Raynor Errol D’Silva
Manama Center
Summary
Dynamic Senior Vehicle Procurement Executive with a proven track record at Ebrahim K. Kanoo B.S.C(c), excelling in supply chain management and vendor negotiation. Achieved significant inventory optimization while enhancing procurement strategies. Adept at analytical thinking and problem-solving, driving efficiency and supporting successful vehicle launches in a competitive market.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Vehicle Procurement Executive
Ebrahim K. Kanoo B.S.C(c), Official Distributer of Toyota & Lexus, Bahrain
12.2020 - Current
- Analyze monthly and annual sales forecasts to plan vehicle ordering cycles in alignment with OEM (Toyota/Lexus) production schedules.
- Manage end-to-end vehicle ordering processes using ERP systems (Oracle) to ensure timely procurement and delivery of stock.
- Coordinate with OEMs and internal stakeholders for order approvals, model mix planning, and variant availability based on market demand.
- Monitor and maintain optimum inventory levels across vehicle storage yards, ensuring model/color/variant availability aligns with sales trends.
- Track and report production status, shipping updates, and delivery timelines; follow up with principals to resolve order or logistics discrepancies.
- Collaborate with Sales, Marketing, Logistics, and PDI teams to ensure seamless order-to-delivery flow and support promotional campaigns or model launches.
- Analyze aging inventory and contribute to allocation or reallocation strategies, optimizing stock movement and minimizing holding costs.
- Generate detailed reports on order status, inventory health, sales vs. stock trends, and forecast deviations for management review.
- Ensure compliance with brand and importation standards, handling necessary documentation for customs clearance and regulatory approvals.
- Support digitization and process optimization initiatives within the vehicle procurement and ordering domain.
- Contributed to the optimization of the Warehouse, resulting in smooth flow of production without hindrance due to material shortages at L&T Construction Equipment’s
- Providing solutions to reduce Lead time during kitting operation.
- Helped Create/Design pallets for components such as engine hood, which could be stored in inventory yard or be delivered to main assembly line by forklifts.
- Dynamic team member/host for various factory events.
- Promoted to Procurement Executive within 4 months from joining as Procurement assistant position at Korrun, after excellent reviews from China HQ.
- Promoted to Senior role at Toyota & Lexus Bahrain within 2 Years of Joining the Organization
Procurement Executive
Korrun India Private Limited, India
08.2017 - 09.2020
- Optimization of supply chain. Identifying the bottlenecks, analyzing and streamlining.
- Managing the overall purchasing functions from raw materials like Cutting dies, Pallets to machinery such as cutting machine, heavy equipment machinery. Analyzing the customer requirements and planning the purchase execution accordingly.
- Taking follow-ups and ensuring the production team doesn’t face any shortage of materials. Coordinating with interdisciplinary departments to meet requirements as desired. Releasing the Purchase orders as per schedule, Preparing RFQ’s and RFP’s while selecting vendors as per requirement, background research etc. Outsourcing and managing projects to meet demands, during peak seasons.
- Creating templates and other necessary documents in order to smoothen the flow of SOP’s. Assisting Manager to conduct audits and manage the overall department when needed during intended times. Managing the assigned tasks and completing the tasks within the given time frame.
- Preparing for audits and spearing heading new projects thereby achieving positive results. Performing cost down analysis, spend analysis for the purchased items.
- Analyzing forecasts and sharing the details with the accredited vendors to meet future demands. Maintaining database to keep clear picture of tasks. Conduct the weekly meeting with superiors to meet demand created by products.
- Provide analytical support in the development of procurement strategies for assigned categories. Provide support in gathering and organizing data through various internal and external sources Conduct analysis of market trends and potential suppliers.
- Support procurement RFP Processes through various adhoc models and what if analysis
- Develop expertise in the assigned spend categories through relationships with category managers. Contract management & creating SOP’s to stabilize the existing procedure for smooth flow of work.
- Maintaining Communication with china factory HQ for new developments.
