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RANJIT R. GANGURDE

RANJIT R. GANGURDE

Mulund East

Summary

Result-oriented professional with over 17 years of experience in Steel industry specializing in various areas such as Supply Chain, Procurement, Demand Planning, Production planning, Inventory optimization, Capacity & Distribution Planning, Vendor development and Data Analysis. Strong interest in business development and strategic planning.

Overview

24
24
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant General Manager - Sales & Operations Planning

JSW Steel Ltd.
07.2022 - Current
  • Develop and execute demand forecasting for Long products considering the market dynamics, customer behavior and industry trends so as to derive the supply demand strategies and ensuring efficient supply demand matching.
  • Monitor and evaluate forecast accuracy, identify gaps and make necessary adjustments to forecasting models to continuously improve accuracy levels.
  • Collaborate closely with Sales and Marketing team to gather market intelligence, customer feedback and historical sales data to enhance forecast.
  • Analyze and interpret market trends, competitor activities and industry reports to identify demand patterns, market opportunities and risk related to long steel products.
  • Calculate the Net Sales Realization (NSR) for all the steel and coated plants and products for JSW Steels, considering different price assumptions and by analyzing pricing trends of raw material and monitoring global and regional price fluctuations.
  • Prepare the Annual Business Plan for (all steel and coated units) effective planning and decision making. Collaborating closely with cross functional key stakeholders including Production units, Business heads, Segment heads, Regional heads, Purchase and Finance teams to develop the Annual business plans.
  • Present the formulated Annual Business Plan to Senior management, providing a comprehensive overview of the planned strategies and objectives.
  • Prepare and coordinate the implementation of Inventory dilution plan ensuring the efficient management of inventory throughout the system. Optimize inventory levels by identifying and reducing excess inventory and minimize the stock-outs.
  • Work closely with relevant stake holders to establish and execute inventory dilution strategy, optimizing the inventory levels to meet the organizational requirements.
  • Preparation and presentation of monthly performance reports at both the Operational committee (OC) meeting and Executive committee (EC) meeting. These reports serve as a crucial tool for monitoring and evaluating the company's performance and providing valuable insights to key decision makers.
  • Consolidation and preparations for the quarterly and annual performance for the board meeting conducted by the top management. This includes executive summary, operational highlights, Sales growth, Key performance indicators (KPI's), JSW's market share and presence across different sectors and to align the presentations with the company's goal and objectives highlighting areas of success and outlining plan for improvement.
  • Evaluate JSW's market share and presence across different sectors. Track the company's performance and market positioning relative to competitors. Assess factors driving JSW's growth and identify areas for improvement or expansion.
  • Conduct comprehensive research and analysis on the global steel industry, including studying production trends, consumption patterns and export/import statistics. Evaluate factors impacting the industry such as geopolitical events, trade policies and economic indicators.
  • Focus on analyzing the steel industry within India, including monitoring production capacity, demand-supply dynamics, market trends and policy developments. Assess the impact of government regulations and initiatives on the industry.
  • Developed various Power BI dashboards to provide summary insights for top management.

Deputy General Manager - Supply Chain & Procurement

Swiss Steel India Pvt. Ltd.
01.2015 - 06.2022
  • Leveraged planning knowledge to drive supply chain activities through the creation, modification and implementation of production plans.
  • Comprehensive understanding & experience of purchasing strategies and inventory management.
  • Involved in production planning & production activities in the plant thereby ensuring the optimum usage of the available resources and generating maximum output at the end, thereby maintaining the lead time.
  • Close interactions with our major suppliers like Deutsche Edelstahlwerke (DEW), Germany, Finkl Steel (Sorel Forge), Canada, Indu Steel, France for procurement (import) of raw material, quality related issues, payment to the mills.
  • Drove efficient and optimized inventory control procedures to reduce lead times thereby ensuring timely dispatch. Managing the stock levels across the supply chain.
  • Maintained detailed records of stock levels, orders and shipments to ensure on time delivery.
  • Tracking the products through the supply chain to ensure that they have arrived at their destination. Cultivating supplier relationships. Negotiating rates with local, national and international suppliers.
  • Working with close coordination with sales department to procure the raw material as per the requirement.
  • Implement supply planning and inventory management process improvements / mini projects.
  • Budget management and cost tracking. Ensuring compliance with all regulatory requirements. Controlling the purchasing budget.
  • Responsible for Order placement, Supply / Demand Alignment, Material Replenishment and Supplier Performance. Projecting stock levels.
  • Reduced direct material cost by collaborating with operators and supervisors.
  • Important role in local purchase activities, vendor development & Logistics.
  • Conducting daily inventory analysis to determine stock order quantities and identify the shortages.
  • Managing all contracts with the vendors.
  • Managing the sourcing, auditing and evaluation of new suppliers.

