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Jeevanantham Dhandapani

A result-oriented Supply chain professional with over 13+ years of extensive experience in Supply Chain Management, Planning, Procurement, Stores Management & Inventory Control preferably in Chemical, Electronics & Mechanical commodities. Comprehensive experience in managing complete Operations growth and profitability within the defined guidelines. Proficient in effectively developing, supervising end to end supply chain as well as ensuring smooth materials movements. Successful track record of leadership & achievement in all assignments; consistently progressed to positions of increasing responsibility. 

Key Skills

Supply Chain Management
Procurement
Planning
Forecasting
Order Fulfillment Management
Transition Plans
Vendor Management
Inventory Management
Enterprise Resource Planning
Sales And Operations Planning
Continuous Improvement
Cost Reduction Strategies

Professional Experience

May 2015
Dec 2019
Planning and Purchasing Specialist
Buckman Laboratories India Pvt Ltd Chennai, IN
  • Developed an 18-month rolling forecast for finished goods at multiple levels of aggregation to support sales, service and inventory goals.
  • Released Purchase, Production & Toll Manufacturing Plans and also plan for Products to be imported.
  • Reviewed historical sales trends and demand drivers, prepare forecast data and evaluated statistical forecast models to drive productivity best results.
  • Prepared presentations and lead monthly S&OP review meetings.
  • Facilitated reconciliation of recommendations between cross-functional teams & resolved issues by presenting various alternatives for decision and S&OP reviews.
  • Recommend and make consensus adjustments based upon changes in demand trending and inventory goals on a monthly basis.
  • Monitored WH stock levels and recommend Stock transfer rationalization initiatives & proactively facilitate life cycle management across functional teams to optimize service and eliminate E&O.
  • Evaluated and make recommendations for finished goods stocking levels to manage demand variation and support service and sales goals to ensure seamless order fulfilment.
  • Performed root cause analysis on key metrics including service, inventory turns, expedited freight, and forecast error. Drive corrective actions as a result of analysis to improve performance against metrics.
  • Analyze and action daily both internal and external open order reports to support sales and service goals; coordinate with supply sources and OPS to re-align demand to supply.
  • Proactively communicate with the Commercial OPS team supply issues and order delays to realign delivery schedule with customer concurrence.
  • Identify excess and obsolete inventory, recommend and drive disposition.
  • Handled the entire purchasing activities (RM, PFRs and other inventory items), full P2P Cycle.
  • Monitor and expedite purchase orders to ensure on-time delivery/stock availability to meet planning requirements and production schedules for customer order fulfilment.
  • Communicated and ensure the supplier delivery commitment and service level to all relevant parties (Logistics, Warehouse, QC, Production & Toll Manufacturing).
  • Ensured order management and coordination between Asia, Head Office and other operating companies.
  • Assisting in supplier evaluation and selection, and also resolve supplier non-conformances.
  • Managed Item Master Creation in Baan & update simulated price and surcharges.
  • Provided monthly analysis on PPV (Purchase Price Variance) report and assisted in the quarterly review of import freight variance.
Mar 2014
Jun 2015
Manager Purchase
Sheenlac Paints Limited Chennai, IN
  • Lead a team of 6 buyers on Purchasing activities.
  • Centralized Purchase of all Raw, Packing materials & spares for 6 factory units.
  • Effectively Negotiated prices on materials and contracts with existing sources.
  • Release & approve Purchase Order in SAP. 
  • On-time submission of MIS reports to the management on monthly basis.
  • Coordinated with the Planning team for periodic MRP runs.
  • Developed New vendors and saved $2M.
  • Focused on Cost-Saving Strategies.
  • Monitored Vendor Service & conducted the half-yearly evaluation.
  • Process optimization and metrics achievement.
Apr 2011
Apr 2014
Team Lead Procurement
Flex Chennai, IN
  • Lead a team of 24 buyers on procurement activities, review & allocate workload based on requisition count & work in progress activities.
  • Liaise with customers to solve shortages to prevent revenue impact.
  • Worked on the critical shortages to avoid line down situations to adhere to customer commitment.
  • Timely issuance of PO’s to Vendors & on-time payment coordination.
  • Closely monitor the carrier efficiencies by checking in-transit delays and work with the Logistics team for resolution.
  • Work with allocated key suppliers to improve OTD & Quality statistics to targeted levels.
  • Team Performance review and conduct appraisal.
  • Managed Inventory by analyzing under and over shipments on a regular basis & report to management.
  • Provided timely and effective communication of the issues to the manager.
  • Ensured timely completion of Open PO & Shortage Report per the change in Demand.
  • Skilled in various ERP SAP, Oracle 11i & BAAN ERP System (VERSION 4 & 5).
  • Ensured timely generation and circulation of dashboard reports to top-level management.
  • Trained new and existing team members ongoing basis on relevant tools & topics.
Oct 2008
Apr 2011
Officer Materials
Asian PPG Industries Ltd Sriperumbudur, IN
  • Involved in centralized procurement activities for major categorized bulk materials & Engineering materials meeting core-engineering specifications.
  • Floating RFQ’s, Comparison of Quotes & Release Purchase Order & Work Orders for Services in SAP, also issued Blanket orders for Consumables.
  • Regular Follow-ups with Suppliers to ensure timely arrival of materials on-site. 
  • Monitored Supplier Performance and conducted the half-yearly evaluation.
  • Purchased Raw materials and Machinery Spares & maintained KANBAN for it.
  • MIS Reports preparation for Vendor Analysis, Budget vs Actual & Landed Costing.
  • Prepared Bin card report for all consumables & spares on daily basis.
  • Maintained Project Purchase & Safe Storage of the goods.
  • Planned Raw Materials requirements based on production plan & Machinery Spares based on allocated stock level.
  • Stock Verification perpetual/ Annual and reconciliation of stocks on monthly basis & also Coordinated with Quarterly External Stock Audits.
  • Ensured proper Classification and Codification of Materials are maintained.
  • Maintained 3C, 3R, 5S in Stores.
Jul 2006
Nov 2008
Material Handler
NOKIA INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED Sriperumbudur, IN
  • Coordinated with Planning, Production and Warehouse for the constant flow of materials.
  • Ensured orderly production and distribution of products by pulling orders using the JIT system to replenish materials from Supplier warehouse within SEZ.
  • Arranged Materials for order fulfilment based on the BOM released by Planning.
  • Created Transfer orders,  Goods receipts (GR), Goods Issue(GI) & Delivery Notes for materials in SAP &  Monitor Material Inward & Outward Movement. 
  • Contributed to maintain Stock accuracy level by conducting Monthly Cycle Counts.
  • Maintained inventory by identifying, labelling, and keeping materials and supplies in stock, recording the location of inventory, and reporting shortages.

