Mahendran Kannan

• To ensure cost efficiency by combining technical and financial insights, supporting informed decisions, and enabling sustainable, budget-aligned project and product development..
• Control costs and optimize technical specifications for parts commodities, including sheet metals, plastics, rubber, electronics, machining, and hardware.
• Collaborate with design and development teams to set target costs during project kick-off.
• Provide cost insights during new product development, tooling changes, and process modifications
• Develop, maintain, and update a commodity-wise techno-commercial database (fixed/variable costs) for costing tools which is ensured with Organisational Policies
• Monitor and control new model cost performance from inception to launch
• Report model cost progress to purchasing management and stakeholders, proposing cost-reduction opportunities.
• Build and maintain strong cross-functional and cross-cultural relationships with stakeholders around 25 to 40 People on Regular Basis
• Created Database for the should be costing files to ensure the history and Quick decisions at the time of Business case Preparation

Projects Worked: Thar Roxx, Scorpio N,Thar 3Door

• Providing Proper Planning and Forecast from the given Budget which includes all the Risk and Opportunities of Raw Material, Forex, Technical, Purchase and Regulation, etc.
• Monitoring and reporting the Progress of Budget on Weekly Basis for Better Visibility.
• Monitoring Vendor Tooling and R&D expenses within the given Budget for respective Tools.
• Conducting regular Workshop on Cost Saving Ideas and make sure the ideas are legit and applied on given time.
• Regular Plant visits and Customer Visit to make Sure the Development are going as per the Milestone.
• Manages Common and Unique Parts between Other projects across India and Europe.
• Confirming all the prices are updated in forecast where Decision meeting and Price Summary file are Same in SAP before approval.
• Alerting all the stake holders are consuming their Provision within the given Budget.
• Preparing presentation and Interactive Dashboards of the project status which gives the entire team to drive towards the Milestones.
• Projects Worked: Citroen C3

• Design and Development of Petroleum trailers and Tankers with Ensuring all the technical conformance based on SOW.
• Validating the 3D models and Drawings of our team members are in better method of modelling and assembling which Supports better Weldability and fitment for Manufacturing.
• Conducting Regulars RCA on the errors which was found in Project so far and make it as Documents to avoid Repetitive errors and also delay In Projects Deliverables.
• Provide Proper training on the Case studies, Standards, latest methods of practices and Better usage of tools.
• Generating VAVE ideas, Better Sheet plan to avoid large scraps and also process optimization on Deliverables.
• Performing Analysis on all the valve outlets, joints and Tanks are covered by protective structures through solid works.
• Automation on assembly of FRP tanks based on the Customer Input to BOM Generation.
• Projects Worked: Brenner FRP tanks and Petroleum tankers

• Design and Development of Platforms, frame assembly, truck bodies, cabin Assembly, fuel tank assemblies and Handrail assemblies for Off highway trucks.
• Designing of Hydraulic Group assemblies for HVAC Systems, Braking System, Engine Cooling systems and fuel supply systems.
• Preparation of welded drawings for truck bodies with suitable weld method which withstand on adequate load condition.
• Designing and development of frame assemblies for Power systems with Very less Noise and vibration.
• Managed 5 members team with desired Quality in a given period of time
• Preparation of Reports on Quality and Deliverables of each projects on Weekly Basis.
• Documentation of Error based on RCA method to avoid repetitive errors in future.
• Projects Worked: 797F,793F,789,785

• Modeling of components without any interference on NHL by Top Down Approach.
• Detailed drawing of casting Components with Proper allowance for machining and Surface finish.
• Created Handrail tubes and Hydraulic tubes with Suitable Material, allowable bend allowance and proper insulation required for HVAC hoses.
• Created Group Drawing for Group assemblies with proper Fasteners, sealants, adapters, clips and allowable maximum torque for the each components.
• Projects Worked: MG120K, MG24M