Pravin Singare
Pune
Summary
Competent and diligent professional, offering experience in Product Planning, Project Management & NPI, Tender Management currently spearheading as Dy Manager – Purchase Program Management. Leads cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of program requirements, drives cost control initiatives, and change managements effectively. Achieved successful launches of multiple programs in automobile & construction equipment through strategic planning and meticulous execution.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Deputy Manager – Purchase Program Management
JCB India Limited
Pune
03.2023 - Current
- Leading and Representing Purchase team including gateways, Engineering reviews, Machine build online Meetings and escalation reviews as required.
- Leading and supporting cross-functional activities to ensure delivery of data into the team in line with Program requirements.
- Responsible for cost control and reduction drives through VA/VE to improve overall contribution/unit.
- Drive the Change management with close CFT coordination for timely delivery of changed parts.
- Coordinating for Gateways, tracking status of deliverables and collating Gateway evidence packs.
- Responsible for overall BOM cost preparation, cost analysis with benchmark products and record keeping for continuous monitoring of profitability.
- Track & record of budgeting for new product builds, expenditure over testing & FTG requirements.
- Successfully completed & launched –
- Wheel Loaders – WLS 455-5, WLS 455 LE
- Excavators – JCB 215 NxT, JCB 210TM, JSB 81Eco+, JCB140 FM
- Mini Excavators – JCB 30Z, JCB 31C.
Assistant Manager – Engineering Projects Management
Force Motors Limited
Pune
03.2022 - 01.2023
- Responsible for End-to-End project management & overall project co-ordination till SOP including scope, timeline, budget & resource allocation as per FML NPIP process.
- Formulate the project plans for new projects and ensure their adherence to meet financial objectives.
- Risk analysis & mitigation. Proactive role in flagging the potential risk areas & it’s mitigation plan.
- Gateway Tracking – Prepare/workout activity charts with dependent activities & workout efficient path, identify critical path & escalation to top management.
- Working with functional heads for developing long term capability of business and undertake assignments such as sales acceleration, launch time reduction, NPD, entry strategy for new markets.
- Reviewing with CFT to drive the recommendations and their implementations at daily & weekly meetings.
- Tracking of Exclusive parts and regular follow ups with CFT for timely completion of critical tasks.
- Project report and MIS formulation to keep update to top Management.
- Successfully completed & launched –
- Trax Cruiser Front Facing Seats AC – Cityline Model (Nov’22)
- Gurkha 3 doors and 5 doors with facelift (4x4 and 4x2)
- Trax Cruiser 4x4 & Ambulance 4x4 for Defense applications.
Assistant Manager – Product Planning, Projects & Tender Management
Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles Ltd, Pithampur-MP
06.2018 - 12.2021
- Product Planning – Market study and product portfolio analysis, Capturing voice of customer, Region wise and segment wise industry analysis w.r.t demand & TIV, Develop & initiate prerequisite with competition mapping and volume forecast, Product benchmarking with competition intelligence, unique product compilation, Working on Product life cycle management Price positioning, Sales support.
- Project Management – Driving the Programs for New product introduction and ensuring strict adherence to project timelines to meet build milestones & timely launch.
- Responsible for order execution, coordination for BOM finalization, prototype building, testing & validation, customer clearance & timely delivery.
- Complete backend support to Institutional sales team in terms of technical specifications, budgetary offer, documentation, reverse auctions & confirmation on customized products within desired timeline.
- Complete database records & monthly as well as yearly MIS preparation for Win/loss orders, and final delivery without any penalty.
- Signoff with CFT for technical, commercial, legal, financial, aftermarket, & delivery readiness for tender based orders of buses, trucks, tippers and special applications.
- Co-ordination with dealers for aftermarket fitments, customizations, customer visit & PDI and ensure timely delivery.
- Tender management – Consolidation & mapping, Cost settlement & signoff with CFT for technical, commercial, legal, financial, aftermarket, & delivery readiness as per tender terms for buses, trucks, tippers & customized vehicles.
- Complete exposure to tender business by handling 200+ tenders every year of worth ~10,000 MINR.
- Techno-commercial deviations mitigations w.r.t VECV product & customer requirement by close coordination with front end IS team as well as direct customers through pre-bid meetings.
