Sourcing Strategy & Analytics

• Devised Supply chain and sourcing strategies using Kraljic Matrix, Competition Landscaping, process mapping, Cost Drivers Analysis and Spend Analytics for spend of ~ 1300 MINR pa for Chemical Commodities resulting in 5-6% cost reduction and optimized risk management.
• Employed the Purchasing Chessboard strategies and conducted supplier-market assessments to categorize suppliers, enabling targeted negotiations, levers deployment and sourcing diversification.
• Analyzed data & engaged 70+ suppliers across 20+ sub-commodities, boosting profitability through data-driven prioritization & proactive problem-solving.
• Spearheaded cross-functional teamwork to localize 650+ Excavator & Skid Steer components, building a robust domestic network and driving a 35% cost reduction w.r.t. Global cost bases.

New Product Development Support

• Delivered New Products on time and within budget by seamlessly integrating early supplier involvement, thorough market analysis, and global purchasing platform optimization, ensuring product quality and competitiveness

Cost Reduction Program & Digitalisation

• Spearheaded the "Sanchay" transformation project, deploying Purchasing Chessboard methodology to categorize spend and identify cost levers, leading an 8-person team to achieve a $1M EBIDTA improvement through value engineering, supplier rationalization, and strategic negotiations.
• Led departmental adoption of SAP Global Purchasing Platform(digital procurement platform), driving efficiency gains through cross-functional collaboration, improved visibility, streamlined workflows, and data-driven cost optimization.

Sourcing Strategy & Analysis

• Managed Spend of ~ 4000 MINR leveraging 10+ supplier relationships and partnerships for Passenger vehicles business unit
• Saved ~ 220 MINR via data-driven cost optimization, feature rationalization/sourcing efficiencies/optimizing the value chain/competition benchmarking.

New Product development

• Led cross-functional team integrating early suppliers, market analysis, & platform optimization for 5 Tata Motors models (Tiago, Tigor, Hexa, Harrier, Altroz), securing cost-competitive & high-quality seating & mirror systems.
• Co-developed Smart Seating Solutions like AI-enabled seats/Sensors and sustainable material introduction like leatherette instead of genuine leather

Process Improvement

• Part of the ImpAct Project (Improvement through Action), a strategic initiative for organizational turnaround, delivering savings and value enhancement from Purchasing
• Awarded Champion of the Quarter for strategically rationalizing ~ 35 suppliers in Trims department, thereby streamlining our supply chains, achieving cost savings around 5-10%, and process improvements through improved efficiencies and collaboration

Program Management-Sourcing Cost Reduction

• Collaborated with PwC to design and implement Project CRUISE, driving cross-functional alignment and optimizing spend across procurement categories.
• Spearheaded a procurement transformation initiative, delivering ~300 MINR in immediate savings and unlocking ~420 MINR (8%) in sustainable cost reduction opportunities within a ~5500 MINR spend category. Implemented innovative sourcing & design levers for long-term value creation.
• Executed Project from Idea Discovery to Value Realization, ensuring no or very less value drop/leakage from each gate.
• Initiated Several Scrap reutilization workshops at Supplier end to reuse the scrap, thus contributing to cost reduction and a sustainable future.

Process Improvement

• Conceptualized and administered the digitization of best cost methodologies to do costing and various spend Analyses. This was known as Cost Data Knowledge Management (CDKM)

Production Planning & Supply Chain Management

• Involved in the implementation of SAP-based MRP for 2 complex product lines (250+ components), streamlining production, boosting efficiency, and reducing errors.
• Coordinated with Sales & Production department for Sales and operations planning (SOP)
• Managed the entire fabrication supply chain for on-time availability and minimizing the production loss
• Leveraged expertise in production planning, supply chain management, and inventory control to develop data-driven insights thereby Saving ~ 150 MINR for the organization by monitoring and controlling Slow moving and Non-moving inventory

Capacity Planning

• Increase production capacity by 2X (8 vehicles/day to 16 vehicles/day) in a year by using AS-IS (Current State) mapping to TO-BE (Future state) Mapping, time-motion study of the fabrication process, lead time analysis & sub-station development/fixture duplication