Arindam Pal

Experience

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  KI Racing

  Jun 2011 - Dec 2013

  Vehicle Dynamics Head - SAE BAJA USA

  Baja SAE is an intercollegiate design competition run by the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) and attended by over 100 Universities, thousands of engineering students and hundreds of industry professionals across the globe.The objective of the competition is to simulate real-world engineering design projects and their related challenges.Each team's goal is to design and build a prototype of a rugged, single seat, off-road recreational vehicle intended for sale to the non-professional weekend off-road enthusiast. The vehicle must be safe, easily transported, easily maintained and fun to drive. It should be able to negotiate rough terrain without damage. Show less

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  WABCO

  Dec 2011 - Dec 2011

  Production Intern

  Worked in Production and Assembly lines

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  Heavy Engineering Corporation Ltd.

  May 2012 - Jun 2012

  Industrial Intern

  Manufacturing and Supply of capital equipments & machineries and Rendering project execution required for core sector industries. The experience was related to complete manufacturing set up starting from casting & forging, fabrication, machining, assembly and testing - all at one location backed by a strong design - engineering and technology team.Dedicated time was allocated for detailed study and analysis of Dynamic Balancing of Crank-Shaft of Locomotives.

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  Ashok Leyland

  May 2012 - May 2012

  Manufacturing Engineering Intern

  Understood the process layout and product development of Trucks. Detailed study of assembly lines of the trucks and extensive training on Engine and Chassis Assembly.

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  Mahindra & Mahindra

  Dec 2012 - Dec 2012

  Winter Intern

  Extensive work was done on the shop floors of a Service Centre regarding Vehicle Testing and Maintenance of Customer driven vehicles. Mostly worked on the vehicle Scorpio and had detailed study on its Suspension and Braking System Maintenance.

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  Tata Motors

  Jan 2014 - Jun 2014

  Special Project Trainee

  Worked in Outdoor Testing Department and had project in the field of Driving Dynamics/Off-roading namely, 'Evaluation of allroad/offroad capability of vehicles' . The project deliverables constituted of testing of vehicles for Articulation, Water wading, Gradeability, TCD Measurement, Acceleration & Brake Test, Ride and Handling Test, SSCT and feature study that must have influenced vehicle success in Indian Market across vehicle segments.

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  Tata Motors

  Aug 2014 - now

  Product Planning, Product Line - HCVa. Understand, and analyze consumer/ industry and allied sector trends in cross-functional teams/ arenas and represent consumer needs to generate new product ideas.b. Monitor the market, develop competitive analysis, build competitive intelligence, and conduct Quantitative and Qualitative market research for all program gateways.c. Define a vision for a Product, develop the product, consumer segmentation, and identify new opportunities/white spaces/ product gaps.d. Drive new product concepts and define product positioning, target customer requirements, features, and variant strategy.e. Align stakeholders around the vision for the Product and Prioritize product features and capabilities.f. Create a shared brain across larger teams to empower independent decision-making to deliver solutions in line with customer and company objectives.g. Develop annual cycle plan by incorporating industry analysis, economic indicators, competitive landscape, and consumer trends to articulate key actions plans. Show less Meticulous and versatile Sourcing Professional with excellent people management and teamwork capabilities. Efficient in execution and coordination of entire procurement activities, vendor development by establishing, enforcing and ensuring that the projects are executed within contract terms and all the related procedures and milestones are achieved as per schedule and estimated effort.Domain knowledge of procurement process, engineering services outsourcing, vendor Managementcapital Budgeting, resource allocation & management and strategic sourcing with strong technical and commercial skills. Facilitate a team approach to achieve organizational objectives, increase productivity and enhance employee morale.Skilled in zero based costing, negotiations, deal settlement, cost reduction, supplier assessment, supplier selection, coordinating various activities between supplier and various departments like R&D, plant etc. to achieve organizational integration, with a strong wish to carve my career in adherence to organizational systems and procedures. Show less

  • Deputy General Manager

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Senior Manager - Sourcing and Strategic Partnership Engagements

    Aug 2017 - Apr 2023

  • Assistant Manager - Strategic and Business Planning

    Jan 2015 - Jul 2017

  • Graduate Engineering Trainee - Vehicle Integration

    Aug 2014 - Jan 2015