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M.Dhandayuthapani M.D.Pani

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Summary

An energetic, 26 Years Rich experienced, Purchase professional who handled a Capital Equipment’s Green and Brown Field Project, Vendor developments, Global Purchases and large variety of components in the Automotive- Manufacturing, Valve and Electrical industries. 14 years’ experience in Gear Industry. 7 Years’ Experience in Aero space Industry. Technically minded with good academic, IT and communication skills, a quick learner and extremely versatile. Used to working within a team to meet strict deadlines and capable of dealing with customers or suppliers at all levels on a personal basis. Enjoys a challenge, is flexible, receptive to training, new ideas and change.

Overview

28
28
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Purchase Head - Strategic Sourcing Direct and Indirect / Green Field Project

Ramind Cold Forging Pvt Ltd
09.2021 - Current
  • Head Purchase of Direct, Indirect materials, Imports, Capital Purchases.
  • Head of Material planning and approval of SOB to all the suppliers.
  • Vendor development of all the commodity suppliers.
  • Head of New product developments.
  • Responsible for managing relationships and negotiating with key suppliers
  • Work closely with Research Development to source new and alternative raw materials
  • Green Field Project: - Utility / Electricals/ Govt Approvals/ Epoxy Flooring/Piping/Construction/ CNC/VMC Machines Procurement Support
  • Familiar with machinery process and procedures and ensure proper negotiation of prices with Suppliers
  • Strategic sourcing activities improves the supply chain operations of a company. Working with suppliers and vendors to negotiate contracts and improving processes related to receiving parts and inventory
  • Cost reduction activities of Direct and Indirect materials
  • Sourcing Strategy
  • To involve formulation and implementation of commodity strategies, new product sourcing, supplier capacity management, supplier quality up gradation, and cost control activities to achieve time, cost and quality targets.
  • Responsible for Sourcing, New Product development, Supplier Quality, Indirect Purchase and cost control for the 2W and 4W divisions
  • Developed, established, implemented, and enforced supplier guidelines, and service level agreements
  • Directing the Development and implementation of key procurement Strategies / contingency plans and ensuring that strategies and plans are aligned with organizational objectives.
  • Indirect Purchase:
  • Responsible for the identification and development of global/regional suppliers of Capex, Opex and Project Purchase, Import Purchase, Spares, Electrical, Mechanical, Civil etc
  • Create and manage global/regional sourcing strategies for key product categories.
  • Identify and develop region-specific supply chains as required by local markets.
  • Partner with the Commercial team to identify industry trends and translate those requirements to guide supplier development.
  • Use data and metrics, in particular spend visibility, to support decision-making and drive improvement initiatives.
  • Create robust supplier development programs that include pricing structure, volume discounts, rebates, quality management and on-time delivery.
  • Engage in supplier initiatives, including competitive bidding, supply agreements, & supplier quality management.
  • Improve rebates, discounts, incoterms & on-time delivery.
  • Established the culture & system for 5S housekeeping standards in place in Greenfield plants.
  • Benchmark setting for machining and assembly output with planning.
  • Spend analysis, market research, negotiation, and contracting.
  • Training Purchase department staffs
  • Commodities Price Monitoring (Cost Master, MMR, Steel Mint, NALCO, Hindalco and LME)
  • Monitoring Price Trend of Pig Iron, CRCA Scrap Bundle, Ferro Manganese, Ferro Silicon Magnesium
  • Ferro Silicon, Shall Coke, Inoculant, Copper and HSD
  • Monitoring Price Trend of Carbon Steel, Free cutting Steels and Alloy Steels
  • Monitoring Price Trend of Ni, Al, Titanium and Cr.
  • Monitoring Price Trend of ADC 12, LM6.ALSI9C03
  • Contract agreements
  • Transport inbound and out bound deliveries, Canteen, Transport for Staff and Employee vehicles
  • Maintenance contract for Generator, ETP, STP Plants, DM & RO plant
  • Export and Import Customs clearing agency Contract
  • Factory Cleaning services Contracts like Bulk storage tank cleaning, Shut down/turnaround services, Bulk storage tank cleaning, Oil sump cleaning, Specialized Elimination of Sludge, Factory Shop Floors.

