ASHOK RAJA
Operations Manager
Bangalore,KA
Summary
Self-starting Operations Manager offering high-level experience in supervision of workover and completion operations. Adept at directing work of completion consultants and completion supervisors. Successful introducing lean manufacturing to increase productivity and cut costs of completion. Well organized, attentive to detail and vigilant in achieving safety and environmental impact reduction objectives.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Manager
Synconext technologies Pvt Ltd
Bangalore
04.2018 - Current
- Responsible for quotation review to sales team
- Work with quality ,Manufacturing and sourcing teams in interfacing with suppliers
- Provide direction for team members in shared resource environment ,multitasking environment
- Lead core team activities, including: planning new program :launch: creating project schedules with key milestones : defining each functional area’s deliverables :communicating plans ,schedule and changes :and generating consensus from the team
- Ensure adherence to project plan and schedule by conducting core team meetings ,generating follow –up documents, managing open issues, faciliting team member’s jobs ,and soliciting management support in overcoming problems
- Budget ,tracks and control in the program affecting the agreed to targets and /or objectives
- Drive all procurement ,build and functional test for NPI systems .Ensure right resource allocated
- Verify BOMs are accurate and supply chain is established
- Generate and validate manufacturing build and test documentation
- Track and present key performance indicators (KPI’s),lessons learned ,and corrective actions monthly
- Participate in regular meetings with the operations team to review project schedules and work with them to maintain a NPI slot plan
- Identify gaps in new product introduction process and make recommendations as required
- Freeze the BOM and approve to upload in ERP
- Ensure that all equipment ,materials and supplies are readily and continuously available to carry out production process
- Allocating the task to the team leader
- Resolving day to day issues of the team leader to ensure smooth operations
- Energetic & self –motivated & team leader
- Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationship with other team members
- Work to meet organizational commitment ( Customer satisfaction , cost consciousness, product quality
- Production planning and ensuring meeting on time budgeted deliverables
- Developing Standard operating procedures (SOP) , process plans
- Safety at work and deliverable quality product
- Coordination with quality team for final product conformity with customer expectations
- Quality standards like 5S,kaizen,etc
- Leadership qualities to handle team members
- Should be strong in manpower management
- Multi-team (stores, purchase, IQC, design) co-ordination.
- Implemented process improvement to shape organizational culture, optimize procedures for higher efficiency and help company evolve and grow.
Production manager
Syncolite India Private Limited
Bangalore
07.2015 - 05.2018
- Business distribution to 02 EMS as per capacity and model specialization
- Timely delivery to FG to Centralizes Warehouse
- EMS coordination and review for production activities and deliveries
- Create detailed plan requirement including rolling forecast ,inventory and resource utilization
- Determine priorities to match available supply to demands
- Ensure application of all best practices ,simplification in the planning ,sourcing ,management of inventory and capacity
- Identity long lead time items and provide PO to suppliers items based on the sales trend/forecast
- Cost negotiation with the suppliers on the project basis: Both Raw material and finished goods
- Supplier and sub-supplier visit to ensure plan completion
- Interact with technical team for price improvement and cost reduction
- Set stretch goals for forecasting & demand planning ,purchase ,customer service team to achieve and exceeds in class service levels and meet operating cost and expense target
- Contract Management with EMS and ensure deliverables
- Payment cycle monitoring for vendors and sub-contractors
- Quality Assurance of all product dispatches
- Manage online and offline quality inspections
- Effectively coordinating with cross functional teams to achieve organization objectives
- Manage vendor selection process ,relationships and engage them
- Manage and ensure legally bound contacts and in place with key suppliers and renegotiate existing contracts
- Develop alternate suppliers for current products and negotiate prices
- Plan and supervise the workflow into the warehouse
- Plan and organize materials and items at proper place in a warehouse
- Maintain and manage inventory accuracy in inventory controls
- Organize storage of finished products
Technical Engineer
Sri Subadra Energy Innovation Private Limited
Bangalore
01.2013 - 06.2015
- Preparing circuit/schematic diagram of LED Drivers, SMPS & logic controller using ORCAD
- Identifying root cause of failure in electronic components & providing preventive solution on the same
- Reverse Engineering of imported Logic boards & developing the same for production
- R&D in projects according to customer requirements and to improve efficiency
- Developing Test setup/Jigs required for in-house testing of new & existing products and preparing test report of the same
- Testing and creating standard inspection reports of Energy saving products like LED Street light, Flood light(LED/CFL), LED bulb and Solar products like Lantern, Blinkers, Traffic signals, Charge controller
- Handle the tasks of providing instructions in areas of installation of light fixtures to installation engineers
- Worked under the supervision of Chief Engineer in recommending/drafting proposals on lighting issues and developing ways to increase productivity and decrease costs
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication
Paavai Engineering College
Diploma - Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electronics and Communication
Aandavar Polytechnic College, SNNM Higher Secondary School
Skills
Self confidence
Cost reduction strategies
Supply chain distribution
Budgeting and forecasting
Risk analysis and management
Strategic planning
Purchasing and procurement
Lean manufacturing and quality systems
Project planning and development
Negotiation
Accomplishments
- Certified in ‘Real Time Embedded System’ at Cranes Software International Limited, Bangalore
- Title : Smart ATM System with Enhanced Security Description : To implement image-recognition techniques that can provide the important functions required by advanced intelligent automated teller machines, to avoid numerous cards and protect the usage of unauthenticated users
- Duration : July 2012 – April 2013
- Title : Auditorium Room Controller Description : The main aim of this project is to sense the presence in the room and to control the electrical arrangements automatically
- Duration : July 2008 – April 2009
- Title : Telecom Billing system Description : The main aim of this project is to maintain a database of telecom customers
- It includes personal details of each customer
- Telecom admin can update the existing data or insert new data to the database
- The modified data is used to retrieve latest information of the customers.
Additional Information
- Key work Area 1. Leading the new product introduction program to develop and launch IOT based lighting LED solutions. 2. Quotation review with sales team Forecasting, production planning, materials planning, demand & supply planning 3. Procurement, inventory control, logistics & customer service 4. Order to delivery: END to END supply chain management 5. ERP implementation (material planning, production planning, purchase & distribution) Key performance parameters 1. Demand plan V/S Actual Accuracy 2. Direct material cost reduction 3. Stock turns 4. % on time adherence to delivery date 5. Freight and distribution cost reduction 6. Improvement in customer satisfaction index 7. Vendor Satisfaction index & Vendor Ratings
Timeline
Operations Manager
Synconext technologies Pvt Ltd
04.2018 - Current
Production manager
Syncolite India Private Limited
07.2015 - 05.2018
Technical Engineer
Sri Subadra Energy Innovation Private Limited
01.2013 - 06.2015
Bachelor of Engineering - Electronics and Communication
Paavai Engineering College
Diploma - Electronics and Communication Engineering, Electronics and Communication
Aandavar Polytechnic College, SNNM Higher Secondary School