ERP - SAP
Samayakkaruppiah R
Procurement
Chennai
Summary
Experienced professional in Purchase and Supply Chain Management with 10 years of expertise in material management systems and costed BOM preparation. Skilled in inventory management and supplier negotiation for cost, delivery, and quality. Proven track record of managing multiple projects and meeting deadlines. Knowledge in JIT, 5S, and Kaizen to contribute to organizational success.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Engineer – Procurement Lead
CTTI PVT LTD (Foxconn Group)
08.2023 - Current
- Managing direct procurement processes, including the purchasing or obtaining of raw materials, Consumables.
- Managing supplier selection process for local purchase.
- Reviewing RFQs and overseeing competitive bidding cycles.
- Managing the procure-to-pay process, including requisitioning, purchasing, receiving, invoicing, and paying for goods.
- Negotiating contracts with vendors to secure the best deals and term.
- Monitoring supplier performance for optimal business operations performance.
- Forecasting to predict future demand for raw materials and purchase requisitions in MRP.
- Finalizing purchase details and approving purchase requests and purchase orders in MRP.
- Ensuring the timeliness and effectiveness of goods within the Lead time.
- Maintaining optimum level of inventory within the target.
- Reduction of D-Cost in the Obsolete stock, Air cost within the target.
- Ensuring the material readiness, ECN activities, PO release for New model intro within target date.
- Tracking key metrics and KPIs to reduce costs.
- Collaborating with internal departments to ensure procurement needs are met.
- Optimizing workflows and automation processes to save time and money.
- Compiling reports for the Procurement Head in HQ.
- Incorporating new procurement software, e-procurement processes, and business processes when necessary.
- Handling the projects of PCB assembly & TV assembly for SONY customer.
Engineer – Material Planner
ZF Hero Chassis System Pvt Ltd
06.2022 - 08.2023
- Plan and order material via SAP including MRP
- Negotiate and follow-up with suppliers on lead time of delivery and freight to control inventory
- Review MRP output and develop part purchasing schedules to supplier based on production requirement
- Manage inventory including parts scheduling, fill rates, inventory level
- Communicate with customer about forecast, ordering and information distribution
- Responsible for initial expending of production material into the plant as per schedule parameter
- Improve delivery performance inbound, inventory turn rates and logistics costs
- Monitor the inventory levels against target KPI
- Minimize the obsolescent stock to ensure minimum liability for business
Engineer – Material Planner
Flextronics Technologies Pvt Ltd
04.2021 - 02.2022
- Planning the material readiness based on the customer orders on daily basis
- Continuous follow up with the buyer for the materials to support the production
- Preparing the shortage report to the customer on daily basis
- Preparing the clear to build order on time based on the material availability
- Working on the conversion/alternate parts with PDM Team based on the BOM by order wise
- Follow up with customer on the priority orders to ensure the build on time
- Preparing the shortage list in the Kinaxis tool on order-wise
- Working with WH on the conversion part to get done on time for the orders
- Presenting the customer meeting for the order status on daily basis
Procurement Executive
CTTI PVT LTD
03.2019 - 04.2021
- Company Overview: (SONY TV Manufacturing Unit - FOXCONN Group)
- Forecast of material planning for all import & local parts
- Continuous follow up with suppliers for materials to support the production on time
- Releasing purchase order on time to support production without any line impact
- C’BOM Preparation
- KPI Monitoring regularly as per the given target
- Preparing Cost break up sheet with quotations & negotiating and final prices
- Lead time reduction by checking the process & Negotiating with the supplier
- Submitting the import shipping documents to logistics in order to support the clearance procedure
- Work closely with logistics on the import shipments to reach the factory on time for the production
- Managing the inventory of raw materials within in the target
- ECN control with supplier & Customer for the effective implementation in the projects
- Monitoring the Raw material monthly excess based on the plan
- Research external market information to identify potential sources & suppliers
- Work hand-in-hand with the vendors in new product development
- Perform as functional bridge amongst external vendors as well as internal design team
