Kulkarni Jagannatha
Bengaluru
Summary
A competent professional with extensive experience in Indian and multinational organizations in sourcing, supply chain and operations management. Having proven track record of driving change, performance, continuous improvement, Team leading, team play & part of diverse global teams. Having 24+ Years of exposure to multiple industries and experience in “Green field projects ranging from small project to mass production companies has given me all round experience of working in the organization / Industry where latest technology, teamwork & communication are commitment. An experienced professional with a strong background in New Product Development, Costing, and Process Design & Development. I excel in streamlining production processes and enhancing productivity through the optimization of workflows. With excellent communication, collaboration, and team-building skills, I am adept at quickly grasping new technical concepts and applying them effectively. My proven analytical abilities and relationship management expertise enable me to manage cross-functional teams and drive organizational growth. I am confident in my ability to lead at senior management levels, particularly in Product Development and Supply Chain Management, and thrive in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Commodity Manager Structure & Attachment
Volvo CE India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2018 - Current
- Company Overview: Regional Commodity, India
- Regional Sourcing responsible for structure & attachment commodity of Excavator & RM
- Build, align & implement segment strategy for India
- Guiding & leading GAT’s in purchase
- Steel mill commercial contracting, periodic contract review
- KPI responsible for STR & ATC, Driving VA/VE, benchmarking activity
- Contract negotiations with suppliers
- NPD activity for STR & ACT commodity & guiding SMP & CAB commodity
- Assembly, component, and tool cost estimation & landed cost workings, Building cost tables
- Co-ordinating with PD, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, QA & other groups
- Review quality & delivery challenges with select stakeholders
- Capacity assessment & debottleneck for smooth flow of production
- Regional Commodity, India
- Major Projects Handled: Industrialization of EC200D, CEV-3 & 4 for road machines (Compaction, Pavers)
- EC210E NPD focusing on localization & VA/VE workshop with supplier, engineering delivering 2.2% (100,1000) Product cost reduction
- Design thinking & lean manufacturing project for Boom & Arm, driving 11% cost reduction
- Team leader from India purchasing team for knowledge sharing program
- Cost savings through: Parts localization, process change (m/c bevelling to thermal bevelling)
- Resourcing projects – m/c parts and casting & forgings from Import to Local
- Supplier base rationalization
Senior Sourcing Buyer
Volvo Buses India Pvt. Ltd.
01.2013 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: Commercial vehicles manufacturing like Buses for city, intercity & coach application
- Sourcing strategy development & supplier selections responsible selected commodity for Europe, Mexico and India
- Manage communication with connected dept
- Early supplier involved developments
- Lead the work to negotiate & sign the agreements with supplier
- Review and present business case for sourcing approval at sourcing board
- Manage project & operation buyer in India, Poland, Sweden & Mexico & lead supplier relationship as supplier host
- GDP processes is guiding force
- Providing purchasing input and support for tenders bidding
- Secure commercial offers for Customer Adaptation requests as well availability of CA parts
- Light to heave metal sourcing and handled steel mills, like AMNS, JSPL, JSW, Uttam Galva, Pasco, SAIL, Tata Steel etc
- Commercial vehicles manufacturing like Buses for city, intercity & coach application
- Guide the purchasing activities to support the project deliverables in terms of QDCF
- Fulfil gate targets for purchasing set up in the project team & Participate in the PMG meetings
- Preparation of purchasing demands & information project documents like Project description and requirement specifications
- Perform NP meeting with the systematic approach for follow-up using TIKA-NPL
- Support cost estimates on product and project level
- Follow-up design team on part releases in line with Main and purchasing time plan
- Follow up ISA/PPAP status of project parts
- Provide required project information to Buyer’s and SQE’s
Engineer–Purchase
Denso Kirloskar Industries Pvt Ltd
06.2005 - 09.2007
- Company Overview: Company involves in Automobile components manufacturing (HVAC, engine cooling and air system)
- Localization, new product sourcing, floating enquires & compelling supplier offer and discusses with TOAC team in Thailand for source finalization along with BP
- Local Material sourcing, Procurement and Vendor development, Price negotiation
- Ensuring delivery schedule, responsible for local cost reduction on year-on-year approach
- Leading localization & new product sourcing
- Communicating the status of the project to TOAC (Thermal group centralized committee)
- Perspective Source finalization along with QA & BP
- Price negotiations with supplier
- Part & project monitoring and reporting to top management on the project status
- Addressing development schedule challenges, risk management
- Part approval process monitoring
- Planning of Raw Materials
- Inventory Control & Management
- Addressing and follow-up activities on long terms supplier problems
- Smooth change over in case of phased out parts & ECI/ECO parts
- Establishment of Min-Max at the supplier end for critical supplies
- Team member in implementation of ERP system - J D Edwards within a span of 3 months
- Logistics involvement for monitoring of Local, Imports & post clearance
- MIS activities like various report generation
- Monthly reports to Thermal committee (TOAC , Thailand)
- Company involves in Automobile components manufacturing (HVAC, engine cooling and air system)
- Successfully localized the Plastic Injection Molding, Stamping, Packing, Rubber & machined parts for then running parts of –Toyota Innova, Maruthi YG4 & Honda City vehicles
- Successfully developed 32 parts locally for the New Corolla planned
- Injection Molding – 16 parts, Stamping – 08 parts, Machining- 08 parts
- One of the parts called Air cleaner part made out of injection molding was developed in the short time of 7 weeks time
- Aluminum extruded and machined part developed in the 3 weeks
- Developed Bus A/c Wiring harness, Sheet metal parts- Inlet Grill, Compressor mounting Bracket
- Achieved “Excellent “A++ certificate in “Costing” at actual training program conducted by DENSO Corporation Thermal group training Dept Japan
- Handling cost down activity and achieved 0.736 Million INR for the year 2006-07 under local Direct & by supplier Co-operation, VA/VE and qty commitment
- Establishment of departmental database for easy understanding of all the processes involved in the functioning of the organization
Purchase In-charge CMD
NTTF Industries Ltd
04.2003 - 06.2005
- Company Overview: Company involves in all kind of tool, parts and sub assembly manufacturing and catering to Auto & Non Auto OEM Company’s
- Interaction with Marketing & Tool design on the customer requirements, demand planning of both RM, BOP & Tooling material, Supplier Scheduling (Local & Imports) & follow-up
- Guiding and managing purchase 8 Purchasing Executives
- Imports Material tracking & Custom clearance activities
- Price negotiations & GPA ( General Purchase Agreement)
- Business planning for target cost & information to BP on the actual cost details
- New Supplier development
- Reporting to Director finance
- Company involves in all kind of tool, parts and sub assembly manufacturing and catering to Auto & Non Auto OEM Company’s
- Established the visual control system in purchases progress
- Achieved 76% in all the attitude survey response from my direct reporters
- Consistently achieved cost targets
- Establish & maintained the supplier stock status monitoring system
- Lead all the system requirement of ISO / TS implementation
Jr. Engineer – Purchase
Automobile Corporation of Goa Ltd.
