Ganapathy Seetharaman
India Head - Renault Group Costing | Ex - Maruti Suzuki, General Motors, Accenture | Global Sourcing & Cost Management | Business Strategy
- Role
- India Head Renault Group Costing at Renault Group
- Location
- Chennai, TN, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Ganapathy Seetharaman
Profile :A seasoned global sourcing & supply chain specialist with deep expertise in strategic cost optimization on vehicle and powertrain (incl. EV and Hybrid)20+ years of work experience with leading Automotive OEMs and Shared Services players, combining strong leadership & analytical skills to positively contribute to the organization’s bottom line.Expertise :People Leader • Strategic Global Sourcing • Vehicle & Powertrain Cost Management • Spend Analytics • Supplier metrics and dashboards • E-Sourcing • Upstream \"Should Cost\" • Business development • Sales strategies and pitch • Market Insight Data Mining
Experience
India Head Renault Group Costing
Oct 2023 — Present · Chennai, IN
General Manager, leading a diverse multifaceted team of 80+ Costing experts on ICE and EV, Digital Product Owners and Deployment Leaders constantly engaged in creating value for customers through Cost Savings, Cost Avoidance and Transformation while directly aiding revenue decisions for the Renault Group on both local and global projects across partnerships.As an integral part of Global Business Services in India, responsible to oversee Procurement Support Operations managed by 10+ experts towards efficiency and value creation
Education
Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani
B.E.(Hons.), Mechanical Engineering
2000 — 2004
Management Development Institute, Gurgaon
PGDM, Marketing, Finance
2008 — 2010
Indian Institute of Management Bangalore
India Leadership Development Program, Strategic Management
Skills
- Purchasing
- Management
- Global Sourcing
- Benchmarking
- E-Sourcing
- Business Strategy
- Contract Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Automotive
- Strategic Sourcing
- Sourcing
- Vendor Management
- Spend Analysis
- Strategy
- Product Development
- Procurement
- Low Cost Country Sourcing
- Esourcing
- Team Management
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Negotiation
- Supply Chain
- Supplier Development
- Project Management
- Pricing
- Apqp
- Category Management
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