Santhosh KV

Accomplished Supply Chain and Operations Management professional with expertise in Program management, New Product Introduction, Production Planning and Order Fulfillment. Experienced in managing complete end to end Operations Program Management of EMS from Demand loading to FG delivery from the EMS. Skilled in handling all aspects of New Product Introduction, Product transfer, Manufacturing ramp-up, Risk management and timely escalations for associated risks. Strong focus on establishing healthy business relations with operations teams and coordinating with Global Supply Chain teams to secure material supplies for continuous production. Expertise in product life cycle management to control material excess and obsolescence while implementing mitigation plans to reduce liability.

• Date of Birth: 10/03/79
• Marital Status: Single

• CHANG YI INTERCONNECT TECHNOLOGY INDIA PVT LTD, Hyderabad, Sr. Deputy Manager OPM, 12/2023 to Present, Managing the Set Up of New – Green field Project of CYIT in the areas of Facility readiness, Equipment transfer activity from Vietnam, NPI and initial qualification activities in FIT - Vietnam., Responsible for the IO reporting in the SMA & SA in FIT vietnam for the daily meeting., Working with the Technical Program Management for the OPS build qty finalization, Man power resource planning and follow up on the recruitment status with the HR., Work with the PQM, Supplier Quality, Test Engineering, DFM for any issue resolutions., Communicate project status updates to various project partners, including team members and Customer DRI.
• MOTOROLA MOBILITY INDIA PVT LTD, Noida, Manager NPI, 10/2021 to11/2023, Responsible for the Site NPI program management & Leading the NPI activities in the EMS, capacity planning for the new products, Ramp schedule for the new products and communication to the Sales & Marketing team on the product readiness and the volume commit planning for the launch of the product., E&F finalization & getting the budget approvals for the NRE., Responsible for the meeting the various milestone activities of the product by working closely with the CFT team and oversee the progress of the project till the site ship acceptance received., Analyse any risk and mitigate the risk by working with the CFT to meet the milestone dates.
• MOTOROLA MOBILITY INDIA PVT LTD, Chennai, Manager Planning, 08/2021 to 10/2021, Responsible for the Ramp Up of New EMS – Padget Electronics in the areas of Materials planning, Operations, Customer Order Fulfilment, Project transfer, NPI and initial qualification activities with remote support from the external team due to Covid conditions., Responsible for setting up the process in the New EMS and providing training to the EMS partner in the areas of Materials & Production Planning, order Fulfilment, setting up the BMS and daily monitoring of the Production plan, Ship plan commit from the EMS., Precise Planning and Execution on the supplies from both the EMS suppliers with no impact to the business. Materials & Inventory planning to ensure minimum E&O while ramp down., Risk mitigation of supplies from the EMS during the qualification stage by transferring the demand to the other EMS, managing the supplies for manufacturing, Execution and shipment of the Supplies to the market by coordinating with the Business Operations, Supply Planning & Logistics team.
• MOTOROLA MOBILITY INDIA PVT LTD, Chennai, Manager Order fulfillment Planning & Operations, 01/2016 to 08/2021, Responsible for the Ramp down activities with Flex India Pvt Ltd. Managing the day-to-day operations, Materials planning, E&O Management, Transfer of assets & Equipment’s to New EMS., SPOC for Business and Customer operations team to provide visibility on delivery schedules and order fulfilment from the EMS., Materials Supply Planning with the overseas team for the demand fulfilment and ensure maximum utilisation of the capacity for the continuous production schedule., Conducting Cross functional reviews with EMS team on the day-to-day activities like Daily Production Tracking, Actions / Counter Measures for Plan Vs Actual Comparison. Supply Availability Planning, Material CTB status and risk analysis for all open orders, Ship status, FSSD and E&O management., OTD measurement tracking with subsequent Corrective actions review., Managing of demand forecasting process in coordination with the sales and the EMS teams., Product life cycle planning from the launch till the EOL Phase by working with the Global NPI team for the launch support, Biz team for the demand planning, Global materials team for the supplies to ensure maximum capacity utilisation and level loading of Production in the EMS.
• FORD Motor PVT LTD, Chennai, Senior packaging Engineer- Asia pacific MP&L, 02/2013 to 01/2016, Packaging strategy finalisation for the Asia pacific new launch vehicle programs., Estimation and submission of the packaging investments (Shipping racks, In house racks, Shuttle racks) for the Powertrain & BIW parts during various gateways., Alignment of packaging strategy and investments with the launch markets., Participate in the Management review meetings for the investment submission during each gateway., Facilitation of the budget approvals for the Packaging investments., Continuously Evaluate existing packaging designs and provide input to maximize container & Packaging cube utilization., Active participation along with purchase for finalising the Commercial program agreement with the suppliers for the Packaging specifications and the cost.
