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SameerR Huddar
Objective To be professional in approach & demonstrate professional excellence for
achievement of goals. Maintain ethics in work life.
Field of
Interest
To Lead a Team in Procurement / Purchasing for regular Operationsor
Project development
To Lead a Team in Projectsin the LogisticsFunction to set upthe Total
Logistics Network and the Plant set up
Summary of
Experience
BE + MBA
Setup of new warehouse location viz. the sourcing function. Currently
handling the responsibility for Aftermarket procurement and achieving
customer service through 90% plus FFR.
Worked inthe TelecomSector as Head SCM – M&G circle for Infrastructure
development & Operations for Towers business.
ExperienceinProjects inset upof plant and equipment for Logistics. Worked
on one Brownfield project in Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. & one
Greenfield project in General Motors.
Dynamic professional with more than 18 years of cross functional experience
across the verticals of SCM, Procurement, Supply Chain, After market and
Contract Management in highly competitive business environment and having
following capabilities:
• Cascading Top Level, Plan, Goals and Objectives of the Organization, to the
SCM/S&OP/Procurement/Fulfillment Activities.
• Ensuring Ethics, Integrity, Clear and Transparent arrangement in
SCM/S&OP/Procurement Activities.
• Planning efficient short and long term strategy and excellent execution experience
to drive the organization on improvement path, creating value for Org and
customers.
• Strive for applying Highest Standard of Competence in SCM/S&OP/Procurement
Activities and ensure that latest IT tools are used to improve the Productivity.
• Successfully handled Procurement and SCM
• Successfully handled Spend of more than 150Cr / annum at M&M and 900 Cr/
annum at Indus Towers.
• Proficient in managing & leading teams/stake holders for running successful
SCM/Procurement/Fulfillment operations.
• Drafting, Negotiations and Management of Contracts during the entire life cycle
of the Contracts, identification of the risks, exposure and mitigation planning.
• Deft in cost reduction inclusive of conceptualizing & implementing Short / Long
Term Procurement Plans
• Strong communication & interpersonal skills with proven abilities in Supplier and
Customer Relationship Management
Present Address:Flat – 6, Pritesh
Apartments, Lane-4, Road–9,
Near Komal Siddhi Apts, Right
Bhusari Colony, Paud Road,
Kothrud, Pune – 411038,
(Maharashtra)
Mobile: +91 9552593590
E-mail: huddarsr@rediffmail.com
huddarsr@yahoo.com
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Rich Experience of eighteen years and reached to the position in middle
management performing the work in various Material Function viz.
development of parts & vendors, pricing & commercials, vendor
improvement, supply chain management, set up of plant equipment’s and
processes for operationsinthe Logisticsfunction, Hiringa competent team,
Training, Aftermarket operations and purchasing.
Manager, Team Leader & Member for various projects like SCM, 2 bin
system, facilitating & training colleagues on SAP R/3 Systems (as a
Functional expert in MM module) & computer knowledge, departmental
management representative for TS16949certification, IMS – ISO9000-2000,
EMS & OHSAS certification.
Specialties: Procurement, SCM, Contract Management, Logistics, Project
Management
Personal
Information
Marital status: Married
Nationality: Indian
Professional Expérience
07/2009 – till date MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD. - PUNE
Business: Manufacture of Sport & Multi Utility Vehicles,Tractors and Commercial vehicles
Manager – Strategic Sourcing Unit (AFS & SBU) - Sourcing and demand planning
Annual Sourcing of Rs 140 Cr
Complete set up of Sourcing operation for new spares warehouse set up in May 13.
Forecasting and MRP in conjunction with demand planning team
Independent handling of the entire spectrum of Supply Chain Management related
operations for Procurement of Spares for the Tractor parts, interacting with Customer
Care, Dealers and dealer network, Bazzar Parts to achieve 98% FFR
Maintaining the optimal inventorylevelsto fulfill First Fill Rate (FFR) & urgent orders
Forecasting and scheduling on the monthly requirements, handling - forged
components, gears, castings, proprietary items, hydraulic parts, machined
components and lighting & electrical components
Leading a team of four people
Lead Internal Auditor for Integrated Management System (ISO 9000, EMS, OSHAS)
'Expectation Surpassed' rating in F13 & ‘Superior plus’ Rating for two consecutive
years in annual performance
08/2008 – 06/2009 INDUS TOWERS LTD. - PUNE
Business: World’s No. 1 Tower Company for the TelecomSector
HEAD – SCM (Maharashtra & Goa Circle)
Indus Towers Ltd. is formed by Vodafone, Airtel and Idea as a common infrastructure
company which came into existance from 1st April 08. The basic infrastructure includes civil
work, electrical work, EB connection from the state electricity board, legal vendors and
vendors getting NOC & NA, erection of tower, shelter, DG, battery banks, PIU/PMS, Power
Pack/SMPS, PCM, AC and fire extingushers.
