This document contains a summary of Sameer Nilekar's professional experience and qualifications. He has over 16 years of experience in plastic, wiring harness, and sheet metal industries for automotive and FMCG companies. He is currently the General Manager of SCM and Operations at S.E. Automotive Private Limited in Pune, India, where he is responsible for supply chain management, operations, and business development. Previously he has held senior leadership roles with companies like Fujikura Automotive India, Mindarika Auto India, and Straion India. He has expertise in areas like project management, strategic sourcing, supply chain management, and business operations.

1. SAMEER NILEKAR
General Manager
Mobile: +91 8552020836, Res No: 020-24266688 E-mail: sameernilekar@rediffmail.com
In pursuit of challenging and fulfilling assignments in Projects, SCM & operations of Plastic
Components /Wiring Harness in Automotive/Durables with a growth oriented organisation of
repute
SNAPSHOT
 A dynamic professional with over 16+ years of rich experience in Plastic, Wiring Harness Industry
and Sheet Metal for Automotive as well as FMCG Corporates.
 Comprehensive experience in setting up Green field projects and managing business operations
which require deep understanding of critical business drivers in multiple markets and
industries.
 Lead role in all RFQ /RFP bills ,all facets of BID management and contract negotiations.
 Extensive background in SCM and Operations; Project Management including Strategic Planning,
sourcing , monitoring and completion of projects and task as per the stipulated End time ,Techno
Commercial Operations, etc.
 Currently worked with M/S S E Automotive Private Limited, Pune as Deputy General Manager-SCM
& project in charge.
 Previously worked with M/s Fujikura Automotive India Pvt Ltd, Mindarika Auto India Pvt Ltd,
Straion India Pvt Ltd, Nilekar Polycrafts, etc.
 Interact easily with people of diverse backgrounds, cultures, and professional levels. Excellent
understanding of and ability to accommodate individual learning styles.
Highlights of Credentials
 Identifying the perceptive clients, generating business from the existing clients to achieve business targets.
 Successfully worked on the Green field projects for M/ss Fujikra India to Establish plant in Pune n
Aurangadbad for supplies of Engine & MOVO Wiring harness for Octavia & Superb Model for Skoda as
well as New POLO for M/s VolksWagen facelift. while competing with already established players in
the Indian market ( 45 Crores project).
 Credit in introducing assembly lines at Aurangabad for supplies of harness as well as plastic child p arts
thereby to Ms Skoda Auto as well as Audi India assuring in time supplies and reducing the logistic cost
and avoid piling of inventory.
 Leading the team in adding existing client base in terms of new infrastructure and assemblies of cooler
business from M/s Videocon as well as swashing machine parts in real time.
 Total AXM and operation responsibility fornew developed clients client Minda Group as well as Behr India
were added for supplies of engine parts as well as two wheeler parts for Bajaj Auto.
KEY SKILLS
Project Management Techno commercial Operations Revenue & Profits
Supply chain Management Strategic Alliances Operation & Planning
Client Management Team Management Budgets & P & L Accounts
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Project Management
 Assisting in formulation of Project plans for development in consultation with top management for
organisational growth.
 Formulation of short term & Long terms strategic plan to enhance operations ( Start time to End Time
Simulations
Startegic Sourcing
 Analysing and reviewing the market, its response / requirements and communicating the same to
marketing team for coming up with new plans.
Leading SCM
 Driving sales initiative and achieving desired targets with overall responsibility of ROI, Exploring market
avenues to effectively built customer / customer preferences and drive volumes.

