Cast Components, Machined Components, PCB Assembly and Electric Motors from India.

Responsible for setting up initial supplier base in India for IDEX Corporation.

Supervised outsourcing from SE Asian Suppliers for USA & Europe based Company Manufacturing Units.

Effectively coordinated visits to Indian Sources for Sourcing Personnel from USA.

Oversaw the sample development status & production schedules through onsite supplier visits on a weekly basis & coordinated the same with Buyers at Company Business Units in USA & Europe.

Efficiently formulated high-level supplier corporate agreements for Indian Suppliers.

Trained at Company Manufacturing Facilities in USA in Oct’02 & subsequent years.

Delivered a presentation on Sourcing CI Castings from India - Chicago in Oct’02.

Instituted the supplier base in Coimbatore & Chennai in South India & reduce company's dependence on China as the only low-cost country sourcing base.

Successfully managed over 550 parts with Indian Suppliers.

Facilitated the Sourcing Project Transfer from:

(a) China based suppliers to Indian Suppliers for CNC Machined Grey Cast Iron & Ductile Iron parts used in highly Engineered Internal Gear Pumps.

(b) USA to India for CNC Machined Cast Iron Parts within 28 days for a crisis project due to US supplier shutdown.

Steered efforts for establishing the supplier base in Malaysia, Philippines, Taiwan, and Singapore.

Instrumental in building & sustaining contacts with Medium Sized Foundries & CNC machine shops capable of processing medium & low volume parts.

Significantly contributed average cost savings of around 25% to 45%.

Initiated & managed supplier outsourcing project of reverse engineering & manufacturing of an Air Operated Submersible Pump with around 40% cost savings.

Contributed in supervising design improvement & manufacturing of Actuator Assembly project targeted savings around 40% of original cost.

Accountable for implementing supply of inspection approved sample & 3-D model supply along with P.O. from Business Units to remove information deficiencies and assist in part weight calculations thereby reducing part development lead time.

Successfully initiated the weekly & fortnightly conference calls with joint participation of Supplier, Business Units & Sourcing Office.

Pioneered the supplier onsite inspection process prior sample dispatch.

Stellar role in attaining additional 5 % to 7% savings by carrying out negotiations & showing the supplier the broad picture & long-term gains.

Accredited for introducing the Target Pricing Concept to BU’s to close negotiations.

Actively involved in implementing the Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) emphasized to Business Units which advised focus not purely based on lowest quotes.

Effectively functioned with Business Units for sharing inspection format & processes with Supplier. This assisted in minimizing the inspection process discrepancy & part developmental lead time.

Effectively coordinated with Suppliers & Business Units in providing annual forecasts, half yearly firm orders & requirement to help better plan capacity while holding minimal inventory to meet urgent order requirements.

Coordinated with Supplier to understand available supplier spare capacity in foundry & machine shop based on current customer orders. This led to better supplier commitments on-time delivery & improvement in supplier rating.

Successfully interfaced with Logistics Service Providers like BDP, UPS-SCS, etc in moving shipments through alternate routes during port congestion / strikes.

Instrumental in handling Sourcing Projects worth US$ 4.5 Million or Indian Rupees 20.25 Crores.

Trained on the A.T. Kearney - Next Level of Procurement Programs in the USA. PRECEDING TASKS

(9) Hyclone Life Sciences Solutions India Private Ltd, Mumbai (Cytiva) March ’23 – Present

(8) Pall India Pvt. Ltd (Pall Corporation), Mumbai & Pune March ’15 – April ‘23

(7) Basic Water Needs B.V., Pondicherry & Mumbai June ’14 - March ‘15

(6) Consulting Role with BLR Logistiks (I) Ltd, Mumbai Dec ’13 – June ‘14

(5) IDEX Fluid & Metering Private Limited, Vadodara, India Apr ’13 – Dec ‘13 Head Supply Chain

(4) IDEX Corporation – Asia Sourcing Office, Jul’01 – Apr ‘13 IDEX India Private Limited, Mumbai, India

Senior Manager of Supplier Development

(3) Shanti Industries, Mumbai, India Sep’93 – Jul’01 Works Manager

(2) Tractor Engineers Limited, Mumbai, India Jun’91 – Aug’93

(An Associate Company of Larsen & Toubro Ltd – India & Caterpillar Inc – USA) Jr. Purchase Executive (Executive Cadre E1)

(1) Pam Pharmaceutical & Allied Machinery Company Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India Aug’89 – May’91 Joined as Management Trainee (Machine Shop Shift Supervisor) and promoted to the post of Sr. Engineer (Production)

PROFESSIONAL ENHANCEMENTS

(C.P.S.M) Certified Professional in Supply Management - IIMM India & ISM, Tempe, AZ, USA, Feb 2012.

Basic Course in Mixed Model Value Streams (Lean Manufacturing), 2010.

(CPIM) Certified in Purchasing & Inventory Management - APICS, Chicago, IL, USA, June 2009.

(CSCP) Certified Supply Chain Professional - APICS, Chicago, IL, USA, March 2008

(C.P.M.) Life Time Certified Purchasing Manager – IIMM India & ISM, Tempe, AZ, USA, January 2008.

Six Sigma Green Belt Training – Motorola University, Asia Pacific, April 2006.

Diploma in Materials Management – National Institute of Labour Education & Management, Chennai, April 2003.

Project Management Training Course from SPIM, Aug 2003.

3D Modelling & MFRG on Unigraphics & HMT VMC – FANUC, 2001.

Certified Internal Quality Auditor for ISO 9000: 2000 – Institute of Quality Engineering ERTL (West), 2001.

Planning & Implementation: ISO 9000: 2000 Quality Management System – Institute of Quality Engineering. ERTL

(West) Govt of India, 2001.

INDUSTRIAL TRAININGS

In-Plant Training: Vickers Systems International Ltd.: Jan’89 – Jul’89.

In-Plant Training: The Standard Batteries Limited: Jul’88 – Jul’88.

In-Plant Training: Otis Elevator Company: Jun’87 – Jul’87. SCHOLASTICS

Master of Business Administration - MBA (Operations) from The Institute of Chartered Financial Analysts of India University (ICFAI) in November 2010.

Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) – Production from Fr. Conceicao Rodrigues College of Engineering

(Fr. Agnels), University of Bombay in June 1989.

Computer Course from NIIT, Mumbai in 1998.

IT Skills:

Worked on JD Edwards ERP system for Material Procurement as end user.

Worked on IDEX Quote, Pall Exchange, Web based Electronic RFQ system as end user.

Worked on SAP ERP system for Material Procurement as end user.

Well versed with MS Office and Internet Applications. PERSONAL PROFILE

Date of Birth: 16th December, 1965

Address: Flat No. 603, A Wing, 6th Floor, Maple Leaf C.H.S. Ltd, Raheja Vihar, Off Chandivali Farm Road, Chandivali, Saki Naka, Mumbai - 400072, Maharashtra State, India Languages Known English, Hindi, Marathi, Malayalam, Tamil, and Gujarati Location Preference

India: Mumbai, Navi Mumbai

Global: Open to discussions, based on the financial package & relocation support from the employer company.

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