Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Websites
Accomplishments
Cost Saving Projects
Training
Timeline
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SWAPNIL ZADE

Technical Lead - Sourcing Strategy
Bengaluru,KA

Summary

  • Result-driven techno-commercial professional with 8+ years of experience in supply chain management and sourcing across automotive, oil & gas, Aerospace, Railway, Semiconductor, and industrial power sectors.
  • Accelerated plant revenue growth by driving ₹70+ crore in savings through cost optimization, adoption of modern methodologies, and leadership of a dynamic 10+ member team.
  • Created data visualizations using Power BI to present insights to leadership, driving the achievement of organizational goals.
  • Proven expertise in overseeing end-to-end Purchasing operations, including Contract Management, NPD Sourcing Strategy, Cost Finalization & Planning, Vendor Management, and Negotiations.
  • Fostered strong relationships with customers and vendors, leading pricing and performance reviews to identify opportunities for service improvement, revenue growth, and cost management.
  • Successfully transitioned from ERP to SAP implementation, enhancing operational efficiency and system integration.
  • Extensive expertise in product costing, P2P cycle, contract management, vendor development, procurement optimization, logistics, inventory control, and techno-commercial negotiations.
  • Extensive expertise in strategic sourcing and materials management for Wire Harnesses, Control Panels, Electrical Component, Proprietary Parts, Fabrication, Castings, Forgings, and Hardware.
  • Conducted monthly material market price indexing using LME and SIAM reports.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Technical Lead - Sourcing

HCL Technology
01.2025 - Current
  • Company Overview: Client - Tokyo Electron Manufacturing Engineering, US.
  • Led end-to-end sourcing of COTS & custom semiconductor parts, from supplier evaluation and RFQ to delivery follow-up.
  • Consolidated supplier base from 900 to 250, mitigating risks across 40,000+ parts and improving supply resilience.
  • Partnered with engineering teams on prototype builds, DFM reviews, and should-costing, enabling budget accuracy and working capital optimization.
  • Executed NPD sourcing including RFQ management, cost negotiations, FAI PO finalization, warranty agreements, NDA compliance, and supplier contracts.

Sourcing Manager

Cummins India
Pune
02.2023 - 12.2024
  • Company Overview: Payroll - TFS Global System Pvt. Ltd.
  • Managing the procurement and sourcing of electrical systems, including proprietary parts, wire harnesses, control panels, fabrication, and hardware, with a total expenditure of ₹600 cr.
  • Led RFQ to contract closure (techno-commercial negotiations, DQR, DFM, PPAP, LOI, DSA, NDAs, warranty agreements).
  • Collaborating with engineers on prototype development, supporting annual budgeting and cost-saving initiatives, and driving value capture and should-costing strategies to achieve cost reduction and efficient working capital management.

Purchase Engineer

Nirmal Industries Control Pvt. Ltd
Mumbai
07.2019 - 09.2022
  • Accountable for techno-commercial, delivery, ARC, T&C, and sourcing new parts development activities, vendor development, and supplier onboarding for casting, forging, and fabrication commodities.
  • Successfully transitioned from ERP to SAP implementation, enhancing operational efficiency, and system integration.
  • Managed and implemented the Data Buffering Stock Management (DBM) system strategy for inventory control, optimizing minimum and maximum stock levels, reorder quantity (ROQ), economic order quantity (EOQ), safety stock, purchase order (PO) management, and MRP analysis to minimize year-end inventory discrepancies.
  • Supervised supplier performance based on NCR, OTD, and techno-commercial pricing.
  • Collaborated with suppliers to resolve quality, delivery, and responsiveness issues by overseeing corrective actions.

Purchase Engineer

Kalyani Technoforge Ltd
Pune
02.2018 - 02.2019
  • Managed RM steel, forging, casting, machining procurement, and planning as per the customer requirement timeline.
  • Coordinated with vendors for quotes, dispute resolution, and pricing negotiations.
  • Monitored inventory levels, and managed material reordering to maintain optimal stock.
  • Collaborated with internal stakeholders to assess and fulfill goods and services requirements.

