Maheshwaran Pasupathy

Procurement and Supply Chain professional with 6+ years of experience in automotive manufacturing, including 1 year of direct experience in purchasing and dispatch operations. Experienced in vendor coordination, purchase follow-up, dispatch scheduling, inventory control, supplier performance monitoring, and SAP-based material tracking. Proven ability to ensure on-time material availability, support production continuity, and improve supplier quality and delivery performance.

Quality Engineer / Purchasing & Dispatch Coordination at STER India Pvt. Ltd. (2019-02 – Present)

Managed purchasing, dispatch operations, vendor coordination, and supplier performance monitoring in automotive manufacturing environment.

• Managed purchase follow-up with suppliers to ensure timely material availability for production
• Coordinated vendor delivery schedules and dispatch commitments
• Tracked pending purchase orders and followed up on shortages
• Prepared dispatch documents including invoice copies, challans, and delivery records
• Coordinated with logistics teams for on-time dispatch to customers
• Supported GRN process, stock verification, and material issue activities
• Maintained SAP and Excel-based purchase / dispatch MIS reports
• Coordinated material availability with suppliers and production teams
• Conducted supplier audits and performance monitoring
• Reduced supplier defects by 20% through corrective actions and improvement plans
• Maintained QCD performance metrics for supplier evaluation
• Supported production continuity through timely material coordination

Process Quality Engineer at WABCO India Ltd.

Verified process and material flow compliance, supported supplier corrective actions, and improved process consistency.

• Verified process and material flow compliance across production stages
• Supported supplier corrective actions using 8D methodology
• Improved process consistency through SPC practices

Quality Engineer at UCAL Fuel Systems

Managed supplier defect resolution and quality improvement initiatives.

• Managed supplier defect resolution and CAPA activities
• Supported supplier quality improvement initiatives

Diploma in Automobile Engineering (2016)