SQA Purchase Operations Manager CV
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S Manivel is seeking assignments in operations, quality assurance, supply chain management, or related fields. He has over 20 years of experience in manufacturing, procurement, supplier development, and quality management. Currently he works as the Manager of Supplier Quality and Evaluation for Volvo India, where he leads supplier evaluations, audits, and process improvements to enhance quality.
SQA Purchase Operations Manager CV
- 1. S Manivel +91 97312 77633 / 89390 17400 manivel.s@gmail.com : http://www.linkedin.com/in/smanivel Seeking assignments in Operations / Quality Assurance / Supplier Development / Sourcing Purchasing / Supply Chain Management with a reputed organization PERSONAL & PROFESSIONAL PROFILE • Faster learning skills, self motivated, personal integrity, positive thinking, are my assets and working in a team is my pleasure. • An effective communicator with excellent relationship management skills • Good analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities. • Worked across multiple cultures & travelled many countries in Asia, Europe, Australia & Canada • Worked in Manufacturing, Procurement, Operations, Supplier development & Quality management functions ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE Since Oct 13 working as Manager (Supplier Quality & Evaluation) – Asia Pacific with Volvo India P Ltd Aug 10 to Oct 2013 worked as BMS Manager with Volvo India P Ltd - Automotive Dec 08 to Aug 10 as Lead Assessor (Quality Management System) with LRQA - Leading certification body Aug 06 to Dec 08 with Hewlett-Packard as Manager (Operations) – Captive KPO for SCM Jul 04 to Aug 06 with Asahi India Glass Ltd, as Section Head (Materials) - Automotive Dec 03 to Jul 04 with Sanmar Ltd, as Executive Manager (Purchase) - Engineering Commenced career with Rane TRW Steering Systems Ltd as GET (Mfg) (Jul 96-Dec 03) - Automotive The Career Progression Graph o Joined as Graduate Engineering Trainee (Mfg) in Rane TRW Steering Systems Limited, in Jul 96 o Promoted as Sr Executive (Materials) in May 98 & Asst Manager in May 00 o Joined as Executive Manager (Purchase) with Sanmar Ltd in Dec’03. o Joined as Section Head (Materials) with Asahi India Glass Ltd in July 04 o Joined Hewlett-Packard as Manager (Operations) in Aug 06 o Joined LRQA Ltd as Lead Assessor in Dec 08 o Joined as Manager – Business Management System (BMS) & o Switched to Manager - Supplier Quality & Evaluation – Asia Pacific ROLES & CHALLENGES CURRENT SUPPLIER QUALITY ASSURANCE @ Volvo India P Ltd Lead Supplier evaluation & Safety Management audits & improve them Provide input on suppliers in sourcing selection for business award Evaluate effectiveness of corrective actions for quality issues & monitoring Support PPCN/ECN (Product Process Change Note) implementation & New part introduction Lead / participate in Supplier process audits for low performance suppliers, improve them Plan the needs for the region, train & manage Supplier quality Engineers for Process audits / FMEA etc. Responsible for development & improvement of site BMS (conducting internal audits, management reviews, customer satisfaction analysis etc.), development of global BMS & continuous improvements Evaluate, approve & calibrate auditors; plan needs for the region, train & manage auditors Improve process efficiency & monthly reporting for the region SUPPLIER QUALITY ASSURANCE @ Rane TRW Steering Systems Ltd, Asahi India Glass Ltd, Volvo India P Ltd Supplier evaluation, Product Safety Management, Process audits & improvements; Periodic review of audit guidelines Lead new product development, Lead APQPs & conduct PPAPs ; Planning & prioritisation of PPAPs, Monitor PPAP efficiency Supplier performance improvement (PQDCSM) PPCN Management; Ramp down & up of parts for assembly & aftermarket Supplier performance monitoring & recognition Supplier coaching & hand-holding for various improvement projects (Lean, TPM, TQM, TS 16949, CSR, SMA etc.) Low performance supplier management Performance management, training & development of team members
- 2. MANUFACTURING @ Rane TRW Steering Systems Ltd, Trichy Profit centre responsible for 2 product lines Production planning adherence Capacity planning & line balancing Periodic / as & when required, review of process control documents (DFMEA, PFMEA & Control Plan etc.) Continuous improvements (PQDCSM) Poke yokes implementation PROCUREMENT @ Rane TRW Steering Systems Ltd, Sanmar & Asahi India Glass Ltd, Chennai Defining sourcing strategies Sourcing of new parts Supplier base rationalisation Customer demand planning & schedule monitoring Lead / Participate in APQP teams for new product development Warehouse management & Inventory control Supplier performance monitoring & recognition ASSESSMENTS @ Lloyds Register Quality Assurance Ltd, Mumbai On time execution of assigned audits On time submission of reports FTR of reports at review Achieve good customer satisfaction New business leads Customer satisfaction analysis & improvement for India-Sri Lanka-Nepal-Bangladesh region OPERATIONS @ Hewlett Packard, Chennai Managed 4 teams APAC, EMEA & Americas teams for Internal Order management & a team for Supplier base rationalisation of 60 members & 4 Team leads. Core activities : Ordering of PCs/Laptops/Others for all HP employees worldwide, follow up, ECN support, Supplier addition/deletion in Approved Supplier List for purchase, parts addition / deletion in product tree, escalation management Continuous improvement of process & customer & employee satisfaction Monthly reporting & review with each region responsible Process Transition Development of Process Flow, FMEA, process performance indicators and metrics (Input-Process-output) & reporting Training feedback analysis to close knowledge transfer gaps Formulating voice of customer (VOC) to capture customer expectations & identification of improvement opportunities Process performance analysing for efficiency gains Operation Management Stabilization of new process in new operational environment Workload evaluation, resource need estimation, team building Establishing capacity planning, production scheduling, capacity utilization, productivity and individual efficiency Driving team to meet customer expectation in terms of speed, quality and business needs Operational excellence through value addition, cost reduction, process standardization, capability enhancement. Financial control through budget preparation, expense & revenue monitoring Handled international customers as well participated in transition Quality Assurance Ensuring compliance with quality control standards, quality improvement projects, statistical process control for continuous quality improvement of various items and process. Establishing quality standards & implementing management systems like ISO 9001 for the new processes Building effective customer relations, customer governance, working arrangements, review structure & meetings, escalations Management Service delivery measurement, monitoring and reporting Quality improvement initiative (kaizen, lean, productivity etc.) Analysis of VOC for enhancing customer satisfaction thro’ improvements.
- 3. Process review and initiating steps for process improvement Facilitating process changes for cost reduction, productivity improvement, capacity utilization, COQ (cost of quality) reduction. Monitoring process performance to meet the customer expectations. PEOPLE MANAGEMENT Training and Mentoring Training & development of team members & succession planning Mentoring and driving improvement projects Providing quality orientation training Leadership Team members’ performance enhancement through structured programmes and periodic review meetings Deployment of organisational goals, unbiased performance review and team involvement in decision making Develop team members skills, giving constructive feedback, enhancing morale, conflict management, supporting work life balance and attrition management Managed a team of 2 to 75 members Facilitate continuous improvement projects PQDCSM Leveraging the strengths of team members PROFESSIONAL CERTIFICATIONS / SYSTEM KNOWLEDEGE Certified Lead Auditor for ISO 9001:2008 from LRQA. Well versed in TS 16949:2009, certified internal auditor (5 day training by OMNEX) & associated tools. TQM, Lean/VSM Projects, Corporate Social Responsibility, TPM, Internal & external auditing, EMS & OHSAS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS Many Manufacturing process improvements for reducing WIP / lead time, quality improvement Improved ~75 suppliers on the quality front. Coached & hand-holding of ~30 suppliers Project on alternate sourcing / indigenisation resulted savings of INR 6.0 Million per annum Facilitated many improvement projects by the team Two Green Belt projects : Supplier quality improvement & Process rejection reduction Worked as Champion / member in various new product development projects.99% FTR on time. Improvement project on order processing Time reduction resulted savings of INR 2 Million per annum Selected for performance award for four times. Also got customer award for better process design inputs for new process in HP. Also got ~USD 750 in multiples of USD 25 e award for various supports/improvements Customer Satisfaction analysis report has been made as benchmark report for all offices worldwide at LRQA. Audited more than 500 tier 1 suppliers in Asia Pacific & Europe, added value to their system effectiveness & efficiency Saved 300 man days in audit report preparation in a year. Same as been horizontally deployed for other audits IT SKILLS MS Office tools; SAP/Oracle 11i (user) EDUCATIONAL CREDENTIAL B.E (Production) - NIT, Tiruchirappalli, with 70.2% in May 96. HSC - Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Karur with 88% in May 92. SSLC - Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Karur with 89.6% in Apr 90. PERSONAL Residential address: Flat # 17, Poorvakalyani, Ragamalika Phase II, Medavakkam, Chennai – 600 100, India Marital status: Married Kids: 2 sons