Sr. Manager - Steel Division (Marketing)

LG International India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2012 - 12.2014
  • Instrumental role in tracking competitor activities and market trends and keeping abreast with the latest trends.
  • Accountable for reviewing and interpreting the competition (through in-depth analysis of market information) to finalize the marketing strategy and ensure profitable growth.
  • New customer development, visiting customers and providing them the information regarding the products.
  • Handled end to end process right from developing the customer, order booking, delivery and also providing after sales service.
  • Key Customers: L&T, Mahindra & Mahindra, Ashok Leyland, Pipava Shipyard, Suzlon etc.
  • Products Handled: Raw Material Exports of Pig Iron, Iron Ore, Iron Ore Pellets, Imports of Hot briquette Iron {HBI}, Direct Reduced Iron {DRI}), Imports of HR Plates/ Coils, CR Steel, Slabs, etc.

Deputy Manager-Production Planning Cell (PPC)

Mukand Limited
01.2006 - 12.2012
  • Actively involved in production planning of WIRE ROD MILL (Dia. 5.5 mm to 28.5 mm), BAR MILL (Dia. 24.0 mm to 90.0 mm) and BLOOMING MILL (Dia. 90.0 mm to 160.0 mm).
  • Formulated monthly rolling plan for the mills.
  • Instrumental role in downstream process planning for bright bar manufacturing of the rolled products.
  • Ascertained proper utilization of the available rolling and machining capacities through continuous review of the programs.
  • Production planning for SMS at Kalwe and also at Hospet Steel plant, Karnataka.
  • Developed relationship with the organizations like SKF India Ltd., Varroc & other leading automobile component manufacturers in India.

Diploma Engineer Trainee (DET)

SULZER Pumps India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2001 - 08.2002
  • Extensively worked with various departments like Purchase, Marketing, Production planning & control, Quality control and SCM to know the significance, the role and the functional aspects of each department.

Education

Masters - Operations Management

Institute of Technology & Mgmt.
01.2011

B.E. - Mechanical

M.G.M. College of Engineering
01.2005

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering

Shreeram Poly.
01.2001

Skills

  • Well versed with SAP (SD, MM & PP module) as an end user
  • Well versed with JD Edwards as an end user
  • Involved in developing new Cutting Analyser software for optimum raw material & production scheduling

Languages

English
Hindi
Marathi

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 11/14/82

Training

Certified as an Internal Auditor for TS16949.

Highlights

Designed and implemented a new inventory tracking system, featuring the use of barcode and scanners., Decreased re-dispatch turnaround time through involving vendors in our lean programs., Streamlined the production planning process., Steered efforts in developing Pig Iron Export business with RINL & NINL., Developed HR plates import business with L&T and Tata Hitachi., Bagged appreciation for the highest production record in Dec 2010 & March 2011., Standard Procedure / Operating Practice for Improving the Yield of the Products.

Timeline

Assistant General Manager - Sales & Operations Planning

JSW Steel Ltd.
07.2022 - Current

Deputy General Manager - Supply Chain & Procurement

Swiss Steel India Pvt. Ltd.
01.2015 - 06.2022

Sr. Manager - Steel Division (Marketing)

LG International India Pvt. Ltd.
12.2012 - 12.2014

Deputy Manager-Production Planning Cell (PPC)

Mukand Limited
01.2006 - 12.2012

Diploma Engineer Trainee (DET)

SULZER Pumps India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2001 - 08.2002

B.E. - Mechanical

M.G.M. College of Engineering

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering

Shreeram Poly.

Masters - Operations Management

Institute of Technology & Mgmt.

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