Dikshith Darryl Rodrigues

Experience

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  General Motors

  Jun 2009 - May 2010

  Product Procurement Engineer

  Identified suppliers for specific parts from GM’s PPO supplier data base for proto partsResolved all issues with suppliers to ensure that all Parts are delivered on timeReported proactively on part delays on a daily basis to the Global PPO managementAchieved 100% on-time ordering of parts giving the suppliers a lead time of 12 weeks

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  Volvo Group Truck Technology

  Jun 2010 - Apr 2014

  Senior Buyer - Procurement and Supply Chain

  Responsible for Strategic planning, coordination and control of the purchase activity of parts required for production.• Responsible for Strategic Sourcing and management of parts with a total yearly spend of US$ 50 Million from international markets like India, China, Japan, France, and Sweden in support of business operations.• Analyzed end-to-end Supply Chain/ Value chain in order to optimize both cost and process and to attain speed, increase flexibility, and improve responsiveness towards customers. • Organized bi-yearly business review meeting with management team of the suppliers in order to discuss supplier scorecard and improvement initiatives.• Developed and maintained the cross-functional relationships with sales, quality, design and finance to achieve highest level of customer satisfaction.• Managed excellent relationships with key partners such as the freight forwarders, shipment clearing agents, and custom officers to ensure regular shipment updates and smooth delivery of purchased goods. Show less

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  GHASSAN ABOUD GROUP

  Jan 2016 - Jun 2016

  Demand Planning Assistant Manager

  Handled forecasting, demand planning and procurement management for the entire sales volume target for a financial year (50,000 cars) and evaluated the impact of implemented supply chain solutions on overall profitability of the company.

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  Alstom

  May 2017 - Sept 2018

  Sourcing Buyer

  Handled strategic & project sourcing, business case & work package analysis, risk & opportunity, contract negotiation and implementation of process improvement & cost reduction initiatives for the biggest project (Electric Locomotive project for the Indian Railways with a tender value of US$ 4.2Bn) for Alstom Group in India.

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  Volvo Group

  Sept 2018 - Dec 2020

  Product Build Project Leader

  Associated with New Product Development, providing Business Areas with state-of-the-art research, engineering, product planning, and Aftermarket product support.Successfully setup the Product Builds team under UD Trucks, after the split from Volvo Group

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  UD Trucks

  Jan 2021 - May 2025

  The main spokesperson for the department for new product development projects with essential two-way communication. Also Sourcing strategy planning and governance to process.

  • Project Manager Purchasing

    Dec 2021 - May 2025

  • Senior Manager - Product Build Project Leader

    Jan 2021 - Nov 2021
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  Amazon

  May 2025 - now

  Senior Planning Manager

  Strategic Planning