Haresanker Surendran Nair
Bengaluru
Summary
Results-driven Supply Chain and Procurement professional with 10 years in Airline/MRO. Expertise in sourcing, supplier management, aircraft material procurement, and logistics optimization. Led cross-functional initiatives to enhance supply chain processes, mitigate risks, and resolve shortages, ensuring timely material availability. APICS CPIM certified with strong analytical, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.
Overview
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Certification
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Executive - AOG Desk
Lufthansa Technik
Bengaluru
12.2021 - Current
- Coordinated suppliers, freight forwarders, and logistics providers to expedite critical AOG shipments, minimizing disruptions to operations.
- Developed strategic relationships with OEMs, repair vendors, and global suppliers for timely material availability.
- Managed end-to-end sourcing activities for aircraft components, including purchasing, exchanging, and leasing requirements.
- Monitored supplier delivery commitments and expedited delayed purchase orders, ensuring alignment with operational demands.
- Identified opportunities to reduce lead times through alternative sourcing and optimized logistics solutions.
- Spearheaded development and implementation of Airline AOG Overseas Support (AOS) for Chinese airline customers, creating supplier network, developing processes, establishing contracts, designing databases, training personnel, governing operations, and onboarding customers.
Technical Officer - Material planning and logistics
Interglobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo)
Delhi/Bengaluru
07.2016 - 12.2021
- Managed aircraft spare inventory planning to ensure optimum stock availability while balancing inventory investment with operational requirements.
- Controlled inventory levels, optimized spare utilization and ensured timely replenishment of critical items for home base and outstations to maintain stock targets.
- Prepared line check work packages and maintained data integrity in the planning system.
- Handled work order closure and documentation according to regulatory standards, generating NCRs and implementing corrective actions.
- Acted as focal point between MRO and head office during heavy maintenance; coordinated movement and recording of materials.
- Initiated corrections for slow-moving or excess inventory through redistribution and disposal.
Graduate Trainee
Kerala Automobiles Limited
Thiruvananthapuram
02.2016 - 04.2016
- Completed internship at manufacturing facility. Coordinated material availability across allocated stations to ensure smooth assembly operations.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
University of Kerala
Thiruvananthapuram05-2015
Skills
- AOG Material Procurement
- Purchase Order Management
- Supplier management
- Inventory Management
- Risk Assessment and mitigation
- Negotiation
- AMOS
- SAP MM
- MS Excel, Outlook
- Stakeholder management
Certification
- APICS CPIM (Certified in Planning and Inventory management)
- Airbus A320 familiarization
- Introduction to 5s methodology
- Kaizen principles
Languages
English - Professional
Malayalam - Native
Hindi - Expert
German -Beginner
Personal Information
Date of Birth: 03/16/93
Timeline
Senior Executive - AOG Desk
Lufthansa Technik
12.2021 - Current
Technical Officer - Material planning and logistics
Interglobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo)
07.2016 - 12.2021
Graduate Trainee
Kerala Automobiles Limited
02.2016 - 04.2016
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
University of Kerala