Assistant General Manager at M/S GMG Technotrades Pvt. Ltd. (2025-04 – Present)
With innovation at the core of its philosophy, India-headquartered GMG Techno Trades Pvt Ltd has been at the forefront of designing and developing technologically advanced Power and Hydraulic Steering for boaters around the world. We are the world's fastest-growing boat steering supplier with over 10 million satisfied customers across the globe. it has taken rapid strides to expand its presence to 55+ countries across Asia, Africa, Europe, Oceania, and North & Latin America. GMG Techno Trades is a truly global enterprise with a workforce that comprises people from different domains including Engineering, Data Science, Management, Psychology, and literature.
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Purchase which includes vendor development and supplier Quality.
- Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with company goals (cost, quality, delivery, and sustainability).
- Forecast material requirements in collaboration with production planning and operations.
- Formulate annual budgets for purchase and control purchase price variance.
- Identify, evaluate, and onboard new suppliers/vendors (domestic and international).
- Negotiate contracts, pricing, payment terms, and long-term agreements.
- Monitor supplier performance (OTD, quality, cost, compliance) and take corrective actions.
- Build and maintain strong supplier relationships while ensuring competitive pricing.
- Drive cost reduction initiatives through value engineering, alternate sourcing, and localization.
- Implement zero-based costing, should-cost analysis, and benchmarking practices.
- Identify opportunities for bulk buying, consortium buying, and long-term rate contracts.
- Ensure adherence to company policies, statutory regulations, import/export laws, and ethical sourcing standards.
- Maintain compliance with ISO/AS9100/IATF or relevant quality management standards.
- Develop SOPs and ensure audit readiness for procurement processes.
- Work closely with Production, Quality, R&D, and Finance to ensure timely procurement.
- Support New Product Development (NPD) by sourcing new materials/components.
- Coordinate with logistics/warehousing for smooth inbound material management.
- Lead and mentor the purchase/procurement team.
- Develop skills in negotiation, supplier development, and category management.
- Set KPIs for the purchase team (cost savings, lead time reduction, supplier quality).
- Identify and mitigate supply chain risks (single-source dependency, geopolitical, logistics delays).
- Optimize inventory levels – balance between JIT and safety stock.
- Monitor material shortages and implement contingency sourcing.
- Led sourcing activities for new product development programs.
- Identified and developed suppliers for castings, machined components, MIM, stampings, plastics and assemblies.
- Participated in design reviews with Engineering teams to improve manufacturability and reduce product cost.
- Conducted supplier feasibility studies and manufacturing capability assessments.
- Managed APQP, PPAP and supplier readiness activities.
- Led RFQs, commercial negotiations and sourcing decisions for new programs.
- Worked closely with suppliers on tooling development, process validation and production ramp-up.
- Executed localization initiatives for imported components.
- Conducted should-cost analysis and value engineering workshops.
Supply Chain Manager at M/S Southco India Pvt. Ltd. (2020-04 – 2025-03)
Southco, Inc. is the leading global designer and manufacturer of engineered access solutions from quality and performance to aesthetics and ergonomics. They offer door latches and locks, electronic access solutions, quick access fasteners, captive screws, hinges control, handles, inject and eject mechanisms, rotary latches, fasteners, and handles. they use different types of components made by different processes like HPDC, Zinc casting, Magnesium casting SS Casting (Investment casting), MIM (Metal Injection Molding), Turned & Machined, Injection Molded, Stamped brackets, Hardware, Springs & Rubber Parts. They have 17 manufacturing and stocking locations in 9 countries, Sales, engineering and customer support in 30+ countries & Serving 100,000+ customers in 83 countries.
Heading SCM which includes Purchase, Vendor Development, Supplier Quality, Planning, warehouse & logistics. Accountability of end-to-end materials management, production ramp-up, logistics, capacity & manpower planning, process improvements, and field failure analysis/resolution.
- Managed procurement for both direct and indirect materials, gaining a strong understanding of supply chain dynamics and cost management.
- Managed capital expenditures (Capex), and project purchasing.
- Strong understanding of CNC, VMC and HMC machining processes, cycle-time estimation and cost modelling, enabling to estimate costs based on cycle times and align procurement with manufacturing capabilities.
- Supported global NPD programs by developing suppliers for MIM, Investment Casting, Magnesium Casting and Precision Machined Components.
- Participated in DFM (Design for Manufacturability) reviews with engineering teams.
- Conducted supplier feasibility and process capability studies during new product development.
- Led PPAP submissions and supplier qualification activities.
- Coordinated tooling development and pilot production activities.
- Plan the resources efficiently to meet the customer needs.
- Ensure the material availability as per customer demand.
- Implement strategies and initiatives for material procurement & Production planning processes.
- Manage OTIF (On time in full – OTR / OTP) and production planning and scheduling of all the machine centres to ensure optimum capacity utilization and increased material availability.
- Implement plans and initiatives for supplier selection and evaluation & to evaluate supplier performance in terms of cost, quality, and commitment, and conduct regular audits.
- Implement plans and initiatives to build a competitive supplier base for purchasing in areas of RM, consumables, capital, and maintenance requirements based on suppliers' quality, Delivery, technological capabilities, and financial performance.
- Managed casting commodity vendors for Aluminium casting, Zinc Casting, Magnesium Casting, SS Castings (Investment Casting) & MIM (Metal Injection).
- Managed vendors for different commodities like stamped, forged, and turned or Machined Parts.
- Raise contracts with vendors to get shorten lead time, cost benefits & to secure favourable terms and conditions.
- Managed Plastics and Stamping commodity developed vendors for Plastic & Stamped parts.
- Implement plans and initiatives for procurement of all materials & Bought out Parts required for the business & constantly evaluate cost-saving opportunities in the Supply Chain.
- Monitor and control the landed cost of all raw material and packing material to be within the budgeted cost, forecasting material prices and reporting it to management for further action.
- Negotiate with vendors get competitive pricing with reasonable payment terms and standard terms and conditions.
- Achieved cost saving of Rs. ~20 Lac/year savings through negotiations (Volume discounts)
Outsourcing Manager at M/S Endurance Technologies Ltd. (2015-07 – 2020-03)
Jr. Manager at M/S Subros Ltd. (2010-06 – 2015-07)
Leader at M/S Ahresty India Pvt. Ltd. (2008-01 – 2010-05)
Dept Engr. at M/S Rico Auto Inds. Ltd. (2006-06 – 2007-12)
Asst. Engr. at M/S Subros Ltd. (2002-08 – 2006-04)
