Pratap Bhosale is a senior supply chain management professional with over 20 years of experience in areas like vendor development, business development, procurement, and project management. He is seeking a senior role in an organization of repute. He has extensive experience managing procurement, vendor relationships, and new product development for automotive and machinery companies. He is skilled in negotiation, cost reduction, and process improvement.

1. PRATAP M BHOSALE
Contact: +91 9881741094; Res: +912025442287| Email: pratapbhosale@yahoo.com
SENIOR MANAGEMENT PROFILE
Supply Chain Management ðVendor DevelopmentðBusiness DevelopmentðProposals
Snapshot: Seeking senior to top level assignments in Purchase, Vendor Development, Product Development,
Quality control, New Project Development and System Implementation with an organization of repute.
MANAGERIAL
Profit Centre Management
Project & Business Mgt
Change Management
Training, Supplier
Workshops & People Mgt
FUNCTIONAL
Business Tie-ups /
Operational Excellence /
Market Intelligence
Supplier Key Account
Management / New part
development
COMMERCIAL
Material Cost Improvements
Spend Analysis
Purchase Price Indexation
Localization & Optimization
TECHNICAL
Global Sourcing of
Components –
Cost Modelling and
Standardization
Parts Management
Supplier Development
EXECUTIVE SYNOPSIS
 An astute and result oriented professional with over 2 decades of experience in Product, Strategy & NPD/ NPI
 Design Change management, Operations (SCM), Production, Vendor Development, Material Planning &
Procurement, with Diesel Engines/Heavy Machinery/Automotive Industries.
 Developed an entire new series of diesel engine with a completely new vendor base in record time. Excellent skills in
consensus building, and price negotiation coupled with proven expertise in new part development, sourcing, supplier
negotiations, inventory management, coordinating with vendors, identifying and developing various sources of
raw materials and other components to ensure uninterrupted supply of materials for production and spare parts.
 Significant exposure in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Vendor Development, Quality Assurance, Change
Management and Project Management.
 Expertise in creating performance scorecard for key deliverables like Material Cost, Savings, Payments, Projects,
Make-Buy.
 Track record of significant achievement, to include reducing costs, understanding business needs and translating
them into sourcing strategy and developing and improving purchasing programs to meet corporate objectives.
 Achieved significant improvements in Team performance by using lean tools & techniques, ensuring zero defects and
contributing in flawless launches of new projects.
 Extensive experience in increasing revenues, streamlining workflow and creating a team work environment to
enhance productivity innovatively for reputed business houses.
 Knowledge of SAP MM Module, MS office, MS Projects.
 Areas - Sourcing / Procurement, Purchase Management, Materials Management, Supply Chain Management Store &
Logistics, Vendor Management, MIS
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
BOBST INDIA PVT. LTD. as Manager – Purchase from May’14 t0 May’15
Key Highlights:
− Development of sheet metal parts for new series of Packaging Machines. Lead buyer for SM commodity
− Introduction of new suppliers, supplier assessment & selection of suppliers
− Alignment of Bobst India procedures to Bobst global procedures
− Price settlement, Negotiations with Vendors, Monitoring raw material prices
− Co-ordination with all design, quality assembly & suppliers for smooth and efficient completion of projects