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Handling of a total spend of INR 1512 Cr (15120 Mn) p.a. spanning the above activities. Teams
reporting to me are from Purchasing and Warehousing. Purchasing activities include release
of Purchase of orders/Agreements on the vendors for above activites and the Operation and
Maintenance vendors (OME’s and SME’s) including AMC for the operations, Stores and
Warehousing and Transportation vendors.
01/2007 – 08/2008 GENERAL MOTORS INDIA PVT LTD. - PUNE
Business: World’s No. 1 in Automobile Manufacturing
Senior Manager - SCM
Senior Manager in the Logistics function in Material Handling on a Green field Project in
Talegaon being set up to increase manufacturing capacitiesto manufacture cars.A facility to
cater to 3 lakh cars per annum. Heading a team of four people and worked on the Planning
on the Master Dot Timing chart and is responsible for the complete set up of stores also
referred as the Cenral Materials Area, line side set up, part presentations, facilities and
equipments and the indirect stores.
Manpower Planning & Hiring :
Developed the Organisation structure for the Global Supply Chain as per the GM standards,
developed the job roles and responsibilities, developed the hiring and training plan, hired 15
team members out of the total strength of 22 people.
Training :
Developing the training plan for the hourlys and deve lopment of the Training Modules.
Coaching, Training and developing the skills of sub ordinates to implement the GM GMS
systems. Is a Certified Team Lead Trainer for GMS and SWE (Simulated Work Environment)
which preaches GMS Global systems.
Material Systems for Operations :
Set up of complete systems for Operations,developing the storeslayout for material flow from
docks to the stores and from stores to the production lines. Planning the delivery routes for
Kanban and bulk parts. Determining the PULL SYSTEM, developing strategies for sequencing,
kanban and bulk parts, SPS strategy,MINOMI strategy, defining the touch points, U locs, D
Locs, Dock ID’s, equipments to be used and the manpower to be employed. Developing the
SOS (Standard Operating Sheet)/Processes & JES(Job Element Sheet) for every process and
activity.
Equipments and Facilities :
Calculating requirements of equiments and facilities for operations. Technical detailing of
dock levellers, forklift and tuggers, Kanban racks.Release of SOR(Statement of requirement),
Evaluation of suppliers and awarding of contract.
Operations Readiness :
Outsourcing of operations to a third party for the material operations. SORrelease, evaluation
and sourcing of the third party. Detailed discussion’s supply process wise from material gate
to the point of use and Performance Evaluation Matrix for the floor operations. Selection
criteria and Hiring and training of the Team Members and Team Leadersfor the operations.
Support the various manufacturing builds for Manufacturing readiness.
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Project Tracking :
Defining the elements of the Mater Dot Timing chart and tracking the project status on the
milestones and counter measures to bring the project on track in case of fall back.
Safety :
Safety is the Over riding Priority in the GMS Principles. Safety has been considered in every
activity of the material operations, Task based Risk Assessment has been done, Safety
features have been designed in every equipment. Fall Hazards, Traffic control measures and
Oranze crush Zones have been identified with the PPE’s required for the operations.
Packaging :
Development of Supplier Packaging to suit palletisation,standard pack to have 90% cube
utilisation during transportation, should not affect part quality, and have maximum pack
density. Approving concepts for dolly’s / trolley’s, validation and approval of the same.
03/1997 – 01/2007 MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA LTD.NASHIK
Business: Manufacture of Sport Utility, Multi Utility Vehicles and Commercial Vehicles
Promoted as ‘ MANAGER - LOGISTICS ’ at IDAM (Integrated Design and Manufacturing) in
F2005 where New Projects are designed and implemented for production
Responsible for the Brown Field Project in Nashik Plant – To set up the Logistics Function
viz. the set up of new facilities for the Project Ingenio - a new MUV to be launched in the
market in Aug’08.
Responsible for the planning and set up of the stores and facilities for the project in the
TCF line (Trim Chassis & Final) & the body shop which includesadditional docks, mobile
equipments & storage system- high bay racks, KLT racking, equipment charging areas.
Developing the layouts based on various business scenarios for the TCF, body shop and
Press shop to optimise on the available space and reduce new investments.