Associate Vice President – Corporate Head Purchase & Supply Chain (Strategic Procurement & Global Purchase)

Maini Precision Products Ltd
07.2018 - 08.2021
  • Company Overview: MPPL having eight manufacturing plant facilities in Bangalore. They are manufacturing high precision components and assemblies, catering to a global clientele in the automotive, industrial and aerospace sectors. MPPL is 6,000 million turn over company.
  • Heading Raw material, Direct Purchase (Casting –Al and Steel, Forging, Sintered, Sheetmetal, Stampings, High Pressure Die Casting, Rubber, Plastic molding, Machined Parts )
  • Budget Preparation for all plants in respective business unit financial year and adherence to same
  • Raw material domestic procurement from various Steel Mills JSW,Mukand,Sunflag,Gerdau,SLR Metaliks, Saarloha , Bhusan Steels ,Pennar Industries, ISMT ,TI Tubes , Lal baba Tubes, MUSCO ,Upper India ,Aarathi steels, Precision Metals, Viraj Steels and Ambica Steels.
  • Raw material Import procurement from various Mills Arcanic , Cogne ,republic steels , SeAh Besteel Ovako and Shangai Metal Corporation
  • Bought out parts Imports from Castings (Waupaca-USA), Forgings (Hirschvogel-Germany), Quad Ring (Trelleborg), Pivot Retainer (Allegheny-USA), Washers and Lock Nuts (FACIL –Belgium), Branz Bush – (FEDERAL MOGUL-Germany), Washers, Spacer Ring –(La Fonte Ardennaise France )
  • Casting Procurement like Grey Iron, SG Iron, Investment Casting, Steel Casting and Aluminum Castings
  • Forging parts purchased 2500 Tons per Annum
  • Purchase Domestic Machines (Capital) worth of 700 million (Brown Field Project)
  • Indirect Purchase:
  • Lead and participate in regular business reviews, creating key deliverables to drive collaborative discussion.
  • Indirect –Tools-Inserts, drills, reamers, Hob cutter, Shaving Cutter, broaching cutters, grinding wheels, lapping tapes and Consumable-Oils, HSD, LPG, packing materials Suppliers
  • Price finalizing Indirect suppliers.
  • To prepare the Indirect Budget for all the materials.
  • To approve the logistics contracts (In bound and Out bound suppliers.)
  • To finalise the Scrap rate (Steel, Aluminium, Inserts, Wood, Plastics etc)
  • To approve the Import clearance agency suppliers
  • To approve the Import Logistics Suppliers -Air/Sea mode suppliers.
  • Vendor Evaluation & Selection, rationalization
  • To Identify, evaluate and approve vendors for procurement of allocated raw material categories and development of child parts (as applicable)
  • To Monitor performance & quality of approved vendors and carry out supplier rationalization whenever necessary
  • Parts Developments
  • To ensure timely development of components and adherence to APQP timelines
  • To Ensure “First time right” for development of components via ensuring raw material quality (PPM level of developed product)
  • Indigenization of Casting, Forging, Bush and child Parts.
  • Inventory management
  • To Monitor inventory levels at plants and driving initiatives for improvement in Inventory control
  • To Conduct reorder level review, inventory reduction initiatives and make proper and accurate receipt, storage and issue of items to Production.
  • Carry out physical stock verification at plants and coordinating with suppliers to ensure minimum variance
  • Coordinate with plant (PPC team) for managing inventory at plant.
  • Inventory Reduction of 70 million for the financial year 2018-19.
  • Logistics management
  • Preparing & managing logistics & transport budgets, monitoring expenditure and implementing remedial measures where appropriate.
  • Carrying out negotiations and develop contracts with transport service providers for in-bound and out- bound logistics
  • To Ensure no line stoppages at plant because of RM availability
  • Cost Savings
  • Managed import/export and logistics operations including global negotiations for transportation and local warehousing consolidations yielding 4 million of cost savings annually.
  • To ensure disposal of redundant scrap and as well as nonmoving / slow moving inventory ( Disposal of 8 Million Raw material )
  • Orchestrated regional negotiations for several product categories across the India Resulting in 5 M cost savings and cost avoidance.
  • Constructed and implemented purchasing incentive program based on Cost Savings Initiatives (CSIs) which yielded 15M savings
  • Attain year-on-year savings targets of different category initiatives, ensure local adherence to saving methodology
  • Negotiation
  • Responsible for negotiating (Techno-Commercial Operations) with supplier for quality, technical specification, delivery and on payment terms.
  • Contract negotiations & finalization for purchase of all materials / spares / consumables.
  • Carry out rate negotiations and develop sourcing contracts with vendors for raw material procurement (as applicable)
  • Supplier Relationship
  • Long term association with Top suppliers of Raw material, Forging, Casting and Tooling Suppliers.
  • Training
  • Managing and training staff in the operation of Logistics, Procurement and materials systems

