Amit Kush

About Amit Kush

As a seasoned professional with 20+ years of experience in the Medical Device and Automobile industry, I have dedicated my career to driving supply chain value and achieving substantial cost efficiencies. I have a proven track record in managing significant commodity spend and delivering remarkable year-over-year savings. My expertise lies in diversifying supplier bases to mitigate geopolitical risks and adapting sourcing strategies to align with market trends, including the increasing demand for localization of components required for medical device manufacturing in the Asia Pacific. My strategic approach to cost-effectiveness scrutiny from region to region, contract management and compliance with terms and conditions, consignment agreements, NDAs, long-term supply partnership agreements, and cost of poor quality (COPQ) has minimized risks, reduced warranty claims, and enhanced operational efficiency. Proficient in SAP, and financial appraisal tools, I evaluate project profitability with precision in my business case. My key initiatives and significant highlights include: • Onboarded new cost challenger suppliers from diverse markets (India, China, SEA) within a short timeframe, leading to substantial savings. • Achieved significant year-over-year savings through various initiatives such as Should costing benchmarking, packaging optimization, incumbent challenges, VMI (vendor-managed inventory), and negotiation prowess, driving tangible bottom-line impact. • Boosted local for local initiatives and achieved a flawless launch of various projects within two years, significantly BoM cost saved and adding considerable revenue over the product\'s lifetime. • As a core team member of the \"Local for Local (L4L)\" initiative, fostered resilience by introducing sourcing strategies focusing on India and Southeast Asia alongside China. • Achieved savings for the upcoming years through supplier consolidation and long-term partnership building. At Philips, strategic sourcing and supply chain management are the cornerstones of my role, fostering global resilience and productivity. My tenure has been marked by the development of a robust supply base for RFRC and the pioneering of MR supply base activities out of India. Collaboration with cross-functional teams has enabled us to drive platforming design and simplify configurations, enhancing our leverage with suppliers. My focus on in-house strategies, coupled with supply chain readiness, has ensured business continuity and excellence in delivery to our clients. Fell free to write me at k•••••••@yahoo.com.

Experience

1. General Manager Procurement Engineering at Philips India Limited - Healthcare Division

   Philips

   Jan 2023 — Present · Pune, IN

   Develop resilient supply base for RFRC globally- Manage MR supply base development activities out of India- Drive productivity from many aspects to support business IGM improvement- Collaborate with cross functional team to drive platforming design, configuration simplification to further strengthen the leverage with suppliers- Develop inhouse / outsourcing strategy and drive supply chain readiness with team accordingly- Manage escalation on business continuity from supply chain security perspective with ISC team together to shorten the time to market, on time / on quality delivery to customers- Drive productivity from many aspects to support business IGM improvement- Develop / optimize procurement strategy on MR for NPIs- Optimize supply chain for MR transfer products by introducing local suppliers according to the strategy- Drive productivity by negotiation, resourcing as well as concept optimization to achieve 10%+ cost reduction year over year- Build up supply chain for MR Coils collaborating with R&D team in India, China, Hamburg- Develop / optimize procurement strategy on MR for NPIs Significant Achievements- Localise app.$ 6M spend from US based suppliers to India and China based suppliers- Formulate the localisation strategy for Indi market- Extensively led CFT in India/China/US to mitigate revenue risk arises from global supply chain issues- Localised more than 500 parts from 8 global suppliers to 3 suppliers in India/China in injection molding and composite fibre commodity. June’

Education

• Personal Minutiae

  of Birth

• Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

  EXECUTIVE POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA PROGRAMME (EPGDIB) 2015-17

  2015 — 2017

• Mumbai Tech. Education Board, Nagpur

  Diploma

  1994 — 1997

• University of Mumbai

  Bachelor of Engineering (BE)

  1997 — 2000

Skills

• Sourcing
• Strategic Sourcing
• Value Stream Mapping
• Vendor Management
• Supply Chain
• Engineering
• Supply Chain Management
• Manufacturing
• Procurement
• Product Development
• Purchasing
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Supplier Development
• Management
• Global Sourcing