Ramesh D.

About Ramesh D.

A globally accomplished Supplier Development and Quality Assurance leader with 26+ years…

Experience

1. Assistant Manager

   Sumangal Castings Private Limited

   Jul 2022 — Present · Frankfurt am Main, DE

   Directs activities of business unit personnel engaged in the internal and external supplier quality and development management areas. • Responsible for defining, executing, refining and monitoring of global quality strategies, policies and procedures. Ensure compliance to all company policy, quality management programs and regulatory compliance. • Responsible for the maintenance and compliance of the & IATF16949 management systems, also any appropriate philosophies - Total Quality Management, Continuous Improvement and Six Sigma. • Identifies and drives improvements in key metrics across Aluminium Die Casting Components, CNC VMC Brass, Steel Investment casting (cost, quality, reliability of supply, lead time, inventory, etc.) in the manufacture and supply of all our products and services globally. • Develops strategy aligned with the business and metrics to drive continuous improvements • Participate in the close management of a supplier evaluation and qualification process by partnering suppliers that will best meet product specifications; support business objectives; and offer the best value at the least risk. • Actively support Engineering and supply chain cost-out projects in leading Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP) process with suppliers and manufacturing plants for on-time PPAP submission approval. • Educate internal and external suppliers in DGW supplier performance expectation per DGW Supplier Handbook, facilitate and implement a forward thinking ‘quality environment’ of Lean techniques, 6 Sigma and Best Practices principles aligned with company strategies to continuously drive costs down and remove waste from the supply chain but continuing to meet requirements. • Drive a program of significant cost reduction in cost of purchased goods, supplier consolidation and leverage opportunity, service delivery improvements, process efficiencies, risk mitigation and standardization while driving for a highly responsive supplier base.

Education

• Ministry Of SSI, Govt. Of India

  Packaging For Export, Engineering Product Packaging Concept & Technology

  2005 — 2005

• UBI Business School

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Operations Management

• GOVERNMENT INDUSTRIAL TRAINING INSTITUTE

  Diploma in Mechanical Engineer, Mechanical Engineering

  1994 — 1996