Suraj CHANDEL
Summary
- Strategic Commodity Manager specialising in sourcing and cost reduction.
- Drives supplier negotiations to optimise procurement processes and enhance value.
- Leads cross-functional teams to identify and implement cost-saving opportunities across global commodities, focusing on localisation and the Make in India initiative to achieve raw material targets.
Overview
3
3
Languages
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Commodity Manager
Yazaki India Pvt. Ltd.
Pune, India
07.2017 - Current
- Commodity manager for commodity Tapes, Tube and Wires used in Automotive Wiring Harness.
- Strategic source selection for the commodities based on cost, technology, location, agreements, Duties and incoterms.
- Developed cost reduction strategies for suppliers through negotiations, localisation opportunities, optimum buying, and VAVE.
- Organised workshops to drive cost reduction initiatives, targeting each part and identifying opportunities for cost down activities.
- Engaged in global commodity meetings to share insights and collaborate with international teams. Representing India with the updates on the commodities and finding opportunities for cost down and new development from the global team that can be implemented in India.
- Oversaw development activities for rubber commodities, ensuring timely project execution. for rubber commodities, including grommets and rubber caps, ensuring alignment with project requirements.
- Worked in project team where i have handled BOM costing and analyses for customers like Tata (PV & CV), AL, Eicher, OLA, Ather.
- Worked with Supplier Quality Development in initial days and conducted supplier audits, PPAP documents verification and IMDS
- Preparation of important presentation for Department head that are presented to Management for review.
- Advance Purchasing for unique products on new projects.
- Data Management activities for standardization.
Education
Certificate of Higher Education - Mechanical Engineering
Dr. D.Y Patil School Of Engineering
Pune, MH01-2017
Diploma of Higher Education - Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
Pimpri Chinchwad Polytechnic
Pune, MH01-2014
Skills
- Strategic sourcing
- Cost reduction
- Supplier negotiation
- Project management
- BOM analysis
- Global collaboration
- Supplier relationship management
- Negotiation and communication
- Presentation preparation
- Adaptive problem solving
- Team Leadership
- Ethical decision making
- Positive attitude
Hobbies and interests
- Love to travel - Mountain Lover
- Bike ridding
- Like to Sing & Dance
- Like to plan travel itinerary
- Geography Enthusiast
- Like to play basketball
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Hindi
Proficient
C2
Marathi
Advanced
C1
Timeline
Commodity Manager
Yazaki India Pvt. Ltd.
07.2017 - Current
Certificate of Higher Education - Mechanical Engineering
Dr. D.Y Patil School Of Engineering
Diploma of Higher Education - Diploma in Mechanical Engineering
Pimpri Chinchwad Polytechnic