1. SUHAS S.P B.E. Mechanical
Deputy Manager, NPD
Mobile: +91-9008181610 / 00919008181610
E-mail: suhas21sp@gmail.com
OBJECTIVE
To work within a c hallenging business environment, where my education and work
experiences within the purchasing, logistics, supply chain and mechanical engineering for
my entrepreneurial mind-set and passion for sustainability, is given a growth.
PROFESSIONAL SNAPSHOT
 An astute professional with ~4 years of experience in purchase project management,
sourcing, purchasing of automotive parts, part development, part improving, part &
tool price finalization, supplier management, inventory control, budgeting, BOMs and
supply chain management.
 The ability to leverage interpersonal skills to establish rapport and develop relationships with
all key stakeholders: suppliers, customers & colleagues.
 Strategic industry management: Establishing long range business plans which can anticipate
the global market
 Clear understanding of New Product Development Process/Purchase/Procurement
(from market research till product launch).
 Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving
and decision-making.
 Cross functional purchasing project experience in Volvo, Renault, MACK and UD, Heavy &
Medium Duty Trucks and Electric Vehicles globally.
 Competent in source finalization, supplier evaluations, supplier capacity audit, manufacturing
process audit and PPAP audit (Tier I & II).
 Competent in handling cost reduction, “Value Engineering Projects” and establishing lean and
responsive manufacturing processes and production systems at supplier end for a defect free
on time delivery of parts.
 Competent in BOM cost monitoring & management, target cost deployment.
 Excellent in manufacturing process improvement for part quality management and cost
reduction.
 Deft in achieving material cost saving through process improvement, alternate sourcing
and techno-commercial negotiation.

2. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
MAHINDRA REVA
DEPUTY MANAGER/PROJECT MANAGER
New Product Development (Purchase), August 2014 TO PRESENT
 Drive new programs by coordinating between commodity leaders, STA/DE with other
stakeholders internally such as R&D, Validation, Quality and Manufacturing.
 Budgeting for complete vehicle and discussing with top management on the risk factors and
taking decisions on the costing.
 Project Time line tracking, exclusive list tracking & highlighting delay.
 Follow-up for MRD commitments from commodity leaders or DE/STA’s.
 Maintaining project documentation.
 MIS preparation for project review.
 Interact with commodity leaders, SE/STA’s for commitment for Design, MRD for Parts.
 Maintain project documentations such as “Gate Clearance” etc.
 Reviewing of the parts availability with all the stake holders of Manufacturing, Quality, R&D
and Validation.
 Competent in handling cost reduction, value engineering projects and establishing lean and
responsive manufacturing processes and production systems at supplier end for a defect free
on time delivery of parts.
 Competent in BOM Cost monitoring & management, target cost deployment.
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VOLVO
ENGINEER
Purchase, July 2011- September 2014
VOLVO-PROJECT BUYER- VOLVO-DAF for CAB parts June 2013-July 2014
 Lead cross-functional team to define and maintain segment purchasing strategies and ensure
implementation.
 Knowledge about the global supplier market, manage supplier selection, partnership and
negotiation
 Involved in sourcing process & activities CABIN Controls (DAF components), Instrument
Panel & Door Panel, Electronics, Chassis and Sheet metal parts/segments.
 Make supplier selections and deliver to projects on time
 Negotiating on part, tooling development costs and commercial terms (payment & delivery)
 Supplier Relationship Management for Delivery
 Have handled supplier base of Middle East for a spend of ~20 Million Euros
 Manage the working relationship externally with suppliers & Internal Cross Functional teams in
solving Project, Quality & Delivery issues.
 Manage interactions with engineering in development of technical roadmaps.
 Analyze the suppliers' long term performance in terms of QDCF (Quality, Delivery, Cost and
Feature) and request improvements from supplier management when needed
 Initiating RFI/RFQs to suppliers
 Managing the supplier agreements, procurement and negotiations
 RFQ kick off with the potential suppliers to understand our need on the segment
 Preparing negotiations with part & quote analysis
 Participating in RTS – Review of Technical Specification
 Involving in SIPD – Supplier Involvement in Product Development.
 Follow up with Product Finance (CFO) for the cost objectives
 Leading a team of Sourcing Support Engineers for successful completion of sourcing activities
 Working in accordance with the Volvo Group Purchasing.