• MOTOROLA MOBILITY CHENNAI PVT LTD., SEZ, Chennai, Senior Engineer- Production Planning, Customer Order Management, 03/2010 to 01/2013, SPOC for Business and Customer operations team for MEA and Europe region to provide visibility on delivery schedules and order fulfilment., Material /Production Planning & Control activities through scheduled MRP runs, JIT pull-in for local parts and manage inventory levels to meet build requirements, maintain healthy turns & days of supply., Conducting activities like Daily Production Tracking, Actions / Counter Measures for Plan Vs Actual Comparison. Supply Availability Planning and risk analysis for all open orders., OTD measurement tracking with subsequent Corrective actions review.
• Motorola India Pvt Ltd, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Senior Project Engineer, 07/2007 to 03/2010, Driving end-to-end program management activities for new product introductions in Factory., Coordinating all the activities between the Cross functional teams for the ship acceptance and the successful launch of the product from the Chennai distribution centre., Managed the pilot builds for new product back end development for the site to site transfer backend projects, including planning and scheduling of builds, defect identification and resolution, material readiness, reporting and tracking., Conducting the Post Pilot reviews, identify the gaps, close the observations and ensure that the lessons learnt is properly documented for the future projects, Identify potential risks against the plan and develop risk mitigation and contingency plans.
• Elcoteq Electronics India Pvt Ltd, Project Manager –Engineering services APAC, 09/2006 to 07/2007, Arranging and managing Project Start-up reviews, preparing Project plans, conducting Manufacturing reviews, project ramp-up meetings & project closing reviews in order to deliver the projects within the time line., Resource planning based on competencies gap arising out of new product introduction., Capital Expenditure (Capex) planning in order to identify & track new equipments ordering., Layout planning in order to meet production ramp-up capacity. To set up ramp-up plan and preside over the ramp-up of product, co-operating with other functions and product line for the ramp up., Identifying any special process setup requirements and organize to provide the required infrastructure thereof. Facility planning to support Manufacturing operations., Training plan for the project team to ensure a smooth product & technology transfer., Working closely with logistics & supply chain in order to setup the supply chain & logistics operating models., Getting customer feedback and ensuring CA/PA for issues related to pilot before mass production.
• Flextronics Technologies (I) Pvt Ltd, Bangalore, Engineer Projects (New product introduction), 06/2002 to 09/2006, Implementation of the new projects to the line and interacting with the customers for the implementation of the new projects., Hold new product start up meetings, NPI Readiness review meetings, NPI Post Build review meetings, and Product Transfer meetings with relevant departments., Responsible for overseeing the progress of the project and review the project in terms of material availability, Tooling & Fixtures with the materials, process and planning department for scheduling the pilot run for manufacturing the assembly., Co-ordinate the line set up activities for the new product along with the Industrial Engineering department, to ensure that all the items required for the new line set up are procured and implemented., Responsible for the Engineering change control activities and ensure that the Engineering changes are implemented effectively as per the customer requirements and as per established procedures., Tracking the Project Budget cost to ensure that the project cost is well within the allocated budget., Responsible for preparing the timeline of key deliverables to meet prototype and pilot build deadlines. Prepare the implementation plan and schedule based on the customer requirement and timeline.

Motorola MBG - Asia pacific team award for new factory setup of Padget Electronics ensuring the product qualification, capacity ramp, on time delivery meeting the demand.

Ford : Received Certificate of appreciation from the Global product development director for the Packaging Contributions towards the finalization of Commercial purchase agreement for an upcoming B Car Platform Vehicle program.

Ford : Asia Pacific Recognition Award for the packaging contributions towards the Commercial Purchase Agreement for an upcoming truck program.

Motorola Mobility Chennai :

Lead the team for the successful knowledge/ function transfer from Motorola, AMK, Singapore to Chennai for the Middle East, Africa, Israel, South West Asia, South East Asia and Australia.

Appreciated by the Europe & Middle East customer operations teams for meeting deadlines for New Product Introductions.

Awarded 3 Bravo awards for exemplary performance

Flextronics : Received Certificate of Appreciation (Silver Award) for the effective Project Management Skills, New product introduction for the proto as well as the pilot runs & maintenance of documents for the new product introduction.