Vinoth Kanna
Strategic Souring Manager at Mars
- Role
- Strategic Souring Manager and Global Hydrocolloids at Mars
- Location
- Warangal, TG, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Vinoth Kanna
A postgraduate in Chemistry, MBA in Operations and Diploma in food preservation technology having industrial experience of around 23 years. Inclusive exposures in the implementation of QMS, HACCP, Product development, process development, supplier development projects and Strategic Sourcing. Demonstrated abilities in areas of food processing, quality assurance, new product development, process control, Strategic supplier development, Sourcing, Vendor audit, MQM, Project management, Resource Planning etc. A dynamic, quick learner with effective communication, excellent teamwork, management skills, strong analytical, problem solving and organizational abilities.
Experience
Strategic Souring Manager and Global Hydrocolloids
Nov 2021 — Present · Hyderabad, IN
Sourcing strategy development, execution, supply chain readiness and supplier management for the entire portfolio (Proteins & Cereals, Fat & Oils) in line with the global/regional strategy.• Leading the supply chain transformation for sourcing & cost initiative projects by working closely with the Commercial Operation Buyers across all categories of India unit and the regional network – to ensure delivery in full meeting requirements of quality, Total cost of ownership and lean principles. • Lead future development requirements work streams and forecast the cost implications to the business and communicate to relevant stakeholders.• Ensure contracts are in place and supply of required volumes in time, manage supply base to needed demand volatility.• Leading India Value leadership/ Do- it- best transformation Prime, Manufacturing & Logistics pillars for the last three years• Forecast and report market insights to manage business risk and exposure for cost and availability. • Portfolio Exposure ~31Million USD
Education
Alagappa University, Alagappa Nagar, Karaikudi
M.Sc
1997 — 1999
Madurai Kamaraj University
Master of Business Administration - MBA
2005 — 2007
Annamalai University
Diploma of Education
2004 — 2007
Annamalai University
Diploma of Education
1999 — 2000
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