7+yrs of experience in SCM
- 1. N. Arun Kumar 23, perumal koil st,old pallavaram, Chennai - 600117 E-Mail: arunkumar_natarajan@yahoo.co.in Phone: (M) +91 9940378323 Synopsis - 7 + years of extensive experience starting with Procurement, Planning, Materials Management, Order Processing, Product Life cycle Management Engineering, and Vendor Development. - Possess excellent communication, analytical, interpersonal, problem-solving and organizational skills. - Well versed in controlling all major business functions including continuous improvement, quality, production, supply chain (incoming & outgoing), strategic sourcing, procurement, stores, process & product engineering. - Possess good exposure to problem solving / root cause finding techniques like Pareto analysis, FMEA, and SPC charts. - Management nominee in implementing cost saving measures to achieve substantial reduction in terms of raw materials, transport solutions ensuring compliance of various quality systems. Core Competencies General - Shop-floor management - System Implementation - Resource Management - Quality - Audits - Lean Manufacturing - Trainings - POKA YOKE - Cost Reduction - 5S Supply Chain - Planning - Vendor Management - ERP - Logistics/Reverse Logistics - Sourcing - Material Management - Purchase Exposures - Trained in Interpersonal relationship skills. - Trained in SAP MM Module. Skill Sets MS Office Suite (proficient), SAP MM Module, CAC ,Oracle,BAAN and Windows. Educational Glimpse Master of Business Administration in Operations Management from Madras University (Distance Mode) in 2013 with aggregate of 58%. Bachelor of Engineering in Electrical &Electronics from Anna University in 2004- 2007 with aggregate of 74.23% I would like to scale the heights of my career by growing along with the organization, achieve an honorable position in the society and acquire a position of respect in my profession.
- 2. July 2011– july 2014 Hewlett Packard Business Analyst—Planning/Buying Hewlett-Packard is Fortune 11 Company - # 1 IT company with presence more than 160 countries all over the world - Handling end to end delivery operations of Global Parts Supply Chain o Spare part planning, buying, procurement for AME regions. o Product lifecycle management from NPI (new part) to EOSL (End of Service Life) o Product data management (PDM) – global o commodity management, supplier management – tactical & strategic activities - Planning the parts for central warehouse and field stocking location. - Daily product planning using click parts tool and planning the parts according to material strategy (80- 20principle). - Calculating 3, 6, 9, 12 months demand and will do forecast based on this thereby maintaining level of health (LOH). - Calculating the target stocking level (TSL) for each location to avoid back order. - Full filling level of fill (LOF) for parts and continuously keeping up level of supply (LOS). - Work out for rebalancing parts from other region and fulfill the customer order while simultaneously minimizing other region’s inventory and also saving cost by reducing New Buy. - Will coordinate with product lifecycle management for parts improvement. - Calculating dead inventory every quarter and will take actions throughExcess and Obsolete (E&O) tool. - Will do life time buy for parts which are end of life. - Placing intercompany purchase orders for rebalancing. - Getting quote from brokers for the parts which don’t have OEM suppliers and place broker buy purchase orders with appropriate approval. Professional Glimpse Since July 2014 Flextronics Global Parts Supply Chain Specialist SME---Planning/Buying Flextronics is an American supply chain solutions company that offers design, manufacturing, distribution and aftermarket services to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Flex is a Global Fortune 500 company based in the Silicon Valley and is the second largest global Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS) company by revenue, behind only Taiwan's Foxconn. - Handling end to end delivery operations of Global Parts Supply Chain o Production planning, buying, procurement for AME regions. o commodity management, supplier management – tactical & strategic activities - Executing weekly MRP with PO’s as per the requirement and follow up - Placing intercompany purchase orders for rebalancing. - Requesting quote from brokers for the parts which don’t have OEM suppliers and place broker buy purchase orders with appropriate approval. - Taking appropriate actions in supplier action report like pull in,push out,cancel and improving company’s profit. - Timely issuance of POs to Vendors & co-ordination for payment. - Placing the purchase order and follow up the same - Coordinating with vendors for actual delivery status of material - On time completion of Open PO Report and Shortage Report - To meet or exceed desired service levels and inventory targets as defined for the products assigned - To efficiently and accurately execute core procurement processes for assigned products - Coordinate with Internal Business Partner (requestor) and Supplier for Purchase Order Changes. - Experienced of E-Tools such as Smart Buy, e RFQ - Sourcing and Developing suppliers for new projects - Managing supplier's database - To identify, recommend, and implement operational efficiencies to drive continuous improvement in the execution of procurement processes - Perform root cause analysis to expedite the resolution of service issues. - Prepare Customized reports for analyzing and incorporating improvements in processes.
