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Sushant Suresh Gharate

Supply Chain Management
Nashik

Summary

Goal-oriented professional with extensive quality management experience in the supply chain sector. Skilled in supplier quality assurance, complaint management, supplier evaluation, and strategic purchasing and procurement. Implemented centralized performance card and data visualization tools to improve supplier quality assessment. Proficient in FMEA, APQP, and SPC for quality assurance initiatives and regulatory compliance.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
year of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
4
4
Languages

Work History

Procurement Coordinator

Pankaj Enterprises (Pankaj Pharmaceuticals)
12.2024 - Current
  • Handles administrative tasks related to the purchasing process.
  • Maintains organized files, logs, and records for invoices, purchase orders, and all related documentation.
  • Communicates with vendors to gather pricing information and confirm delivery schedules.
  • Prepares and issues standard requests for quotations (RFQs).
  • Manages pricing updates, order cancellations, and delivery changes; coordinates actions for discontinued items, reviews potential alternatives, and resolves any invoice discrepancies.
  • Assists in or takes part in the negotiation, placement, maintenance, and follow-up of purchase orders.
  • Collaborates closely with product and business teams, as well as vendors, to optimize technical specifications and ensure alignment with user requirements.

Supply Chain Quality Management

Würth MODYF GmbH & Co. KG
11.2022 - 11.2024
  • Supplier and Customer Complaints: Reviewed claim management processes, including handling supplier and customer complaints, and coordinated transport damage cases with insurance companies.
  • Quality Issues: Collaborated with product, purchasing, and sales teams to resolve quality issues, ensuring supplier compliance with quality standards and requirements.
  • Quality Evaluations: Performed regular evaluations and analyses using tools like Power BI to identify error causes, evaluate suppliers, and provide actionable insights for continuous improvement.
  • Quality Inspections: Planned and coordinated quality checks, including incoming goods inspections and third-party final inspections (e.g., SGS, INTERTEK) for EU suppliers, ensuring adherence to quality standards.
  • Inventory and Managed Complaints: Maintained accurate inventory records for materials in complaint status using SAP and coordinated necessary rework activities with relevant teams.
  • Quality Improvement Initiatives: Identified and managed quality improvement projects across business units, fostering collaboration for enhanced operational efficiency.
  • Quality Reports: Created and presented detailed quality performance reports to support strategic decision-making and improve overall process effectiveness.
  • Compliance and Audits: Contributed to REACH management by maintaining Restricted Substances Lists (RSL) and assisted in product audits (PPE) as a co-auditor to uphold regulatory compliance.


Supplier Quality Management Intern

CLAAS KGaA
09.2021 - 12.2021
  • Facilitated onboarding of new Supplier Quality users on the CLAAS Quality Supplier Portal, including providing login support and assistance with portal activities.
  • Collaborated closely with the purchasing team to classify NPRM and PRM suppliers effectively.
  • Assisted in claim management processes, including 8D problem-solving and resolution.
  • Prepared quality reports and documentation to support team operations and ensure compliance.
  • Contributed to strategic planning efforts to enhance business productivity and support audit preparations, including involvement in a VDA 6.3 audit.

Working Student Problem Solving

Amazon Logistics
10.2020 - 12.2020
  • Addressed and resolved issues in the Picking and Packing areas using specified Unix tools while ensuring adherence to customer packing quality standards.
  • Conducted error analysis through techniques such as Pareto analysis, Trend charts, 5-Why, and Ishikawa to identify root causes and implement solutions.
  • Troubleshot inventory-related challenges, including resolving associate issues and managing ASIN label printing.

Education

Master of Science - SCM

SRH Hochschule in Nordrhein - Westfalen
Hamm, Germany
04.2022 - 12.2022

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Savitribai Phule Pune University
Pune, Maharashtra
04.2019 - 12.2019

Skills

  • Cross-Functional Collaboration
  • Quality Management Systems
  • Data-Driven Decision Making
  • Procurement
  • Purchasing
  • Continuous Improvement Processes
  • Inco-terms
  • Import Regulations
  • 5S
  • LEAN Management
  • 6 Sigma
  • Negotiations
  • Quality Assurance
  • Claim Management
  • Supplier Relationship Management
  • PPAP
  • MSA
  • SPC
  • APQP
  • FMEA
  • IATF 16949

Certification

SAP MM, Henry Harvin Education, Master Data, Procurement Process, PO Scenarios, Valuation and Account Determination, Inventory Management, Invoice Verification, Stock Transfer, Release Process, MRP, Special Procurement

Technical Skills

  • MS Office –Programs,
    (Excel, Word,
    PowerPoint, Teams,
    Share Point)
  • PPAP, MSA, SPC, APQP,
    FMEA), IATF 16949
  • SAP Business Objects
    (BI), SAP BW1, SAP QM
  • Tableau, Power BI

Timeline

Procurement Coordinator

Pankaj Enterprises (Pankaj Pharmaceuticals)
12.2024 - Current

Supply Chain Quality Management

Würth MODYF GmbH & Co. KG
11.2022 - 11.2024

Master of Science - SCM

SRH Hochschule in Nordrhein - Westfalen
04.2022 - 12.2022

Supplier Quality Management Intern

CLAAS KGaA
09.2021 - 12.2021

Working Student Problem Solving

Amazon Logistics
10.2020 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Science - Mechanical Engineering

Savitribai Phule Pune University
04.2019 - 12.2019

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