ABHIJIT AKOLKAR ( Mechanical Engg , DBM , MBA )

E-mail: asakolkar@hotmail.com Phone No : (+91) 8888923175

Engineering & Management professional, having 18+ years of integrated functional experience in Heading Plant operations as G.M ,CURRENTLY WORKING WITH FAURECIA MNC – Head of Supplier Quality & supplier Development (JAIK- Japan , Asia , India and Korea).

PROFESSIONAL ABRIDGEMENT

18 years of rich and insightful experience in Plant Operations , SQ&D , QA , NPD , Global Sourcing , Purchasing , International Project Management & SCM: supply chain

Presently working as Head Supplier Quality and Supplier development for JAIK Regions ( JAIK – Japan , Asia , India and Korea)

Past experience of working as General Manager Operations MCD In charge , heading SQA and QA function in US MNC Company.

Effectively and efficiently handling the US , Europe and Asia Pacific Region . Proficient in handling plants operations , quality management and timely completion of the projects A strategist with expertise in planning and execution of NPPD projects with a flair for adopting modern

methodologies in compliance with quality standards like LRR,VDA6 VW,GP GM Stds. Expertise in various problem solving methods like – 7 steps / G8D / Six Sigma Expertise in PPAP / APQP / PFMEA Control Plan QMS certification audits for TS16949 / ISO 9000 / QS9000 / EMS 14001 An effective communicator with excellent relationship management skills and strong analytical ,

leadership , decision making , problem solving and organization abilities Successful in cost reduction from suppliers through process optimization & negotiations. Excellent Team management skills and presentation skills for Top Management Reviews EBITA % & Profitability of organization Improvements

KEY EXPERTIES

Plant Operations Supplier Quality Development : SQ &D NPPD ( New Product Development ) Quality Assurance Localization Quality Management ISO/TS/ EMS Lean Manufacturing Global Sourcing International & Domestic Project

Management PPAP / APQP /Kaizen Quality Management Internal Audit

Purchasing – Imports and domestic Supply Chain Management Program Management Problem Solving Techniques Financial Management People Management & Team building Customer relationship building Business Leadership Business Presentations Cost Reduction Initiatives through VAVE

Analysis

CAREER CONTOUR ( Key Positions)

Faurecia India : MNC Co French Group in Automotives having Turnover of Euros 17,4 Billions,6 th largest company in Automotive sectors having Global presence in 34 countries. presently working as Head of Supplier Development & Supplier Quality for (JAIK-Japan , Asia , India and Korea ) (since May 13)

KFIL- k forge GROUP Ltd : General Manager-G.M Operations MCD in Charge (since May,12 to April 13)

ArvinMeritor Group: US MNC C. : Sr. Manager SQA – Head of Dept Supplier Quality and Supplier Development (Since Aug 2009 to April 2012)

Tata Autocomp Systems Limited TACO Group : TATA Manager QA NPPD and STA for US and Europe Region ( From May 2003 to July 2009 )

IMO Communication : E sourcing manager ( From Sep 2001 to April 2003 )

Groupo Antoline Pune : Manager Vendor Development, Sourcing and Supply Chain Management( From Jan 2001 to Aug 2001 )

Mahindra & Mahindra Limited – Mumbai : STA for Scorpio Project( From Aug 1999 to Dec 2000 )

Fleetguard Filters Limited – Cummins Group: Sr. Executive SQI( From July 1993 to Aug 1999 )

KEY DELIVERABLES

Leading entire New project with Deliverables of 0 PPM & 100 % On time Delivery by using APQP,PPAP tools to achieve Program needs.

Leading Design , R&D and Process Engineering teams A and QMS teams A and QMS teams performance appraisals to improvement of supplier, training to avoid variation of process,

deliver consistent quality & Quality systems improvements. Coordinating projects of international customer as per CSR Customer specific standards with accountability for

strategic utilization & deployment of resources to achieve organizational project goals of Quality & flawless launch to PPAP sign off.

