Sanjay Murthy
Brantford
Summary
Supply Chain and Operations Manager with expertise in end-to-end Planning, SIOP processes, and cross-functional leadership. Demonstrated success in managing large-scale operations, optimizing supply chain processes, and achieving substantial cost and inventory reductions. Skilled in leading global teams, implementing ERP systems, and spearheading supplier improvement initiatives to meet business needs and strengthen supply chain resilience.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Manager - SIOP
Collins Aerospace
04.2022 - Current
- Lead SIOP processes for all Landing Gear sites across the U.S., Canada, and Europe regions.
- Oversaw the implementation of a new SIOP organization and led the global standardization of SIOP processes.
- Implemented SIOP reviews, including Demand Review, Supply Review, and Capacity Review, and facilitated the reviews on a monthly basis.
- Developed long-term shortage tracking tools to provide clear visibility of material availability and supply execution status.
- Work with Purchasing and Sourcing to secure materials on time, ensuring the execution of the Master Production Schedule.
- Delivered a cost reduction of $250K per annum by realigning team responsibilities, scope, and improving processes using Lean tools.
- Achieved an inventory reduction of over $30M by implementing best practices in Master Scheduling.
- Coordinated with cross-functional teams to align in-house and supplier capacity with business needs, influencing Capex investments and supplier development.
- Played a key role in the development and implementation of Kinaxis Rapid Response across the Americas and Europe.
- Collaborated with Kinaxis Solution Consultants to develop workbooks, authored test scripts, coordinated user acceptance testing (UAT), conducted end-user training, and contributed to tool development.
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
Senior Planner - SIOP/Production Planning
Armcell Canada
07.2018 - 04.2022
- Oversee the Production Planning and Scheduling department to ensure that the Master Schedule is established, and lead times of each operation meets shipping dates according to Sales forecast/Customer orders
- Lead the SIOP process for Canada while optimizing inventories and operational resources
- Analyze markets and delivery conditions to determine current and future availability of material and services
- Analyze and report on actual customer demand, trends and forecasts, and adjust capacity plans in terms of manpower, tools, testing equipments, fixtures and other resources accordingly
- Provide weekly and monthly reporting to the Management with countermeasures towards performance improvements
- Oversee accurate perpetual inventory of raw materials and ensure sufficient stock levels are in place
- Generate order releases to Suppliers, review and ensure the availability of raw materials and bought out components by liaising with Purchasing and suppliers resulting in uninterrupted and timely production
- Maintain SAP material records as required that involved updating MRP types, lot size, safety stocks, reorder points, lead times and other MRP parameters
Senior Engineer - Production Planning
Collins Aerospace
12.2013 - 04.2018
- Plan, schedule and release work orders and requisitions in SAP (ERP) for all materials assigned in order to meet the customer demand and maximize production productivity
- Coordinating production workflow for multiple products over multiple lines of production
- Participate in value stream daily walks and proactively work to resolve problems that arise related to material or work in process (WIP) issues
- Participate with the materials and production team members in achieving Key Performance Indicator (KPI) targets like On-time delivery (OTD), Inventory targets and Inventory turns
- Follow in-bound supplier consignments, expedite and coordinate the delivery as required
- Prepare demand schedule based on the product mix and provide accurate commitment dates to customer service team across multiple product lines
- Manage inventory in terms of inventory level, lead time, turns, Days of Supply and non-performing inventory at the FG and product family level
Engineer - Production Control
Weir Minerals India Private Limited
10.2010 - 12.2013
- Directed end-to-end manufacturing processes, including material scheduling and CNC machine operations.
- Led daily production operations, ensuring timely completion and alignment with customer requirements.
- Implemented Kaizen and Poka-Yoke methodologies to enhance production processes and efficiency.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University
06.2010
Skills
- Supply Chain Management
- Sales & Operations Planning (S&OP)
- Master Scheduling
- Demand Management
- Demand Forecasting
- ERP Systems (SAP, Kinaxis Rapid Response)
- Lean Manufacturing & Process Improvement
- Inventory Management & Optimization
- Cross-functional Team Leadership
- Analytical Reporting & Decision Making
- Project Management
- Team leadership
Certification
- Certified in Production and Inventory Management - CPIM, APICS
Timeline
Manager - SIOP
Collins Aerospace
04.2022 - Current
Senior Planner - SIOP/Production Planning
Armcell Canada
07.2018 - 04.2022
Senior Engineer - Production Planning
Collins Aerospace
12.2013 - 04.2018
Engineer - Production Control
Weir Minerals India Private Limited
10.2010 - 12.2013
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Visvesvaraya Technological University
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