VAMSIKRISHNA TARRA
Visakhapatnam
Summary
manufacturing manager with with close to 5 years of global work experience in operations and manufacturing excellence, driven by a self-motivated style of work and continuous learning. My expertise lies in diverse manufacturing and project implementation practices, including value chain engineering, project management, and capacity planning. I possess a proven track record in enhancing project and supply chain efficiency, alongside budget management while catering to customer expectations. I am keen to bring innovative solutions to processes, focusing on quality and cost reduction of the projects and value chain
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Supply chain, sourcing and Production Lead
Comet shoes India Ltd.
Vellore
10.2025 - Current
- Coordinated material supply to assembly line, regulated flow of finished goods to warehouse, and fulfilled order requirements efficiently.
- Identified cost savings opportunities within existing supply chain processes.
- Provided support for new product launches by developing an effective supply chain strategy.
- Coordinated daily operations, ensuring on-time production schedules and meeting deadlines.
- Collaborated with quality control, ensuring product specifications and compliance standards were consistently met.
- Maintained an accurate inventory of raw materials and supplies.
Project Manager
Continental Tires India Pvt. Ltd
07.2022 - Current
- Managed project timelines and resource allocations effectively.
- Forecasted, scheduled and monitored project timelines, personnel performance, and cost efficiency.
- Initiating, planning, budgeting, and execution of brownfield & upgradation projects.
- Implemented process improvements to enhance project workflows.
- Analyzed efficiency, reduced breakdowns, and increased machine efficiency during initial project lifecycle stages.
- Collaborated with senior management on long-term strategic planning initiatives for projects in development and execution.
- Brainstormed & spearheaded projects on energy reduction, reducing conversion costs by 7%.
- Global projects- Impact of Production Portfolio(article complexity) and Machine Scheduling on Efficiency: method development for reducing the setup times during article change and thus enhancing available time for production. savings of 4 million INR for 2023-2024.
- Digital twin for machine commissioning: evaluated bleeding edge technology of digital twin of various supplier for the machine setup; making detailed Standard procedure manual for the virtual commissioning and training. Implementation in Germany.
Senior Engineer- Operations & Production Engineering
TVS Motors Pvt. Ltd
11.2020 - 07.2022
- Led capacity enhancement for CED line through successful brownfield expansion project.
- Secured paint material cost savings of 23 million INR in fiscal year 2021-2022 through strategic sourcing and waste reduction.
- Executed four productivity projects to reduce manpower in Paint line by 15%.
- Implemented innovative kaizens across three paint lines by driving cross-functional teams (CFT & SIT).
- Reduced conversion, consumable, and scrap costs, enhancing OEE metrics by optimizing processes.
- Advanced operational excellence initiatives within automobile manufacturing, driving efficiency and quality improvements.
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Production Engineering
05.2020
Skills
- SAP
- Value stream mapping
- Data analysis
- Power BI
- SQL database management
- Python programming
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Catia design software
- Multilingual communication (Telugu, English, Kannada, Hindi)
Certification
- Certified Project Management associate, IPMA Level D, ICR4 and ICB4 validation.
- Business analytics by upGrad Campus
- Business competency through kobetsu kaizen & TPM- by Confederation of Indian Industry
- Supply chain analytics (IIT Roorkee - NPTEL)
Accomplishments
Gold Medalist and AIR 10 in aptitude test conducted by SIMO 2013, National runner up in iken scientifica competition 2013, Received best safety practices team award during first employment in 2021
Timeline
Supply chain, sourcing and Production Lead - Comet shoes India Ltd.
10.2025 - Current
Project Manager - Continental Tires India Pvt. Ltd
07.2022 - Current
Senior Engineer- Operations & Production Engineering - TVS Motors Pvt. Ltd
11.2020 - 07.2022
National Institute of Technology - Bachelor of Technology, Production Engineering