Swapnil Kawitkar

About Swapnil Kawitkar

An Incisive Professional with around 18+years of experience in Global & Local Procurement, Sourcing, Materials management, Vendor Development, Supply Chain, Inventory Management, Logistics, Planning, and Account payable. • Presently working as a Assistant Manager- Global Procurement & Supply Chain with Flextronics Technologies India Pvt. Ltd, Pune & Completed certification on “Six Sigma Lean Green Belt”.• Functional Expertise-Procurement to pay (PTP), Purchasing, Sourcing. Vendor Development, Inventory Management, Planning, & Logistics, Supply chain management, Vendor Negotiation.• People Management Skill- Time Management, Good judgment, Communication, Relationship Building, Leadership, Team Handling and problem-solving Skill.• A proven track record of MIS Reporting, establishing supply chain networks, streamlining workflow and creating a teamwork environment to enhance productivity. • Global player directly working & strategically aligning with executive & senior leadership at Global level of customer & respective business

Experience

1. Assistant Manager-strategic Supply Chain & Procurement

   Flex

   Apr 2025 — Present · Pune, IN

   Directing the planning, development, implementation, and maintenance of processes and procedures within the organization related to supply chain management. • Managing and overseeing the methods and processes in hold up of both new and existing products. Customer face and strategic • Participates in the review of vendor and customer contracts by outlining requirements and considerations. • Participates with other senior managers in establishing corporate strategic plans and goals. • Directs the activities of supply chain managers and staff and oversees planning, budgeting, and maintaining costs for a broad functional area. • Interacts regularly with executives, customers, and vendors. • Drives supply chain management strategies to deliver customer requirements, maintain financial drive and initiate corrective actions when required. • Provides supplier management as related to product development and integration • Interfaces with customer or supplier in new project start-up, for cost of ownership issues. • Develops and guides implementation of flexibility and supply assurance plans. • Coordinate sourcing strategies with Supply Management and Customers. • Manage regional supplier contract negotiations, which includes Memorandums of Comprehension, Non-disclosure, and regional pricing agreements. • Drive reconciliation process with customer (PPV, Premium charges, carrying costs, freight charges, excess and obsolete inventory, Non-cancelable, Non-Returnable (NCNR)) • Identify opportunities to increase turnkey business and develop materials management plan.

Education

• NIMS - National Institute Of Management Solutions

  Master of Business Administration - MBA, Material Management

  2009 — 2012

• Sant Gadge Baba Amravati University, Amravati

  Bachelor of Science - BS

Skills

• Iso
• Continuous Improvement
• Supplier Audits
• Materials Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Procurement
• Mrp
• Global Sourcing
• Logistics Management
• Erp
• Purchasing Negotiation
• Direct Import
• Sourcing
• Inventory Management
• Vendor Management
• Supply Chain
• Supply Management
• Component Development
• Production Planning
• Logistics
• Analysis
• Sap
• Purchasing
• Process Improvement
• Engineering
• Manufacturing
• Purchase Management
• Six Sigma
• Management
• Strategic Planning