Vinay S.

Head Of Cab Body Purchasing @ Volvo Group

About

Experienced Sourcing Engineer with a demonstrated history of working in the automotive industry. Strong purchasing professional skilled in Negotiation, Cost reduction, Pricing Strategy, Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, and vastly experienced in Powertrain area.

Country

Sweden

City

Gothenburg

Industry

Automotive

Skill

Contract Negotiation, Cost Reduction, Pricing, Negotiation, Localization, Global Sourcing, New Vendor Development, Castings, Machining, Supplier kanban, 5S, Strategic Sourcing, Purchasing, Cast, Supplier Quality, PPAP, Procurement, Supply Management, Sourcing, Supply Chain Management

Experience

Head Of Cab Body Purchasing

Volvo Group

2023-9 - Present · 3 yrs

Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland County, Sweden

Synergy and Innovation Manager

Volvo Trucks India

2021-9 - 2023-8 · 2 yrs

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Purchasing Manager

UD Trucks

2021-1 - 2021-9 · 9 mos

Ageo, Saitama, Japan

Manager - Vendor Axle and Transmissions Purchasing

UD Trucks

2020-1 - 2021-1 · 1 yr 1 mo

Tokyo, Japan

Senior Purchasing Buyer

UD Trucks

2017-11 - 2020-1 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Tokyo, Japan

Responsible for Axles business

Global Sourcing Buyer

Volvo Group

2015-8 - 2017-10 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Bengaluru Area, India

Sourcing of Special Axles and Axle Components

Sourcing Engineer

Volvo Group

2013-9 - 2015-7 · 1 yr 11 mos

Bangalore

Sourcing Buyer responsible for Powertrain Sourcing like Axles & transmissions Components, Hubs and Bearings. Castings, Forgings and Machined components to name a few.

Strategic Sourcing Engineer

ZF Group

2010-8 - 2013-9 · 3 yrs 2 mos

Pune Area, India

Part of Strategic Sourcing Team, responsible for meeting Commodity (Castings, Machining) requirement of Business units. Procurement from External supplier, Responsible for Development, Improvement of Commodity Quality and Capacity, Achieve supplier base cost in line to Business Unit target plans.