Sanket Kotkar

Result-oriented Production Planning Engineer with over 5 years of comprehensive experience across production scheduling, materials management, and quality control systems within the industrial robotics, automation, and automotive manufacturing sectors. Proven expertise in optimizing end-to-end supply chains, executing strategic process planning for complex machine components, and evaluating global supplier performance to reduce operational lead times. Adept at cross-functional collaboration, implementing rigorous ISO documentation standards, and maintaining top-tier quality benchmarks through First Piece Approval (FPA) and robust quality control protocols.

Production Planning Engineer - DBDS Robotics Pvt. Ltd. - Nashik

(2021-07)

• Formulate and execute end-to-end production scheduling and process planning for high-precision machined goods, aligning shop floor activities with customer purchase orders (PO).
• Streamline raw material procurement strategies by performing accurate material take-offs and generating material requirements plans to support manufacturing timelines for complex robotic machinery.
• Oversee and perform rigorous raw material inspection processes against stringent engineering specifications, ensuring zero component defects prior to production release.
• Coordinate and supervise critical out-sourced manufacturing operations including Surface Finishing, Heat Treatment, Anodizing, and Surface Grinding, ensuring adherence to quality and dimensional requirements.
• Establish and maintain comprehensive ISO Documentation, driving continuous improvement audits and standard operating procedure (SOP) compliance across the production ecosystem.
• Drive the global supplier management lifecycle, establishing framework metrics for critical Supplier Evaluation, routine Supplier Audits, and ongoing Supplier Performance tracking to mitigate supply chain risks.

Quality Control Engineer - International Automotive Components (IAC) Group - Nashik

(2020-11 - 2021-05)

• Managed meticulous quality control operations and inspection routines for high-volume plastic injection molded parts and semi-finished mechanical assemblies.
• Authored and systematically maintained vital First Piece Approval (FPA) records and core Quality Control (QC) documentation to support rigorous automotive quality benchmarks.
• Collaborated closely with production teams to analyze defect trends, execute root-cause analyses, and implement corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) to drastically lower scrap rates.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) - Information Technology - Dr. D.Y. Patil University, Pune

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) - Mechanical Engineering - Savitribai Phule Pune University (SPPU), Pune

Diploma - Mechanical Engineering - Maharashtra State Board of Technical Education (MSBTE), Mumbai