10.1999 - 10.2000
- Company Overview: Company involved in Press components & Bus Body Manufacture catering to TELCO & other Bus operators
- Interaction with PPC Head, Production Dept
- On the seat catering to production line
- Seat shop supplier 7 tube bending shop coordination, development, monitoring & follow-up
- Every day work allotment, employ coordination & daily, weekly & monthly MIS
- Reporting to Sr
- Engineer Procurement
- Company involved in Press components & Bus Body Manufacture catering to TELCO & other Bus operators
- Successfully developed new model seat for Export bus UAE
- Ensured on time delivery of seats to production
Engineer Valve plant
Mahanth Engineering Works Pvt. Ltd.
07.1997 - 10.1999
- Company Overview: Company involved in manufacturing of Machined parts and manufacturing of Industrial Valves
- Automobile, Consumer, Electrical & Electronics components & subassemblies to customers like B.D.K Valves, Italian Valve Co
- Kirloskar Electrical Co
- Etc
- Stock verification, Material Planning and Procurement for Machine Shop, Fabrication / Assembly section and Tool Room supervisor
- Supporting owner in the area of Sourcing, Development, & follow-up of vendors
- Estimation & costing, exercising cost reduction / VA, VE, etc
- Company involved in manufacturing of Machined parts and manufacturing of Industrial Valves
- Automobile, Consumer, Electrical & Electronics components & subassemblies to customers like B.D.K Valves, Italian Valve Co
- Kirloskar Electrical Co
- Etc
- Main purchases consist of CFW/CF8/Cf8M/CD4McuCastings, Steel Sheets & Coils, Steel Tubes, MS/EN Rounds, Flats, Fasteners, welding wires & tips, Plastic Components, Lubricants & other consumables also subcontracting for Electroplating, Powder Coating
Education
BBA -
University Of Mysore
06.2026
Diploma In Mechanical Engineering -
Rural Polytechnic Haunsbhavi
Haveri, Karnataka, India01.1997
High School Diploma -
Karnataka School Examination And Assessment Board
Anaveri, Shivamogga, India 01.1994
B.Tech - Industrial Engineering
The Institution of Engineers (India)
10.2027
Skills
- Purchasing strategy
- Supplier relationship management
- Strategic sourcing
- Global procurement
- Supplier relations
- Sourcing strategies
- Total cost of ownership
- Supply chain networking
- Teamwork and collaboration
- Team leadership
- Decision-making
- Coaching and mentoring
Languages
English
Kannada
Hindi
Passportvalidtill
05/29/27
Hobbies and Interests
- Driving
- Traveling
- Meeting people
Training
- SAP for Material Management
- Rapid Proto development
- Basics of GD & T
- Product Training at Nagpur Marketing Training centre
- Personality development & Presentation Skills
- Sourcing excellence program organised by Mahindra Institute of Quality
- Process & Materials Excellence Program organised by Farm Division
Personal Information
- Passport Number: Z4154639
- Father's Name: Triyambak J Kulkarni
- Date of Birth: 06/01/78
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Timeline
Commodity Manager Structure & Attachment
Volvo CE India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2018 - Current
Senior Sourcing Buyer
Volvo Buses India Pvt. Ltd.
01.2013 - 01.2018
Engineer–Purchase
Denso Kirloskar Industries Pvt Ltd
06.2005 - 09.2007
Purchase In-charge CMD
NTTF Industries Ltd
04.2003 - 06.2005
Jr. Engineer – Purchase
Automobile Corporation of Goa Ltd.
10.1999 - 10.2000
Engineer Valve plant
Mahanth Engineering Works Pvt. Ltd.
07.1997 - 10.1999
BBA -
University Of Mysore
Diploma In Mechanical Engineering -
Rural Polytechnic Haunsbhavi
High School Diploma -
Karnataka School Examination And Assessment Board
B.Tech - Industrial Engineering
The Institution of Engineers (India)
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