This resume is for KL Neelakandan, seeking a challenging position in engineering. He has over 29 years of experience in manufacturing, including his current role as Senior Manager of Operations at Sandhar Automotives in Bangalore. Previously, he held roles like Manager of Supply Chain and Exports at various companies. His responsibilities have included meeting production targets, quality monitoring, supplier management, and ensuring statutory compliances. He has a diploma in mechanical engineering and professional credits like Six Sigma Black Belt certification.

1. Resume
K.L.NEELAKANDAN
33, JK Nagar, Bagalur Road
Opp. Samathuvapuram, Hosur- 635109
Mobile: + 91-9994896302
Email: kl_neelakandan@rediffmail.com
klneelakandan@gmail.com
Career Objective:
Seeking a challenging position in engineering environment with an organization offering long term career
and advanced opportunities in which my abilities and experience can contribute to the profitability of the
organization
OVER ALL EXPERIENCE : 29Years.
PRESENT EMPLOYMENT: M/s Sandhar Automotives .Bommasandra ,Bangalore
PRSENT DESIGNATION : Sr. Manager, Operations
COMPANY PROFILE
Sandhar is an Auto-Ancillary unit started in the year 1989. Today the company has got 32 Manufacturing
units across the globe specializing in Security and Vision systems for Automobile Industry. Its clientele
includes Hero Moto Corp, TVS Motors, Royal Enfield, L&T, Ashok Leyland and Daimler.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE:
 Over 28 Years of experience in manufacturing activities.
 6 years in Sandhar Automomotives – Sr. Manager Operations
 One year in CRP Diecasting Company as a Manager - Exports
 16 Years in F A L Industries.
 In FAL Industries Handled vacuum cleaner Production-7. 5 Years And Motor production-5.5 Years.
Lighting production 100% EOU to IKEA Sweden. –3 years.
 Four years and eleven month in Renowned Auto Products as assembly supervisors

2. JOB RESPONSIBILITIES
 Sandhar Automotives, Bommasandra
I. Sr. Manager Operations (1-Jan-2014 till date)
 Effective utilization of resources
 Monitoring of statutory compliances
 Budget compliance
 Meeting customer schedules
 Implementation of quality policy / IMS
 Monitoring of QCC teams effectiveness
 Continual improvements
 Skill identification of associates
 Interface with H.R in Identification and imparting training
 Interface with Q.A for reduction of COPQ
 Implementation of cluster activities
 Inventory management
 Supplier interaction & improvement
 Increase in value addition
ACCOUNTABILITY
 Increase Over all Line Efficiency
 Sales per man-hour
 Productivity improvement
 Manpower utilization
II. Manager- Supply Chain, (1-May- 2010 to May- 2012)
III. Central Procurement Team Head- South (1-May- 2012 to Dec- 2013)
 New Product Development coordinating with units
 Supplier price increase / decrease settlement
 Claim price increase to customer through marketing
 Price increase provision
 Rationalisation, Supplier base
 Cost Reduction through direct material optimisation ( DMO)
 Supplier Identification, and recommend for evaluation and assessment
 Price Negotiation & finalisation
 Conducting Pre award meeting and technical discussion with Engineering and Quality Team.
 Purchase Order release
 Adherence to the Quality Management System
Major Achievements:
 Team leader: For Cost Reductions and De risking
 Co -Ordinate with subcontractors for ISO certification.
 Consolidated the non- BOM parts and Production consumables for all the Southern Plants.