2. Operation - Management
 Handling the trade communications and sales support across company clientele.
 Understand overall operations for improvements of the existing product with a thrust on reducing the
product cost and based on market trends & requirement.
CAREER SCAN
Since Jan’ 13: M/S S. E. Automotive Private Limited, Pune as G.M.
SCM & Operations reporting to MD
Team Size: 15
Role:
 Handling existing SCM.
 Working on development for existing plant capacity.
 Diversification into assemblies and final product manufacturing.
 Working on upcoming projects in Rajasthan and Noida
Attainments:
Contributing in successfully supplies of air vent assemblies, plastic moulded interiors and
dashboard assemblies of various models of TML, M& M, VWI at “0” PPM
Success in supporting 35% business share in vent assemblies of TML.
 Success in cost saving to company expenditure of Rs 4 crores for the financial year 2015-16.
 Catered to wide and varied operational requirements FMCG Giants like M/s LG as well as M/s
Godrej India.
 Instrumental in achieving contracts from M/s Hasbro international for Electric Baking ovens as
well as manufacturing of Electric Toys in stringent SCM & operational Audits.
Mar’ 10 – Dec’ 12: M/S Fujikura Automotive India Private Limited, Pune as AGM
SCM reporting to Japanese Plant Head
Team Size : 9
Role:
 Setting up Green field project of wiring harness in India.
 Replacing of all types of iports through Local supplies from Pune plant.
 Successful in procuring RFQ from M/s TML as well as M/s M & M theough team work for vendor audits.
 Day to day sales Dispatches as well as follow ups for upcoming projects in VWIPL
Attainments:
 Successfully developed, procured and catered to supplies of integrated harness first time in India for
Superb ( Skoda Auto Aurangabad), Facelift of Octavia , Movo and Cockpit harness for 1.5 ltr POLO.
 Sucessfully procured business share for Door harness for Mahindra Quanto project.
Jul’ 06 – Feb’ 10: Mindarika India Private Limited, Pune as Senior Manager-Purchase reporting
to GM -SCM
Team Size: 5
Role:
 Dedicated team for procurement of chilad parts ( 35 vendors , 1600 compoents) for M/s TML as well as

 Imports planning , endor development, material planning as well as required Logistics were a routine part
of my resposibilities
 Catering to SPD market sfor the suppliesof Power switches as well aspower windows
 Leading the team to supplies of Sub assemblies to HVAC manufacturer ( M/sSubros as well as M/s Visteon
India).
Attainments:
 90 % in achieving monthly and yearly procurement schedules major part of the year.
 Successfully implemented the “MILKRUN” Project for local vendors.
 Stock and inventory control were taken up as projects and successes in maintain thr required level for all
“A” Class items through KANBAN
Aug’ 03 – Jun’ 06: Straion India Private Limited, Pune as Manager Commercials reporting to
GM-SCM
Team Size: 7
Role:
 Success in leading a team for supplies of varied intermediate components of Refrigarators. LCDs, ACs and
Mobiles for LG India.

3.  Catered to limited requirements of Fiat India for underbonet plqastic parts as well as minor assembled
products.
 Handled clients like M/s Haier India for supplies of Ref interiors as well as Eva parts .
Attainments:
 Achieved best team leader awaerd for my efforts in 2005-06.
Jul’ 97 – Mar’ 03: Nilekar Polycrafts, Pune as Proprietor
Role:
 Started and Developed SSI manufacturing industrial plastic components with from a single semi auto
moulding machine ,doing subcontracted jobs to built a set up of three fully automatic operating machine of
Blow moulding, Injection moulding and Vacuum forming machines.
 Significantly contributed in establishing area and regional targets for achieving top line & Bottom Line
Targets, involving in Business planning and assessing revenue potential with Business opportunities.
 Started and fuelled business operations by developing teams and mapping clients, starting operations in
new regions, utilising expertise and acumen of identifying fruitful business opportunities.
 Expertise in existing line of business & coming up with new business strategies ides leading to
implementation of new lines of business & integrating them to boost existing business.
 Distinction in planning, directing and coordinating the operational activities at high level of Management
with the help of subordinate members.
 Profound sensitivity to multinational customers and customer behaviour with skills in interacting with
customers from different nationalities and meeting their requirements through efficient cus tomer skills as
we’ll as moulding the product plan according to their feedback and their subsequent feedback.
Attainments:
 Achieved turnover of Rs 1.50 crores per year. 2002-2003
PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES
 Represented school, college and district under 16 cricket competitions.
 Worked with social organizations for terminally ill cancer children.
ACADEMIA
1998 MBA (Marketing) from Pune University, Pune, India
1996 DME from Karnataka Technical Board, Karnataka, India
1995 BA (Economics) from pune University, Pune, India
IT Forte: Proficient in MS Office applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint. Worked on BAAN, GERP
(Resource Planning Software)
PERSONAL SNIPPETS
Date of Birth : 21st
December 1973
Language Skills : English, Hindi and Marathi
Address : House No 3 Dhanurdhari Society, Marketyard , Pune