Conducting process Audits onsite line wise & QMS Internal Audit as per TS16949 Certification Roadmap. Design of Key process ,Release flow of process , implementation & tracking of effective utilization within organization Leading the Quality management & reengineering initiatives for continuous process improvement and

eliminating waste Creating and sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters development opportunities and motivates high

performance amongst team members. Optimization of resources for achieving the organizational goals Training / ISO, TS , QC tools , Calibration , APQP , SPC , FEMA , Control Plan , Quality Circle , Project Expansions New project set up from man power to fixture & gauge Heading entire Operation of cold forging , machining , VMC , CNC & hot forging & new projects APQP & QA Function Leader Plant Profitability and productivity

Manufacturing Process worked development : suppliers & inhouse

Machining- Conventional & CNC,VMC , cold forging , Press tools-stamping , Plastic Injection molding, Rubber molding blow molding ,Casting-Die Casting ZN , Aluminum , PLATING – zn , ZN , Ni Ally coating , Satin , ZN Ni Chrome plating , Screws & fasteners

Vehicle SUV car assembly : Power transmission Mechanism parts ,Gear Box, SCORPIO Air cleaner system, Chassis Interior Trims Roof Headliner , Sunvisor ,Exterior parts , BIW :Body in white parts

class A,B,C, Diesel Engines : Air cooled & water cooled engines assembly & parts development

MAJOR PROJECTS CONTRIBUTED :

Air cooled Engines ( Genset ) – Kirloskar OIL General Motor Holden Australia Automotive Filters : Fleetguard Spin on filters Supply chain . SCORPIO SUV Car Development – Mahindra & Mahindra full life cycle. E procurement , E sourcing on Procurement Management System , E commerce enabled services Quality and process improvement in Machining , cold forging , plastic injection molding , press components ,

rubber injection and surface plating , Zink plating , Satin and chrome plating , Die casting – STA CELL High end :Car Interior Parts Development : Console , CCB , Air vents Faurecia France. MG Rover UK : Air Vent Project. General Motor H2hummer Ford Galaxy Visteon Ford project GM General Motor NA : Air vent & GrabHandle CCB Project

KEY ACHIEVEMENTS :-

SUV CAR Scorpio :Right from scratch level Development of Supplier Reliable SCM Network which is saved remarkable FLAWLESS Launch of 100 % Quality

Change the existing process by alternative cost effective process by way of cold forging introduced in place machining operations results achieved 20 % cost reduced & delivery faster at Supplier end

Leader of worldwide SQA forum ,which is joint SQA group in Cummins Supplier improvement specialist supplier severe issues reduced y process improvement & achieved 0

ppm. Remarkable improvement in EBITA % improvement Achievement of ZERO PPM Plant deliverables

WORK SUMMARY :

SQ&D: Supplier Development /Supplier Technical Assistance / Supplier Quality

Supplier Risk Assessment , Evaluation and Business Pre award certification Supplier Capacity Study and Review . Evaluate new supplier through Panel management team approvals & supplier selections Imparting Training & supplier conference on SQAM :Supplier Quality Manuals each elements / VDA 6

Implementation of Suppliers development plans through APQP TS 16949 Std from tool Development to PSW part sign off final release to production.

Lean Manufacturing Technique for In time production & Delivery to customer. LRR plant : Launch Readiness new project Plant ,Manpower ,Machine , tools, Material mgt. PPAP / JIT / Kanban for effective implementation of plant process efficiency Application of Industrial Engineering tools such as Lean , OEE % , Cycle time and Value Engineering Process monitoring through statistical tools such as SPC , CP,CPK , Control Charts , Run Charts etc Supplier set up Validation by Process Sign Off ( PSO ) and run at rate Defect Prevention methods such as Six sigma tools , Kaizan by M3 Techniques , Pokayoke , SPM

Automation for preventive Maintenance of Machines & tooling New program supplier evaluations , SNC , Panel management Advanced supplier quality APQP Model implementation all 31 elements as per PND –Programs. Supplier performance monitoring SPR Rating through Quality PPM & PMP Delivery rating . Improving supplier performance through Inviting suppliers , escalations , implementing quality system. Tooling management & system effectiveness at supplier end. SPQA: process qualification std of process audits & Launch Readiness audits schedule & tracking

effectiveness.

