Prasad Chaudhari

Prasad Chaudhari

Sr. Material Planner | SAP-MM | ORSOFT | PLM |Strategic Procurement | Demand & Supply Planning | Project & OPEX Procurement | Overseas Vendor Management | Inventory | Freight | Customs Management.

Pune, Maharashtra, India
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🔹Result driven SCM professional with 4 years of experience in meeting the business needs by focusing on managing wide spectrum of task in Strategic Procurement, Demand & Supply Planning with Overseas vendors.
🔹Managed annual purchase spend to tune of INR 60 Cr.
🔹Focused on managing a wide spectrum of task in Materials and Inventory Management, WMS, procurement of various commodities like bonded rubber parts, steel parts, hardware parts like Hex nuts etc.
🔹Proficient in project procurement (materials) and OPEX procurement within the stipulated budgetary requirement and timeline.
🔹Maintaining monthly SCM KPI's like ITR, OTD, Premium Freight, Supplier Performance Tracking, Inventory Carrying Cost.
🔹Proficient in implementing Costing and Cost Reduction Initiatives. In Q3 of 2023, recognized and rewarded as STAR performer due to successful submission of CIS project of value 3 MINR.
🔹Proficient in freight management for overseas shipment for both Air & Sea, BOL document, CL approval, BOE payment through E-Wallets or mandate, shipment tracking through IGM manifest.

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  • HARMAN International Graphic

    Senior Materials Planner

    HARMAN International

    - Present 5 months

    Pune, Maharashtra, India

    🔸Material Planning -
    Import material planning of electronics components used in automotive infotainment and cluster by using SAP-MM.
    🔸Advanced Material Planning Tools -
    Hands on material planning tools by using SAP, ORSOFT and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), and webEDI advanced MS Excel.
    🔸Demand Forecasting & SIOP -
    Weekly customer demand analysis and demand feeding into system for smooth MRP run to release weekly EDI call offs to suppliers abroad.
    🔸ECN & New…

    🔸Material Planning -
    Import material planning of electronics components used in automotive infotainment and cluster by using SAP-MM.
    🔸Advanced Material Planning Tools -
    Hands on material planning tools by using SAP, ORSOFT and PLM (Product Lifecycle Management), and webEDI advanced MS Excel.
    🔸Demand Forecasting & SIOP -
    Weekly customer demand analysis and demand feeding into system for smooth MRP run to release weekly EDI call offs to suppliers abroad.
    🔸ECN & New Project -
    Involvement in new project launch process wherein regular tracking for EOL (End of Life) parts, LTB (Last Time Buy) parts and change management parts, procurement of new project parts for internal and customer PPAP process.
    🔸Supplier Relationship Management-
    Daily interactions with suppliers abroad for material follow-up as per the schedules, firm shipment confirmations, shipping documents, shipments tracking, on time payment release etc.
    🔸KPI and Reports -
    SCM KPI monitoring by using weekly and monthly reports like GIT (Goods in Transit), DOH (Days on Hands), Customer child parts coverage report for MARUTI SUZUKI, TATA and M&M
    🔸Shipment Tracking and Custom Clearance Process-
    In transit shipment tracking, follow up with freight forwarder for clearance documents like AWB, CL, BOE etc.
    🔸Inventory Management & Control -
    Optimistic inventory control by using ABC analysis, inventory sale with ICO plants in case of huge inventory due to fluctuations in customer demand. Physical stocks verifications with warehouse team.

  • ZF Group

    ZF Group

    3 years

    • ZF Group Graphic

      Engineer

      ZF Group

      - 1 year 11 months

      Chakan, Maharashtra, India

      Material Planning & Procurement:- ▪ Preparation of materials running & rolling schedules based on MRP, considering material readiness and delivery lead time. ▪ Creation of purchase order in ERP as per prepared schedules. ▪ Transmit the PO with suppliers and perceive the order acknowledgment. ▪ Freight management – Air and Ocean Freight. ▪ Follow-up of the shipment to expedite on-time deliveries to meet production plans. ▪ Acquaint about custom compliances, clearance of CL for BOE process, duty…

      Material Planning & Procurement:- ▪ Preparation of materials running & rolling schedules based on MRP, considering material readiness and delivery lead time. ▪ Creation of purchase order in ERP as per prepared schedules. ▪ Transmit the PO with suppliers and perceive the order acknowledgment. ▪ Freight management – Air and Ocean Freight. ▪ Follow-up of the shipment to expedite on-time deliveries to meet production plans. ▪ Acquaint about custom compliances, clearance of CL for BOE process, duty payments and custom clearance process. ▪ Maintaining the effective supplier’s relationships to meet yearly forecast & demands, on-time performances. ▪ Establishing improvement plans to ensure inventory levels are met and no shortages occurs. ▪ Tracking the supplier performances based on OTIFAQ. ▪ Carry out expediting duties in projects, procurement of RM for proto parts build, localization topics, PPAP etc. ▪ Delivering cost reduction and cost effective strategies for met OPEX and Risk Assessment. Logistics Planning :- ▪ Showcased the excellence in working with customers by understanding demands by data analysis & strategically manage deliveries to improve OTD KPI and to establish end to end ecosystem for customer. ▪ Worked in digital WMS for implementing the barcode scanner in warehouse for maintaining inventory levels, material receipt, storage, fix locations and systematic distribution. ▪ Client centric, maintaining the cordinal relationships with customer, transporters and sales team. ▪ Consumable material procurement for indirect store mainly oils, chemicals, greases, coolent, PPE’s etc. ▪ Lean system implementation to streamline the inbound and outbound logistics process like PCLE, Waste reduction, MFD for optimistic line feeding. ▪ Developed returnable & non-returnable packaging for FG and procured the packaging material from suppliers to met production plan.

    • ZF Group Graphic

      Graduate Engineering Trainee

      ZF Group

      - 1 year 1 month

      Pune, Maharashtra, India

      Supply Chain Management & Logistics Planning

  • ORIANA SOLAR & ELECTRICALS Graphic

    Sales Executive

    ORIANA SOLAR & ELECTRICALS

    - 5 months

    Pune, Maharashtra, India

    •prospect of achieving the sales leads for solar equipment like solar PV modules, solar string inverters, solar PV projects.
    • Attended Business talk at New Delhi on topic Solar Market Future Business Opportunities 2022

  • Sany Heavy Industry India Pvt Ltd Graphic

    Intern

    Sany Heavy Industry India Pvt Ltd

    - 2 months

    Pune, Maharashtra, India

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