- Product & price benchmarking of competition, with respect to current market trends, in terms of cost & desired features.
- Tracking & monitoring the Win-loss trend and in-depth analysis for identifying the cause of loss with countermeasure to win future tenders & GI/GC optimization for won tenders.
Associate Engineer – NPI & Project Co-ordination (Bus div)
TATA Motors Ltd-On Payroll of Randstad India
Pune
08.2016 - 06.2018
- Successful order execution of tender based M&HCV and LCV bus projects.
- End-to-End Project co-ordination for tender based orders of buses with TML CFT and body fabricators.
- Proto clearance from internal QA & various State Transport Units for on-time delivery of various tender-based projects.
- Proactively associated with various New Product Development exercises like Prototype building, APQP, Cost Settlement, Negotiations & other process documentations.
- Monitor & Track Budget, cost, Quality & delivery timeline of the project & escalate the discrepancies to the superiors with probable solutions.
- Support to resolve and improve field / customer complaints to increase customer satisfaction and product quality.
- Ensure the agreed timelines of product development meeting by working closely with pertinent groups and ensuring project management activities.
Engineer-NPD & Program Management
S M Auto Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
Pune
08.2014 - 08.2016
- Drawing feasibility study with CFT team, raise RFI if required.
- Prepare RFQ and proto planning for new product.
- New Project Kick – Off meeting & plan for make or buy; accordingly, prepare their BOM & execute.
- Formulate the Project milestones and preparation of project plan / Time plan as per customer’s SOP.
- Project planning, APQP, PPAP, DR, TS 16949 (Audit) documentation.
- Weekly review meetings with all stakeholders to track & monitor the progress of each project activity.
- Develop optimum processes plans & process flow for sheet metal press & fabricated components.
- Test & validate the product, tools and handover to production.
- Feasibility study for customer driven change management & their implementation.
- To develop new components at vendors, end for bought out parts and assemblies.
- Monitored ongoing projects and prepared MIS reports for top management.
Education
Bachelor Of Engineering - Production
K K Wagh College Of Engg
Nashik, MH2014
Diploma In Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Government Polytechnic
Khamgaon, MH2011
SSC - Class X
Amravati University
Deulgaonraja2008
Skills
- Program/Project management
- Project Execution
- Co-ordination
- MIS
- Cost Reduction
- Market Study
- Tender management
- CFT Co-ordination
- Product Pricing
- New Product Introduction
- RFQ Handling
- Product & price benchmarking
- Product strategy & planning
- Institutional Sales
- Cost analysis
- Change management
- Risk assessment
Accomplishments
- VECV - BEST CFT 2018-19 record of 17 SOP.
- VECV - Excellence base reward – Haryana Fire tender 200 HD trucks.
- JCB – Excellence Award 2024 H2.
- JCB – Successfully launched complete greenfield 3T mini excavator within 24 months.
- VECV - ‘Tatkal’ awards won Bangladesh & Sri Lanka transport tender.
- TML - Timely execution PMPML & BEST order 300 buses.
Languages
Marathi
First Language
English
Advanced
C1
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Training Programs:
• PFMEA & PPAP Training program - 2015
• Ownership & Accountability - 2019
• CMVR & Homologation – 2020
• Capability Building - Collaboration
Personal Information
Notice Period: 90 days
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading
- Writing
- Listening music
Timeline
Deputy Manager – Purchase Program Management
JCB India Limited
03.2023 - Current
Assistant Manager – Engineering Projects Management
Force Motors Limited
03.2022 - 01.2023
Assistant Manager – Product Planning, Projects & Tender Management
Volvo Eicher Commercial Vehicles Ltd, Pithampur-MP
06.2018 - 12.2021
Associate Engineer – NPI & Project Co-ordination (Bus div)
TATA Motors Ltd-On Payroll of Randstad India
08.2016 - 06.2018
Engineer-NPD & Program Management
S M Auto Engineering Pvt. Ltd.
08.2014 - 08.2016
Bachelor Of Engineering - Production
K K Wagh College Of Engg
Diploma In Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Government Polytechnic
SSC - Class X
Amravati University