International Project – New Projects: - NPPD

New project planning for product & project quality from Launch to SOP Responsible for ECN Engineering change management notification for new project. New program Flawless Launch formation of APQP approach & CFT –PLCD PROJECT kick off and reviews NPPD Planning and Budgeting Capex and Opex purchases for NPPD ( New Project Part Development ) Preparation of APQP Project timeline along with Customer onsite with Q, C, D Project timeline sign off of Customer in MS Project tool. Controlling cost by managing cost within cost targets under different elements. Budget Analysis & tracking of cost & signing of P.R Review of Project implementation with Top Management & open status review. Toll gates preparation and reviews Key Project Activities Prestigious projects in Europe , US and Asia Pacific Region International customer interactions

MIS Reporting through SCM IIMS Integrated solution ERP to top Management to save cost :

Various MIS reporting and Analysis as per the monthly process and need based requirements Presentations to TOP management in Monthly Operations reviews and Management reviews

Global Sourcing and Supply Chain Management :

Controlling cost & Deliverables of company’s Inbound Logistics & Outbound Logistics . Establishing reliable Supply Chain Management network of suppliers ,cost effective. Finalization of Logistics provider contractors by way o Agreement & cost negotiation. Container usage & Loading for smooth flow of material transportation. Global sourcing of components for Alternative supplier to maintain entire supply chain. Global sourcing for cost reduced by 15 -25 % as a target from various location such as China ,

Germany , India for Global locations .

E procurement Management system for Supplier Database & MIS . Creating large Database of suppliers for various suppliers & segments ,region wise such as India ,

China ,Germany if needed USA for following segments Supplier visits & assessment Evaluation based on cost, systems assessment, technical capability

Suppliers attitude , Quality History AS per Cummins std. System implementation for Monthly Management Information Reports updating . Vendor Rating supplier performance Report release Development & sourcing of Alternative suppliers for single source suppliers. Inventory control by Daily stock level monitoring & Deciding on Min-max level . Monthly req. planning MRP by doing planning of Purchase product. Day to Day Purchase ordering , follow up for Local & imported parts. VAE :Value Engineering tools for cost Reduction in direct purchasing. IIMS Integrated Supply chain management systems development & Implementation. Cost Reduction techniques such as Value Engineering tools & projects such as machining.

Purchasing :

Overall control on raw material of all purchasing from direct & indirect material & suppliers. Cost finalization by standardization of RFQ –Request for Quotations Cost Reduction through various transparent negotiation tools for win –win situation. target of Reducing by 15-25 % than current cost of Purchasing. Establishing monthly MRP :Material requirement planning for Purchasing to avoid urgent purchase. In time purchase ordering as per the inventory stock status & market index ratio ABC analysis for which enable proper material management Inventory control . Establishing EOQ : Economical ordered qty by defining min level & maximum level of each components. Analyzing vendor performance by monthly basis & monitoring supplier Rating

EDUCATION:

Year 2009 : MBA :Master in Management Science/MBA from University of Pune Year 2007 : DBM: Business Management from University of Pune : Year Year 1991 : Diploma in Production Engineering ( Mechanical ) from Mumbai University .

IT FORTE

Operating Systems : DOS, Windows and SCO-Unix. AutoCAD R 12 SDRC / SAP : Metaphase –PDM , Oracle 11i PL SQL Project Planning : MS-Microsoft - Project 2000 For Gantt Chart MS Office : Word, Excel and PowerPoint

CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING :

Problem Solving tools , IS & IS NOT / 8D/ Six sigma – Slovakia ( Europe ) Internal Auditor Training for ISO/TS/ 16949: 2002 from OMNEX Internal Auditing Of Quality Management System from NNCPL – Consultancy on Total Quality Management Internal Auditor Training from Fleetguard, INCA and QMS teams Computer Aided Design & Manufacturing- CAD from Government College Of Engineering Pune Supplier process Qualification : Poland Faurecia certification

AUTHRIZATIONS TO WORK

Canada -PR holder Australia (work permit to work for any employer ) India US B1 Visa