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Sonu Arya

Sonu Arya

Pinjore

Summary

Dynamic Supply Chain Professional with 14 years of experience, specializing in strategic sourcing and raw materials purchasing at Winner Nippon Leatherette Pvt. Ltd. and Gabriel India Limited. Demonstrates a robust background in Mechanical Component and Electronic commodities, complemented by expertise in ERP/SAP MM & PP implementation. Recognized for exceptional problem-solving skills and a proven track record of driving results, leading to consistent promotions within supply chain functions. Committed to leveraging extensive industry knowledge to enhance operational efficiency and contribute to organizational success. Motivated and resourceful supply chain specialist with several years of expertise managing customs compliance, inventory control, customer service and transportation logistics. Meticulous team player focused on developing and implementing process controls and quality improvement initiatives that reduce costs and increase company revenue. Reliable and dedicated leader seeking to leverage strong background into a buyer, planner or supply chain role with progressive organization.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Manager

Winner Nippon Leatherette Pvt. Ltd.
Baddi
08.2022 - Current
  • Collaborated with Scheduling, Production, Sales, and Marketing to align material requirements with SAP/ERP forecasting.
  • Collaborate with key stakeholders to resolve the main constraints and shortages.
  • Managed 20 SKUs from the E2E process.
  • Schedule a daily or weekly call with business partners to address delivery, logistics, and other queries.
  • Maintaining and controlling the raw material inventory for job work suppliers, if required.
  • Manage suppliers to ensure timely deliveries and quality compliance (OTIF, ASN tracking).
  • Maintain competitive prices for cost reduction, quality, supplier delivery performance, and logistics costs.
  • MIS for Inventory Reporting for SKUs, BOP Parts.
  • Customer handling of the upcoming E2E process.
  • Managed vendor relationships by negotiating contracts and ensuring timely delivery of goods and services.
  • Conducted regular meetings with staff to discuss progress and identify areas of improvement.
  • Reviewed employee performance and provided ongoing feedback and coaching to drive performance improvement.
  • Developed and implemented strategic plans to achieve company objectives.
  • Provided leadership, insight and mentoring to newly hired employees to supply knowledge of various company programs.
  • Created monthly reports for senior management summarizing operational performance metrics.
  • Managed inventory levels to meet demand without overstocking, reducing waste.
  • Produced thorough, accurate and timely reports of project activities.
  • Provided leadership during times of organizational change or crisis situations.
  • Established and monitored KPIs to evaluate performance and identify areas for improvement.

Sr. Engg. - SSCM

Gabriel India Limited
Parwanoo- H.P
12.2010 - 08.2022
  • Attending to day-to-day issues in the ERP/SAP MM module with reference to the Purchase Department.
  • Review incoming requisitions and apply the necessary control and audit reviews outlined in the requisition to purchase order requirements.
  • Managing material quantity by stock, by quantity, by value, good issue, and stock movement/reservation/quantity inspection/physical inventory.
  • Creating and maintaining the material master, MRP, MPS, vendor master, PR, purchase order, and RFQ.
  • Review all open orders on a daily basis and ensure they are delivered by the supplier.
  • Ensure all orders are duly acknowledged by the supplier in the system.
  • Manage and administer multiple databases and systems important to the Purchasing function (SAP MM Module).
  • Managing Data Management Activities (MPS Data) for SKUs.
  • Managing inter-plant STO and resolving any issues in the system.
  • Initial supplier audits, along with the CFT team, for vendor finalization.
  • Prepare the department budget and presentation for top management on monthly KPI performance.
  • Cost reduction activities in logistics and warehousing.
  • Interact with business partners to support purchase order pricing, questions, exceptions, or quality issues.
  • Coordinated with key suppliers to establish deep supplier relationships and build or extend relationships across the divisions.
  • Implement category strategies and negotiation strategies with reference to cost reduction activities.
  • Drove continuous improvement in cost, delivery, and quality performance.
  • Monitored supplier performance metrics such as quality, cost, lead time, and delivery accuracy.
  • Analyzed supply chain performance metrics to identify areas for improvement and implement corrective actions.
  • Identified potential suppliers and negotiated contracts that met the company's needs in terms of pricing, quality, service level agreements.
  • Conferred with supply chain planners to forecast demand or create supply plans.
  • Identified opportunities to reuse or recycle materials to minimize consumption of new materials.
  • Negotiated contracts with vendors, securing favorable terms and cost savings.
  • Developed and implemented supply chain strategies to reduce costs and improve efficiency.
  • Utilized ERP systems to streamline supply chain operations and provide real-time visibility into inventory and order status.
  • Analyzed supply chain data such as demand forecasts and inventory levels to identify areas of improvement.
  • Reviewed and updated supply chain practices in accordance with new or changing environmental policies, standards and regulations.

