Soham Harmalkar

About Soham Harmalkar

As a manager at Bajaj Auto, I oversee the component development and strategic sourcing of casting and machining parts for various vehicle segments, including Pulsar, KTM, and 3 Wheelers. I am responsible for creating the target cost, identifying potential suppliers, evaluating technical and commercial feasibility, and ensuring readiness for production events. I have a master\'s degree in manufacturing engineering from IIT Kharagpur, where I also worked as a teaching assistant. I have extensive experience in designing and simulating high-pressure die casting engine parts, working with aluminum castings, and validating simulation results with actual process parameters. I have also published a paper in the American Society of Mechanical Engineers journal on the comparison of Stellite-6 and Stellite-21 coatings. I am skilled in process improvement, manufacturing engineering, and new business development, and I have won multiple awards and honors for my academic and professional achievements. I am a conscientious, open, and agreeable person who likes to seek new opportunities in the field of automobile, manufacturing, and product design. I value collaboration, innovation, and quality, and I aim to contribute to the growth and success of the automotive industry in India and globally.

Experience

1. Manager

   Bajaj Auto Ltd

   Jan 2022 — Present · Pune, IN

   Manager in Components Development - Casting Machining Department (CD – C&M) Department “Involved in Component Development & Strategic Sourcing of Casting & Machining (Pulsar, KTM & 3 Wheelers) parts, the responsibilities starts from creating the basic foundation of supply chain and devising and executing all associated activities to ensure readiness for vehicle build events up to SOP. Job responsibilities involves- • Creation of Target cost for Draft BOM release as per industry norms. • Identification of potential supplier pool and engaging with all for deriving Technical and commercial Feasibility proposals: Specification vs Requirement mapping, design confirmation, Development timelines, capacity check, overall project readiness plan, best pricing etc. • Conducting Supplier Evaluation and Shortlisting Suppliers based on QCDDM criteria and proposal creation and supplier nomination for Management approval for Inducting (on boarding). • Ensuring best part pricing (reduction) by multiple engagements with supplier based on Overall vehicle targets and through various cost negotiation tools (Zero Based costing, Existing Model benchmarks etc.). • Executing Definitive agreements ensuring legal, techno commercial and financial requirements • Monitoring of all the activities related to Development with the help of time plan and frequent check in all stages of part Development as per APQP: Design of experiments (prototype), Tooled up parts events, PPAP lot, Pilot run and SOP. Coordinating within all functions, both (internal and supplier). • Aligning project direction as per organizational goals and ensuring the best quality product at the lowest price available as per project timelines.

Education

• Abasaheb Garware College, Pune

  Higher Secondary School

  2008 — 2010

• Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur

  Master's degree

  2014 — 2016

• KIT's College of Engineering (Autonomous), Kolhapur

  Bachelor's degree

  2010 — 2014

• Chhatrapati Shahu Vidyalaya, Kolhapur

  Secondary School

  1996 — 2008