Balachander M
Supply Chain Specialist
Chennai,TN
Summary
A highly motivated supply chain professional with 12+ years of total experience in Ford Motor Private Limited. Have handled various roles in Supplier Chain Management including Procurement, Supplier Development, Supplier Risk Management, Capacity Planning, Supplier relations and Constraints Management. Capable to lead, manage and coach cross-functional teams.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Global Capacity & Constraint Specialist
Ford Motor Company
Chennai, Tamil nadu
11.2017 - Current
- Lead a five-member team, generate and analyse critical part list from Kinaxis system and liaise with suppliers on daily basis for shipments Vs capacity
- Lead and managed Integrated Chip (IC) / Semi-conductor shortage related constraints for multiple commodities and mitigated the production loss of 70,000 units
- Proactively identify potential critical suppliers and avoided the premium freight cost of $2.3Mils by exploring the cost-effective options to ensure seamless production
- Perform capacity planning based upon Sales forecast for existing and new model launch. Kicking off capacity study with optimal weekly requirement and ensure all supplier readiness for requested capacity within stipulated timeframe
- Global lead for constraints commodities, ensuring constraint resolution by coordinating with the cross functional team and develop global process model, provide shipment allocation for multiple plants, and ensure nil production loss
- Develop value stream mapping (VSM) for complex commodities and provide the production plan based on the vehicle profitability liaising with Sales team
- Co-ordinate with global cross function team and suppliers, develop interim and permanent contingency plan (ICA & PCA) to tackle the potential issues (Machine breakdown, container delay, lockdown)
- Effective Inventory management by performing monthly audit on excess inventory at Ford plants, saved $1.2M by reducing the stockpile quantity at plant
Central Buyer: Asia Pacific
Ford Motor Company Pvt Ltd
Chennai, India
03.2015 - 10.2017
- Major Commodities Handled: Fuel Filler pipe, Carbon Canister & Fuel cap
- Led key negotiations and settle price agreements in line with Design changes, Market conditions (Forex, Raw material changes)
- Led Cross functional discussion regarding on-time execution of GPDS(Global product development system) sourcing process
- Localized fuel cap supplier which resulted in cost save $1.1M in overall vehicle volumes
- Analyze suppliers bill of material, identify the potential cost saving opportunity and reduced the piece cost of Fuel filler pipe which resulted in $0.5mils save
- Identify, Develop and induct panel of supplier for effective procurement of materials, based on their quote and performance track record in given span of time
- Act as single point contact to Vendors for coordination right from placing orders, following up on delivery and releasing payment
Purchasing Controller Officer
Global
Chennai, Tamil nadu
03.2013 - 02.2015
- Prepare a detailed report on trend of various currencies and raw materials
- Wrote standard operating procedures for Purchasing controller office
- Performed monthly reconciliation of Raw material & currency rollover price
- Updated the currency and raw material effective prices in purchasing system system within specific timeframes
Purchasing Analyst
Ford motor company Pvt Ltd
Chennai, Tamil nadu
11.2010 - 02.2013
- Support North America buyers in transactional activities like placing purchase orders, sending RFQ’s to supplier
- Comparing quotes sent by the supplier are within the approval limits and competitive to other suppliers
- Clearing all supplier or buyer queries
- Part of QAR (Quality assurance report) to verify whether the prices for the parts are correctly updated
- Inspection and expedition of materials at vendor premises
Education
Post Graduation - Supply Chain Management
Symbios Institute of Business Management
Pune, India 04.2017 - 03.2018
Bachelor of Commerce - Ecommerce
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College
Mylapore 04.2007 - 03.2010
Skills
Tableauundefined
Work Availability
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Quote
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Walt Disney
Timeline
Global Capacity & Constraint Specialist
Ford Motor Company
11.2017 - Current
Post Graduation - Supply Chain Management
Symbios Institute of Business Management
04.2017 - 03.2018
Central Buyer: Asia Pacific
Ford Motor Company Pvt Ltd
03.2015 - 10.2017
Purchasing Controller Officer
Global
03.2013 - 02.2015
Purchasing Analyst
Ford motor company Pvt Ltd
11.2010 - 02.2013
Bachelor of Commerce - Ecommerce
Sri Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda College
04.2007 - 03.2010
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