Vivek Lakra

About Vivek Lakra

Resourceful professional with 12 years of rich experience of progressive accomplishments in supply chain management. Strong strategic planner, problem solver, and persuasive leader in managing supply chain activities and projects flawlessly while consistently delivering desired results with time. Recognized as a successful manager in developing systems, processes, and procedures to streamline procurement operations for smooth flow of right material at required time.

Experience

1. Senior Manager Purchase - Fully Built Vehicles

   Tata Motors

   Aug 2013 — Present · Pune, IN

   Sourcing the most affordable materials for the company’s manufacturing process• Identified and developed alternate sources on the basis of capabilities like Design, Development, Manufacturing, Testing & other commercial/Business attributes and streamlined supply of components for tipper bodies in heavy commercial vehicle segment• Coordination with NPI, Business planning, ERC, Proto team, quality & Supplier for timely completion of projects.• Negotiation and cost settlement with application vendors for FBVs likes tippers, load body, tip trailor, trailor, reefer through ZBC analysis and subsequently release of purchase orders• Identification and alternate sourcing of FBVs. • Strategic negotiations with vendors on cost, delivery and quality to streamline supply.• Co-ordination with vendor with support of QA & ERC team for resolving quality issues related to component. • Vendor relationship management by resolving disputes and claims with vendors. • Maintained compliance with organizational standards and objectives.• As member of Cross Functional team, analyzed possible modifications for water proofing of electrical circuit assembly and co-ordinated with vendors in implementation of with these modifications for tipper body range. • Know how of SAP usage for contract creation & amendments.• Instituted various documents adhering to the norms and successfully fulfilled the requirements of TBEM audit.• Captured cost avoidance and reported to Finance for cost reduction.• Coordinated with various group for generation of cost reduction ideas and implementation within time.• Analyzed and reported provisions for various body variants to Finance.• Communicated with Finance and marketing for the budgeted prices of body variants for current financial year.

Education

• National Institute of Technology Durgapur

  Bachelor's Degree, Mechanical Engineering

  2004 — 2008

• Sainik School Purulia (W B)

  High School

  1996 — 2003

Skills

• Project Management
• Engineering
• Supply Chain Management
• Automotive
• Strategic Sourcing
• Vehicles
• Procurement
• Cost Reduction Planning
• Six Sigma
• Microsoft Office
• Continuous Improvement
• Management
• Purchasing Negotiation
• Presentations
• Operations Management
• Team Management
• Value Engineering
• Kaizen
• Manufacturing
• Sourcing
• Project Planning
• Business Strategy
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Sap Mm Module
• Inventory Management