VENKATESH NARAYANANP.O. Box 3168. P.C.112.Ruwi.Sultanate of Oman. Muscat.

+968-93826940 venkatesh27285@gmail.com

~ Mechanical Engineering Professional ~

A result oriented professional with over 20 years of experience in Supply Chain Management,

Car Accessories Development, Sheet Metal Fabrication of Tipper bodies and Auto ancillaries.

PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Manage supply chain and logistics of global suppliers of parts

and accessories.

Experienced in managing fabrication operations involving

planning, in-process inspection, team building and internal

departmental coordination.

Skilled in deploying various methodologies to analyze various

projects, implementing quality / manufacturing standards,

recommending modifications to minimize escalations, reduce

rejection & realize operational efficiencies.

Credited with handling 2.5T to 30T Tipper Bodies, Tipper

Trailers, Car Carriers, Bus bodies, Chassis Sub frame, Seat

Assembly, Loader Cabin, Fuel Tanks, Refrigerated Containers,

and Car Accessories.

Extensive experience in dealing with OEM customers like Volvo

Trucks, Tatra Trucks, Ashok Leyland, Cater Pillar, Tata Motors,

Hindustan Motors, L&T, Karnataka State Road Transport

Corporation, Toyota Kirloskar, BEML and TAFE.

CORE STRENGTHS

Supply Chain Management

Product Development

Production Management

Plant Operations

Inventory Management

Quality Assurance

Cost Control

Reporting & Documentation

Team Management

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Manager – Accessories ( Nov 2004 – Present ) Saud Bahwan Automotive LLC.

Supply Chain Management

Maintaining service levels, ordering, pricing, and holding optimum inventory levels of

accessories.

Reducing obsolescence levels of parts and accessories.

Managing supply chain and logistics of global suppliers of accessories.

Controlling 50 Overseas suppliers ( Taiwan, Thailand, China, Malaysia, South Africa, India)

Responsible for importing accessories worth 1.2 million USD annually.

Attended overseas accessories trade shows to identify and develop new accessories

suppliers.

Disposal of obsolete and slow moving items.

Accessories Development

New Product development for Toyota, Lexus, Daihatsu, KIA, Ford range.

Presenting new concepts, New Product proposal to Sales and Marketing team.

Finalising Vehicle Product specifications on Model year basis with Sales team.

Defining product specifications for development, conducting cost viability analysis, product

testing, approvals and introduction strategy.

Keeping close track of latest developments in automobile accessories and to adapt it for

local implementation.

ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Freight cost saved around 60,000 USD in the year 2014 while importing parts by

combining the shipments in the same origin from various suppliers.

Initiated Supplier annual Turnover Incentives and cost benefited up to USD 30,000 in the

year 2013 & 2014.

Cost saved 100,000 USD in the year 2014 through Price negotiation.

Reduced and controlled rejection rate 0.2 % through continuous improvements.

Assistant Manager – Quality Assurance Jan 2001 – Oct 2004

Tatra Vectra Motors Limited (Formerly Known as Tatra Trucks India Ltd)Hosur.Tamil Nadu. India.

Job Responsibilities Implementing supplier quality standards & structured processes / quality plans for

production operations.

Deploying various methodologies to analyze various processes, recommending

modifications to minimize escalations, reducing rejection, realizing operational efficiencies,

controlling variability, costs & reducing cycle-time.

Executing cost saving techniques/measures and modifications to achieve substantial

reduction in operational expenditures and work within the budget.

Responsible for Raw Material, Incoming Inspection, Supplier Quality check, In process

Quality of Press, Weld, Paint and Chassis Assembly section.

Taking appropriate measures to reduce PDI complaints and customer complaints and

directing and coordinating the company’s quality program, including the implementation of

ISO 9001 systems and procedures.

Preparing monthly summaries of quality issues, implementing quality training programs

and managing supplier Corrective Action Reports.

Working with Design on new component introduction (Proto type), alternative raw

materials, tooling requirements, test plans, and product qualification requirements.

Analysis & counter measures through process improvements & component improvement

through cross functional teams and designing and implement Quality Plans for all parts

Senior Engineer – Production planning & Control (Nov 1998 – Dec 2000)Krishna Fabrication Ltd. Bengaluru – Karnataka.

Job Responsibilities

Allocation of jobs to workmen on daily basis to ensure adherence to laid plans and

preparing indents for receipt of material from the stores.

Responsible for storage of in-process items in identified areas, arranging planned stage

wise verification and handling and preservation during in-process stages

Recording of process parameters for carrying out special processes and monitoring and

maintaining the process qualification records.

Providing daily progress report and updating process sheet production and maintaining

documents and quality records related to the Quality System.

Coordinating with the other departments such as quality control, logistic, maintenance, etc.

Engineer –Product Development Sep 1995 – Oct 1998

Kailash Vahan Udyog Limited. Bengaluru. Karnataka.

Played a key role in: Manufacturing of Sheet metal components and Fabrication of heavy Tipper bodies.

Designing and product development for OEM customers as per their specification and

requirements.

Receiving OEM drawings from customers, assessing drawings, estimating cost and

preparing Bill of Materials Preparing Process plan, Quality plan for production and

producing Proto sample for customer Approval.

Representing the company as DMR for ISO 9001 certification.

COMPUTER SKILLS

Operating System : Windows 2000, Windows XP, Vista

Applications: MS Office (Excel, Word, Presentation, Outlook, power point & Access)

Application Software: SAP & Other ERP systems.

Yours Truly,

Venkatesh Narayanan