Dharanendhiran S (Dharan)
Whitefield, Bangalore
Summary
Dynamic Repairs Purchasing Manager with a proven track record at Applied Materials India, driving $2.3 million in cost savings through strategic procurement initiatives. Expert in SAP and Tableau, fostering strong supplier relationships and enhancing supply chain efficiency. Adept at stakeholder management and leading teams to achieve operational excellence.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Repairs Purchasing Manager
Applied Materials India
09.2023 - Current
- Directed procurement team operations, optimizing PR to PO conversion and OTD tracking processes.
- Oversaw a team of 10 Buyers for effective fulfillment of repaired parts demand.
- Collaborated with suppliers to forecast broken part inflows and ensure on-time delivery.
- Pursued continuous improvements in SAP and Tableau, automating reports for enhanced productivity.
- Informed procurement strategies by validating W part business requirements.
- Established relationships with Commodity Business Managers and suppliers to ensure timely deliveries.
- Implemented cost-saving initiatives, resulting in approximately $2.3 million savings this year.
- Updated quality management systems to maintain compliant process documentation.
Senior Process Associate
Tata Consultancy Services
Bangalore
07.2018 - 09.2023
- Led after-sales services and repairs purchasing initiatives for a major global semiconductor firm.
Maintained communication with vendors and customers to facilitate returns of defective parts.
- Scheduled weekly discussions with regional logistics heads regarding shipping challenges.
- Verified decontamination certificates and coordinated resolutions for contamination concerns.
- Worked alongside global teams for efficient international part shipments and repairs.
- Engaged with commodity management and tech project management on supplier support issues.
- Approved conversion of purchase requisitions to purchase orders based on customer requests.
- Generated open order reports for repair buyers to track part statuses effectively.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Physics
A.M. Jain College
Chennai2018
Higher Education -
St. Joseph's M.H.S.S
Chennai2015
Skills
- SAP and Tableau
- Procurement strategies
- Strategic planning
- Supplier relationship management
- Cost saving initiatives
- Material requirement planning
- Microsoft Office tools
- Stakeholder management
- Supply chain oversight
- Vendor relations
- Business development
- User acceptance testing
- Project and team leadership
- Visio expertise
Accomplishments
- Special recognition for AGS AMIND Procurement Office Establishment Team (Applied Materials North America)
- Special Award for successful transition of Business (Applied Materials India)
- Service Award for 5 year completion (TCS)
- Awarded twice as best performer of the Month (TCS)
- Fronted college Based Rotaract Club (NGO)
- Coordinated more than 85 public and private events
- Fronted as school house leader in high school
Key Skills
Vendor Management :
- Connect weekly with vendors to understand the repair capacity and constraints to plan the prioritization of parts and ensure on-time delivery to meet customer demands
- Provide the accuracy report to internal management post quality check
Continuous Improvement
- Automated Open Order Report into a daily refresh Tableau report with Buyer user friendly model
- Enhanced the 3D portal to improve efficiency in retracting and correcting 3D forms
- PO Enhancement to restrict incorrect shipments to maintain quality and reduce TAT
Process Documentation & Training:
- Creating and updating Standard Operating Procedures for all processes under Repairs Purchasing organization
- Create HPQC Script for testing in creating additional warehouses for inventory
- Creation of the process specific training plan for new joiners and making sure that they have proper hands-on before getting into production
Languages
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Tamil
Native
Native
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Certification
Manager Excellence
Affiliations
Rotary International.
Timeline
Repairs Purchasing Manager
Applied Materials India
09.2023 - Current
Senior Process Associate
Tata Consultancy Services
07.2018 - 09.2023
Bachelor of Science - Physics
A.M. Jain College
Higher Education -
St. Joseph's M.H.S.S