HEMANT DESHPANDE
Pune
Summary
Supply chain professional offering over 25+ years of experience in Strategic sourcing & Supplier Development. Expertise in executing projects from concept-to-launch with focus on providing end-to-end solutions in manufacturing excellence and establishing facilities across assignments. Skilled in controlling new part development cycle right from drawing assessment till PPAP. Proficient in adopting latest technology & systems in compliance with quality standards. Demonstrated excellence in implementing new part development in automotive sectors driveline components. Skilled in reducing cost, upgrading vendors and managing supplier quality to achieve standardization and enhance operational efficiency. Rich experience in developing Forgings, Gears and Shafts, Sheet Metal, Precision, and complex Machined and Powder metal parts. Gained international exposure and managed global customers in Europe, USA, Brazil, Mexico, China & Korea. Excellence in enhancing process capabilities while curtailing costs & expenses. Well-organized with a track record that exhibits self-motivation, creativity, initiative to achieve both corporate and personal goals. Handling India and SEA suppliers catering to Mobility, Electrical and Aero Business
Collaborative leader partners with coworkers to promote engaged, empowering work culture. Documented strengths in building and maintaining relationships with diverse range of stakeholders in dynamic, fast-paced settings.
Results-driven management professional with proven ability to lead teams to success. Strong focus on team collaboration, operational efficiency, and achieving measurable outcomes. Adept at strategic planning, process improvement, and fostering culture of accountability and excellence. Known for adaptability and consistently meeting changing organizational needs.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
Manager - Supplier Development Global Sourcing
Eaton Industries Manufacturing GmbH
04.2012 - Current
- Conduct supplier assessments and evaluate supplier in respect of manufacturing, quality, response & other terms to meet the company expectations for future business.
- Participating in the Technical reviews with different suppliers & selection of the best supplier.
- Developing the parts as per the Global requirements along with the targets of meeting the Quality as well as Quantity.
- Assist supplier in developing their part / process to meet Quality requirements by conducting the APQP reviews in the process of development.
- Understand the manufacturing process, quality system & assembly line requirement of organization to make the optimum use of resources.
- Reviewing various APQP documents with supplier & taking the concurrences from stake holders.
- Conducting the PPAP & approving various documents like PFMEA, SPC, and MSA at the appropriate intervals & upload it on the site.
- Conduct supplier audits & evaluations to verify the suppliers process are documented and in control.
- Sharing supplier audit results to stake holders, upload the reports on site & ensure the closure of non-conformance by re audits, management focus etc.
- Investigate product quality problems, determine root cause, gather & analyze the data & implement corrective action to reduce or eliminate non-value waste resulting from non-conformance, scrap or reclaim.
- Monitoring the supplier performance & put the focus on the major problematic suppliers through various methodizes like product process audit, special Process audit and system audits.
- Giving technical help to suppliers for the understanding the requirements of the validation, testing, packaging & other product specific requirements.
- Works in line to achieve Leadership targets of Cost, Quality and Delivery.
- Handling Precision Machining, Forging, Gears and Shafts, Stamping & Powder Metal components.
- Drive cost reduction by providing best cost county suppliers and helping organization cost reduction goal.
- Drive Innovative concepts, Process optimization & VSM across supply chain.
- Ensure flawless launch for the parts developed.
- Interface between supplier and global engineering for new product development.
- Established strong communication channel for team to interact with the global stake holders.
- Control and monitor development in line with the product launches.
- Eaton is a power management company with sales of $22.0 billion. Eaton provides energy-efficient solutions that helps customers effectively manage electrical, hydraulic and mechanical power more efficiently, safely and sustainably. Eaton has approximately 102,000 employees and sells products to customers in more than 175 countries.
- Smooth launching of all parts developed at local suppliers.
- Improve supplier performance using effective Quality Action Plan.
- Generated saving of $5M to $8M annually through resourcing, Contract Negotiation, VAVE, VSM.
- Maintained the BOM Cost within the target which in turn helps to maintain the bottom line.
- Helped in increased spend of Best Cost Country $100M to $270M in last 3 years.
- Reduced logistic cost by 15% through improving the container utilization and consolidation of shipments.
- Establishment of should costing / Cost modeling for the major commodities.
Assistant Manager Quality
Dana India Pvt Ltd
06.2011 - 04.2012
Deputy Manager - Supplier Quality
General Motors Pvt Ltd.
05.2008 - 06.2011
Assistant Manager SQA
Spicer India Pvt Ltd.
12.2005 - 05.2008
Senior Engineer QA
Kalyani Brakes Limited
09.2002 - 11.2005
Junior Executive QA
Tushar Auto Parts Pvt. LTD
08.1996 - 08.2002
Education
B-Tech - Mechanical
YCMOU
NashikDiploma - Production Technology
Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College Of Engineering & Polytechnic
SataraDiploma - Business Management
Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute Of Management & Research
MumbaiSkills
Supplier Selection
Data Mining
Analytical skills
Drive Commodity Strategy
Problem solving
Global Procurement
Sourcing
Supplier Strategic Partnerships
Team leadership
Operations management
Strategic planning
Decision-making
Cross-functional teamwork
Relationship building
Project management
Teamwork and collaboration
Problem-solving abilities
Multitasking Abilities
Team building
Self motivation
Accomplishments
- Smooth launching of all parts developed at local suppliers.
- Improve supplier performance using effective Quality Action Plan.
- Generated saving of $15M to 20M annually through resourcing, VAVE, VSM.
- Maintained the BOM Cost within the target which in turn helps to maintain the bottom line.
- Helped in increased spend of Best Cost Country $100M to $270M in last 3 years.
- Reduced logistic cost by 15% through improving the container utilization and consolidation of shipments.
- Establishment of should costing / Cost modeling for the major commodities.
Certification
ASQ - Certified Quality Engineer
Timeline
Manager - Supplier Development Global Sourcing
Eaton Industries Manufacturing GmbH
04.2012 - Current
Assistant Manager Quality
Dana India Pvt Ltd
06.2011 - 04.2012
Deputy Manager - Supplier Quality
General Motors Pvt Ltd.
05.2008 - 06.2011
Assistant Manager SQA
Spicer India Pvt Ltd.
12.2005 - 05.2008
Senior Engineer QA
Kalyani Brakes Limited
09.2002 - 11.2005
Junior Executive QA
Tushar Auto Parts Pvt. LTD
08.1996 - 08.2002
Diploma - Production Technology
Karmaveer Bhaurao Patil College Of Engineering & Polytechnic
Diploma - Business Management
Prin. L.N. Welingkar Institute Of Management & Research
B-Tech - Mechanical
YCMOU
Training
- Certified Quality Engineer - ASQ
- Green Six Sigma Certified
- ISO/TS 16949:2000 Lead Auditor
- Statistical Engineering and Problem Solving Apprentice