Education

MBA – Operations Management -

Lovely Professional University
07.2017

Bachelor's Technologies - Mechanical Engineering

Karnatka University
06.2015

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering

PSBTE
10.2010

Skills

  • Demand forecasting
  • Material Planning
  • ERP Implementation
  • SAP Implementation
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Logistics handling
  • Vendor Development
  • Cost saving
  • Inventory management
  • Communication skills
  • Team leadership
  • Cost reduction
  • Process improvement
  • Vendor negotiation
  • Work prioritization
  • Risk management
  • Relationship building
  • Emergency response
  • Resource allocation
  • Budget control
  • Policy and procedure development
  • Decision-making
  • Clear communication
  • Cross-functional team management
  • Documentation and reporting
  • Schedule preparation
  • Inventory control

Roles And Responsibilities

Coordinate material requirements with Scheduling, Production, Sales, and Marketing to support short and long term forecasting in SAP/ ERP, Collaborate with key stakeholders to resolve main constraints & shortages, Managed 20 SKUs from E2E process, Schedule daily/weekly call with business partners to address delivery, logistics and other queries, Maintain and control Raw Material inventory for Job Work Supplier if required, Manage suppliers to ensure timely deliveries and quality compliance (OTIF, ASN Tracking), Maintain competitive price for cost reduction, quality, supplier delivery performance and logistic cost, MIS for Inventory Reporting for SKUs, BOP Parts, Customer Handling upcoming E2E Process, Attending Day to Day issues in ERP/SAP -MM module reference to Purchase department, Review incoming requisitions and apply the necessary control and audit reviews outlined in the requisition to purchase order requirement, Managing material quantity by stock by quantity, by value, good issue and stock movement/reservation/quantity inspection/physical inventory, Creating and maintaining Material master, MRP, MPS, vendor master, PR, Purchase Order & RFQ, Review all Open orders on daily basis and ensure it is delivered from Supplier, Ensure all orders are duly acknowledged by supplier in the system, Manage and administrate multiple databases and systems important to the Purchasing function (SAP MM Module), Managing Data Management Activities (MPS Data) for SKUs, Managing Inter Plant STO and resolve if any issue in system, Initial Supplier audits along with CFT team for vendor finalization, Prepare Department Budget and presentation to top management for monthly KPI Performance, Cost reduction Activities in Logistics and Warehousing, Interact with business partners to support purchase order pricing, questions, exceptions, or quality issue, Coordinated with key suppliers to establish deep supplier relationships and build/extend relationships across the divisions, Implement category strategies and Negotiations strategies reference to cost reduction activity, Drove continuous improvement in cost, delivery, and quality performance, RFQ Comparison and score selection for best supplier, Supplier Upgradation - For quality, delivery and system, Create ideas and implement cost reduction for indirect materials, Resolve commercial and capacity issues at suppliers

Notice period

15 Days

Personal Information

  • Father's Name: Gopal Chand
  • Date of Birth: 20/10/1990
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Marital Status: Married

Languages

Hindi
First Language
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Punjabi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2

Affiliations

  • Billiards
  • Cricket
  • Chess

Accomplishments

  • Awarded as ‘VIBRANT BEGINNER OF THE YEAR’ on completion of ever highest production of 40,000 struts application in Gabriel India
  • Implementation of Supplier Portal-ASN for effective Supplier Communication
  • Third Position in Kaizen Competition held between Gabriel India
  • Successfully upgraded Tier-2 Supplier as per MSIL Requirements
  • Successfully implemented ERP Procurement System over 70 Suppliers

Certification

  • Certified IATF Internal Auditor - IATF 16949:2016
  • Control on Changing Management
  • Inventory Management

Timeline

Manager

Winner Nippon Leatherette Pvt. Ltd.
08.2022 - Current

Sr. Engg. - SSCM

Gabriel India Limited
12.2010 - 08.2022

MBA – Operations Management -

Lovely Professional University

Bachelor's Technologies - Mechanical Engineering

Karnatka University

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering

PSBTE
Sonu Arya