SAIKAT DAS GUPTA :
Email : Skdg_4791 AT yahoo.co.in
Address : E223/A,Baghajatin, Talpukur, Kolkata-700086
Mob : +91-9433323353
PLANNING/PROCUREMENT/COSTING/STRATEGIC SOURCING/QUALITY ASSURANCE
Mechanical Engineer and Certified QMS LEAD AUDITOR, having an enriched experience of 24 years plus in Manufacturing & Project MNCs. A Strategist & Mission Focused Professionalkeen to deliver result whilst working in team, guided by the organization’s core values and corporate programs.
The Core Expertise features :-
** Planning & Sourcing Solutions
** Inventory & RM Flow Control
** Inbound Logistics & Control
** Activity Based Costing
** Strategic Sourcing
** VDQA & Process Excellence
** New Product Development
** EHS, Kaizen, Lean & CBS
** MIS & Statutory Compliances
Presently working with ESAB INDIA LTD – A Pioneer & Market Leader in Welding & Gas Cutting Equipment as Manager Purchase – Equipment Division. Being charge of an item database of 4K plus and a related vendor base of around 280 nos. With the key focus on sourcing the broader KPI covers a multivariate operational role, from attaining optimum Customer Satisfaction, imparting positive Organic Growth and improve the Operational Margin for the overall excellence of equipment business.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE & EXPOSURE :
Material Planning & Sourcing Solutions :
** Monitoring month end sale with average trend and derive Material Requirement Plan item wise and vendor wise.
** Micro monitoring of critical items on daily / periodic basis to ensure uninterrupted flow, zero stock-out and maximize manpower utilization.
** Planning & processing of indents, purchase orders based on firm & rolling plan in ERP environment.
** Administering the overall purchase system to maintain a parity in demand vs flow for optimum Customer Satisfaction
Inventory, Raw Material Flow & Inbound Logistics Control :
** Judicially formulating month end Lead, consumption, safety stock, WIP to achieve targeted Inventory Levels.
** Issuing pickup advice as required, assigning the mode of transport and controlling the in warding from Freight Forwarder warehouse to ensure optimized material intake. Also fine tuning the same at month and quarter end to achieve the desired inventory target levels and at the same time ensuring safe entry for production.
** Improving supply LT through process improvement at vendor’s end to optimize stock level & recover FC.
** Efficient Internet Based Purchasing to explore prospective, cost effective & high quality source.
Activity Based Costing :
** Detailed estimation based on available drawing for contract negotiation.
** Study of the technical parameters, drawings and processes at vendors end to redefine cost wherever applicable by actual time study, consumption and by-product measurement at vendor’s place.
** Measuring PPV and variance factors time to time and exploring the market to cross verify the price standards and take necessary decisions for alternate if applicable on the rating criterions.
Strategic Sourcing :
** Exploring the broader market for related product / raw material and evaluating suitability for better price and logistics.
** Studying the best options for make or buy conditions by actual calculation of in-house cost vs outside procurement.
** Mitigating any crisis situation and thinking in “Out-of the Box” concept for manufacturing the critical component / product through sourcing excellence.
** Taking strategic decision to enter into agreements with vendors for win-win situation and changing their tax and statutory registration status e.g Excise as and where applicable for extracting maximum benefit of supply cost.
VDQA & Process Excellence :
** Vendor selection, estimation and process stabilization for new products right from drawings received from R&D.
** Problem solving, reverse routing & regularizing changes in liaison with R&D till product handover & roll out.
** Assigning SMART objectives to Vendors & reviewing periodically to ensure consistent performance in QCD aspects.
** Coordinating various quality issues to vendor and enforcing the necessary RCCM, CAPA & 8D if required.
** Introducing SPCat vendors point in liaison with QC for consistency of items and reduce Cost for Quality.
EHS, Kaizen, Lean & CBS :
** Study of Process Map w.r.t product TAKT time, Waste Identification, MIFA plotting & Value Stream Mapping.
** Playing active role in Lean Team for establishing single piece flow and spearheaded many Kaizen Projects.
** Marinating Communication Cell Board with 3Cs and OCC & established 5S at allotted area shop floor.
** Educating vendors of company’s EHS policy, use of PPE and adopting safe working procedure.
** Near miss reporting as per KPI and advising the necessary corrective actions to avoid any major incidents & LTI.
MIS Reporting & Advance Applications :
** Compiling and Generating various MIS reports for Factory Head & Higher Management.
** Pinpointing and analyzing the potential items/area of criticality & scope of CS from Purchase Data.
** Devising variousautomated templates for monthly scheduling & monitoring activities.
** Formulated a high end template for Monitoring andRe-ordering of imported items, with auto updating & highlighting facility.
