Chidambaram

Over 20+ years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Sub contracting, New Product Development, Indirect Material Procurement, Cost estimation and Value Engineering.

Manager- Purchase & Stores - Repose Mattress Private Ltd. - India

(2024-10)

• Heading of complete purchase activities for all across India Factories.
• Ensure timely availability of all materials without any shortages to meet daily production targets.
• Time to time review the new product implementation and arrive the existing stocks liquids planning.
• Responsible for sending appropriate Forecast to suppliers for their planning of raw materials.
• Closely monitoring of slow moving materials and ensure its timely consumption.
• Reduced inventory from 6Cr to 3.5Cr within one year period to support active vendor payment flow.
• Realized cost saving of 2.2Cr through negotiation, VA/VE and alternate supplier introduction.

Manager- ET - Marzoli Textile Machinery Mfg, Pvt.Ltd

(2021-07 - 2021-11)

• Day to Day interaction with Vendor for availabilities of parts/Assemblies for line.
• Liaison with Planning department and understand the demand to PO Release.
• Ensure ordering done exactly as per the requirements.
• Responsible for sending appropriate Forecast to suppliers for their planning of raw materials.
• Co-ordination with internal and external customers.

Manager-Purchase - Shatal Engineering India Pvt Ltd

(2017-09 - 2021-05)

• Handling of Total Purchase activities for the entire plant to India and Israel.
• Development of Sheet Metal parts through Laser / Press tools
• Development of Non standard parts belongs to new projects.
• Development review with feasibility review reports.
• Supplier interaction for the techno commercial aspects.
• Cost finalization for the new tools as well as the parts.

Asst. Manager-Purchase - Savio India Limited

(2016-04 - 2017-08)

• Development of Potential vendors to meet organization requirements in Plastic commodity.
• Substitution of Imported raw material to domestic one.
• Development of Non standard parts belongs to new projects.
• Development review with feasibility review reports.
• 100 Components raw material has been localized and trails have been approved within 3 months period.
• Supplier interaction for the techno commercial aspects.
• Cost finalization for the new tools as well as the parts.
• Handling of Imported parts belongs to new projects.

Assistant Manager - ZF Electronics TVS India Pvt, Ltd. - Madurai

(2013-11 - 2016-02)

• Development of Potential vendors to meet organization challenges for Pressed, Molding, and Machined & Forgings.
• Supplier Assessment through systematic approaches and QCD aspects.
• Development of Non standard parts belongs to new projects.
• Development review with feasibility review reports.
• Supplier interaction for the techno commercial aspects.

Assistant Manager - PRICOL LTD. - Coimbatore

(2007-05 - 2012-10)

• Development of components for new and regular products (Instrument cluster parts)
• Development activities like short listing of supplier floating RFQ analyzing the quote and follow up on the various stages of process design & development.
• Value Engineering & Cost saving from existing products.
• Supplier performance management (Quality, Cost & Delivery).
• Process & product validation of stamped, machined components
• Achieved cost saving of 1.0 million through Localization, alternate sources also by reducing MPP.
• Supplier interaction for the techno commercial aspects.
• Developed Instrument Clusters, Fuel level sensors & Temperature sensors for automotive customers like TML, TKML, GMI, M&M, AshokLeyland, Maruti Suzuki, Eicher Motors etc.
• Developed Central Locking Unit for Door actuators of TATA MOTOR's NANO CAR PROJECT within 4 weeks time.
• Developed Gauge assy & Inst cluster for TKML's EFC project and knowledge of TKML's product planning systems

Engineer - Ms.Arrya Hi-Tech Energy - Coimbatore

(2006-06 - 2007-05)

Manufacturer of power plant equipments.

• Raw material procurements like SS Sheets, CRC Sheets.
• Sub contract follow up for the sheet metal fabrication works like Tig, Mig and spot welding process
• Responsible person to achieve the production as per plan.

Engineer - Ms.Rane (Madras) Limited - Chennai

(2004-10 - 2006-04)

• Taking care of sub contract works belongs to sheet metal body works and casting machining jobs.
• Cost finalizations of Machining and sheet metal components.
• Responsible for part approval process of pressed parts.
• Develop alternate sources for better quality and lost cost for the sheet metal works.
• New vendor assessment and initiation.

Engineer - Ms.Premier Tools & Accessories - Chennai

(2003-05 - 2004-09)

• In charge of new product development.
• Responsible for production as per day wise plan.

BE - Mechanical - Institute of Road and Transport Technology, Bharatiyar University (1999 - 2003)