Gaurav Chaudhari

About Gaurav Chaudhari

Program Sourcing, product development, tooling kick-off, long term contracts. On time program delivery, Budgeting & cost control, Risk Management Performance analysis, strategy building, decision making & implementation. Compliance & Regulations management, Sustainable Procurement. Managing multi-functional team including program buyers, commodity buyers, VAVE/LEAN co-ordinators & purchasing excellence leaders. New product development & Acquisition costing. Responsible for VAVE actions of all electrically actuated valves.(EAV) Price Harmonization for Actuator suppliers. Interaction with global suppliers from different region like Europe, China, India & SAF Responsible for managing interface between program and suppliers, anticipating the specific requirements for new program (supplier technologies, geographical location and target costs) Part Sourcing, LON preparation, PR/PO release to suppliers.(Parts & Tooling) Follow direct performance during program phase: manage suppliers, compare costs with objectives, ensure quality during program phase, respect delivery deadlines and in particular ensure that program phase reviews are supported within framework of organizations Program Management System (PMS). Manage specific mandated suppliers when requested and agreed with customers. Negotiate Engineering Change Requests. Product Range: Eelectrically Actuated Valves, Adaptive Valves, Butterfly Valves, Complete Hot End & Cold End Assemblies, Catalytic Converters, Mufflers, Manifolds. Exhaust systems.Highlights Worked as Program Purchasing Leader in France for International Assignment (April 2022 to July 2023) Program buyer for PSA, Volvo & RSA emission control bought out parts. Worked on Ford T6 Ranger global sourcing program. Working on PSA + FCA merger program. Received recognition & reward as a best cash contributor for company in a year 2020.

Experience

1. Product Supply Chain Leader

   Emerson

   Feb 2025 — Present · Pune, IN

   Drive the development and implementation of global & regional supply chain plans, initiatives and activities. • New supplier scouting, onboarding, documentation & development. • Spend analysis of suppliers and develop plans to reduce the purchasing cost by applying different levers as negotiation, strategic sourcing, VAVE.(40M$ average annual spend) • Identify potential suppliers and Leverage Competition among suppliers. • Evaluate and Implement Make V/S Buy opportunities. • Support ISV front end teams to engage supply base during quotation stage & drive negotiation during the project execution • Contract management with suppliers to manage relationship and minimize risks to the business. • Supplier price amendments & implementation on regular intervals. • Supplier localization for imported bought out parts.

Education

• R.K. Chitale Madhyamik Vidyalaya, Dhule

  SSC, Marathi

  1998 — 2007

• JSPM Imperial College Of Engineering, Wagholi, Pune

  Master's degree, Heat Power Engineering

  2013 — 2015

• S.S.V.P.S. College Of Engineering, Dhule

  Bachelor of Engineering (BEng), Mechanical Engineering

  2009 — 2013

• J.R.City Junior College Of Science

  HSC, Science

  2007 — 2009

Skills

• Cad
• Thermal Analysis
• Manufacturing
• Heat Transfer
• Pumps
• Computer-Aided Design (Cad)
• Pro Engineer
• Autocad
• Icem Cfd
• Finite Element Analysis
• Matlab
• Refrigeration
• Thermal System Design
• Engineering
• Ptc Creo
• Sheet Metal
• Mechanical Engineering
• Project Engineering
• Product Development
• Hvac
• Catia