Arunkumar Vijayakumar

Responsibilities & Key Deliverables

• Technical

- SOR/Drawing release - Timely finalization of supplier inputs, and cost feasibility inputs in coordination with PEL.th PEL

- Technical Sign-off - Timely completion of technical sign-off along with PEL & COE with capable suppliers meeting the TCP targets

• Techno-commercial

- Quote Synthesis - Ensure quality and timely submission of Quote Synthesis (Incl - Supplier feedback, Capex/Investment, Part pricing, & Process) along-with CDMM delivery team.

- Ensure supplier capacity to supply parts as per projected volume in time & at scale

- Decision on cost trade-off for the commodity to minimize TCP deviations at vehicle level

- Ensure the underlying assumptions of SBC, SOR, & QS are similar To monitor QCD performance of project on a periodic basis

• Commercial

- Supplier Panel &VOB: Co-ordinate with CDMM, SSU for timely closure of project VOBs with the help of PSL

- Ensure only the suppliers meeting the technical sign-off gets on-boarded.

• Part Development

- Maintain the part-wise BOM & meet the associated Capex related to the part development

- Delivery as per the material cost targets and investments for bought-out parts

- Delivery of the right quality of parts w.r.t. Project MRD in co-ordination with CDMM delivery team

- Ensure timely completion of vendor PPAP & Handover to SQE/SCM - Work closely with CDMM delivery team

• Other Business Decisions

- Project Budget Estimation - Provide Part development related inputs to PPH for business case preparation

- System-level target drill down - Provide inputs on techno-commercial feasibility to PEL

- Make vs. Buy Decision - Timely inputs for the finalization of Make vs. Buy in line with platform TCP targets, in coordination with PPH, PMH, and CDMM counterparts.erparts

• System Cost & Innovation Engineering (Costing)
• Interiors (Seating systems, Hard trims & soft trims)
• NAFTA & APAC Support
• Job Responsibilities
• Directional cost estimation for Business case evaluation of new program.
• Supplier selection
• Should cost estimation for new program (Interior & Exterior trim parts)
• Cost estimation on TCR Ideas proposed by Engineering
• Ensure the material and tooling cost is settled within the budgeted values.
• CFT member for weight reduction program
• Tooling purchase order original compliment issuance.
• Tooling Asset Verification based on the TPO and cost supporting documents in PENTASAP
• Co-ordination with the Design team to ensure first time right & end delivery of product.
• Support SQE for new product development.

• Job Responsibilities
• Responsible for identifying and developing potential new suppliers
• Evaluate the capabilities of proposed new suppliers.
• Obtaining quotes from different suppliers.
• Negotiating price, quantity, and delivery schedules with suppliers.
• Working with legal counsel to ensure that all contracts relating to product procurement contain all details of the negotiation.
• Assessing quotes and compiling a detailed assessment of cost breakdowns.
• Generating quote comparisons and contributing to internal supplier selection based on the quotes.
• Providing solutions to improve company spending and outsourcing.
• Vendor analysis & rationalization for capacity assessment, time frame agreement.
• Ensure the material and tooling cost is settled within the budgeted values.
• Support pricing cell in cost estimation activities component wise & details costing of the components/new part.
• Co-ordination with the Design team to ensure first time right & end delivery of product.
• Ensuring cost reduction by implementing new techniques and working on productivity improvement.
• Variance analysis at each stage of development in terms of Quality, Cost & Delivery & Corrective action.
• Meet MRD (Material Receipt Date) targets
• Meet the Gateways as per Stellantis Project Milestones
• Responsible for Quality, Cost & Delivery (QCD) targets for all new products and improvements in existing products.
• Support SOA counterpart in part development as per APQP process & Project timelines
• Undertaking vendor development for Tools and Part Production.
• Developing and maintaining process in accordance with internal and external quality guidelines.
• RFQ preparation

• Job Responsibilities
• Development of Steering wheels, Interior & Exterior Trim Parts –
• Study the received drawing and to confirm the manufacturability. Get actively involved in project feasibility studies.
• Draw up a plan to develop/procure components with vendors within time, cost and quality objectives.
• Tooling cost estimation, negotiation and settlement
• Vendor analysis & rationalization for capacity assessment, time frame agreement.
• Ensure the material and tooling cost is settled within the budgeted values.
• Support pricing cell in cost estimation activities component wise & details costing of the components/new part.
• Co-ordination with the Design team to ensure first time right & end delivery of product.
• Ensuring cost reduction by implementing new techniques and working on productivity improvement.
• Variance analysis at each stage of development in terms of Quality, Cost & Delivery & Corrective action.
• Negotiate investments involved for tooling / vendor aid requirement for components development.
• Meet MRD (Material Receipt Date) targets
• Meet the Gateways as per MPDS (Mahindra Product Development System) targets for projects.
• Responsible for Quality, Cost & Delivery (QCD) targets for all new products and improvements in existing products.
• Support STA counterpart in part development as per APQP process & Project timelines
• Support the pricing cell in selection of vendor as per guiding policy for the part
• Undertaking vendor development for Tools and Part Production.
• Developing and maintaining process in accordance with internal and external quality guidelines.

• Job Responsibilities
• Selection and assessment of new sources and Development parts for Plastic Trims & Steering parts
• Handling new projects.
• Supplier Identification, Evaluation and Implementation.
• Supplier pre – assessment and supplier Evaluation done at supplier end.
• Tool and part costing & negotiations for settlement.
• Interaction with customers for new product development.
• Product and process auditing
• Maintaining product layouts, AOI & ISAR Documentation
• Clarifying the functions and requirements of the component with Customers.
• Preparing Process Flow, PFMEA, Control plan.
• Compiling PPAP documents for new product development at different stages.
• Coordinating with production for rejection reduction
• Customer PPAP approval follow up.

• Job Responsibilities
• Product and process Auditing.
• Conducting MSA study as per plan
• Kaizen Improvements.
• Co-ordination for weekly quality meeting
• Preparing Process Flow, PFMEA, Control plan
• Responsible for the continual improvement of the quality system
• 3C & 5S Auditing.
• ISO/TS 16949:2002 audit requirements.
• Conducting Internal audit & Follow up.
• Preparing PPAP documents
• Preparing Revalidation documents
• Preparing monthly report to Customer
• Team member for ASES activities.
• Supplier auditing as per plan & Follow-up
• Declaring In-house & Supplier Monthly PPM

• Job Responsibilities
• Sole responsible for Incoming quality.
• Maintaining ISO/TS System documentation.
• Design and Drawing analysis in case of field complaints
• Responsible for the quality of the forged components.