Plan the line side layouts, part deliver strategy from suppliers to the storesand to the line
side. Finalising the packing of the parts and delivery methods keeping in view the
development, packing and delivery costs. Developed the packing strategy and
implementing the same across all the suppliers.
Developing the pull system strategy and implementing the same on the operations.
RATED ‘ SUPERIOR ’ Performance for F2004 and F2003
Deputy Manager
Supply Chain Management: A Team Leader for implementation of Supply chain system for
Northernregion.Total of 49 vendorswith167 parts. Project operational from 01.08.01 after trial
run with 6 vendors. Complete data collection, analysis & development of system done including
system design, application, MIS & negotiations with vendors, 3 PL service providers. SCM
documentation done with help from SCM team at head office. Software developed in MS Access
for dailypick up from vendors.Savings generated in F03 – Rs 77.8 lacs(16.3% of annual buying)
throughVE& pricereductions.Average inventory level brought downby 2.5 days. Inventory levels
at 10 days in total.
Vendor Development: Development for parts in material categories viz. electrical & electronic
items, engineeringplastics,rubber, wiring harnesses& sheet metal required for auto industry.
Development includes upgradation of vendors, PPAP activities, pricing of parts & logistics,
commercials. Vendor improvement & support on improving his systems.
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Quality Improvement: Departmental representative for NOVA - C, activities of co-ordination &
quality improvement of parts. Vendor Quality NOVA – C score reduced from 5.5 to 3.8
Managing People and Resources : A Leader, Motivator, Facilitator and Guide for a
team of four people to achieve the departmental goals and objectives. Budgeting and
use of Office resources.
Material Resource Planning and Value Engineering
Savings through Value engineering, price reduction from vendors, implementing ECN's,
development & pricing of new parts , import substitution, improving & maintaining
quality of procured parts, procurement & controlling stocks of materialsof all class,reduction
in inventory, locate & eliminate obsolescence.
Presently working on Kanban system & am a departmental MR for TS16949 quality systems.
Special Project: Made Marshal Deluxe model for Auto Expo' 2000
Functional experience in computers: SAP R/3
SAP R/3 experience in MM module includes release of PO & scheduling agreement, material
master maintenance, price & quality info records, source list maintenance, quota updating,
PCN & GR processing, reports on vendor rating, experience in QM module includes updating
of Quality Plans, Inspection Plans, Check-lists etc.
Data management using MS Excel & MS Access.
1994 - 1995 TITAN ALLOYS LTD. NASHIK
Business: Production of high speed steel for tool manufacturing
Engineering Trainee
Project Stage: Finding & removing the bottlenecks in the project & properly distributing
labour & equipment’s, fabrication of machines, checking material used against input.
Production: Production of end cutting & grinding sections, giving daily & monthly production
reports to the management, WIP report at the month end, calculation of the process losses,
outside processing of materials, final inspection & despatch of finished goods, heat
treatments.
Additional professional activities
Diploma in TQM & ISO 9000
National Institute of Labour & Management, Chennai.
Percentage - 67 %
Knowledge in Computers: Functional experience inSAP R/3 systemsin MM module & QM module,
MS-Office, Windows-97, AutoCAD, MS-Outlook, MS-Access, E-mail, Internet.
Summer Training at MBA (Project): Self Certification Of Vendors – Crompton Greaves Ltd, Nashik
Project Coverage: Completing self certification of Vendors for specified vendors for specified parts
according to the steps of selfcertification& study the TQ movement & latest management techniques
adopted in the organisation.
Project at BE: Actual Work Done On CNC Lathe & Its Manual Part Programming Mahindra &
Mahindra Ltd, MSL Division
Functional Elective at BE: Materials Management Seminar: Marginal Costing
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Professional memberships
Member of Indian Institute Of Materials Management
Education
08/1995 – 05/1997 I. M. R. T., Nashik Pune University
M. B. A.
Specialisation - Materials Management
Grade - 1st Class
08/1993 – 05/1994 K. K. Wagh College of Engineering,Nashik Pune University
B. E.
Specialisation - Production Engineering
Percentage - 56.7 %
07/1988 – 03/1989 J. D. C. Bytco College Maharashtra Board
H. S. C.
Percentage - 62.83 %
06/1986 – 03/1987 St. Xaviers High School, Nashik Maharashtra Board
S. S. C.
Percentage - 69.42 %
Languages Marathi , Hindi , English , Gujrathi
References Will be provided on request
Ex curricular
activities
1. Placement Committee Member in MBA
2. Committee Member of Production Engineering Students Association
Passport Available with USA VISA stamped for 10 years. Passport number will be
provided on request