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VIGNESHWARAN KALAISELVAN
PLANT MANAGER
Chennai
Summary
Results-oriented professional with over 13 years of experience in Supply Chain Management and Plant Operations. Successful in S&OP management, planning, and optimization of logistic and production operations. Proficient in sourcing commodities including sheet metal, machined parts, metal fabrication, plastic parts, and electrical commodities from domestic and international suppliers. Skilled in procurement activities such as planning, scheduling, and executing purchases of components and raw materials. Knowledgeable in export and import operations, with extensive understanding of government policies, regulations, and statutory acts.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Plant Manager
IBERAPA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Chennai
5 2019 - Current
- Leading 15 members and working as a plant in-charge.
- Contributed to new plant startup and implementation of processes for manufacturing, shipping, and receiving, and inventory management.
- Oversaw daily operations of a 15,000 sq ft manufacturing plant.
- Oversaw procurement of materials with an annual budget exceeding €60K.
- Responsible for developing and executing new business opportunities for Spanish customers by selecting and submitting competitive offers from the Indian supplier base to provide maximum savings.
- Responsible for budgeting and forecasting the funds for procurement and sourcing of materials, ensuring optimum utilization of materials and maximum cost savings.
- Responsible for hiring, vendor management, budgeting, training of staff, and operational excellence of the team.
- Initial feasibility study, supplier selection, floating RFQ, quote receipt, zero-based costing, negotiation, price finalization, and placing sample order.
- Identified potential suppliers and negotiated contracts that met the company's needs in terms of pricing, quality, and service level agreements.
- Developed strong relationships with key suppliers, resulting in improved communication, better pricing, and reliable delivery schedules.
- Managing 50+ international and domestic suppliers to support plant operations.
- Identified and implemented the right alternate materials for Spanish Grades UNE to achieve cost reduction.
- Handling development of commodities: Sheet Metal, Machined Parts, Metal Fabrication, Plastic Parts, and Electrical Commodities.
- Developed Medium Voltage Switchgear (24kV), including Air and Gas insulated switchgear for primary and secondary distributions, 2 Pole (24kV), and 3 Pole (36kV) Isolating Switches, as per the European Standards.
- Evaluating suppliers through QCLDM and measuring their performance.
- Coordinating and monitoring import and export activities of international shipments with Customs House Agent (CHA) support.
- Responsible for processing export and import declarations, bills of lading, bill of entry, shipping manifests, and other related documents in accordance with national and international regulations.
- Increased customer satisfaction levels by ensuring on-time delivery of products through proactive shipment tracking and issue resolution.
- Collaborated with finance departments on budgeting and forecasting activities, ensuring accurate representation of procurement expenses and cost-saving opportunities.
- Resolved invoice and payment issues to facilitate prompt payment to suppliers.
Process Lead - Global SCM
FLEXTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES OF INDIA PVT LTD
Chennai
03.2013 - 04.2019
- Lead, Manage, and Mentor for the team of 8 members.
- Oversaw international supply chain operations spanning US, EMEA, and APAC regions.
- Created purchase orders based on MRP.
- Managed supply chain process, from order placement to delivery, to facilitate on-time and accurate fulfillment.
- Prepared and presented reports to management on purchasing trends and cost savings to aid in decision-making.
- Expedited the priority materials in order to meet customer requirements.
- Coordinated with Logistics Service Providers to pick up and delivery activities.
- Evaluated Supplier KPIs through QCLDM and measured their performance.
- Interacted with the quality team on quality-related issues and interacted with the Engineering team on BOM-related queries.
- Complete resolution of Accounts Payable issues
- Assisted in the preparation and maintenance of ISO 9001 documents, such as policies, procedures, work instructions, forms, and records.
- Led two KAIZEN projects and achieved soft savings of $11k per year.
- Automated manual reports, resulting in a 15% cost reduction.
Production Engineer
TEXMAN ENGINEERING INDUSTRY
Coimbatore
01.2011 - 01.2012
- Responsible for assembling 3 to 5 submersible pumps daily.
- Recorded daily production data into an electronic database system for tracking purposes.
- Inspected raw material supplies upon arrival at the facility for conformance with requirements.
- Kept production logs and maintained job material inventory.
- Recorded daily production data into electronic database system for tracking purposes.
- Inspected raw material supplies upon arrival at facility for conformance with requirements.
- Kept production logs and maintained job material inventory.
Education
MBA - Production Management
Madurai Kamaraj University
Madurai, India 03.2011 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Anna University
Chennai, India 08.2006 - 05.2010
Skills
- Supply Chain Management
- Plant and warehouse operations
- Vendor Management
- Team building and development
- Strategic Sourcing
- Production Scheduling
- Financial Forecasting
- Budget Planning
- Cost Analysis
- Logistics Management
- Import & Export Operations
Accomplishments
- Setup a Manufacturing Plant (15K Sq. Ft) -
IBERAPA. - Negotiated vendor contracts with sheet metal and machined components suppliers to reduce purchasing costs by 25K € per year. -IBERAPA
- Certified ed on Lean Green Belt -
FLEX
KAIZEN on Lead Time Reduction, Secondary KPIs, shipment invoice discrepancies, and Automation of manual Reports -
FLEX - Led two KAIZEN projects and achieved soft savings 11k $ per Year -FLEX
- Star performer of the Month -FLEX
- Titanium Award for Error Identified ed and Rectified ed in System -FLEX
- Received Thanks Award for Maintaining the KPI % 97 -
FLEX
Software
Odoo ERP
Baan
RedPrairie WMS
SAP SRM
Languages
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Process Lead - Global SCM
FLEXTRONICS TECHNOLOGIES OF INDIA PVT LTD
03.2013 - 04.2019
MBA - Production Management
Madurai Kamaraj University
03.2011 - 03.2013
Production Engineer
TEXMAN ENGINEERING INDUSTRY
01.2011 - 01.2012
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Anna University
08.2006 - 05.2010
Plant Manager
IBERAPA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
5 2019 - Current
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