Chinmay Kumar Sahu
Hyderabad
Summary
- Specialist Cost Engineer having 8.5 years of Experience in Cost Engineering, NPD, Strategic sourcing, Negotiation, Vendor development,.
- Hands on Experience for the product like Starters Motors, Alternators, Ball Bearing, Industrial product.
- Adept in handling range of processes i.e., Sheet Metal, Cold forging, Machining, Plastic, Heat Treatment, Fasteners, plating,other associated processes.
- Deft in Negotiation & Purchasing activities, analyzing market trends & establishing healthy & prolonged business relations with Suppliers.
- Developed various suppliers based on QCDIM (Cost / Quality/ Delivery/innovation & Management)
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Specialist Cost Engineering
ZF India Limited
Hyderabad
07.2022 - Current
- Generation of best-practice greenfield calculations (BPG), considering a total cost approach. Calculation of the cost impact associated with technical changes, region changes, and SOP year change.
- Cost negotiation with the supplier and sourcing support for the NPD project.
- Driving cost-saving projects for the forging cluster (approx. 3 million EUR in 2024).
- Execution of internal and external manufacturing process validation (Brown-field examination), and evaluation of the cost performance in cold forging and machining. Carried out onsite process validation of 7 Chinese suppliers, with a savings realization of 1 million EUR in 2024.
- Identification of measures for the optimization of cost structures. Collection and documentation of technology-specific master data in collaboration with internal and external partners.
- Responsible for all cost-related activity for cold forging components (300 million euros).
Assistant Manager
SKF India Limited
Bengaluru
10.2019 - 06.2022
- Category Buyer, responsible for new product development (both DGBB and VAS) for the SKF Bangalore factory, looking after all activity from RFQ request to customer SOP.
- Hold techno-commercial discussions with the CFT, comprising Design, Quality, and Engineering, along with suppliers, to re-evaluate the existing designs for further optimization.
- Identify make vs. Buy opportunities and drive alignment/decision with key stakeholders.
- Drive dual sourcing activities to mitigate supply risk.
- Responsible for the ball, seal, cage, and VAS commodity, driving cost-saving projects for these commodities.
- New Product cost Estimation, cost Benchmarking with competitor samples.
Senior Purchase Engineer
ROBERT BOSCH
Bengaluru
08.2016 - 10.2019
- Responsible for the entire procurement activities of sheet metals and fasteners for alternators and starter motors.
- Annual Price Negotiation with the suppliers.
- Provide 'Should Costing' support for the sales team to develop the most accurate cost estimation for customer quotations.
- Identification and implementation of a new RPP (Ratio Project Planning) to meet the product cost target.
Education
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
C.V Raman College of Engineering
Bhubaneswar06-2016
Skills
- Proficient in the SAP system (SAP material management module)
- SAP Ariba
- TcPCM (Siemens)
- Negotiation skills
- APQP, PPAP, ECR
- Zero Based costing
- MS Office tools
- Strategic Procurement
Certification
- Up Skilling program for Buyers by the European Institute of Purchasing Management
- CATIA course at C.T.T.C, Bhubaneswar (Odisha)
- Basic Hydraulics and Pneumatics from Bosch Rexroth Centre of Excellence.
- Internal Auditor-training program VDA 6.3
- BEC preliminary
- HVAC&R training from CV Raman centre of Excellence
Timeline
Specialist Cost Engineering
ZF India Limited
07.2022 - Current
Assistant Manager
SKF India Limited
10.2019 - 06.2022
Senior Purchase Engineer
ROBERT BOSCH
08.2016 - 10.2019
B.Tech - Mechanical Engineering
C.V Raman College of Engineering
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