An Agile, Inclusive & Responsible Leader, with Procurement Expertise
A Mechanical Engineer by Academics with 27 years of hands-on Sourcing, Vendor Development, Supply Chain in manufacturing & Project Management sectors with various Professional organisations.
Initial decade with Learning and Gaining expertise on Techno Commercial areas & on-field execution with various Consumers & Auto Ancillary Organisations... The moment came & decided to enter into a rail Industry with Leadership Roles in mid of 2008 for Sourcing & Procurement field and build career further there.
Being green field kind of industry at that time in India... Building Team & Talents, Suppliers Development, Localization & Executing Technology Transfers from global players were really exciting times in the rail industry... I have executed various rail projects for India... Occupied a regional leadership role for 3 years based out of Kuala Lumpur as Head of Procurement - APAC Systems within Bombardier Transportation.
Early 2017, moved to another flag ship organization, to Alstom as a Procurement Director for Rolling Stock in India. Leading the team of 80 + procurement talents - 6 manufacturing sites and 10 + rail projects across India & the globe. It's a really proud feeling to travel to cities like Chennai, Lucknow, Kochi, Kanpur, Delhi, Sydney where trains have been built with our own hands. Electric locomotive project is another milestone project in India being executed with collaborative stake holders ... and the journey continues further to provide sustainable solutions to cities in India & around the globe.
Leading Procurement for Rolling Stock & Components for Alstom India
- Building Strategy for Sourcing & Procurement Management.
- Executing Sourcing of around 600 M € + per year.
- Developing sustainable suppliers base in India and globe to execute high end products for Trains.
- Executing Projects with very high-end collaboration with stake holders like customers, Design engineers, Operational Team, Controllers.
- Building High Performing Team & talents for Procurement at Design Centers, Various Industrial Sites & Depots.
- Building & maintaining Healthy Suppliers Relationship.
- Digitalization Road Map for Sourcing.
Providing Sustainable Train Solutions with collaborative stakeholders
- Establishing Footprints for supplier base in India & supporting activities around the world.
- Managing diverse and multinational Talents across India.
- Working together with Engineering Talents to provide smart and sustainable solutions.
- High challenging market and meeting customer expectations.
Attitude is a little thing that makes a big difference
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Integration of Procurement of Alstom & Bombardier India in 2020
In Year 2021 - Alstom has acquired Bombardier Transportation globally and as part of the acquisition, Procurement Team and Operations In India was too to integrate as one. Alstom and Bombardier both were having footprints in India in terms of Manufacturing Operations, Projects under executions and quite significant team at both places.
There were expected challenges due to different ways of working, managing processes & controls, ways of execution of projects on hand and cultural aspects.
Based on our values of being Agile, Inclusive, and Responsible, which have been specifically promoted by the Alstom Leadership, and further demonstrated on ground during this phase. This approach has created really a positive climate around and has helped to mitigate several anticipated risks.
It has been to 2 + years from there .... we are at a stage where we are all working in the same direction, priorities, processes and one team mindset to meet our customer expectations... I personally feel very proud to be part of this change and has created positive energetic force for the future.
