Ramkumar D

Global Sourcing Leader, Segment Leader Steel Commodity- INDIA, ASEAN

About

An Exciting career from Engineer Trainee in yr 2000 to Head of Operation’s in yr 2009 A result oriented professional with 19+ years cross functional exposure in Global Sourcing & Purchase Marketing, Program Management, Product & Vendor development, NPI, Green Field projects, Industrial Engineering & Plant Operations Management. Self motivated & creative professional with strong Execution capabilities.

Country

India

City

Chengalpattu

Industry

Automotive

Skill

Purchasing Negotiation, Supplier Negotiation, Supplier Management, Supplier Development, Organizational Development, China sourcing, Risk Management, Business Strategy, Supply Chain Management, Global Sourcing, Manufacturing, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, Product Development, Operations Management, Kaizen, Operational Excellence, Supplier Quality Management, Sourcing, Quality Management

Experience

Global Sourcing Leader, Segment Leader Steel Commodity- INDIA, ASEAN

Valeo India Pvt Limited

2014-3 - Present · 12 yrs 7 mos

Chennai

Start-up member for Valeo India- Global Sourcing IPO, with objective to increase contribution from Indian Supplier Panel to Valeo Group- Exports. Growing my portfolio as Commodity Leader for Steel & Wiring Harness for INDIA and ASEAN

Head-Operations'

IKA India Pvt Ltd

2007-5 - 2013-10 · 6 yrs 6 mos

Bangalore

• Promoted as Head of Operation’s for successfully establishing the manufacturing foot-print and managing kick-off of complete facility in Bangalore in a span of 60 days • Lead a team size of 50+ members with 25 Engineer , 7 Managers and Heading all the technical functions of Production, QC, UL , Industrial Engineering, Sourcing and Supply chain • Executed expansion of manufacturing in 2011 & rolled out 80+ product variants within 2 years Product Families Handled: - • Aluminum Die Casting ( Housings ), Precision Machined parts , Sheet metal press parts, Motors ( AC –FHP, Shaded pole motor ), PCBA’s , Plastic injection molded parts , Magnets (AlNiCo, Hard Ferrite ), C-Parts , Decorative Front foils, Membrane Key pads, Cable assemblies

Asst.manager- GPSC SFO

General Motors India

2005-12 - 2007-1 · 1 yr 2 mos

Bangalore

• Part of Supplier Footprint optimization team, and responsible for sourcing Power Train components from India to various GM plant locations Commodities: - • Part of various Global Creativity Teams and worked closely on Forgings, Valve train , Aluminum Castings, Powder metal parts, Water & Oil Pumps

Asst.Manager –Global Sourcing

Behr India

2003-6 - 2005-11 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Pune

• Integral Part of a committed 17 member team and reporting to GM- Exports, with end to end responsibility for handling export projects worth 5.5Mil$/annum of HVAC Wiring harness & Anti-vibration mounts to Behr Germany, Behr USA, Behr Czech & Behr France