GM – Corporate Head Purchase

IM GEARS PVT LTD
07.2017 - 05.2018
  • Company Overview: IM Gears Pvt Ltd having two manufacturing plants facility in Chennai. They are produced Front axle shaft, tripot rocker arm assembly Rail shaft assembly for gears and control shaft assembly for 4 wheelers segment and Kick starter gears rack& pinion for clutch shaft rear brake for 2 wheelers segment. I M Gears Pvt Ltd is 3,000 million turn over company
  • IM Gears Pvt Ltd put-up new plant facility in Tambaram (Green Field Project) around 1000 million investments
  • Head of Direct Purchase of Steels, Forging, Casting-Al and Iron, Sintered, Plastics etc
  • Developed, implemented, and directed the contract management capability (CMC) for Operations Group. Included development of best practice contract management process and integration with company’s capital asset project process
  • Hired and managed site contracting professionals
  • Authored best practices Contract Management Practices & guidelines
  • Taking care of Aero and Auto Purchases.
  • Indirect Purchase: Capital Purchase CNC machineries, Milling machineries Hobbing machines, Shaping machines, Heat treatment furnace, Parts Forming Machine ( Nedschroef), Furnace ( High Temp) , Robots etc.
  • Indirect –Tools-Inserts, drills, reamers, Hob cutter, Shaving Cutter, broaching cutters, grinding wheels, lapping tapes and Consumable
  • Heading Quality Machineries purchase like CMM, Contour testing machines, Metallurgy machineries.

