Sarfaraz Alam

About Sarfaraz Alam

Distinguished manufacturing professional with an illustrious career spanning over 20…

Experience

1. Planning Manager

   Vertiv

   Apr 2012 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Responsibilities included lean manufacturing, production management, greenfield projects, problem-solving and quality tools, training, ERP (Oracle), and production planning• Researched and charted out demand vs supply plan for the thermal HVAC products on a monthly/quarterly basis• Planned production scheduling based on the product variant and line-wise segregation• Managed capacity planning and enhancement, controlled inventory- RM and WIP and documented MIS(Management Information System) Reports & ():• Administered shop floor management - handled 4 supervisors and 150+ shop floor associates• Analyzed requirements and orchestrated capacity enhancement through continuous improvement projects• Monitored VOS - Tier-level metrics, in-depth analysis, and areas of improvements• Optimized inventory by alternate usage of similar components, set-up new plant assembly lines• Coordinated ME activities - Prototyping, Gate reviews and Product Improvements• Trained workforce to maintain lean culture and VOS (Vertiv Operating System) implementation• Generated annual production of ~ 60K units and revenue worth ~ 350Cr• Improved RDSL from 60% to 98% and DL Efficiency from 62% to 89%• Improvised space utilization and restored demand surge from 20 Cr to 35 Cr within same floor space• Completed end-to-end high-volume customized projects for MEGA orders. Directed “kaizen events” with Annual Savings ~$30K• Planned and executed CI end-to-end projects resulting in reduced operational costs and savings up to $62K

Education

• Kendriya Vidyalaya

  Associate’s Degree

  1992 — 2001

• Silicon Institute Of Technology

  Bachelor’s Degree

  2001 — 2005

• Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

  Master’s Degree

  2014 — 2015

Skills

• Procurement
• Production Planning
• 8d Problem Solving
• Electronics
• Job Scheduling
• Microsoft Office
• Enterprise Resource Planning (Erp)
• Lean Manufacturing
• Supply Chain Operations
• Quality Management
• Employee Training
• Management
• Supply Chain Management
• 7 Qc Tools
• Manufacturing
• Microsoft Excel
• 5s
• Lean Tools
• Failure Mode and Effects Analysis (Fmea)
• Sap Erp
• Project Planning
• Spc
• Product Management
• Project Management
• Customer Service
• Kaizen
• Engineering
• Manufacturing Operations Management
• Oracle E-Business Suite
• Business Development
• Fmea
• Negotiation
• Production Management
• New Product Implementations
• Team Management
• Telecommunications
• Product Development