Akash Shirasi

Versatile, accomplished & goal-oriented professional with over 30 years of experience in Project Management, Component Development, New Product Development, and Sourcing & Procurement. Demonstrated proficiency of developing parts for new vehicle in the automobile field. An effective communicator & negotiator with excellent interpersonal, problem solving & analytical skills.

Seeking senior level assignments in Sourcing / Vendor Management / Component Development with a leading organization of high reputed industry

• Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Pune, Maharashtra, XUV700 Platform Purchase Lead, 06/2006, Present, Selecting various suppliers by evaluating all elements of supply base management like Technology, Quality, Cost, Capacity, Working in Cross Functional Team for various projects in Mahindra., Managing supplier component development and achieving project objectives within predefined Time, Cost and Performance (TCP), Accountable for releasing of development, purchase orders, delivery schedules & follow up for timely deliveries of parts, Updating Senior Management during review on major elements of project development like: Vendor on Board / Commercial Status, Material Cost and Investments, Parts Supply as per build definition, Change Management, Ramp-up & Capacity, Spares support, Received an award for complex delivery for XUV5oo project from Chief Executive AFS in 2012, Successfully handled the XUV 700, XUV300, TUV300 project for Drive Away Chassis (DAC) system parts. XUV 500 project for BIW & Mechanism system parts. in accordance with Mahindra Project Development System (MPDS), Currently working as Platform Purchase Lead for XUV700 platform for DAC commodity, XUV700 platform projects Deputy Purchase Head for all domestic and export projects
• Lear Corporation, Nasik, Maharashtra, Deputy Manager - Low Cost Country Sourcing, 02/2006, 06/2006, Responsible for Low cost country sourcing from India for all Lear plants across globe
• Tata Motors Limited, Thane, Maharashtra, Assistant Manager - PHQ, 06/2002, 02/2006, Efficiently procured spare parts with minimum inventory based on self-forecasting and consumption history., Successfully implemented Milk-run operations in 3 regions viz. Pune, Jamshedpur & Chennai for collection of parts from 150 Suppliers, Executed Agreements of Exclusivity and Price Parity with suppliers
• Mahindra & Mahindra Limited, Kandivli, Maharashtra, Jr. Engineer, 01/2000, 06/2002, Successfully handled Scorpio Project parts development – Mechanisms and Brakes System Components, Managing supplier component development and achieving project objectives within predefined quality, cost & time, Accountable for releasing of purchase orders, delivery schedules & follow up for timely deliveries of parts
• RSB Transmission (I) Limited, Pune, Maharashtra, Sr. Engineer – Materials, 03/1996, 12/1999, Procurement of raw materials like Forgings, Tools, Gauges & Instruments, Machinery Spares, Consumables and Imported parts, mainly for tools in RSB Transmissions, Assisting HOD in PPC for preparing machine loading schedule as per customer specification
• ABB ABL Limited, Shahabad, Karnataka, Graduate Apprentice Trainee - Quality Assurance, 02/1995, 01/1996