Divisional Head Corporate Purchase

Musashi Auto Parts India Pvt Ltd
04.2012 - 05.2017
  • Company Overview: Musashi Auto Parts (India) Pvt. Ltd. (MAP-ID). MAP-ID is a 100% owned subsidiary of Musashi Seimitsu Industries, Japan. They are produced Transmission system for 2 & 4 wheelers segment. They have 17 manufacturing plant facilities in all over world. Musashi Auto parts India Pvt Ltd is 14,000 million turn over company.
  • Musashi Auto Parts India Pvt Ltd put-up new plant facility in Doddabellapur (Green Field Project) around 6000 million investments
  • Major Milestones – Green Field Project (Apr'12 to Jul'13)
  • Heading the purchase Domestic Machines (Capital) worth of 2500 million and Quantity of 350 Machines.
  • Heading the purchase Import Machines (Capital) worth of 1200 million and Quantity of 100 Machines.
  • Heading the purchase Quality and Metrological Machines (Capital) worth of 40 million
  • Responsible for project planning, floating of enquiries, Tenders evaluations, Ordering of Equipment’s, follow up, Contractor’s finalization, Execution, Monitoring and commissioning and successfully achieved the above tasks.
  • Attending Project co-ordination meetings with equipment suppliers and consultants along with Director to avoid delays & successful commissioning of the as per schedules.
  • Identifying Project bottle necks and corrective measures. (Machine delivery delay with supplier end)
  • Assisting Director in planning, budgeting and implementation of Capex related project works.
  • Handling Purchase type of Capex and Opex Purchases
  • Practice and adhere to the “code of conduct “philosophy and “Mission and Value Statement”.
  • Vendor development for Direct Material (Forging, casting, pressing, Rubber, Plastic, Machining and, Bearing), Indirect –Tools-Inserts, drills, reamers, Hob cutter, Shaving Cutter, broaching cutters, grinding wheels, lapping tapes and Consumable-Oils, HSD, LPG, packing materials Suppliers
  • Price finalizing for Direct and Indirect suppliers.
  • Plant Set up approvals from various govt Authorities (BESCOM, KSPCB, Karnataka Industrial Areas Development Board, Karnataka Small Scale Industries Development Corporation, Factories, Boilers, Industrial Safety & Health Department, Industries and Commerce Department, Town Planning Department and Local Planning Authorities, Municipal Administration Department, Karnataka State Fire and Emergency Services Department, Water Resources Department)
  • Brown Field Project (Sep'14 to Oct'15)
  • Cam Shaft Line Facility Enhancement: Currently our capacity of cam shaft assembly 4500 nos /day. Due to our Customer schedules increase 9000 nos per day. For that invested 400 million for machine procurement
  • 1600 KVA I/O Box ,1400 KVA Modular & scalable UPS system with 200 KVA X7 modules 3 phase I/P ,3 Phase O/P with 200 KVA X7 Modules 3 phase I/P ,3 Phase O/P 415 Volts ,50 Hz with 2V batteries for 10 minutes back up time of 1400 KVA full load (Liebert make ) Successfully implemented at plant
  • Responsibilities
  • To prepare Direct Material business Plan and review meetings with VP to assess risk, strategies, and identify potential cost down and improvement opportunities.
  • To prepare Total buying budget Plan for Direct material review with VP
  • To monitor Supplier Production Capacity with Direct material suppliers on quarterly basis.
  • To Monitor material planning for Raw material, Direct and Indirect materials
  • Review of vendors on regular basis by monitoring the criteria like Cost, Quality, Service Level, Deliveries etc.
  • Continuously monitoring, evaluating and improving Supplier Performance by Implementing a Credible Supplier Score Card Sheet that includes performance metrics on the basis of delivery time lines for all commodities
  • To Monitor import logistical operations, orders, customs documents and keep the contact with customs agents
  • To Coordinating with Custom House Agents, C&F Agents and other external agencies for ensuring timely clearances and cost-effective transport solutions.
  • Negotiating with transporters, shippers, etc. to ensure seamless and cost-effective movement of consignment.
  • To analysis on supplier quotes based on pricing, quality, delivery and Commercial ratings
  • Annual cost savings Direct material, Indirect Material (Tools, Spares Oils and Consumables)
  • Sub-contracting & job work, inventory management and annual service contracts including preparing / validating techno-commercial comparisons and justification sheets.
  • Vendor Quality Improvements based on MAP-ID SQA
  • Reduced expenses 7 M annually by initiating MRO program with consolidated supplier.
  • To monitor Stores Activities (Inbound and Out Bound deliveries) and Inventory Controls
  • Managing a team of 21 Professional and dealing with more than 400 vendors
  • Ensure the execution of standards, controls, policies, procedures and performance metrics to effectively and efficiently manage the acquisition
  • Indirect Purchase:
  • To prepare Indirect business Plan and review meetings with VP to assess risk, strategies, and identify potential cost down and improvement opportunities.
  • To prepare buying budget Plan for Indirect, Consumable and Capitals and review with VP
  • Negotiate with Indirect Suppliers for volume discount based on SOB and Market trends
  • Improve rebates, discounts, incoterms & on-time delivery.
  • To Create supplier development programs that include pricing structure, volume discounts, rebates, quality management and on-time delivery.
  • Assist in the review of approved PR from user department; seek additional information if required from user for correctness & completeness of PR
  • Provide support in identifying the type and method of procurement (depending on type of material/ services to be procured, nature of PR (normal vs. emergency PR), stocks available, availability of rate contract, value, delivery timeline etc.)
  • Manage sourcing and procurement of the specified spend category, develop and sustain vendor relationships
  • And negotiate best price points, thereby meeting specifications of quality, timelines within the stipulated
  • Contract agreements Transport inbound and out bound deliveries, hazardous waste disposal
  • Scrap Rate finalization of Steels, Tools, oils and Disposal of Hazardous waste ( ETP ,STP, Oil , soaked Waste ,Grinding Sludge ,ETP Water