2. MAN TRUCKS INDIA PVT. LTD. Senior Manager – Procurement & Logistics from Jan’10 to Jul’13
Key Highlights:
− Streamlining the procurement and inventory of long lead items and imported parts to achieve no loss of
production maintaining low inventory levels to accommodate fluctuations in production schedules.
− Instrumental in the settlement of prices of heavy fabrications like tipper bodies.
− Achieved the cost reduction per vehicle targets set for the group.
− Achieved all the targets of vendor up-gradation to DOL status.
Key Accountabilities
 Lead and supervised the department of 6 Direct Logistics & SCM professionals Head Count for material availability
for production & spares parts replenishment for supplies of sheet metal, rubber & plastic variants at Pune and
Pithampur through planning with respective team of Section Heads/ Buyers. Overall @ 100 vendors across India
and @ 1500 components for value around Rs. 250 Million per month approx.
 Streamlined and managed inventory with material planning to meet the variation as per marketing demand and
production ramp-up and ramp down. Assessment of vendor capacity.
 Support VQMC with regular review of Quality issues. Help in upgrading vendors for DOL status.
 Resolution of vendor grievances including pending bills & price revision claims settlement.
DANA INDIA PVT LTD, PUNE, INDIA Feb’2008 till July’2009
Manager – Materials
Key Highlights:
− Sourcing of parts for domestic requirements for 2WD and 4WD axles assemblies & parts for the global Dana
worldwide requirement.
− Strategic Sourcing, Forming long term & short term strategies for various part families.
− Vendor identification for e-RFQ, technical and commercial data collection & analysis for negotiation for casting
and machining items for existing and new projects.
− Shouldered the onus of sourcing parts from India to other Dana Plants worldwide
− Cost Reduction through negotiations/re-configuration
− Price settlement, Negotiations with Vendors, Monitoring raw material prices, Consortium buying of Steel
− Planning and Procurement of Castings, Forgings, Machined components, Sheet Metal Parts.
− Liaison with all design, production departments for smooth and efficient completion of sourcing.
GREAVES COTTON LTD. (D.E.U.), PUNE, INDIA Aug’2006 till Feb’2008
Manager – Vendor Development
Key Highlights:
− Developed all parts for an entire new series of 4 cylinder engine along with required tooling, in a record time of 4
months, within the set target cost (castings, forgings, proprietary items, fabrications, machined parts, electrical
parts, etc)
− Identified and developed a completely new set of vendors for all engine parts using Quality system tools for
obtaining timely procurement of materials at favourable terms to ensure launch of new engines in record time.
− Negotiated & settled Prices for the parts & tooling with Vendors
− Play key role in setting up the completely new stores facility with a tab on inventory for their new plant in record
time of less than 6 months
− Introduced new and capable vendors to the organization, rationalized vendors and developed alternate sources
for problematic parts of existing series of engine
− Actively involved in implementation of JDE ERP system.
HBD ENGINEERING, PUNE, INDIA Jan’1999 till Jul’2006
Manager – Operations
Key Highlights:
− Spearheaded the routine operations of the company for Global Sourcing, including purchasing, vendor
development, quality assurance, export formalities, operations involving staff supervision, new part development
& new vendor induction. (castings, forgings, fabrications, machined parts)
− Developed, networked and negotiated with vendors for timely completion of customer contracts.
− Liaison with end customer in USA & Europe for all technical and commercial matters.
− Developed over 550 varieties of parts and streamlined the process enhancements.
− Up-graded vendors to meet quality and consistent on time delivery requirements by introducing them to new
management & quality tools.

3. − Streamlined the export operations, established QMS processes, established export packing, supplier payments
cycle, Inventory management
− Identified, networked and monitored suppliers at various locations for cost effective & timely purchase of
material. Negotiated & settled Prices for the parts with suppliers
− Established state of the art inspection facilities with software’s developed for QMS
− Got the best deals for steel procurement during the steel shortage period for special projects
− Executed management policies & reported to the management on all matters
− Developed and streamlined processes of several parts, achieved substantial cost reductions using alternative
materials and processes.
− Achieved uniform and consistent export dispatches thus stabilization of company activities and growth in annual
sales
− Implemented ISO9001 for the company.
− Made major contributions to develop tailor made software’s similar to ERP and systems to achieve a near
paperless office
KIRLOSKAR OIL ENGINES LTD, PUNE, INDIA Aug’1993 till Dec’1998
Senior Engineer – Vendor Development
Key Highlights:
− Off loading of major machining lines from KOEL Production Dept to vendors and establishing the process and
quality for the parts. Stabilized production of parts for all the machining lines shifted out from KOEL – flywheel,
pulleys, flywheel housings, manifolds, cylinder heads, assemblies, etc.
− Procurement of designs of jigs, fixtures & gauges with appropriate design concepts
− Procurement of jigs, fixtures & gauges and prove-out of these tooling at supplier end in record time
− Development of casting parts for new series engines, with their required tooling
− Distinction of reducing the rejection percentage stood at 2% as against 14.5%, eventually lead to reduction in
price and line rejections
− Successfully implemented Oracle for Vendor Development Department
− Interfaced and coordinated with CMM inspection and KOEL standards room for inspection and related activities
− Notable Accomplishments as Sr. Officer (Marketing) in Kirloskar Ferrous Industries :
− Setting-up and handling of Chennai branch office as a resident Engineer
− Successfully networked with key clients like TAFE, Simpson, Ashok Leyland and Standard Motors
− Developed & established post molding activities for casting parts
− Tracked & Expedited new developments of castings in conjunction with foundry production & quality (Crankcases,
gear boxes, transmission housings, etc)
− Coordinated between customer, pattern shop & foundry for development of new castings
− Distinction of being Department Coordinator for ISO-9002 Certification
− Notable Accomplishments as Engineer Tool Room in Kirloskar Oil Engines Ltd :
− Planning & supervision of machining lines of Tool room and also involved in inspection and reworking of faulty
fixtures for production lines. (Jig boring, grinding, turning & milling)
− Trial & prove-out of fixtures on production lines
− Close interaction with the Heat Treatment shops and standards room.
PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENTS
SAJ–Froude Test Plant Pvt. Ltd, Pune, as a Trainee Engr from Oct’92 to Aug’93
EDUCATION
 1992 B. E. Mechanical Engineering in 1992 M.I.T. College of Engineering, Pune University
TRAININGS ATTENDED
Estimation Techniques / Negotiation skills / Leadership Introduction Business Excellence
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth : 08th
December, 1967
Languages : English, Marathi, Hindi
Present Address : Flat no. 11, Ruby Co-op Hsg. Soc., Lane no. 1, Dahanukar Colony, Kothrud, Pune
411038