Alpesh Parmar
Ahmedabad
Summary
Seasoned supply chain professional with over 9.5 years of experience specializing in procurement planning and control, purchase, vendor development, inventory management, logistics, and materials management. Expertise in supply chain management within the automobile and bearing cage manufacturing industry. Currently Senior Engineer (Purchase) at Yazaki India Pvt. Ltd. in Sanand. Proven track record in raw material procurement planning and control, consumables purchase, engineering spare purchase, capital purchase, project works, new vendor development, cost savings initiatives, and effective inventory management strategies.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Purchase Engineer
Yazaki India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2021 - Current
- Company Overview: Manufacturer of automobile wire harnesses.
- Procurement of Automotive Wire harness assembly parts.
- RM Procurement Planning and control of wiring harness assembly parts for Domestics and Import suppliers.
- Preparing monthly – quarterly – yearly schedules for all suppliers.
- Daily tracking and follow up for timely delivery of materials and achievement of 'zero' line stoppages due to RM shortages.
- Preparing Purchase orders and schedule agreements in SAP and resolving all errors related to PO preparation.
- Drive Cost reduction/ Cost savings initiatives, implementations and execution with CFT approach.
- Maintaining systematic records and audit trails of quotations, orders, contracts, agreements and payments.
- Inventory management as per YIPL norms and management guidelines.
- Monitor inventory levels at plants and driving initiatives for Inventory control.
- Good at Problem-solving [To resolve suppliers grievances and claims against suppliers].
- Manage documents as per QMS to ensure 100% compliance with all kind audit requirements.
- Responsible for new supplier identification, Evaluation, RFQ / ECN.
- Lead new development activities from the Purchase side.
- Identify non-performing suppliers and drive supplier improvement activities at their end to enhance supplier’s performance.
- Weekly / Monthly - MIS preparation to update real-time information to management.
- Developing, leading and executing purchasing strategies.
- Liaise between suppliers, manufacturers, relevant internal departments (Stores, Finance, Production, PPC, Design & QA).
- Develop and implement purchasing and NDC policies and procedures.
- Troubleshoot cost, quality and delivery concerns.
- Support audit preparations (External as well internal).
- Maintain a high level of integrity and discipline with a strong work ethic.
- Handling more than 60+ suppliers and 700+ parts.
- Spend – INR 50MN per month.
- Commodities – Electrical connectivity parts (Connectors, Terminals, Tapes, Fuse boxes, Fuses, Relays, Plastic clips, Plastic covers, Plastic tubes, etc.).
- Manufacturer of automobile wire harnesses.
- Achievements: Zero line stoppage due to RM shortage for consecutive 2 years (2023-2024).
- Cost savings through Alternate part use (1.1MN for twist tube, cot, Foams).
- OBS reduction of 10MN in 2024 with the help of below actions: Other plant dilution offerings, Alternate use of materials, Scrap of expired materials.
- 100% target Inventory (14 days) achievement for High value parts / suppliers.
- Prepared Dashboard which is helpful to identify key performance indicators.
- Implemented and executed 60MN Savings VAVE ideas project suggested by Purchase.
- Controlling old parts ordering.
- Setting deadline for implementation.
- Implemented and executed ECN as per given timeline.
- Converted similar multiple parts to single parts (20+ parts).
- Adopted supplier management methodologies and purchasing strategies to secure improved prices.
- Interpreted engineering drawings, part lists, and production bills of materials to make informed purchase decisions.
- Liaised with vendors and suppliers on delivery schedule to achieve on-time delivery of final product.
- Maintained and followed up with qualified vendors and suppliers about open purchase orders and prospective orders.
- Performed regular performance review with suppliers to drive continuous improvements.
Procurement Executive
Harsha Engineers Ltd
07.2017 - 04.2021
- Company Overview: Manufactures of all kind of bearing cages & automotive stamping parts.
- Procurement of General stores and Consumables materials.
- Procurement of Packaging materials (Corrugated boxes, BOPP tapes, Plastic bags, Wooden Pallets-boxes etc.), Industrial oils (RP oil, Cutting oil, Lubricants, Greases, Diesel etc.), chemicals (Cleaning purpose chemicals, Vibratory drier chemicals etc.), abrasives, fasteners, general stores materials, stationery materials, etc.
- Preparation of monthly & quarterly materials requirement planning based on past consumption trend & PPC given requirement.
- Communicating materials requirements to suppliers and getting confirmation from them for advance materials planning and Inventory management.
- Preparing min-max reports on a daily basis to check materials available coverage in days and give material requirement schedules to suppliers.
