Ajith Amalesh Kumar
Bengaluru
Summary
Young, Energetic and result oriented professional offering 13+ years of experience in Sheet Metal, Automotive, EMS, Aerospace industrial sector, seeking challenging assignments (Techno commercial) in New Product Development/ Vendor development / Sourcing / Purchasing/ Planning & SCM with costing background. Good team player, possess excellent communication skills, hard core negotiator, flexible in nature to accommodate new requirements to meet business needs.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Manager Sourcing, PPC, Materials Planner
nVent Electric
02.2020 - Current
- Identify Potential Vendors for Mechanical, Electrical Parts & Evaluate Capabilities, Certification & Quality Standards
- Analyze Cost Structure for Mechanical, Electrical parts and Assemblies.
- Negotiate Pricing, Payment Terms & Lead Time with Vendors.
- Identify Cost-Saving Opportunities through Value Engineering, Localizations or Dual Sourcing.
- Participate in DFMA(Design for Manufacturing and Assembly) Reviews
- Prepare and issue RFQ's & RFP's Evaluate Supplier Quotes & Competitiveness.
- Issue Purchase Orders & Manage Order Confirmations.
- Manage Sourcing Timelines to align with Project Milestones.
- Analyzing monthly Sales to achieve Projected Sales Against AOP.
- Works on PSI (Production Sales & Inventory) & Share Forecast to Vendors for Materials Planning.
- Managing materials planning with a focus on customer delivery requirements, stability, and effective risk mitigation.
- Lead Cross Functional Programs from Planning to Execution, Ensure Timely Delivery, Cost Efficiency & Stake Holder Alignment.
- Prepare Kanban System to Manage Inventory Based on Historical Order.
- Achieved Cost Savings of 60K$ by Localizing Cable Harnessing & Sheet Metal Components, Enhancing Supply Chain Efficiency & Reducing Lead Times.
Senior Buyer- Excavator Components
Komatsu India Pvt. Ltd
09.2019 - 02.2020
- Sourcing Suitable Vendors for Heavy Fabrication components.
- Handling RFQ, price negotiation, sending offer to Vendor.
- Follow up against Open PO to achieve project timeline.
Assistant Manager NPD- Sheet Metal & Assy.
Avalon Technologies Services Pvt Ltd
02.2013 - 08.2019
- Customer representative in New Product Development, Feasibility evaluation, Costing and Vendor development.
- Prepare Detailed Cost Estimation for sheet metal and Machining Components by Analyzing Materials, Process & Labour Requirements. Laser Cutting, Turrett Punching, Machining, Tooling costs.
- Supporting Competitive RFQ's and Supplier Negotiations for Outsource Parts.
- Vendor development (Identification & development of new suppliers, negotiation, technical & commercial, releasing PO).
- Developed $ 4 Million Budgeted Projects & Delivered as per Project Plan.
- Led End To End Development of Sheet metal Parts from Concept to production.
- Interpret Technical Drawings and Define Manufacturing Requirements
- Co-ordinate with Design Tooling & Fabrication Team
- Develop BOM's and Support Cost Estimation
- Co-ordinate with Suppliers for Localization and tooling Readiness and Cost Optimization.
- Manage Proto Type Build and Validation to meet Functional and quality standards.
- Reviewed 2D/3D Models and Drawings for Manufacturing.
- Ensure Timely execution of NPD Milestones, Including BOM Finalization and Production Ramp-up.
PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN
Techsun Wind Energies Pvt Ltd
02.2012 - 01.2013
- Organizing cross function team to discuss about new project to check the feasibility.
- Preparing monthly documents & Trouble Shooting.
Education
B.Tech Mechanical -
Bharath University
Chennai11-2011
Diploma - Printing Technology
Scad Polytechnic College
04-2008
Skills
- New Product Development
- Strategic Sourcing
- Purchasing
- Estimation
- Vendor Development
- Costing
- Relationship Management
- Effective Communication
- Kanban Implementation
- Kaizen Implementation
- Production Control
- Planning Control
- MS Office
- Good Negotiation
- Capacity Analysis
- Forecast Planning
- Kanban Analysis Planning
- PPAP
- FMEA
- Control Plan
- Process Flow
Languages
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Kannada
Advanced (C1)
Major Clients Handled
- Panduit, APC Schneider, Eaton, CISCO, Dell, nVent
- Komatsu Own Products, Komatsu
- CE+T, Siemens Gamesa, HCL, GE, Meggitt Aerospace, Collins Aerospace, BHEL, Avalon Technologies
Disclaimer
I hereby affirm that all the furnished information is authentic to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Parts Handled
Sheet Metal Enclosures, Casting, Power Cord
Timeline
Associate Manager Sourcing, PPC, Materials Planner
nVent Electric
02.2020 - Current
Senior Buyer- Excavator Components
Komatsu India Pvt. Ltd
09.2019 - 02.2020
Assistant Manager NPD- Sheet Metal & Assy.
Avalon Technologies Services Pvt Ltd
02.2013 - 08.2019
PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN
Techsun Wind Energies Pvt Ltd
02.2012 - 01.2013
B.Tech Mechanical -
Bharath University
Diploma - Printing Technology
Scad Polytechnic College