Rohit Kumar

A Supply Chain Professional with 6.5 years’ experience in Procurement and sourcing. A holder of B.Tech Degree in Mechanical Engineering and post graduate in Operations Management. A strong believer in confidentiality and ethical standards of Supply Chain and build long term sustainable relationship. • More than six years of experience in Strategic Procurement and Sourcing, Supply and Demand Forecasting, Inventory planning, Scheduling, Logistics, Warehousing, Vendor management and Customer Service. • Specialized in purchase of Electrical and mechanical components from Procure to Pay Process. • Procurement of parts for Mass production as per production plan, Execution of supplies on the basis of MRP • Attained reduction of 10% in total inventory cost. • Implemented Return Refund PO in SAP to reduce Return Merchandise Authorization (RMA) by 25%. • Led reduction of $5M by implementing the repair process for a high end mobile model of OEM. • Supervised various team presentations and reports. • Developed strong communication and team management skills while working on job. • Generated monthly forecast for multiple vendors and released weekly purchase orders based on Quota, Lead Time and Capacity. • Liaised at each step of supply chain (including vendor selection, planning, ordering, scheduling and delivering) to ensure on-time delivery(OTD) and zero production loss. • Ensured material supply on JIT to maintain 10 days on hand and 3 days in transit inventory. • Responded proactively over various supply chain factors affecting material availability. • Negotiated over cost, delivery time, MOQ and capacity with suppliers to keep the annual budget below the target. Leadership and Team Management: • Reviewed weekly key performance indicators (KPI) for the team of 15 members. • Drafted and presented quarterly team reports over vendor performance and new products development.

Item Category: Automobile Wiring Harness Components (Wire, Connector, Fuse, Relay, Screw) Sourcing • Global Sourcing and Procurement for fasteners. • RFQ/RFX handling, Floating enquiries and Evaluating Quotations. • Focus on Improvement in Project conversion Trend & reporting to the upper management. • Analysis on B & C Class fastening components. • Price Negotiation based on benchmarking & current market price In order to achieve target cost. • Participate in part standardization efforts with materials engineering • Serving as an information centre on the materials’ knowledge i.e. their prices, source of supply, specification and other allied matters. • Co-ordination with planner for Immediate work flow Customer requirement • Monthly cycle counting of the material in the warehouse. • Managed the team of 4 junior buyer responsible for arranging request for proposal (RFP) and request for quotation (RFQ) from new imported vendor and distributors. • Analyzed, evaluated and negotiated quotation, contracts and bidding from new vendors and distributors based on unique customer demand, cost, quality and capacity. • Selected new vendors and distributors based on unique customer demand, cost, quality and capacity. Achievements:  • Coordinated between R&D and vendor to successfully implement the Engineering Change Note (ECN). • Facilitated pilot production lot by arranging sample material from vendors. MATERIAL PLANNING & FULFILLMENT Tool Used: BPIS/FACTS • Trend Analysis for Forecast & Actual Demand Comparison. • Reschedule in and out of Material request date as per the Customer demand through above tools. • Design Change process Check. • Working on Smart-Bin Concept. • Material supply Management • Maintaining PO checks: MOQ; Price; Inco term & Co-ordinating with vendor for delivery