- Follow up and liaison with suppliers for timely delivery of materials.
- Troubleshoot cost, quality and delivery concerns.
- Preparation of daily pending PR list report and checking materials past history, current market trend and RFQ.
- Collecting quotations and preparing techno-commercial comparison sheets for order finalization.
- Preparing purchase order in SAP and getting approval of Purchase Head with order finalization data.
- Managing purchase order amendments.
- Preparation of monthly / Yearly spend report, Cost savings report.
- Set a long term purchasing strategy with suppliers.
- Negotiate and agree contracts, monitoring the quality of service provided with suppliers.
- Manufactures of all kind of bearing cages & automotive stamping parts.
- Procurement of Capital goods and Project work materials.
- Procurement of Conveyor systems, oiling washing systems, vision systems, feeding systems, special purpose equipment systems, pneumatics items, hydraulics items, fasteners, mechanical accessories, electrical items, etc.
- Preparation of bar chart report for daily project materials delivery status update, project materials addition or subtraction from BOM details and technical changes.
- Updating and tracking project materials status on a daily basis and communicating to the concerned department if any change in given deadlines.
- Liaison with supplier and Internal customers for materials related queries, technical discussion and quality improvement.
- New Vendor development against new requirement and existing requirement considering suppliers selection process based on audit, price, quality, support, capacity and reliability.
- Define terms and conditions for New Suppliers for price, payment terms, delivery terms, P&F and transportation terms, service, installation & commissioning terms.
- Monitor quality of service provided by suppliers & get feedback from users for continuous improvement.
Materials Junior Engineer
Supreme Treon PVT. LTD.
06.2015 - 07.2017
- Company Overview: Manufacturers of interior automotive body soft trim components (NVH Concept Parts), Package Trays & various types of PU Foaming Parts.
- Procurement of Automotive NVH parts RM, consumables and spares.
- Analyzing Production plan data and planning raw materials requirements accordingly.
- Build and maintain good relationships with vendors and users (Internal customers).
- Preparing Various Purchase orders and floating it to the vendor.
- Preparation of comparison sheets for best suitable techno-commercial terms and getting approval from Plant head.
- Developing new vendors for alternatives of existing vendors, new requirements and to meet market competitiveness.
- Strong follow up for timely delivery of materials.
- Constant check on stock level to eliminate any stock out condition.
- Sending materials requirement schedule to suppliers.
- Preparing monthly inventory data.
- Working proactively on uncertain conditions and communicating with concerned authority if there is any delay.
- Price negotiation with suppliers.
- Manufacturers of interior automotive body soft trim components (NVH Concept Parts), Package Trays & various types of PU Foaming Parts.
Education
Online Certificate course - Supply chain Management
KAIST University
South Korea01.2024
B.E. - Mechanical Engineering
Government Engineering College Rajkot
Rajkot, Gujarat01.2014
HSC -
GHSEB Board
Ahmedabad05.2010
SSC -
GSEB Board
Ahmedabad05.2008
Skills
- Communication and negotiation skills
- Cost reductions
- New Vendor development
- Problem solving skills
- Materials Management
- Time management
- SAP MM Module
Personal Information
- Passport Number: Available
- Date of Birth: 02/26/93
- Gender: Male
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Projects And Achievements
- Participated in a poster competition at Physical Research Laboratory in 2009.
- Won the Chess Championship in Intra Company Chess Championship in 2016.
- Have made an excel sheet as per BOM of FG parts. It helped to generate supplier wise monthly requirements to monitor daily stock coverage.
- Have made a project bar chart sheet to monitor project materials delivery deadlines.
- Have done savings of 4% in Bonfiglioli gear box-motor from Authorized distributor (BK Enterprise/ Vashi Electricals).
- Have done savings of 5% in Bando make V-belts from Authorized distributor (Bhagyoday Belts).
- Developed alternate source (Surface Innovation against Agalite Ceramics) for vibratory media (Size: 5 x 5) with various trials and approval.
Disclaimer
I hereby declared that the information above is true and best of my Knowledge.
Timeline
Senior Purchase Engineer
Yazaki India Pvt. Ltd.
08.2021 - Current
Procurement Executive
Harsha Engineers Ltd
07.2017 - 04.2021
Materials Junior Engineer
Supreme Treon PVT. LTD.
06.2015 - 07.2017
B.E. - Mechanical Engineering
Government Engineering College Rajkot
Online Certificate course - Supply chain Management
KAIST University
HSC -
GHSEB Board
SSC -
GSEB Board
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