PRASANTA SUR ROY: 09830908922

: prasantasr@hotmail.com: E 16/5 Karunamoyee Housing Estate, Salt Lake, Kolkata 700091

A result oriented & performance driven professional, in quest of assignments in Vendor Development & Management / Supply Chain

Management / Procurement Operations with a leading organization of high repute

TOP LEVEL PROFESSIONAL

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Vendor Management

Supply Chain Management

Procurement Operations

Business Operations

Inventory Control

Process Improvement

Budgeting & Cost Control

New Product Development

Training

Material Management

Quality Assurance

PROFILE SUMMARY

B.E. (Mechanical) from NIT, Nagpur and Executive MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM-C), Kolkata with over 25 years of rich experience in Component Manufacturing Industry in Vendor Management, Supply Chain Management, Plastics Injection & Moulding and Procurement Operations

Presently associated with Exide Industries Limited, Kolkata as General Manager (Head)-Plastics and Tooling

Excels in monitoring purchase / procurement of plastics materials worth Rs. INR 600 Crores annually from various sources involving planning and techno-commercial functions

Skilled in reviewing vendor’s performance and instituting necessary measures for curtailing unnecessary expenditure & saving costs; appointed 25 various vendors during the tenure

Adept in managing business operations with key focus on top & bottom line profitability by ensuring optimal utilization of resources

Insightfulness in designing of various new Plastics products in conformance to pre-defined technical specifications

Demonstrated excellence in overseeing various functions entailing Plastics Injection Moulding, Mould design & manufacturing, Operations, Auditing, Prototype Development, etc.

Well versed with various concepts of injection moulding process, machines, mould design, manufacturing, etc.

Worked in leading organizations like Mather & Platt (India) Limited, Kolkata, Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant, Kolaghat, Hindustan Motors Limited, Hooghly and Tata Davy Ltd., Kolkata

An effective communicator with strong leadership, decision making, analytical and problem solving skills

Leadership: Driving the organizational mission through employees & supports motivation of employees in organization Management: Overseeing operations of the organization, implementing plans, managing human & physical resources

CORE COMPETENCIES

Plastics Injection Moulding, Mould Design and Manufacturing, Planning, Material Management & Cost controls Preparing purchase schedules for procurement of raw materials to ensure smooth execution of business operations Evaluating vendor’s performance to ensure adherence to predefined specifications and supply of quality material &

execution of job works / tasks Accountable for performing several functions involving reduction in procurement cost worth of INR 8.25 Crores in 13-14;

development & introduction of recycled grade of polymers in various components to get annual cost savings of INR 2.0 Crores

Designing policies for indigenizing products thus saving cost and enhancing revenue for the company Looking after entire gamut of Materials Management activities including monitoring inventory levels & stock operations and

liaising with vendors for timely procurement of various Overseeing product development / customization functions including requirement analysis, finalising specifications and

designing activities Liaising with top management for evolving strategic vision, driving change, infusing new ideas and taking business performance

and productivity to the next level Maintaining & controlling quality standards & plans to check all activities at the site; examining the methodology for specific

operations and maintaining all quality records as per QA / QC norms

Creating & building a dynamic environment that fosters development opportunities and motivates high performance amongst the team members

WORK EXPERIENCE

Since Aug’95 with Exide Industries Limited, Kolkata

Growth Path: Aug’95-Apr’00: Assistant Manager Apr’00-Apr’02: Deputy Manager Apr’02-Apr’04: ManagerApr’04-Apr’07: Senior ManagerApr’07-Apr’12: Deputy General ManagerApr’12-Present: General Manager (Head)-Plastics and Tooling

Role: Looking after procurement operations, plastics injection moulding, mould development, manufacturing, mould repairs and

modifications, selection of moulding machine, etc. for streamlining operations Accountable for monitoring the raw material rate for costing as per the market trends Coordinating with various suppliers to resolve quality related issue, capacity constraint & build up, cost reduction, etc. Interacting with all vendors and providing complete technical expertise & support for resolving issues in an effective manner Developing various new products like battery container & lids as per marketing and R&D proposals for more competitive

edge Executing several process improvement techniques to achieve cost reductions and quality objectives Overseeing various functions involving product costing, cost control, capacity planning, CAPEX planning, MIS reporting,

manpower planning & development, etc. Currently heading a team of 14 persons involving Managers & below, Senior Managers, Deputy General Manager for

streamlining operations

Highlights: Essayed a key role in establishing 6 new vendors during 2012 -2014 as well handled 45 vendors both locally and

internationally Skilfully decreased the product cost and achieved cost saving of INR 9 Cr. in an effective manner by using various

process improvement techniques and cost effective raw materials in 2013-2014 Proactively helped in developing Haldia Petrochemicals PPCP M310 grade for Exide for company’s growth &

excellence Actively handled business portfolio worth Rs. INR 600 Cr. for Plastics Division and successfully achieved 1.5%

reduction in procurement cost in coordination with 14 team members in FY 13 -14 Proactively arranged training sessions for vendor’s operators by machine manufacturers in order to reduced the rejections

ratio Saved cost of INR 10 Cr. in 2004-07 and INR 3 Cr. in 2000-02 Proficiently developed inventory control at vendor end to minimize the waste due to dimensional non conformance because

of aging & product obsolescence for business growth & excellence Distinction in minimizing the part rejection rate by 15% and introduced proper organization structure at vendors end

to define roles & accountability leading to quick identification of process deviations Leveraged skills in execution of automation by installation of robots in moulding machines and improved the quality

& productivity by 12% during 2010-13 Introduced high Pressure Injection Moulding Machines and enhanced quality as well as reduced the part rejections Involved in enhancement of vendors, up-gradation of set ups:As Deputy General Manager

o Vendors Moulding capacity from 18 million to 26 million as container & lidsAs Senior Manager

o Vendors moulding capacity from 12 million to 18 million as container & lidsAs Manager

o Vendors moulding capacity from 8 million to 12 million as container & lidsAs Deputy Manager

o Vendors moulding capacity from 5 million to 8 million as container & lids Boosted the following: As Deputy General Manager

o Mould steel to increase tool life from 0.75 million to 1.0 milliono Moulding vendor base from 23 to 26 nos.

