Sebastian Leo Raj Irudaya Linkedin www.linkedin.com/in/sebastianleo Operations and SCM Professional ‘Address: 37, Kalki Street, Rathinapuri, Coimbatore, India Phone: +91 8870588725 E-Mail: sebastianirudaya@amail.com skype: sebastianleo Summary ‘* Experienced and customer-centric Operations Manager with a 16-year track record of driving revenue growth and maximizing margins. Proven and deadline-driven approaches enable successful execution of multiple projects in demanding settings. * Led diverse Supply Chain teams encompassing Purchase (Export/Import), Production Planning and Control, Warehouse, Logistics, and Order-to-Cash (02) processes across multinational corporations. Industries ‘* Manufacturing of Fuel Dispensing Solutions, Valves and Gates, Aviation and Defence Equipment and Textile Machineries Projects / Accomplishments (Functional Skills and Expertise) ‘* By Leading the CFT Kaizen on Freight Cost / “Premium Freight Spend” Reduction by Cargo Consolidation, Negotiations and Global Contract Management - US$ 39K and US$ 53K in 2020 and 2021 respectively. ‘* Winner of Kaizen on Freight Cost Reduction / 2 Starz Award for Standard Work / Process Setting on SCM ‘* Implementation of Milk Run for local suppliers ‘* Inventory and Space Reduction by establishing VMI and by realigning the Storage. ‘* Creation of Playbooks for (a) Material Requirement in line with Production Plan PPC (b) Inventory Deck ‘* Implementation on Kanban for all B and C class items ‘* SAP 6.0 Implementation on MM / PP Module and MRP Run * Developed 14 suppliers (8 first time exporters) with the PPV Saving varying from 20% to 65% valuing US$ 143K ‘* Trained the Team on Lean Manufacturing / 5S / Continuous Improvement / Standard Work / VSM / Kaizen / Daily Management / 80/20 / Pareto Analysis Technical Skills ‘* SAP ERP / SAP Ariba / MS Office Al aided / Google Suite / Power BI Process Improvement Metrics (KPIs owned) ‘© Freight Cost Reduction Lead Time Reduction YoY PPV Customer OTIF % / Supplier OTIF % Schedule Stability and Schedule Adherence Inventory Turn Excess & Obsolete Control Safety - Leading and Lagging Indicators ‘* 5S Score / Inventory Accuracy in Warehouse Education ‘¢ MBA in Operations Research, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, May 2007 10f3‘* PG Diploma in international Business Oper New Delhi, May 2004 ‘* Bachelors in Commerce, Annamalai University, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, May 2007 Certifications * "Successful Negotiati Coursera |SO 14001:2008 Environment Management System - Lead Auditor ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management System - Internal Auditor ISO 9001:2015 Quality Management System - Internal Auditor “Personal Effectiveness and Human Relationship skills” by Dale Carnegie & Associates Inc. ions, Indira Gandhi National Open Uni : Essential Strategies and Skills" - from University of Michigan / Professional Experience General Manager, SCM and Operations, Aug 2022 to Current Future Motor Corporation, Coimbatore, India ‘* Designing Supply Chain Strategy for the Automobile Start-up Green Field Business * Process Set up / Defining Functional Goals to Sourcing, Planning, Production and Logistics and Warehouse Functions ‘* Developing Lean Culture across Organization, through Trainings and Benchmarking, ‘* Maximized efficiency by coaching and mentoring personnel on management principles, industry practices, company procedures, and technology systems. Manager, Supply Chain Management, Apr 2017 to Aug 2022 Vag Valves (I) Pvt Ltd / Vag Armaturen Germany Hyderabad, India httos://www.vag-aroup.com Planning and Procurement from Global Sources with Delivery and Inventory Targets Materials Planning with Schedule Stability and Schedule Adherence Metrics (Order-to-Cash (02c) * Demand Planning / inventory Alignment ‘* Production Planning / Dynamic Resource Allocation with Constraints Management * Global PSI/ MPS ‘* Supplier Relationship Management / Audit and Scorecards for Performance / Risk Assessment '* Logistics Cost Optimisation (Export / Import / Domestic In-bound / Domestic Out-bound) Setting and maintaining Production and External Kanban ‘* Warehouse Management with Safety / Productivity / Inventory Accuracy Metrics. ‘* Built supplier relationships to mitigate risk and establish effective purchasing arrangements with indirect and logistics customers. Established inventory targets, stock level, and risk mitigation targets and managed flexibility strategy to optimize inventory. Supervised 18 member team, tasked with handling materials management, planning, purchasing, and customer service duties. ‘* Streamlined shipping and receiving operations to reduce errors and improve customer satisfaction Improved, standardized and documented planning and scheduling processes. Leveraged valuable business relationships and structured negotiations to obtain favourable vendor pricing, Devised and maintained an up-to-date database of supplier and vendor performance metrics 20f3Manager / Production Planning and Logistics, Jun 2010 to Mar 2017 Gilbarco Veeder-Root (\) Pvt Ltd / Danaher Corporation, Coimbatore, india htto//www.gilbarco.com/us/ Planning and Procurement of Global Sourced supplies with Delivery and Inventory Targets. Global PSI / MPS Review - Schedule Stability and Schedule adherence Documentation, Customs formalities, Handling C & F agents, which Includes, ‘© EOU Duty Free Clearance against Procurement Certificates ‘© Customs Special Valuation Branch (SVB) formalities, in case of relatec-party imports (©. Procedures in relation to Second Hand / Project consignments. (© Regulations pertaining to Hazardous / Non-Hazardous cargoes Negotiations and contacting with all Service Providers ‘Vendor Managed Inventories (VMIs) / Distribution Warehouses Customs Warehouse Bonding / High Sea Sale Transactions Export Documentation / LC Transactions / Certificate of Origin, etc, Assistant Manager / Commercial - Vendor Development (Field Procurement), Mar 2008 ~ Jun 2070 Itema (Switzerland) Ltd, Switzerland FPO, Coimbatore, India httow/www.itemagroup.com/en/ Field Procurement Management in Indian sourcing pool Supplier Relationship / Contract Management (Agreements, Price Lists, Conditions and Audits) Supporting Operational Purchaser from Plant in Italy and Switzerland Exchange of Market Knowledge with European Counterparts. Onboarding First Time Exporters (Tiny Suppliers) on International Business Operations Deputy Manager - Commerc I, Feb 1994 - Mar 2008 Mak Controls & Systems Private Limited, Coimbatore, India htte:/www makcontrols.com/ Commercial Contract Management - Indian Defence Sector and Civil Aviation Sectors Export incentives / Foreign Trade Act / Customs & Central Excise Compliance / Voyage Insurance 30f3