Harsh Vardhan

Experience

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  Carriage & Wagon workshop Jhansi

  Jan 2004 - Jan 2005

  Apprenticeship

  • Gain Knowledge of Quality Control • Gain Knowledge of Production

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  Boss Gears Ltd. - India

  Jan 2005 - May 2008

  Engineering & Development Engineer

  • Detail study of part drawing • Design of process flow diagram.• Design & coordination of Manufacturing Process & Development Plan. • Done a important role in Costing For Gears & Shafts (Feasibility).• Designing of Process Control Plan.• Making of Process Failure Mode & Effect Analysis (PFMEA)• Designing & Manufacturing Jigs, Fixtures & Gauges using Auto Cad & Pro-E• Preparation of Standard Operating Procedure (SOP).• Preparation of Production Part Approval Process (PPAP ).• Quality Audit of Vendors for Products. • Also handle Small problems of Auto CAD Show less

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  GROZ ENGINEERING TOOLS (P) LTD.

  May 2008 - May 2010

  Engineer Vendor Production & Development

  • Find out the superior quality & superior supplier & competitive rates.• Vendor performance evaluation & analysis and maintaining proper records.• Vendor capacity evaluation and giving feed back to PPC for scheduling / ordering. Capacity enhancement or new source development as per requirement.• Vendor audit, training and supplier quality improvement in co-ordination with Q.C• New product development with existing sources or by introducing new vendors. To be done in co-ordination with Design & Development, QA department as per their technical requirements• Product costing and price negotiations with vendors. • Co-Ordination with quality department for quality issues and accounts department for free flow of supply• Purchasing & Inventory maintaining of Groz Complete Material and Component, Raw Material as per schedule.• To prepare action plans & follow-up charts to Development & delivery on time.• To study the supply chain, analyze the cost and priorities areas for cost reduction time to time.• Looking after Imports material As well (Planning containers material as per their lead time) with Boss. Show less

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  Su-Kam Power Systems Limited

  Jun 2010 - Oct 2012

  Asst. Manager Vendor Development

  • Receiving drawing from the Design department as per the requirement for new development / AlterNet Sourcing & find out good supplier in terms of Quality, Delivery, Cost.• Strategic sourcing and vendor development .Making costing breakup sheet for the company.• Obtaining quotations from the different vendors for the drawing.• Doing costing of the component and negotiation with the vendors. Responsible for the cost control.• Finalizing the cost and taking approval from the corporate Purchase & VD Head/Dr. Technical.• Doing supplier audit which includes the system audit, process audit and product audit.• Collecting samples from the vendors for approval. After the approval releasing the trial purchase order for trial T1 and T2.• After approval of trials releasing the regular purchase order for first production run of the components.• Supplier capacity evaluation and their monthly business allocation.• Vendor performance evaluation & analysis and maintaining proper records.• Existing supplier capacity evaluation and their development to increase their capacity.• Initiate VA/VE project to optimize the cost of production.• Coordinate with QA for quality approval verification in case of new supplier.• Monitoring all the quality issues regarding the component and to improve them so as to reach the D.O.L technique. • Doing cost reduction in existing parts and monitoring the raw material rates fluctuation trend in the market• Day to day coordination with the design and development department regarding the drawing issues and new part development.• Collecting PPAP documents from the vendors of and submit to the quality department.• Monitor the schedule of suppliers and any other related issues if any Show less

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  Usha International

  Nov 2012 - Feb 2018

  Deputy Manager Procurement

  • Assist designer / HO in finalization of design by giving on-site process / technical inputs for practically achievable design.• Review Drawings and standardizing part / process. • Sending RFI/RFQ for obtaining quotations from the different vendors for the component / product & Doing costing of the same and negotiate with the vendors for best commutative price.• Making comparison of quotations and taking approval.• Supplier assessment, Development / design assist of tools, moulds, jigs & fixtures related to new / existing product development.• Co-ordinating & conducting along with vendor team for T0, T1 & T2 trials for new products.• Establishing right manufacturing process at component level for new / existing products.• Benchmark competitor products and specifications for cost optimization Participate in cost reduction workshops to identify alternative materials, manufacturing processes or alternate source.• Initiate VA/VE project to optimize TCO.• Commodity price monitoring ie. CRCA, Copper also monitoring other price fluctuation. • Strategic Souring for company as per requirement. • Spend Analysis, Purchase planning, Commodity Consolidation, Assist Supplier Contracting.• Monitoring of material supply and solving other supplier related issues if any• Preparation of Budget, Cost benefits Analysis, day to day coordination with quality, design and other department for projects and MIS preparation of projects. Show less

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  Groupe SEB

  Mar 2018 - Aug 2019

  Manager Strategic Sourcing & Procurement

  Leading the PAN India Sourcing, Strategic Sourcing, Procurement & Purchasing activities for all set of Direct Materials, which includes Raw materials - ABS,PS,PP, Nylon and other compounds, Stainless steel parts, Electricals , Motors, Pumps, Metal components & Die casting partsKey Index:- Global Strategic Sourcing- New model/product development- Supplier strategies, contract management & negotiations - Procurement- Budget Forecasting- BOM cost analysis- Commodities/Polymers global price trends- Forecasting of RM trends & predicting future BOM cost for MOP- Value Engineering- Supply chain management- Data & Spend Analytics, Data Mining Show less

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  Snap-on Tools

  Sept 2019 - now

  India Sourcing Lead & Quality Assurance

  As a Sourcing Personal, I am responsible for managing the sourcing and procurement of various components and tools. My role involved overseeing a wide range of commodities such as - Forging- Casting - Gear Box - Shaft- Sheet Metal - Fabrication - Die Casting - Machining Items - Hand Tools- Tool Bags- Promotion Products - Safety Gloves & Items.My key responsibilities included:• Supplier base development and negotiation to ensure a consistent supply of high-quality components and tools at competitive prices.• Quality control supplier audits to ensure compliance with industry standards and technical training to enhance supplier performance.• Introduction and procurement of innovative products to increase operational efficiency and enhance the company's competitive advantage. Show less