3. VOLVO-CENTRAL TEAM ANALYST June 2012-June 2014
About-
Central Team is a specialized team in Volvo/Mack/UD/Renault for the identification of parts released
from design team grouping and dividing it in purchase team on basis of vast manufacturing, segments
and purchasing experience, having more than ~1 lakh parts grouped into ~300 segments divided
among 500 buyers globally.
Responsibility-
 Identification of parts and grouping them into segments and corresponding buyers.
 Classification of segments based on manufacturing, material, design criteria, supplier diversity
 Understanding the diversity of purchasing strategies globally and adopting the changes soon.
 Handling two continents APAC and South America, supporting more than six projects, and
assigning parts to more than 500 buyers in VOLVO, MACK, UD and RENAULT.
 Managing two continents individually and rest two continents i.e., Europe and North America
during Back up. Very strong experience on each and every part going into truck and value
addition on process improvements.
VOLVO-BUYER SUPPORT & PROJECT MANAGER SUPPPORT, July 2011-July 2012
 Supported company’s highest spent portfolio ~500 million Euros/Year globally
 Responsibilities included assisting the buyers in managing to meet the requirement of Wheels
and Tires complete portfolio.
 Successfully chosen to lead & train the team in handling one of the crucial steps of projects &
also manage the team’s performance in the same.
 Analysis and reporting of the annual global supplier’s performance for Global Sourcing
Projects.
 Analysis of rubber raw material cost in market by capturing it on daily basis.
 Negotiations on delivery of parts with suppliers.
 Assisting supplier for unblocking invoices/payments, System connections, queries.
 To perform review meetings with project managers and all buyer’s concerned to specific
projects and project directors.
 To make presentations on status of project and suggesting the core areas of improvement.
 Handling PCR’s (Product Change Requests) and hosting meetings with Buyers, DPCs, PD,
Supplier, Quality and Cost Engineers to finalize on the PCR’s.
ACADEMIC DETAILS
ACADEMIC PROJECTS
 AUTOMATIC ANTI-TOPPLING UNIT FOR THE VEHICLES- Requirement of police department
of Karnataka State, India.
 CONCEPT OF AUTOMATIC DRIVEN VEHICLES.
 FORGING OF CRITICAL COMPONENT OF AIRCRAFT. (Body Part-Sheet Metal)
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical 2011
Sahyadri College of Engineering,
Mangalore, Karnataka, India
Pre-University 2007 SVPUC, Hassan, Karnataka, India
School-CBSE 2005
Kendriya Vidyalaya, Hassan, Karnataka,
India

4. SKILLS ACQUIRED AT VOLVO & MAHINDRA
1. Project Management
-Budgeting of complete electric vehicle.
-Team management and time plan.
-Participated in the RTS meetings and APQP Kickoff and review.
-Ensured supplier payments in line with payment terms & solved it.
-Reviewed projects with Suppliers & ensured project delivery commitments.
-Ensured delivery precision from suppliers at Volvo manufacturing plants.
2. Sourcing Process Fundamentals
-RFQ Handling.
-RFQ/ RFI Tracking.
-Quote Compilation.
-Potential supplier list preparation
-Preparation of Cost comparison.
-Participated in SEM audits.
-Costing basics for sheet metal.
-Price negotiation.
-Signed price and purchase agreements.
-Presented to decision forums like GSC, Panel Committee & obtained decisions on
Sourcing cases.
3. Supplier Management
-Complete ownership of Project Management at supplier end
-Resourceful interfacing with suppliers to meet RFQ project deliverables.
-Conducted semi BRMs with management and suppliers.
4. Purchasing Tools / System Orientation
-Exposure to GPS, Rapid, Exter, Kola, TIKA, Epurch, HOTO tools & SAP
5.Other general skills
-Good presentation & communication skills.
-Good Team spirit and ability to work with multicultural and distant contacts.
-Good knowledge in using excel, word and other Microsoft applications.
-Effective negotiation, project management skills and business understanding
AWARDS AND RECOGNITIONS
 Received Presidential Award in the year 2006 for Scouts by Indian President
Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam.
 Have been placement coordinator for branch and branch leader for Mechanical Branch
PERSONAL DETAILS
Name : Suhas S.P
Gender : Male
Language Competency : English, Hindi, Kannada
Nationality : Indian
DOB : 21-7-1989
Present Location : Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Passport : J8459828
Passport Authority : India
I hereby declare that the above information is true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Date: 21-01-2015 Suhas S.P
Place: Bangalore