Manager Materials

JAYARAMAN GOPALAN

No ***, Prosper Lakeshore Apartments, 41st Main, BTM Layout 2nd Stage, Bangalore-560068 ▪ *************@*****.***

▪ +91-988******* ▪ +91-900*******

ASSISTANT MANAGER - MATERIALS

Lucas-TVS Ltd, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand

Supplier Assessment ▪ Supplier Base Establishment ▪ Structured Evaluation Methods ▪ Purchase Policies Deployment ▪ Supplier Rationalization ▪ Inventory Control ▪ Staff Development

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

• Senior management executive with more than thirty years of extensive experience in Production, Maintenance, Manufacturing systems, Process plant manufacturing, Quality management systems, and Supplier development activities.

• Strong commercial acumen and decision making skills.

• Keen planner and analyst with expertise in launching 100PPM programs at supplier end and perform periodic audit at supplier end for issuing 100PPM certificate to the supplier.

• Proven track record of supplier development initiatives, structured problem solving methodologies, supplier meet coordination, and supplier exhibition.

• Strong leader with motivational management style and excellent managerial skills.

• Results-oriented achiever with excellent track record for identifying opportunities for accelerated growth.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Assistant Manager, Materials, Lucas-TVS Ltd, Pantnagar, Uttarakhand, India 2008-Sep 2010

• Overall responsibility of material planning, procurement and logistics in the Pantnagar facility.

• Co-ordination with cross functional departments, suppliers and Lucas-TVS, Padi facility.

• Managed supplies to improve competitiveness and developed competitive vendors.

• Resolved vendor issues on quality and schedules.

• Identified & established supplier base to organization through structured evaluation method.

• Deployed purchase policies and successfully implemented supplier upgradation in quality, cost and delivery.

• Implemented supplier rationalization by inducting good capable suppliers and de-listing non-performing suppliers through structured evaluation and tierization program.

• Established standard work procedures for vendor development processes.

• Responsible for right sizing of manpower and assessment of supplier development personnel.

• Executed projects in co-ordination with purchase, production and engineering departments.

Senior Purchase Officer 2003-2008

• Nominated as team leader for Implementing TPM initiatives at vendor development.

• Established world class manufacturing practices like single piece flow line, JIT, Kanban, Poka-Yoke and best layout practices at supplier end.

• Handled over all supplier development function with aim of reducing wastage/scrap/rejections in supplier chain management.

• Launched 100PPM programs at supplier end and performed periodic audit at supplier end for issuing 100PPM certifications to the supplier.

• Ensured continual delivery of parts from supplier’s end to meet production requirements.

• Organized Annual Suppliers meet and oversaw a number of supplier support programs.

• Supported the implementation of process excellence programs to help key suppliers improve their processes and achieve productivity and quality performance goals using tools such as Six Sigma, Lean management practices.

Various Other Positions 1976-2003

• Production, Manufacturing Systems Engineering, Machine Building Division and Maintenance

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS

• Understood the latest technology improvements and capabilities at supplier end.

• Reduced incoming supplies rejection to less than target PPM and improved the quality of parts through structure process/system audit program.

• Proactively identified improvement areas through process audit and initiated improvement action.

• Critical parts & high rejection supplier’s performance were brought to 100-PPM level through structured approach, establishing robust process controls, through comprehensive overall improvement program & defect reduction program.

• Faculty support was given to impart training to suppliers.

• Identified the training needs and initiated small group activities for problem solving.

• People Management: heading Supplier quality improvement team assigned to analysis resolve quality issue

• Lead the quality improvements team & solved the quality issues using QC techniques & tools.

• Prepared preventive maintenance checklist for plant machineries, spare parts and also performed budget maintenance.

• Maintained and updated QS records as per procedure

EDUCATION

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering, Murugappa Polytechnic, 1986

• Additional Coursework and Professional Development

 Moulding technology training, CIPET, Chennai.

 Thermopac Training, Thermax Pune.

 Manufacturing Systems Engineering training, TTTI, Chennai.

 Mechatronics training, Murugappa Polytechnic, Chennai

 Shortlisting & Suppliers Appraisal training, IIIM Chennai.

SHORT TERM COURSES

• Internal auditor ISO 9000 awareness program

• Internal auditor ISO 14001 awareness program

• Internal auditor TS 16949 awareness program

• TQM & TPM practices

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Name: Jayaraman Gopalan

DOB: 01.05.1957

Marital Status: Married

Family Members:

• Wife – Ragini Jayaraman

• Son – Vikram Jayaraman, B.E., M.S employed with Cisco Systems, Bangalore

• Daughter – Pavithra Jayaraman, married and settled in USA

Languages Known: English, Tamil and Telugu

Residential Address: No 105, Prosper Lakeshore Apartments, 41st Main, BTM Layout 2nd Stage, Bangalore-560068

Email ID: *************@*****.***

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