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Siva Kumar P.

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Industry: Automotive

Germany, Baden-Württemberg, Mannheim

Overview

Results driven Mechanical Engineer with 5 years of Purchasing Buyer experience in the automotive domain. - Strategic Sourcing - Supplier Management - Project Management - Cost Analysis - Benchmarking - Negotiation

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Highlights

Total Work Experience :

5 Year(s)

Experience as a freelancer :

0 Year(s)

Total Experience in Procurement :

5 Year(s)

Languages with Professional working proficiency level :

English - German - Tamil

Countries i can cover :

Germany - India

Relevant Procurement Functional Skill/Categories

Sourcing/Category Management 5 year(s)

Industrial Production and Manufacturing Services

Manufacturing Components and Supplies

Electronic Components and Supplies

Electrical Systems and Lighting and Components and Accessories and Supplies

Education

Bachelor of Engineering 2011-07-01 to 2015-05-01
Mechanical Engineering
Anna University

Master of Science 2018-10-01 to 2020-12-01
Production Systems Engineering
RWTH Aachen University

Past Experiences

OEM | Automotive
2015-09-01 To 2018-09-01
Senior Commodity Buyer
Responsibilities :
- Strategic Sourcing, Negotiation and cost planning.
- Analyzing Supplier Performance in terms of Quality, Cost, Logistics and Financial Strength.
- Global market analysis for commodity Price forecasting, comparisons and identifying new suppliers.
- Bench-marking Product spec within RN group in other regions and competitors.
- Developing opportunities for Cost reduction – Benchmarking, Value Engineering, Commercial Negotiation, bundled sourcing savings, tier-1 to tier N components localization.
- Coordination with other departments (quality, cost engineering and supply chain) for daily activities.
- Manage suppliers to achieve business objectives (YOY) thereby improving the overall price, quality and total cost of ownership.
- Crisis Management by handling supplier line stop issues and inventory shortage.