Purchase Engineer

Metalyst Forging Ltd.
Pune
05.2017 - 02.2018
  • Managed RM steel, forging, casting, machining procurement, and planning as per the customer requirement timeline.
  • Established performance metrics to track inventory, supplier performance, shipping accuracy, and on-time delivery.
  • Oversaw logistics operations, including transportation, freight forwarding, warehousing, distribution, and customs compliance.
  • Developed and executed a supply chain strategy to reduce costs and enhance customer satisfaction.

Supplier Quality Engineer

Om Forge
Ahmednagar
01.2016 - 02.2017
  • Conducted supplier audits to ensure compliance with quality standards.
  • Developed and implemented corrective action plans for noncompliant suppliers.
  • Reviewed supplier APQP, PPAP, FMEA, prototype testing approval, supportive QMS documentation, and test reports to verify product conformity, compliance with quality standards.

Education

MBA - Supply Chain Management & Operations

Vellore Institute of Technology
09.2025

Bachelor of Engineering - Production Engineer

Amravati University
08.2015

Skills

  • Cost-Saving Initiatives
  • Project Management
  • Global Sourcing Strategies
  • Advanced Negotiation Strategies
  • VAVE (Value Analysis/Value Engineering)
  • Inventory Management
  • Vendor-Managed Inventory (VMI)
  • Zero-Based Costing
  • Should-Costing
  • Market Trend Analysis
  • Competitive Analysis
  • Risk Management
  • Mitigation Planning
  • Contract Management
  • New Product Development (NPD)

Websites

Accomplishments

  • Multiple Spot Recognition Awards (2023-2024 | 2016-2022)
  • Best Kaizen Award

Cost Saving Projects

Resourcing, Localization, Dual Sourcing, Digitization of Operation, Process improvement, Lead Time Reduction, Inventory Control, Cost Negotiation, Rate Revision, YOY, Should Costing, VAVE and Logistic.

  • ₹10 Cr, Cummins India, 2023-24, Achieved through resourcing, localization, dual sourcing of control panels and harnesses (₹6 Cr), and HMI localization for the DMC project (₹4 Cr).
  • ₹65.3 Cr, Nirmal Industries, 2019-22, Achieved through part conversion from sand casting to investment casting (₹34 Cr), development of DBM system for inventory control (₹7.8 Cr), VAVE and process improvements (₹4 Cr), and dual sourcing for sand casting (₹19.5 Cr).,
  • ₹4.5 Cr, Kalyani Technoforge, 2018-19, Achieved by reducing excess oil consumption during forging (₹1.3 Cr), optimizing machining setup time and improving quality (₹2.6 Cr), and modifying fixtures and tooling (₹0.55 Cr).,
  • ₹1.6 Cr, Metalyst Forging, 2017-18, Achieved by switching RM from square rod to round (₹1.0 Cr) and implementing in-house short blasting hanger repairs and material reuse (₹0.6 Cr).,
  • ₹0.45 Cr, Om Forge, 2016-17, Achieved by improving green quality inspection, reducing rejections from 15% to 2.3%.

Training

  • 2023, Zero Base Costing
  • 2023, Sourcing Practical Methodology - Udemy
  • 2022, Data Analyst, SQL, Hadoop Ecosystem
  • 2021, Negotiation Strategy
  • 2017, ISO-TS-16949 System, ISO-14001 System, ISO audit
  • 2016, G8D, VSM, 7 QC tools, 5S, KAIZEN, Productivity, Cost Saving

Timeline

Technical Lead - Sourcing

HCL Technology
01.2025 - Current

Sourcing Manager

Cummins India
02.2023 - 12.2024

Purchase Engineer

Nirmal Industries Control Pvt. Ltd
07.2019 - 09.2022

Purchase Engineer

Kalyani Technoforge Ltd
02.2018 - 02.2019

Purchase Engineer

Metalyst Forging Ltd.
05.2017 - 02.2018

Supplier Quality Engineer

Om Forge
01.2016 - 02.2017

MBA - Supply Chain Management & Operations

Vellore Institute of Technology

Bachelor of Engineering - Production Engineer

Amravati University

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