Adarsh N

Responsible for direct purchasing of materials for Power Quality Products. The categories under my scope include Post Insulators, Reactors, Resistors, Current & Instrument Transformers, Steel structures, etc

Global buyer for MRO commodities - Laboratory products, Gases, Chemicals, Oils & Lubricants, Tools Responsible locations - Northvolt Sweden, Poland, Germany and Canada

* Handled project execution & tactical purchasing that includes 2 categories: Indirect purchasing (MRO & services) and Equipment purchasing (CAPEX) at the battery recycling plant, Västerås. * Support in development of supplier base for site purchasing in order to support Battery recycling giga factory plant at Skellefteå. * Launch RFIs, RFQs, analyze supplier’s commercial proposals, develop benchmarks & support in supplier selection process. * Support CAPEX purchases related to Battery recycling Giga factory project with support on technical review of capital equipment’s & supplier evaluation related to specific process area, and P2P process. Take part in contractual negotiations with equipment purchasing director to negotiate contracts & general terms for capital equipment. * Worked on a project to setup Inventory for spare parts & consumables for the battery recycling plant. * Negotiate consultancy agreements (ABK09) for construction related service and basic/design engineering service below 5MSEK

* Handled operational purchasing that includes site purchasing & Order management i.e., manage Procure-to-Pay process, follow-up on orders & ensure that orders are delivered on time. * Working cross-functionally with Finance to ensure vendors are paid on time and proactively act against vendor invoice issues that may appear. * Supplier onboarding & participate in legal negotiations with the suppliers for NDAs. * Projects - Sourcing & localization of MRO of the equipment’s by defining a clear spare part sourcing strategy and maintaining low inventory. * Participate with central operational purchase team to discuss business improvements or issues & develop plan altogether. * Perform spend analysis, understand budget YTD consumption, and proactively identify cost saving potentials.

* Conducted a qualitative research and literature review on Sales and Operations Execution (S&OE) process to evaluate S&OE process across different regions globally. * Developed a process maturity model with 4 dimensions: people, process, technology and performance measurements for the assessment and capability improvement of the S&OE process. * Participated in demand management meetings and S&OP to collect data in order to assess the S&OE process. * Assessed the process maturity of the S&OE process globally and suggested recommendations to improve. * Studied S&OP process, demand management, demand sensing, demand segmentation and worked on strengthening stakeholder integration.

* Worked directly with Volvo Cars “Quality & Claims” team to identify recurring in-transit damages and develop procedures to mitigate continual product damage. Also, assessed actual damages associated with claims and conducted negotiations within assigned authority limits to settle claims. * Monitoring global quality and handling of claims in inbound and outbound flows. * Maintaining damage rate of goods by deploying cross functional projects focused on damage prevention activities.

* Handled traffic operations of various material exports from suppliers pan India to various consignees like VOLVO Ltd. (Thailand), UD Trucks(Japan), VOLVO East Asia(Singapore), Renault Saint VI Priest(France), and VOLVO(Curitiba, Brazil). * Working in coordination with export managers of logistic service providers, international exports servicing agents & representatives as well as with shipping lines to ensure container space for weekly shipments to/from various destinations. * Ensuring that all corresponding requirement for the speedy release of cargo has been compiled and in proper order. * Troubleshooting all issues of loading, transshipments, and final deliveries; collaborating with Transportation & Shipping Teams to identify shipments at risk of not meeting delivery expectations based on mode, service level, miles and equipment type. * Management of land transportation for inbound and outbound LCL/FCL shipments; coordinating for multi-point loading and monitoring the movements * Weekly MIS and KPI reporting * Processing of invoices of shipment executed in SAP master finance and clarifying shipment related queries to Invoice controlling team. * Maintaining comprehensive know-how of relevant legislation and other factors which can potentially affect the movement of freight.

* Training on crude oil operations

*Thermal power plant familiarization program to learn the end to end operations involved in thermal powerplant.

* Automotive training program on Maruti Suzuki range of vehicles.

The master's programme focuses on the design, management and improvement of supply chain management strategies. It is multidisciplinary and builds on several scientific disciplines. One important way a company can improve its competitiveness is to apply supply chain management (SCM).

The Department of Mechanical Engineering at NMAMIT was established in the year 1986, one of the finest college in Dakshina Karnataka, India with annual strength of 180 students. The program has 8 semesters with multiple courses enabling graduates to work in industry, government and research organizations to do research, design, develop, test, evaluate and implement cutting edge engineering solutions to problems encountered in professional practice.