3.  Achieved a cost reduction of 33 Lakhs for the year 2012-13 through alternate sourcing and re-
negotiating with suppliers.
IV. Manager- Exports (15- Oct – 2008 to 30-Apr- 2011)
 Key Accountable Manager for Delivery across Asia- Pacific, North America and Europe
 Meeting Overseas Customer Schedule
 Shipping the goods on time
 Ensuring receivables
 Addressing Customer Complaints
 CRP Die-casting, Gummudipoondi- Chennai
I. Manager- Export Division, (15-Apr- 2008 to 14- Oct 2008)
• Key Accountable Manager for Delivery European customers
• Meeting Overseas Customer Schedule
• Shipping the goods on time
• Ensuring receivables
• Addressing Customer Complaints
 FAL Industries, Hosur and Chennai
I. PRODUCTION IN CHARGE of MOTOR DIVISION (4-Dec -1989 to 13-Jul 2007)
 Planning and organizing men, material to meet production targets.
 To find out bottlenecks in production and to arrange and to monitor the same properly In order to ensure
production targets are met.
 To monitor the rejections at various stages and to Debug the cause of the same to ensure good quality of
out-put and reduction in scrap.
 To study the field complaints, analyze the same.
 In addition, to ensure proper PROCESS corrections in order to eliminate the cause of such complaints.
II. INVOLVEMENT WITH MAN POWER, COSTING AND WORKING ENVIRONMENT
 Proper operator training to ensure quality and quantity out-put.
 To ensure minimum WIP in the shop floor and accounting of the same.
 To ensure proper material accounting and scrap disposal.
 Preparation of monthly scrap/analyzing reports.
 ISO system follow-up and upgrading the same
SPECIAL TASK UNDERTAKEN

4.  Set up new Production line for Light fittings manufacturing to M/s IKEA-Sweden.
 Designed assembly fixtures, manual conveyor for light fitting assembly.
 Set up new painting shop for IKEA light fittings painting.
 In lighting assembly one cable -tie dia was the problem to increase the productivity. The same is replaced
by thread by then the productivity is increased by 100%. And the cost also reduced considerably .For any
change is made in the product need to get approval from IKEA Sweden.
 Located and developed vendors for phospating, cromatising.
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 Re-engineering done to reduced the cost of the product.
 Designed painting jigs for light fitting parts painting to ease painting operation, time saving, cost saving.
III. In Motor Line
 Eliminated motor spark a defect contributes 10% rejection in assembly line.
 Introduced cooling fan balancing to reduce vibration rejection in bye –pass motors.
 Studied and established running time for each category of motors- to save power and increased
productivity.
 Designed and implemented routing cards in motor process to get to know trace ability& test status.
 Validated the KEY PROCESS (Special Process). Fixed the parameters and control plan established.
 FMEA done for Mico armature & stator.
IV. In Vacuum Cleaner Production Line
 Retrained the operators for complete assembly of Vacuum cleaners due to change in system of Assembly.
 Studied and implemented conveyorised packing System for vacuums cleaner packing.
 Studied the cause of breakage of handle frame A-value molded plastic part and corrected the Causes and
reduced the same.
 ISO system internal auditor.
SPECIAL SKILL ACHIVED
 Handling New Projects.
PROFESSIONAL CREDIT
 M/s FAL have received “The best Supplier” award from IKEA for the year 2003-2004.
In South East Asia Region FAL is the First Indian Company winning this award.
 Renowned Auto Products & Sachs LTD,HOSUR.

5. I. Supervisor (Dec 1984 to Dec1988)
 Ensuring smooth flow of materials required for production.
 Co-ordination with QA department for defect free production.
 Controlling and analyzing the rejections.
 Interacting with D&D for new product Development.
SPECIAL TASK UNDERTAKEN
 Worked with Development in the developmental Process of Maruthi Van, Car- Door Closers.
TRAINING UNDERGONE
 6- Sigma Black Belt
 Certified as internal Quality auditor. –ISO 9001.
 Under gone SQC -organized by HIA.
 Time Management conducted by Mr.Sridharan.
 Key user training and customized Enterprise resource planning –Manufacturing Package of Baan IV b.
 Electroplating Technique at CECRI –Karaikudi.
 I-Way Training, Q-way training (IKEA way of working)- IKEA Sweden
Represented the company as Production in-charge in the Supplier Customer meet, at IKEA Sweden.
ACADEMIC CREDITS
DIPLOMA :Diploma in Mechanical Engineering.April1984
INSTITUTION : Seshssayee Institute Of Technology, Trichy.
CLASS : First.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Father’s Name : K.N.Lakshminarayanan. (Late)
Date Of Birth : 25.11.1963
Language Known : Tamil, English (Read and Write and Speak) , Kannada (Speak)
Marital Status : Married
Permanent Address : K.L.Neelakandan,
33, JK Nagar, Bagalur Road
Opp. Samathuvapuram, Hosur- 635109
Current CTC : Rs 10.24 Lakhs /annum
Time Required Joining : 2 Months

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