Sudharson Vasudevan

Chennai

Summary

Supply Chain Analyst with 10 years of experience in End-to-End Supply Chain Management, Service Parts Planning (SPP), MRP, Inventory Optimization, Supplier Performance Management, and S&OP within global automotive OEM environments. Strong expertise in SAP SPP/MM, ERP, Power BI, Alteryx, and data-driven cost reduction strategies. Proven expertise in improving fill rates to 98%, reducing back orders by 60%, and achieving $5Mil+ in cost savings/avoidance through data-driven analysis and process improvements. Consistent & proven track record of successfully employing best business practices that improve efficiency, reduce operating costs whilst increasing performance.

Overview

years of professional experience

Certification

Work History

Supply Chain Analyst

Ford Motors Private Limited

01.2021 - Current

Process Improvement / Parts Control
Parts Ordering: Cleared system gaps in ordering processes, ensuring timely order injection and reducing processing delays.
Parts Control: Coordinated with suppliers, purchase for tooling & other costs, maintained necessary stock & ensured delivery as per the Material Requirement Date, thus achieved & maintained Highest Fill rate of 99%
Progress Control: Schedule release & follow up with internal teams for delivery, liaise with transporter, QC team, Depot, Packaging, Outbound for Prioritization of deliveries & resolving discrepancies.
VOR Cases: Coordinated with the DTA team in solving the Vehicle off road cases.
Customer Relationship Management: Managed relationship with Internal & External customers via Proactive status & progress updates, On-time communication of any bottlenecks, ensuring deadlines are aligned
Cross Functional activities: Aligned & setup weekly call with CFT for backlog orders, process concerns, NVA reduction, Process Improvement & Root Cause Analysis using SCM tools with various stakeholders
KIT Supplier Planning: Achieved highest fill rate of 98% by handling Critical KIT-Suppliers by coordinating with >200 component suppliers, purchase and other CFT to ensure on time & continuous supplies of KITs to end customers.
Inventory Cost Reduction: Achieved $1.05 million cost avoidance by cancelling excess PTO orders and $1.50 million savings through strategic redistribution of non-moving inventory across global markets
Cost Avoidance: Achieved €3.4 Mils per annum by increasing the selling cost for 726 parts which is less than the buying cost initially by involving the Finance team and other CFT.
Qlik Sense: Developed and implemented Qlik Sense dashboards for real time metrics tracking, improved reporting efficiency by 30%.
Container Tracking: Tracking containers by coordinating with liners & warehousing team to ensure seamless dispatch and delivery.
New Model Launch Analyst (2024-2025)
Finalize sourcing decision for newly released parts referring to the FORD systems, WERS, WIPS, PCII, PANDA etc.
Supported New Model Team by processing CTS/Non-CTS Parts pertaining to the launch way ahead of OK2B timings
Decide on Intercompany / Affiliate Sourcing based on Cost/Leadtime advantage.
Handled PUMA launch for ZA market & successfully achieved 98% Part availability before OK2B timing.

QA Engineer

TTK Healthcare Limited

01.2015 - 08.2021

QA / ISO & CE Documentation:
Extended product sterility period from 3 to 5 years through protocol development and testing, earning Employee of the Year award
Achieved Zero Customer complaints for consecutive 3 years through rigorous quality control and inspection process.
Contributed to cost savings through packaging material reuse and waste reduction activities.
Carry out incoming & inline inspection of medical devices implants during the production process to ensure the parts are produced as per specifications.
Supported CE /ISO Certification 13485:2016 compliance through documentation and audit activities.
NEW GEN & ANALYTICAL STRENGTHS
Asia Strong analytical mindset with hands-on experience in transforming data into insights
Developed custom tools and dashboard in Power BI and Qlik Sense for real-time planning and reporting
Adept at cross functional collaboration, problem solving, and continuous process improvement.

Education

BE - Mechanical Engineering

Prince Padmavathy Engineering College

01.2014

Skills

Process Excellence: Root Cause Analysis, Continuous Improvement, Lean Practices

Supply chain planning

Accomplishments

Asia Pacific Recognition Award contributed to the cost avoidance of €3.4 Mils by increasing the selling cost for close to 700 parts
Contributed cost avoidance of $1.05 million to the company through inventory dilution, Air freight charge back on suppliers who were impacted in Behind schedule.
Performance +award from Director EU supply chain on reducing the backorders of wiring suppliers to ever lowest in 2025
SPOT Recognition award for successfully managing 98 % Parts availability during PUMA launch for ZA market.
Managed 300+global suppliers across commodities; sustained 97.9% Fill rate
Achieved ever lowest for DTA cases (Overall EU count of VOR cases) less than 600 cases

Certification

Certified in ISO CE Documentation || 2019

INDUSTRY EXPOSURE

Service Parts Lifecycle: Forecasting & Planning for Wiring Commodities
Global Supplier Base: Managed 300+ suppliers across EU, Asia, USA. Ensured fill rate & lead-time coordination
SAP-Driven Planning: SAP SPP & CRM used for stock balancing, Supplier visibility, Schedule injection & Allocation of Normal / Rush Trucks to child location depots.

CORE COMPETENCIES

Supply Chain: Demand Planning, Supply Planning, MRP, Capacity Planning, Safety Stock Optimization
Systems & Tools: SAP SPP, SAP MM, SAP Ariba, Power BI, Qlik Sense, Alteryx, MS Excel (Advanced), ERP Systems
Performance Metrics: Fill Rate Improvement, Backorder Reduction, Inventory Turns, Cost Avoidance, KPI Reporting
Quality: Quality Management Systems, SOP’s Regulatory & Compliance, Quality Data Analysis.

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