Leadership & Team Building Skills :
** Strong analytical and problem solving ability with excellent communication skill & strong business acumen.
** Developed subordinates to execute the day to day Purchasing Activities w.r.t Planned Program
** A motivator and an initiator. Efficient to achieve the targeted result whilst fostering growth in team environment.
AS Quality Assurance Head :
** In-Charge of Quality Assurance department consisting of Equipment plant at Kolkata and satellite plant at Chennai.
** Single point contact for Customer for Project timeline from Sample to Mass production.
** Member of Program Management process Improvement team.
** Active participation in operation and business excellence initiative.
** Responsible for In-coming, In-process inspection, and Final Inspection
** Monitoring the plant performance on weekly and monthly basis with respect to targets and initiating necessary actions in consultation with concerned departments.
** Member of CFT for documentation like PPAP, Process flow, PFMEA and Control plan.
** New product validation and regular testing of recliners, sliders and latches as per customer requirements and Automotive standards.
** Received LEAN Champion certificate from Group in the year 2014.
** Management Representative for ISO/EHS Quality Management System
** Coordinate with other departments and Conduct Management review meeting every month to discuss about the plant performance along with action plans
** Customer liasioning and handling Customer Complaints
** Compile, Monitor and report plant performance along with action plans to Group quality Management France and Asia division on monthly basis
** Planning for new gauges for new projects and liasioning for manufacture of gauges
** Heading the Cross Functional Team for preparation of Process Flow, FMEA, Control plan, and PPAP documents as per Customer requirements and other shop floor documents.
** Conduct Internal Quality Audits and regular Process audits
** Goal setting and objective deployment for various departments based on Group targets and performance
** Responsible for development and self certification of Suppliers and Sub contractors
** Coordinate the activity of Supplier PPAP activities and train them on Problem Solving, System implementation
** Training of personnel on subjects and group processes like 6 basics in production, 5S, Kaizen, Poka Yoke Quality System Efficiency (QSE), Quick reaction quality control (QRQC), Problem Solving Tools etc
** Co-ordinated with Global Product Management Team from other locations and implementedbest practices
Professional Experience :
Since April’07 ESAB INDIA LIMITED / TARATALA EQUIPMENT DIVISION
Growth Path :- April ’13 – Till Date Manager – Sourcing
Jan ’10 – Dec ’13 DY.Manager – Sourcing
April ’07 – Dec’12 Senior Officer - Sourcing
The High Lights :
** Successfully dealt with the vendors for procurement of all sorts of input RM & Packing Solutions.
** Achieved a departmental Cost Savings of Rs.
7 MINR in FY 2010-11 through redefining Material Specification & Substitution, New Supplier Selection & Activity Wise Re-costing of material.
** Efficiently planned, monitored & implemented strategiesto achieve 36 % production increase in FY 10 - 11.
** Achieved a reduction in Inventory Days by 20% through VMI & process improvement reducing LT.
** Selected & Developed New Vendorsmainly locally for better LT, better control and ensuring cost effectiveness.
** Propagated & implemented LEANconcept & practice in production line to enable single piece flow.
** Maintained Audit Compliance and Statutory compliance of ISO & EHS being part of the internal audit team.
** Established SOP for procurement and vendor development.
** Established SQC of Sheet Metal items at vendor’s endin coalition with QC to improvise Cost of Quality for products.
** Reduced customer complaints from 13% to 3.4 % over a period of 1.5 years.
** Improved 15 vendors as Green Channel Vendor by establishing process.
** Improved In House Quality in terms of First Time Right improvement and Scrap Reduction.
Previous Assignments :
From Jan ’93 to Mar ’07 with M/s Stone India Ltd as Senior Engineer (Quality Assurance)
Accomplishments :
Quality Assurance :-
** Responsible In Coming Inspection of Air Brake Items, Loco Valve and all rubber and casting components.
** Liasoning with external inspection agencies like RDSO and RITES.
** Lead a team during establishment of calibration lab, including making the standards and recall processes.
** Developed New Vendors across India
** Attended customer complaints and Joint inspection in different customer’s places.
Aug ’91 – Jan ’93 with FLAKT INDIA. Ltd. (Calcutta) as Senior Engineer
Accomplishments :
** Efficiently Developed New Vendors, Procured Materials of correct specification & quality to maintain planned schedule.
** Successfully completed one projects at TATA MOTORS LTD at Jamshedpur.
** Received Appreciation for developing new and quick methods of machining of related products in Air Washer System.
Academic Credentials :
D.M.E. with Ist class distinction from J.C.G.P. under AICTE in 1991
Perusing PGDMM – final semester from IIMM
Soft Skills :
** Proficient in MS Office, Advance Excel, Internet Applications, Administrative Tools & Hardware Configuration.
** Being a leading part during transition, life cycle test and implementation of Movex – a high end ERP system being operational across ESAB global.
Professional Training & Development;
** Certified LEAD AUDITOR for ISO 9001/2015 from DNV
** Attended in-house workshop on LEAN.
** Completed Internal Auditor’s Course for ISO 9001 :2008, ISO 14001 & OHSAS 1800 by DNV & TUV.
PERSONAL DETAILS :
Father’s Name : Sri Nirendu Das Gupta
Date of Birth : 10.03.1969
Languages Proficiency : English (100%), Bengali (100%), and Hindi (100%)
Present Remuneration : CTC Rs. 12 Lac per annum with incentive/performance pay .
EXPECTED CTC : Negotiable
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