- Ensure adherence of committed date plan by submitting samples to customer & design team
- Coordinate with Engineering to ensure official approval of samples submitted
- Effective control in Excess amount for EOL models
- Vendor Development
- Handling preparation of Price Comparisons and selection of vendor on the basis of cost, quality & capability of Vendor
- Ensuring best quality at best minimum price at the desired time through value engineering
- Maintain Effective Supply Chain to avoid any delay to the Project
- Developing long-term partnerships with suppliers and managing day-to-day supplier performance to ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery & quality norms
- Create production forecasts and plans based on sales forecasts, historical usage and product trends
- Achieved 95% forecast accuracy compared to actual demand
- Established and implemented just-in-time inventory that decreased overall inventory by 20% and increased inventory turns
- Keeping enough stock at vendor End by sharing enough forecast (More than 16 weeks)
- (SONY TV Manufacturing Unit - FOXCONN Group)
Procurement Coordinator
Gateway Ventures CA LTD
11.2016 - 03.2019
- Preparation of proposals as per Client request based on the tendering, estimation and procurement
- Analyzes the inquiries and check with our suppliers in various countries & get the most suitable offer as per customer requirement
- Assist with negotiating terms and conditions of tenders with customers and suppliers to achieve the best commercial position with minimum exposure to risk
- Preparing proposal documents, including pricing, qualification information, technical and commercial clarifications, schedules and other supporting information as required by management
- Analyses feedback from projects via forecast data and operation costs to improve future estimations
- Preparing the sales documents like Sales quote and Sales order for customer in ERP based on the supplier proposal
- Creating the Purchase Order in ERP for Vendor according to their final offer
- Follow up the suppliers for order dispatch & timely update to client on order status
- Arranging the forwarder to ship the material from vendor to the customer meanwhile arranging the shipping documents to our Logistics department for customs clearance
- Arranging the commercial invoice for client & timely deliver the goods with proper documents
- Prepare and lead the Sales Turnover meeting with supporting documentation
Graduate Engineering Trainee
JBM Auto System Pvt. Ltd
08.2014 - 08.2016
- Responsible for planning and timely delivery of FG components to our customers (RNAIPL, DAIMLER, Royal Enfield, GSSA)
- Planning complete day wise production according to customer MRD (Material Receipt Date) include with last day dispatch details
- To plan for materials (Raw Material & Consumables) based on annual production plan & our plant stock
- Based on the stock availability criticalities to be identified and production manager/ SCM team to be informed accordingly
- In ward & update the RM & SFG stocks in SAP as per availability of day stock
- Monitoring process capabilities of the critical parts & planning to send FG parts as per our customer schedule
- To continually work towards cost reduction of consumables
- Preparing every month inventory analysis report, monitoring inventory control for both SFG and FG stocks in warehouse
Education
SSLC -
Nadar Higher Secondary School
Watrap 04.2001 -
HSC -
Hindu Higher Secondary School
Watrap 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
KALASALINGAM UNIVERSITY
Srivilliputhur, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Supply Chain Management
Material Requirement Planning
Costed BOM Preparation
Inventory Management
Vendor Management
Supplier Negotiation
Forecast & Demand Planning
New Project Management
Lead time Mitigation
Software
MS Office - Excel, PPT, Word
ERP - Baan
Kinaxis
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the information furnished above is correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Timeline
Senior Engineer – Procurement Lead
CTTI PVT LTD (Foxconn Group)
08.2023 - Current
Engineer – Material Planner
ZF Hero Chassis System Pvt Ltd
06.2022 - 08.2023
Engineer – Material Planner
Flextronics Technologies Pvt Ltd
04.2021 - 02.2022
Procurement Executive
CTTI PVT LTD
03.2019 - 04.2021
Procurement Coordinator
Gateway Ventures CA LTD
11.2016 - 03.2019
Graduate Engineering Trainee
JBM Auto System Pvt. Ltd
08.2014 - 08.2016
SSLC -
Nadar Higher Secondary School
04.2001 -
HSC -
Hindu Higher Secondary School
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Technology - Mechanical Engineering
KALASALINGAM UNIVERSITY
04.2001 -