Saji Abraham
Procurement Manager - Global Capital Equipment at Novelis
- Role
- Procurement Manager - Global Capital Equipment at Novelis
- Location
- Troy, MI, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Saji Abraham
Internationally experienced, result-oriented Strategic Procurement & Supply Chain professional with progressive business management and manufacturing engineering expertise in the Automotive and Process Industry. Resourceful team builder able to utilize excellent communication, negotiation and analytical skills to forge strong cross-functional relationships with customers and suppliers to achieve corporate goals. International work and outsourcing experience with strong foreign language & cultural skills – fluent in multiple Indian languages; 3+ years of on-going Mandarin Chinese study.Specialties: • Strategic Planning & Sourcing • Supplier & Commodity Management• International Low Cost Sourcing• Contract Review & Negotiations• Business Process Re-engineering• Budgets & Cost Reduction Initiatives• Direct and Indirect Materials Procurement • Automotive Assembly & Powertrain Systems• Manufacturing Planning & New Product Launch• Automation Systems & Conveyors• Foreign Languages / Cultural Skills
Experience
Procurement Manager - Global Capital Equipment
Aug 2011 — Present
Support Novelis\' aggressive global expansion programs by implementing a World-Class Global Procurement / Category Management process for efficient, cost effective, value sourcing for all major multi-million dollar capital equipment and projects.
Education
Arizona State University
M.S., Operations & Production Management
1991 — 1993
Walsh College
M.B.A., Finance
2001 — 2005
BIT Mesra Student-Industry Relations Cell
B.S., Mechanical Engineering
1977 — 1982
Skills
- Procurement
- Mrp
- Business Process
- Business Process Re-Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Foreign Languages
- Materials Management
- Materials
- Strategy
- Sourcing
- Automation
- Engineering
- Contract Management
- Continuous Improvement
- Global Sourcing
- International Business
- Machine Tools
- Program Management
- Supply Chain Management
- Automotive
- Strategic Sourcing
- Contract Negotiation
- Supplier Evaluation
- Operations Management
- E-Procurement
- Budgets
- Lean Manufacturing
- Cross-Functional Team Leadership
- Retail
- Outsourcing
- Inventory Management
- Spend Management
- Project Planning
- Supply Chain
- Supplier Development
- Strategic Planning
- Supplier Negotiation
- 5s
- Manufacturing
- Manufacturing Engineering
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