Prashant Taksale

Experience

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  IMA-PG INDIA LTD

  Sept 2010 - Mar 2011

  Graduate Engineer Trainee - Procurement

  • Coordinated with vendors to ensure part development within specifications, meeting 100% of quality and timeline objectives.

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  MAHLE

  Apr 2011 - Sept 2016

  Lead Engineer - Product Costing

  • Improved cost control accuracy during a 6-month on-site assignment in Germany, focusing on labour and machine rate calculations.• Oversaw a team to support product costing for MAHLE Germany, enhancing process efficiency and achieving 100% task accuracy.• Established cost benchmarks across global product lines, enabling 8% savings through comparative analysis of location-based manufacturing costs.

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  TACO Technical Centre

  Sept 2016 - Feb 2019

  Program Cost Manager

  • Led program cost management for the Jeep Compass BSVI upgrade, achieving 38,000 INR/Car cost optimization through co-ordination between cost engineering and procurement for parts localisation and cost savings proposals.• Contributed to product differentiation by developing optional feature pricing, boosting revenue potential through enhanced vehicle customization.

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  Daimler India Commercial Vehicles

  Feb 2019 - Sept 2021

  Senior Manager - Procurement Controlling

  • Planned annual material cost targets, enabling 3% reduction in raw material expenses through strategic supplier negotiations & contract logic.• Supported R&D and procurement teams to identify cost-saving opportunities, contributing to increase in overall budget efficiency.• Monitored raw material market trends and adjusted budget plans proactively to mitigate financial risk exposure due to price fluctuations.

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  ŠKODA AUTO Volkswagen India Private Limited

  Sept 2021 - now

  Senior Manager - Plant Cost Controlling

  • Spearheaded capex budgeting for 5-year and 10-year plans, securing 20% budget reductions through effective cost allocation and control. Tracked Capex expenses through unique WBS code in SAP and controlled project capex budget within limit.• Planned budget and tracked expenses for pre-series phase production & manpower costs, testing & homologation expenses, project travel costs through project wise unique code of internal order in SAP.• Performed depreciation planning & forecasting based on current and future planned assets capitalisation. Allocation of costs over car models based on production volume and defined allocation keys.• Conducted cross-departmental performance reviews (KPI) to identify risk and opportunity in Budget.• Handled 3 team members and trained for cost controlling profile. Show less