Manager –Head Materials - Chennai Plant

Jamna Auto Industries
11.2010 - 02.2012
  • Heading the purchase and materials management function in the company, managing purchases worth Rs 200 Cr per annum. Managing purchase and stores.
  • Developed all the components like pressed components, plastic components, Rubber Components, Fasteners, Forging Components, tooling and parts
  • Involved in Procurement of Raw Material SUP9, SUP11A,51CRV4,SUP9VD,SUP11AVD form JSW, Sunflag, Marmagao, JaiswaNecoSteel, RlLSteel, Beekay Steels and Shardha Steels.
  • Inventory management as per targeted norms reviewed by the management on a monthly basis.
  • Supplier selection and evaluation through Jamna quality process.
  • Cost analysis on a continuous basis to reduce the input costs.
  • Preparation and execution of the RFQ’s. Negotiations with the suppliers based on the offers received.
  • Responsible for a complete annual sourcing budget activity and its reviews.
  • Implementation of SAP R/3 Roll out project in Chennai Plant.
  • Complete warehouse and logistics management.
  • Experience in working on the TS 16949
  • Exposure to a multicultural working environment
  • Capacity to build and lead effective teams. Excellent skills in team building, organization building, man management, and proven abilities in planning and managing resources.
  • Proficient in developing and streamlining systems with proven ability to achieve cost savings and meet production targets within the cost & time parameters. Worked on the PPAP of various projects at Tata, DICV, Renault Nissan, Ashok Leyland and AL Nisan
  • Strong business acumen.
  • Forecasting: Utilized sales data of relevant products as a benchmark in order to forecast the distribution quantities of new, related items. Result: Minimized returns of unsold items, increased operational efficiency, and fine-tuned inventory.

Dy.Manager (Purchase and Vendor Development)

Super Auto Forge Ltd
11.2007 - 11.2010
  • Price finalization for all vendors (Raw Material, Consumables S/C and Spares)
  • Tracking Commodity Price Copper, Hzl Zinc and Aluminium movement in market
  • Developed alternate source for Copper and Aluminium Suppliers
  • To monitor Scrap (Aluminium, copper and Steel) Disposal
  • To fix scrap disposal rate for Every disposal
  • Preparation of monthly Procurement Report
  • Cost Reduction of all sub contract components
  • Daily reporting of Purchase Activities to General Manager
  • To co-ordinate with Account department for bill passing & accounting process.
  • Raw Materials & Packing Materials planning considering the lead time, consumption pattern and Forecasting.
  • Planning the Raw Material procurement for Pilot Production
  • To maintain the Minimum / Maximum stock of Raw Materials, Packing Materials & consumables.
  • To prepare and report of MIS to Top management
  • Attending breakdown on priority basis& arranging all required parts.
  • Exploring, Developing new Suppliers/ Vendors for benefits on Quality & Delivery
  • Negotiation, Logistics, General Purchase activities and Inventory Control

Asst. Manager (Logistics)

Orient Components Pvt Ltd
09.2004 - 09.2007
  • Nature of Duties- Purchase
  • To Prepare R/M Planning
  • To procure Raw material
  • To procure consumables and Maintenance parts
  • Price finalization for all vendors (S/C, Raw Material, Consumables and Maintenance)
  • To authorize PO-RM, Sub contract, consumables and maintenance
  • To prepare vendor rating for RM, and Sub contract
  • Stores
  • Monitoring in ward & out ward materials movements
  • Monitoring company own stocks at client place
  • Monitoring Pipe line stocks
  • Monitoring Sub contract stocks in sub contract vendors
  • Monitoring RM, SFG and FGS Values
  • Price finalization for all in word & out word Transporters
  • To prepare Physical inventory plan – whole year

Sr.Executive (Supply Chain)

Suspa Pneumatics (I) Ltd
02.2000 - 08.2004
  • Nature of Duties
  • Development of Gas spring Components
  • Developed Machined, Pressed and Plastic components
  • Involved in purchase of Raw material like ERW & CDW Tubes
  • Preparing Monthly requirement plan and monthly schedule to send suppliers
  • Coordination with suppliers for technical, commercial, delivery and quality aspects
  • Achievements
  • Leader of TFT in 3C& 5S Team
  • Indigenization of imported components
  • Member of Cross Functional Team made to reduce noise in Gas springs
  • Executive (Supply Chain) Mar'99 to Jan '00
  • Getting quotation and floating enquiries
  • Forming price bid
  • Involved in purchase of components for subcontracting activities like Zinc, Nickel & Chromium plating and Powder Coating.

