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Sourcing Manager
Bangalore
Summary
Strategic Sourcing Specialist with solid 11-year background in driving and coordinating sourcing efforts for material and service procurement. Focuses on cost savings and supplier development to support pre-procurement strategy and supply agreement negotiation. Collaborates with internal business units and supply chain stakeholders to achieve business goals.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Languages
Work History
Sourcing Manager
Amphenol Interconnect and Sensor Systems
Bangalore
2014.11 - Current
- Review cost sheet & propose potential opportunities for price improvements.
- Review & grant 1st level approval for all direct & indirect purchase orders.
- Analyzed 18M$ spend data to identify and execute cost-savings, cost-avoidance and value analysis opportunities.
- Delivered 10% YOY (avg.) cost savings using various cost reduction strategies.
- Developed strategies to ensure submission of quote within 3 days.
Sourcing Engineer
Hical Technologies Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
2012.09 - 2014.11
- Hical manufactures transformers, solenoids, motors, sensors, cable assemblies and system integration.
- It serves aerospace, defense, automotive and specialty industrial applications.
- Assigned to look after Hical-NSE cable assembly requirements targeted to be used in Airbus & Boeing.
- Extensive exposure to military grade connectors and cables, its supply base and cost estimation.
- RFQ, quote review & comparison, negotiation, quote finalization and upload quotes for product costing.
- Re-quote with suitable alternates for projects not meeting price expectations of customer.
- Negotiation and finalization of the payment terms with suppliers before mass production.
- Request (or) order samples from suppliers and ensure delivery on time for the sample lot production.
- Creation of technical specification and control plan for each raw material in the BOM.
- Support procurement team on clarification of technical queries from suppliers.
- Support supplier quality on the first article inspection and the supplier qualification process.
- Developed “Counterfeit Management” procedure based on AS5553 & AS6081 for the organization.
- Analyzed spend data with distributors periodically for consolidation saving 1-2% on freight cost.
- Participated on various cost reduction activities and achieved 100K$ cost reduction on RM spend.
- Proposed several alternates with at least 3% cost reduction to OEM benefiting business relationship.
- Localized purchase of enameled copper wires achieving 150K$ cost reduction.
- Proposed UL approved alternates for passives from Taiwan achieving 25% cost reduction on spend.
Supplier Quality Engineer
Avalon Technologies Pvt Ltd
Chennai
2010.08 - 2012.08
- Drafted instructional documentation for distribution to suppliers to establish standardized performance and quality thresholds.
- Avalon manufactures PCBA, cable assemblies, sheet metal & plastic parts and system integration.
- First engineer to be deployed as SQE, worked for two manufacturing locations.
- First engineer to be trained and deployed for the implementation of RoHS & REACH.
- Analyze RM related quality complaints and make decisions (internal (or) supplier).
- Initiate immediate containment action for in-house stock and segregate out non-conforming parts.
- Communicate supplier related quality complaints with 8D and follow up for corrective actions.
- Follow up with supplier for replacements (or) credit note for non-conforming quantities.
- Closely monitor next 3 lots for recurrence of quality issue after corrective action implementation.
- Schedule and perform QMS audits for new and existing suppliers periodically.
- Generate performance score cards for all the suppliers periodically & follow up for improvement actions.
- Audited 20+ QMS audits for suppliers supplying PCB and packaging within India.
- Managed incoming inspection team for 6 months along with SQE role.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
S.A. Engineering College
Chennai, India 2006.08 - 2010.04
Certification - Supply Chain Modelling & Analytics
Loyola Institute of Business Administration
Chennai, India 2012.01 - 2012.04
Skills
Negotiation Strategies
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 6 staff members.
- EXTRA MILER AWARD-2018 from Amphenol.
- BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT AWARD-2022 from Amphenol.
Timeline
Sourcing Manager
Amphenol Interconnect and Sensor Systems
2014.11 - Current
Sourcing Engineer
Hical Technologies Pvt Ltd
2012.09 - 2014.11
Certification - Supply Chain Modelling & Analytics
Loyola Institute of Business Administration
2012.01 - 2012.04
Supplier Quality Engineer
Avalon Technologies Pvt Ltd
2010.08 - 2012.08
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical, Electronics And Communications Engineering
S.A. Engineering College
2006.08 - 2010.04
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