Education

Jun 2006
Dec 2008
Master of Business Administration in
University of Madras
May 2002
Apr 2005
Bachelor's of Commerce in CTM College of Arts & Science

Certifications

2013
Certificate Program in Supply Chain Management
Institute for Supply Management
2018
Certificate in Supply Chain Management
Loyola Institute of Business Administration
2017
ISO 9001:2015 QMS Internal Auditor
TUV India

Achievements

Inventory Management
$68M Inventory Avoided In E & O Support In 2018
ERP Implementation
Notably Supported in migrating from older ERP to SAP
In 2014 - Vendor portal to SAP
In 2019 - Baan IV to SAP
Transition Support
Contributed to Successful completion of transition for Austin site as a Pilot batch. 
Created SOP & SOW and get signed off with the Customer. 
Logistics Management
Potentially saved $3M USD by arranging Drop shipments from Supplier & Toll Manufacturing.
Planning Tool Implementation
Contributed to Implementation of Supply Chain Software "Arkieva" for effective Demand Supply Forecast, S&OP and also to Monitor and optimize inventory levels to save on inventory costs and avoid overstocks or stockouts. Improved efficiency by 30%.

Quote

"Success is how high you bounce when you hit bottom."

General George Patton

Hobbies & Interests

  • Listening Music
  • Watching movies
  • Bike Riding

Languages

Tamil
(Native)
English
(Fluent)
Hindi
(Basic)

Career Aspiration

Secure a responsible career opportunity to fully utilize my training and skills, while making a significant contribution to the success of the company.

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