Project Trainee
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd, India
08.2016 - 05.2017
- Optimization of the supply chain, Inventory management, Safety Stock Calculations
- Review on the bill of materials (BOM) as per specifications provided and updation.
- Suggesting methods for improvement to reduce lead time form vendors
- Organizing the Procured material as per their importance and the demand demanded by them at the assembly line, keeping a close eye on Inventory turnover ratio.
- Analyzing the Production plan and Material requirement planning as per customer demand.
- Contacting maintenance team on site, about the new variants, and taking part in assembling section for real time scenario. Maintenance/Assembling of various products such as pneumatic compactors, soil compactors, Wheel loaders, etc.
- Review on Quality inspection parts, Process improvement by carrying out value stream mapping
- Vendor Select and negotiation, analyzing the vendors performance by evaluating Key parameter indicators (KPI’s) such as Quality, Cost and Delivery
- Optimizing the Kitting process to avoid misplacement of parts/components at the assembly line and to reduce lead time. Using Root cause analysis to overcome problems associated with the manufacturing Plant. Reviewing the process sheets, Component Drawings as per standards
- Designing Pallets for components such as Engine hood, Canopy- Done to minimize rework due to paint smearing. Inter-discipline co-ordination etc
Education
Master of Manufacturing Engineering & Technology -
Manipal Institute of Technology
India01.2017
B.TECH - Automobile Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology
India01.2015
Diploma - Automobile Engineering
Dr. T.M.A Pai Polytechnic
India01.2012
Skills
- Automobile engineering
- Lean manufacturing
- Supply chain management
- Procurement strategies
- Mechanical design
- Project management
- Computer-aided design (CAD)
- Oracle ERP
- Inventory optimization
- Vendor negotiation
- Market research
- Analytical thinking
- Problem solving
- Supplier relationship management
Affiliations
Journal research paper : Effect of graphite and granite dust particulates as micro-fillers on the tribological performance of Al 6061-T6 hybrid composites
Raynor Errol D'Silva, Anand Pai, Sathya Shankar Sharma, and R.G. Nikhil
Tribology International 92 (2015) 462-471 pISSN 0301-679X
Languages
English
First Language
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Kannada
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Arabic
Beginner
A1
Japanese
Beginner
A1
Mandarin
Beginner
A1
Certification
- Bosch Diesel Fuel Injection System at the Bosch Training Centre, Bangalore
- 2024 Toyota Innova training at the Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain
- Attended the seminar on India-China business culture integration II, organized by the Academy for International Business Officials (AIBO), MOFCOM, in Beijing, China, sponsored by the Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China (July 2018)
Training
- Bosch Diesel Fuel Injection System at Bosch Training Centre, Bangalore
- 2024 Toyota Innova training at the Bahrain International Circuit, Bahrain.
- July 2018 Attended Seminar on India-China business culture integration II, organized by Academy for International Business Officials (AIBO), MOFCOM in Beijing, China. Sponsored by Ministry of Commerce of the People’s Republic of China.
Accomplishments
- Contributed to the optimization of the warehouse, resulting in a smooth flow of production without hindrance due to material shortages at L&T Construction Equipment
- Providing solutions to reduce lead time during kitting operations
- Helped create and design pallets for components such as the engine hood, which could be stored in the inventory yard or delivered to the main assembly line by forklifts
- Dynamic team member and host for various factory events
- Promoted to Procurement Executive within four months of joining as a Procurement Assistant at Korrun after excellent reviews from China HQ
- Promoted to a senior role at Toyota and Lexus Bahrain within two years of joining the organization
Timeline
Senior Vehicle Procurement Executive
Ebrahim K. Kanoo B.S.C(c), Official Distributer of Toyota & Lexus, Bahrain
12.2020 - Current
Procurement Executive
Korrun India Private Limited, India
08.2017 - 09.2020
Project Trainee
L&T Construction Equipment Ltd, India
08.2016 - 05.2017
Master of Manufacturing Engineering & Technology -
Manipal Institute of Technology
B.TECH - Automobile Engineering
Manipal Institute of Technology
Diploma - Automobile Engineering
Dr. T.M.A Pai Polytechnic
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