Suresha Kanakaprabha — Director of Engineering

+ Managing PVO of Euro 55+ Million Portfolio + Driving Commodity strategies, commercial negotiations, contract negotiations to full fill project deliverables + Support business in spend management projects - driving savings, process effectiveness, supplier consolidation , risk reduction , improved visibility and control of expenditures + Define and implement negotiation concepts and strategies to maximize savings. Negotiate frame contracts; define core assortment; document frame contracts in relevant Supplier Management + Driving globally PCB Bundle sourcing through Advance negotiation concept to leverage volumes to achieve best sourcing results + Collaborating with product management, sales, and engineering to provide visibility into supplier capability that can be leverage for future products and to execute new product development activities + Lead quarterly supplier scorecard review with cross-functional teams and key suppliers to drive supplier performance improvement in quality, delivery, cost + Global Purchase Interface to the Product design center to drive lean activities + Partner with stakeholders to develop and execute on all aspects of strategic sourcing and procurement within your commodity/category + Managing strategic relationships with the suppliers, escalation point for delivery and quality issues that cannot be resolved by buyers + Monitoring and evaluating performance of employees, personnel requirements, selection, training + Developing, coaching and building a high performing and engaged team + Developing organizational policies & statutory regulations pertaining to purchase to maintain availability of quality materials + Forecasting price and market trends to identify changes to manage YOY pricing matrix.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic sourcing expert in the electronics and automotive industries.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 21 yrs 3 mos