- 3. - Calculating open purchase orders and will coordinate with supplier for timely arrival of parts. - Generate goods in transit & received not billed report every week. - Ensuring key performance in TCE (total customer experience), Level of Fill, Backorder management & Inventory for NPI Parts. - Responsibility for all Master data changes for HDD/SSD Spare parts from NPI to End of life support. - Major suppliers handled are Jabil, Seagate, Hitachi, Toshiba, Samsung, WD, Intel, RRD, Sandisk and Micron. - Working with E-Aution team to source the parts at reduced price for 6,9 months in grey market. - Placing salesorders to move the defectives and increase the credit. - Working with suppliers and warehouse to reduce inventory every month and increase credit value. - Ensure source list and info record is created for all the parts coded under my name. - Coordinating with warehouse team for GR posting and invoice team for timely payments. - Calculating OTD report and also improving OTD of suppliers. Key Achievements: HP Spotlight Award for one quarter(Q2 2013) Monthly champion Award for 6 times. Performance award for successfully Transitioning RRD Project Exceeding expectations Rating within span of 2 years Dec 2010– july 2011 Stokvis Tapes India Pvt Ltd Production planning Engineer Stokvis Tapes is a leading independent adhesive tapes specialist with production facilities spread across the globe. It is at the forefront of developments and innovative solutions in the tape Industry and part of ITW Group. - To improve the company profits by reducing rework, Scrap and non-value added activities - Monitoring the Production Processes and Adjusting Schedules as needed. - Efficient Utilization of the resources like Manpower, Material & Equipment. - Investigating operational problems affecting production and dealing with them in a systematic, methodical manner. - Calculating material requirements and keep track of material arrival with purchase department. - Maintaining two weeks inventory for all projects. - Coordinating with customer service/Sales department and giving supportability. - Planning the machines as per supportability. - Prioritizing the 80-20 parts and planning the parts according to that. - Calculating the sales figure of each parts and also calculating the bom wastage. - Material sourcing for projects by balancing with available material in warehouse. - Preparing purchase order for suppliers and invoices for the customers. - Follow up with suppliers to get the right material at right time. - Vendor relationship/Development management for stability of dispatch. - Good Negotiation skills & ability to get the material at credits. - Material Inspection and testing for assurance - Where-to-make and what-to-make-or-buy decisions - Sourcing contracts and other purchasing decisions - Production decisions, including contracting, scheduling, and planning process definition. - Inventory decisions, including quantity, location, and quality of inventory. - Transportation strategy, including frequency, routes, and contracting - Daily production planning and control
- 4. May 2008– Nov 2010 Wintek Technology India Pvt Ltd Engineer-Production/Team Leader Wintek Corporation, one of Taiwan`s leading manufacturers of displays for cellphones, digital MP3 players, iPOD’s etc.. Wintek is the No.1 Leading Manufacturing Company in Small & Medium Size LCD & LCM Module in the world and suppliers of Nokia and Samsung. - To improve the company profits by reducing rework, Scrap and non-value added activities - Monitoring the Production Processes and Adjusting Schedules as needed. - Efficient Utilization of the resources like Manpower, Material & Equipment. - Investigating operational problems affecting production and dealing with them in a systematic, methodical manner. - Supervising and Motivating the Team of Engineers & Leaders. - Achieving Daily production Target with quality and timely shipments. - Coordinating with Quality to reduce the defects in the production line. - Calculating material requirements and keep track of material arrival with purchase department. - Coordinating with customer service/Sales department and giving supportability. - Coordinating with Process department in process improvements and also calculating TAT to improve productivity. - Leads Engineering Audit team to analyse the defects using FMEA and also do the audits in the production line and present the report to management review and approval. - Prioritizing the 80-20 parts and planning the parts according to that. - Material Inspection and testing for assurance - Production decisions, including contracting, scheduling, and planning process definition. - Inventory decisions, including quantity, location, and quality of inventory. - Daily production planning and control - Leads cross functional Team to improve the production by suggestions from various departments. July 2007– Feb 2008 Chettinad Earthmovers Pvt Ltd Trainee Engineer It is a construction company and part of chettinad group has done more projects in tamilnadu and subcontractor of L&T. - Reviewing the engineering drawing and allocation of manpower for the installation. - planning of Materials required for the Job ,Materials follow up, expedition and Tracking with the vendors so that to meet the Time frame Schedule of the Project. - Submission of Weekly Progress reports and attending progress review meetings and coordination meetings with Client. - Installation activities and Commissioning of the Entire System. Personal Glimpse Father’s Name : S . Natarajan Date Of Birth : 18th may, 1986 Language : Tamil, English Marital Status : Single Passport Number : H0723639. Date of issue : 24th Sep 2008