ARUN R
Chennai
Summary
Dynamic Supply Chain Professional with 13+ years of experience having a proven track records, currently associated with Ford Motor Private Limited, excelling in demand planning and supplier management. Adept at driving continuous improvement initiatives, I leverage advanced analytical skills to enhance inventory performance and mitigate risks, achieving significant operational efficiencies and influencing strategic decisions.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Supply Chain Supervisor
Ford Motor Private Limited
06.2023 - Current
- Managing a team of 8, I am accountable for procuring parts, forecasting inventory requirements, assessing risk, and collaborating with suppliers and a cross-functional team for the Ford Customer Service Division (Aftermarket) in North America.
- Define metrics, develop workflow, and create reports to enhance organizational performance.
- Provide data-driven analysis to leadership, influencing results and strategic decision-making.
Senior Supply Chain Specialist
Ford Motor Private Limited
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Manage supplier release and collaborate with suppliers and internal stakeholders (Purchasing, STA, Transportation) to ensure parts availability for the Ford North America Service Division.
- Responsible for meeting agreed market metrics: fill rate, inventory, inventory turns, back-order aging, and percentage.
- Identify and implement opportunities for process improvement through data analysis.
- Utilizing advanced analytical tools and techniques to analyze data, identify trends, and generate reports that provide insights and support decision-making.
Senior Supply Chain Analyst
Caterpillar India Pvt Ltd
06.2019 - 09.2022
- Exception Analysis - Expediting, Cancellation, and Push Out of Orders.
- Shortage Risk Analysis - High profile in end-to-end shortage management plays a major role in meeting the production requirement. In order to meet that, work for all the due diligence to resolve the shortages.
- Supplier Collaborations - Follow up with the supplier for order confirmation and on-time delivery.
- Supplier past-due management.
- Supplier shipping performance - review and track on SSP monthly and work for improvement.
- Supplier base optimization: lead time alignment, and MOQ review with key suppliers.
- Inbound Shipment - Coordinate for goods-inward activities and release documentation from process partners to ensure a smooth GR process.
- Procurement activities: Coordinate with releasing and category teams to create purchase orders, and ensure the order is released to the supplier.
Customer Support Analyst
Caterpillar India Pvt Ltd
12.2016 - 05.2019
- Ownership of customer, common goal agreements.
- Customer order management: processing and achieving reschedule requests based on customer requests.
- Backorder management: Focus on customer backorders effectively, and ensure material availability.
- Future shortage analysis.
- Hot orders / Freight - Processing the hot orders and arranging the air freights to cover the customer line down.
- NPI Orders - Receive an order for NPI, expedite it, and ensure availability.
- Claims Handling - Processing claims for shortage receipts, quality rejections, returned goods, and air freight reimbursements.
- Greif Analysis - Review and clear all kinds of grief in demand systems, as well as in shipping systems.Interact with different logistics and process partners to fix all delivery challenges and improvements.
Quality Operator - Incoming Quality
Caterpillar India Pvt Ltd
11.2012 - 11.2016
- Incoming Inspection - Performs quality inspection through conducting measurement tests, visual tests.
- Customer complaints - Validating the on-hand stocks, addressing suppliers, and working for permanent corrective actions and improvements.
- Quality alerts to suppliers: preparation, communication, and quality alerts to suppliers.
- Drive the non-conformance parts for timely closure and adequate corrective actions.
- Lead the Material Review Committee (MRC) to get the disposition for the non-conformance materials. Follow up with suppliers to get the RCCA, 8D reports for nonconformance.
Education
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
SRM University
Chennai05.2017
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Murugappa Polytechnic College
Chennai11.2011
Skills
- Global supply chain management
- Supplier management
- Demand planning
- Material requirement planning
- Project management
- Team management
- Problem solving
- Time management
- Continuous improvement
- Cost reduction
- Supply chain risk management
- ERP systems proficiency
- Inventory management
Tools & Technologies
- Sap Module
- Antares (LOGNET)
- IBM-HOD
- O9 digital transformation
- Alteryx
- Power BI
- MS Dynamics 365
- MS Office
Timeline
Supply Chain Supervisor
Ford Motor Private Limited
06.2023 - Current
Senior Supply Chain Specialist
Ford Motor Private Limited
09.2022 - 05.2023
Senior Supply Chain Analyst
Caterpillar India Pvt Ltd
06.2019 - 09.2022
Customer Support Analyst
Caterpillar India Pvt Ltd
12.2016 - 05.2019
Quality Operator - Incoming Quality
Caterpillar India Pvt Ltd
11.2012 - 11.2016
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
SRM University
Diploma - Mechanical Engineering
Murugappa Polytechnic College