S Sankar
Senior Engineer -Production Planning Control
Chennai
Summary
A dynamic professional with 17 years of experience in the end-to-end aspects of PPC & Supply chain in various automotive OEM & Tier 1 Indian and Multinational Corporation. Highly adopt and detail-oriented in developing production schedules, Cost Savings, promoting operational efficiency, managing inventory and coordinating logistics. Proven history of managing complex production schedules aligned with sales forecasting and customer order deadlines. Expert in maintaining meticulous records to identify aspects needing improvement and develop solutions.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
1
1
Language
Work History
PPC, Customer support (Daimler, Ashok Leyland & Isuzu)& Logistics management
AAM India Manufacturing Corporation
12.2011 - Current
- Coordinates with materials procurement to ensure accuracy and availability of all materials in support of plans
- Supports coordination and report preparation for weekly and monthly production planning meetings with production, customer service, materials purchasing and select customers
- Monitors status of finished goods inventory to ensure order completion is on time and safety stock levels are maintained
- Maintains appropriate level of communication with internal customers with goal of meeting or exceeding stated on-time delivery goals
- Works with IT department to implement systems solutions to enhance capacity planning and production scheduling
- Translate forecasts and dependent demand into achievable MPS using defined planning parameters which support Company’s business objectives
- Prepared 1-month Firm & 4 month's forecast & releasing to all concern departments & supplier
- Daily Production planned & axle shipped in JIS for Daimler
- DICV single point contact for: new program launch, daily demand coverage, escalation of potential risks for DICV sourced components
- Every week conducted change management meeting & closely coordinate for product change implementation, So far 185 axle variant successfully launched for Daimler, Isuzu & AL
- Responsible for MRP to release accurate schedule flow to supplier
- Supply chain infrastructure and logistics planning activities for smooth supply chain
- Manage the Stores & Shipment Activity to customer supply chain (Scheduling of suppliers for parts to shipment of product to customer dock)
- Budget preparation for sales forecast and cost savings plans to meet corporate budget guidelines
- Goal setting for department based on plant priorities and monitor team and Stores performance
- Impart training on material functional areas and training need identification for training by specialist
- Responsible for reviewing material as per daily production Plan
- Responsible for Achieving Daily Production, Good Quality of the product & 5S maintaining
- Responsible for handling customer complaints and analysis.
- Monitored logistics performance and identified improvement opportunities
- Developed contingency plans to address potential risks or disruptions in the supply chain, minimizing potential impact on operations
- Implemented robust tracking systems to monitor shipments, improving visibility and reducing potential delays
Stores Executive & Logistics
Ashok Leyland Unit 1 & Unit 2 –Hosur (Mahindra &Mahindra Logistics)
03.2006 - 11.2011
- Ensuring proper first in & proper first out
- Binning of Two Bins materials in right location
- Delivery of right material at right time for line production & packing improvements
- Experienced in working as per SOP (Standard Operating Procedure)
- Experienced person in giving suggestions & solving problems
- Responsible for correct warehouse stock Reporting to supplier chain coordinating peoples
- Experienced in coordinating with supplier chain peoples to ensuring daily consumable materials
- Responsible for Reviewing Rejections with guidance from Quality supervisors
- Supporting person in new vendor development activities
- Responsible for receiving parts from various suppliers both physically and in system
- Responsible for coordination with purchase dept for getting purchase orders
- Coordinating with claims and receiving departments in case of wrong and new parts
- Complete focus on physically inventory and to assist in Cycle Counting
- Responsible for arranging vehicles for materials dispatches
- Responsible for every day stock counting and matching with both book stock and system stock
- Responsible for Warehouse location and Stores rack implementation
- Issuing of materials from all stocks to various departments on Material Issue Slips duly approved by competent authority.
Education
HSC -
N Krishna Mud Liar Higher Secondary School
India 03.2002 - 03.2003
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering -
Thanthai Periyar Govt Polytechnic College
India 03.2003 - 03.2006
BE- Mechanical Engineering (Part Time) -
Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Vaariyar Engineering College
India 04.2008 - 04.2012
Skills
Logistics Planning
Resource Management
Production Planning
Budget Planning
Supply Chain Coordination
Cost control and tracking
Logistics Data Analysis
Budget Control
Well versed with MS Word, MS Excel and MS PPT & Oracle
Demand forecasting
Production Scheduling
Change Management Process
Certification
Green Belt certified in Six Sigma
Trainings Attended
- 3 days’ workshop on Lean Manufacturing and Just in sequence at AAM -CHMF
- 2 Days workshop for VSM at Daimler
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/10/87
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Married
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that all the information furnished are true and complete to the best of my Knowledge.
Timeline
PPC, Customer support (Daimler, Ashok Leyland & Isuzu)& Logistics management
AAM India Manufacturing Corporation
12.2011 - Current
BE- Mechanical Engineering (Part Time) -
Vinayaka Missions Kirupananda Vaariyar Engineering College
04.2008 - 04.2012
Stores Executive & Logistics
Ashok Leyland Unit 1 & Unit 2 –Hosur (Mahindra &Mahindra Logistics)
03.2006 - 11.2011
Diploma in Mechanical Engineering -
Thanthai Periyar Govt Polytechnic College
03.2003 - 03.2006
HSC -
N Krishna Mud Liar Higher Secondary School
03.2002 - 03.2003
Green Belt certified in Six Sigma
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