Engineer -Design

C.G. Engg & Associates Pvt Ltd
11.1997 - 01.1999
  • To Collect design information (Pressure vessel and Heat Exchangers) from our customer
  • To Coordinate with our customer regarding technical issues
  • To prepare a blueprint drawing
  • Get a approval of drawing from our Customer

Education

Bachelor of Engineering - Mech.

Alagappa Chettiyar College of Engg & Technology
Karaikudi, Tamilnadu
01.1997

P.G Diploma - Operation Management

Institute of Management Technology
Ghaziabad, Delhi NCR
01.2020

P.G.Diploma - Materials Management

Annamalai University
01.2003

Diploma - Export & Import Management

National Institute of Labour Education and Management
09.2002

Skills

  • Effective in work & decision making
  • Ability to prioritize customer requests and manage limited resources
  • Strong negotiation skills
  • Ability to travel and work hard
  • Time management
  • Vender development, Vender evaluation, Analytical/Research Skills
  • Flexibility/Adaptability/Managing Multiple Priorities
  • Team leadership
  • Multicultural Sensitivity/Awareness
  • Strategy Thinking
  • Passion and Execution
  • Planning/Organizing
  • Problem-Solving/Reasoning/Creativity
  • Teamwork
  • Honesty/Morality
  • Strategic financial Planning, maintaining financial systems
  • Dedication/Hard-Working/Work Ethic/Tenacity/Dependability/Reliability/Responsibility
  • Loyalty
  • Positive Attitude/Motivation/Self-Confidence/Self-Motivated
  • Professionalism
  • Willingness to Learn
  • Exposure to IS 14001 & TS 16949, TP

Accomplishments

  • P&L Management- Overhauled critical parts assortments, eliminating duplicate and slow-moving items, Result: reduced product costs, and enhanced profitability.
  • Inventory Optimization- Reduced inventories in an ongoing effort to improve turns. Result: Overall inventory cost was reduced from over160 million to around 90 million while improving inventory turns each year.

Certification

  • S.A.P Business One 2005B Certified Consultant (Certification ID.0004872427) in Education partner with S.A.P, Germany (Tespa India Ltd, Chennai, India)
  • SAP R/3 MM Training with Texas Technologies
  • Primavera P.5 Training with Fast Track
  • MS Project with CAD Centre
  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt Certified Consultant (License .11643999) from Benchmark Six sigma
  • Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified Consultant (License.11643930) from Benchmark Six Sigma
  • Certified Procurement Professional from International Institute for Procurement and Market Research

LNGG

Kannada
Tamil
English

Timeline

Purchase Head - Strategic Sourcing Direct and Indirect / Green Field Project

Ramind Cold Forging Pvt Ltd
09.2021 - Current

Associate Vice President – Corporate Head Purchase & Supply Chain (Strategic Procurement & Global Purchase)

Maini Precision Products Ltd
07.2018 - 08.2021

GM – Corporate Head Purchase

IM GEARS PVT LTD
07.2017 - 05.2018

Divisional Head Corporate Purchase

Musashi Auto Parts India Pvt Ltd
04.2012 - 05.2017

Manager –Head Materials - Chennai Plant

Jamna Auto Industries
11.2010 - 02.2012

Dy.Manager (Purchase and Vendor Development)

Super Auto Forge Ltd
11.2007 - 11.2010

Asst. Manager (Logistics)

Orient Components Pvt Ltd
09.2004 - 09.2007

Sr.Executive (Supply Chain)

Suspa Pneumatics (I) Ltd
02.2000 - 08.2004

Engineer -Design

C.G. Engg & Associates Pvt Ltd
11.1997 - 01.1999

P.G Diploma - Operation Management

Institute of Management Technology

P.G.Diploma - Materials Management

Annamalai University

Diploma - Export & Import Management

National Institute of Labour Education and Management

Bachelor of Engineering - Mech.

Alagappa Chettiyar College of Engg & Technology

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