As Senior Managero Mould steel to increase tool life from 0.5 million to 0.75 Milliono Moulding vendor base from 20 to 23 nos.

As Managero Moulding vendor base from 18 to 20 nos.

As Deputy Manager o Moulding vendor base from 15 to 18 nos.

Dexterously introduced the treated water for mould cooling lines which reduced scale formation, improved heat transfer in moulds and enhanced product dimensional stability & quality

Introduction of High Voltage Testing Machine in vendor set ups to identify container leakages and thereby managed to reduced the battery warranty by 0.5%

Tiered various process improvement initiatives and saved INR 25 Cr. during Apr’07-Mar’12, thereby:o Improved the moulding capacity of containers & lids right from 5 M to 26 M pieces during 2002-14o Boosted tool life from 0.50 M to 1 M shots

Actively established the Local Tool Rooms for Manufacturing Battery Moulds across country and reduced procurement cost of certain types of mould by up to 35% in an effective manner during 2010-14

Significantly developed & executed the recycled grade of polymers in various components which led to annual cost saving of INR 3.7 Cr. in 2013

Recognised for introducing the:o Vision system of checking critical components to identify defects & address root cause for major OEM’s like Maruti,

Honda, Toyota, Hyundai, OEM’s, etc.

o Mould Temperature Controllers (MTC) & Treated water for Mould Cooling to ensure effective mould cooling and reduction in part rejections

o 5S and Kaizen System at vendor set ups for better process capabilities Distinction in working on SAP MM Modules (versions 4.7 & 6) Efficiently reduced the following:

o Cycle time leading to reduction in conversion cost o Product weight & colour master batch dosages leading to reduction in material cost

Instrumental in changing the share of business (SOB) and introducing competitive bidding within the vendors supplying same parts and saved INR 1.5 Cr. p.a. in 2013

Played pivotal role in development of 28 various new plastic components for batteries with more than 18 in pipeline & plastic raw material like Polypropelene Copolymer MH4030 with Indian Oil Corporation, Polypropelene Copolymer M310 with Haldia Petrochemicals which led to improvement in product quality

Successfully saved:o INR 1.5 Cr. p.a. through import substitution of TP20 PP for VRLA batteries o INR 1.7 Cr. p.a. through introduction of recycled PPCP by developing and implementation of recycled PPCP material o INR 2 Cr p.a. through recycling of ABS by development and implementation of recycled ABS material

Acknowledged for improving the quality by improving Cp/Cpk > 1.33 for part dimensions, electronic vision systems for component checking, high voltage checking machines for detecting holes in containers, sensors to prevent wrong hole punching in containers, application of special adhesives in lid inserts to prevent acid leakages from battery terminals, etc.

Looked after the improvement in vendor set up through treated water for mould cooling, TS16949 & ISO14000 certifications for vendors, installation of extruders for processing in-house plastic rejections to reprocessed granuels for re-use in moulding , etc. In an effective manner

Instrumental in introducing the high voltage testing machine to identify container leakages and reduced acid leakage in finished battery as well as reduction in battery warranty by 0.5%

Involved in introduction of Mould Temperature Controllers (MTC) to ensure that proper mould cooling and reduce part rejections rate

Pivotal role in contributing towards product design inputs to R&D, tool development, material development, capacity enhancement, production launch, etc. with respect to 6 new products (2002-2004)

11 new products (2004-2007), 24 new products (2007-2012) and 18 new products already launched ; 12 are in pipeline (2012-present)

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

Jan’94-Jul’95 with Mather & Platt (India) Limited, Kolkata as Material Executive-Projects

Highlight: Efficiently carried out procurement operations for various engineering equipment like Pumps, Pipes & Fittings etc

Jul’91-Dec’93 with Kolaghat Thermal Power Plant, Kolaghat as Assistant Manager-Power Station

Highlight: Involved in commissioning & operations activities of Boilers, Turbines & Auxiliaries for 210 MW Unit in 1990-93

Jan’90-Jun’91 with Hindustan Motors Limited, Hooghly as Graduate Engineer Trainee (GET)- Engine Plant, Axle & Transmission Plant, Assembly Shop

Aug’89-Dec’89 with Tata Davy Ltd., Kolkata as Graduate Engineer Trainee- Projects

EDUCATION

2007 Executive MBA from Indian Institute of Management (IIM – C), Kolkata with 1st Div.1989 B.E. (Mechanical) from National Institute of Technology (NIT), Nagpur with 1st Div.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

Served as member of Indian Plastics Federation, Kolkata Chapter

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 19th January, 1967 Languages Known: English, Hindi and BengaliLocation Preference: Ready to relocate in major Indian cities like Pune / Bangalore / Mumbai, etc. / Overseas