Anandhapadmanaban Kannappan
Head of Procurement - Experienced in Procurement, Global Sourcing, Export / Imports and SAP MM
- Role
- Senior Purchasing Manager at Flender
- Location
- Chennai, TN, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Anandhapadmanaban Kannappan
TOP PURCHASE MANAGEMENT, SUPPLY CHAIN PROFESSIONAL & PROCUREMENT EXPERT\"An astute leader\" 23 years experience in Purchase, Global sourcing, EXIM & Logistic Certified Internal Auditor Holding Master degree in Business Administration in Materials Management & Business Policy Core Team Member in COPQ (Cost of Poor Quality)Senior Purchase Manager with rich experience of Mechanical Engineering working in Supply Chain and Logistics. Through clear vision and in-depth knowledge in Purchase Engineering, I have been resourceful to increase the overall productivity and minimize the cost for production.Currently working with Flender Drives (Former Siemens Limited). I have a strong foundation in SAP over Material Management. Result oriented individual with 23 years of experience in Purchasing, Strategic Sourcing, Supplier Development, Supplier Negotiations, Global sourcing, Logistic management, Purchasing process, Inventory management and Procurement on an international scale. PROVEN RECORD OF SUCCESS as #1 Having strong relationship management skills to interact with internal and external business partners, I am able to lead personnel towards achieving benchmark objectives cost saving and productivity increase.I am very good at Global Sourcing and Material Planning to execute significant project initiatives. Through innovative strategies of procurement, I am able to implement modern methods to manage the inventory and Product PROFICIENCY SAP in MM 6.0 Module MS OfficeCORE AREAS OF EXPERTISE Global Sourcing Cost Evaluation Vendor Identification Project Management EXIM & Logistics Lean ManufacturingLET\'S CONNECT TO SEE HOW I CAN HELP - I am always happy to expand my network and connect with other top professionals!
Experience
Senior Purchasing Manager
Aug 2008 — Present · Chennai, IN
o Offering 23 years of experience Supply Chain Management o Experience in managing entire Supply Chain Management Cycle (From Vendor Development, Sourcing, Material planning & Logistics, Import / Exports)o Resourceful in managing day to day relationship with vendors, internal customers, forwarders, clearing agents from placement of orders till delivery of shipments, to ensure smooth flow of materials to meet operation demando Extremely skilled in all procurement functions to ensure the P2P cycleo Served in various industries like Heavy Engineering (Gear Box manufacturing, Earth moving) & Automotive industries.o Expertise in managing operations and implementing strategies towards enhancing business volumes and growth while analyzing & assessing revenue potential in new business opportunities.o Exceptionally well organized with a track record that demonstrates self- motivation, creativity and initiative to achieve both personal & corporate goalso Dynamic & result oriented professional with experience in SAP - MM
Education
Madurai Kamaraj University
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Materials Engineering
1999 — 2002
University of Madras
Bachelor of Engineering - BE, Mechanical Engineering
1995 — 1999
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