Abhijeet Lavekar
Purchase and Cost Engineering Manager @Tata Motors
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WORK HISTORY
Purchase and Cost Engineering Manager @Tata Motors
Soft Trims & Hard Trims (Plastic Trims)- Sourcing, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Should costing, Design & DevelopmentSeat Belts, Airbag - Sourcing, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Should costing,Paint & Chemicals - Sourcing, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Should costingElectronics - PCB, FATC - Sourcing, Supply Chain, Purchasing, Should costing Indirect Procurement
EDUCATION
University Department of chemical technology
North maharashtra University, Chemical Engineering
North Maharashtra University
B.TECH , Chemical Engineering
ABOUT ABHIJEET LAVEKAR
An astute result-oriented professional with proven success of 15+ years in Direct/Indirect Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, Material Planning & Management & Vendor Development. Presently working in Tata Motors as Senior Manager Purchase & Cost Engineering. Currently area of work includes Purchase, Material Procurement, Vendor Development, Should Costing, VA-VE etc. Expertise in implementing cost saving measures to achieve cost reduction.Experience in Sourcing and developing potential vendors / suppliers for achieving cost effectiveness; assessing performance of the vendors based on their competitiveness, financial capabilities, and productivityCapabilities in handling price negotiation, technical discussions with vendors & release of purchase orderAbilities in handling the receipt as well as material issuance as per daily requirement; ensuring the proper storage of material as well as carrying out physical stock verification and reconciliationAn effective communicator and team player with good interpersonal, problem solving and analytical skills • Manage Spend – 1200 million INR• Commodity Handled – Polymers, Chemicals, Injection molded parts, Sheet metal parts, BIW Parts, Electronics parts, Soft Trims (Headliner, Insulation, Carpets) Parts, Restraint Parts (Airbag, Seat belts etc.) • Process Known – Injection molding, Thermoforming, Stamping, Welding, Painting, Plating, PCB Manufacturing, PVD, Blow Molding, Rubber molding, USW, Hot Plate welding• Vendors Handled – 40+ Nos.• Annual Spend – 400 million INR (Direct Material) & 800 million INR (Indirect Procurement)• Cost Saving last Year – 600 million INR
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