Chandru Palanivel

About Chandru Palanivel

Supply chain planner with hands-on experience in material planning, production scheduling, and inventory optimization in a high-volume manufacturing environment. I have also several NPI Programs and Buildout programs for multiple Honda Project and I bring a solid background in MRP-driven planning, cross-functional execution with engineering and logistics teams, and data-driven decision-making using Excel, SQL, and BI tools.

Experience

1. Global Production Planner i

   Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems, Inc.

   Jan 2024 — Present · Marysville, OH, US

   Drove end-to-end production planning by translating customer EDIs into a rolling 24-month demand forecast, directly enabling reliable material availability and uninterrupted supply flow from Asia to North America. Led pre- and post-launch readiness for two 2026 automotive programs by aligning sourcing plans, build schedules, and system configurations across cross-functional teams, achieving 95% clear-to-build execution. Improved system and data accuracy by leading ongoing BOM and configuration updates (2–3 ECNs per month), ensuring MRP integrity and minimizing downstream disruptions to production schedules and supplier releases. Optimized inventory performance by actively managing 15–17 days of on-hand inventory across SKUs, balancing service levels, warehouse capacity, and working capital within a sq ft warehouse. Drove cross-border logistics and packaging-driven shipment decisions by analyzing demand variability, lead-time risk, and transportation constraints, helping prioritize a $5M air-freight transportation budget. Improved planning efficiency and reporting quality by building Excel macros that automated finished-goods coverage analysis, improving data consistency that saved our team’s planning time by 11 hours per week. Reduced excess and obsolete inventory for the 2024 Acura TLX program through early demand analysis and coordinated end-of-life planning, keeping obsolescence under 5% and avoiding ~$0.2M in production cost.

Education

• Anna University

  Bachelor's degree, Mechanical Engineering

• W. P. Carey School of Business – Arizona State University

  Master of Science - MSGL, Supply Chain Management