1.  A supply chain professional with close to 2 decades of experience in Production Planning and Control (PPC),
Materials Planning, Vendor Management, Stores Management and Logistics.
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
 Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical & Electronics) from Annamalai University (1992 – 1996)
PROFESSIONAL CAREER DETAILS
# Organization Start End Designation
1 ELECTROMAGS (A DIV. OF BBTCL LTD) Jun-13 May-14 Senior Manager – Purchases/Stores
2 ASWIN COLD FORGE(P) Ltd May-06 May-13 Manager – Supply Chain
3 ENDOTHERM FLUIDS INDIA(P) Ltd May-00 Apr-06 Manager – PPC/Logistics
4 TECHMAT ENTERPRISES INDIA(P) Ltd May-96 Apr-00 Production-In-Charge
DETAILED EXPERIENCE DETAILS
1.0 ELECTROMAGS (A DIV. OF BBTCL LTD) (Jun-2013 – May-2014, Senior Manager – Purchases/Stores)
 Extensive interaction with customers to enable a systematic approach to Demand Planning. This was augmented
with a systematic raw material planning process using a combination of Imports, Outstation & Local Suppliers.
 Stores & Logistics Management
 Vendor Management (including rationalization). Reduced vendor management costs by over 50%
 Drove a cost reduction initiative in the factories using Kaizen and Heijunka. Reduced costs by approx. 25%
 Actively drove the Inventory Turnover Ratio (ITR) ratio from a sub-par value of 8 to industry leading value of 13.
 Systematized SCRAP Management by driving the same through sealed tenders.
 Optimized the layout of the factories to drive faster turnover of Finished Good Stock (FGS)
2.0 ASWIN COLD FORGE (P) Ltd (May-2006 – May-2013, Manager – Supply Chain)
 In charge of the entire supply chain process starting from Procurement to Delivery of Finished Goods to
Customers.
 Fully responsible for vendor management and delivered upwards of 10% reduction in Vendor Management costs
year over year through simplified sourcing. This was done while developing a higher quality vendor eco-system.
 Reduced the rejection of parts from vendors by implementing “POKA-YOKE” in the process
 Negotiated and implemented several contracts from both customers as well as suppliers.
 Transformed existing operations from Raw Materials (RM) to Bought Out Components for several products.
Reduced manufacturing overheads by over 20%
3.0 ENDOTHERM FLUIDS INDIA (P) Ltd (May-2000 – Apr-2006, Manager – PPC/Logistics)
 Head of Material Planning & Logistics department which comprised of managing an inventory of approx. 2000
spare-parts & 400 vendors.
 Managed Inbound / Outbound logistics through a fleet of 12 vehicles
 Drove a program which implemented the entire Codification and BOM Process.
 Implemented several techniques like TPM, TQM, JIT, Two Bin & Kanban. Delivered over 12% savings year on
year through these techniques by consistently reducing WIP Inventory and optimizing batch sizes.
 Drove Corrective and Preventive actions for delivery failure/quality problems through the 5-Why Technique
4.0 TECHMAT ENTERPRISES INDIA (P) Ltd (May-1996 – Apr-2000, Production-In-Charge)
 Hands on experience in heat treatment of automotive components through both Gas Carburizing Furnace (GCF) &
Seal Quenched Furnace (SQF).
 Establishment of the process parameters with respect to the Customer requirement.
 Reduced cycle time by adjusting process parameters.
 Modifications of Jigs/Fixtures to enable prolonged uniformity.
SREEHARI PADMANABHAN
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