Kunal Nichkawade
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Experience
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Thoucentric
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India
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Business Consulting and Services
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400 - 500 Employee
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Jun 2023 - Present
Building Supply chain execution practice at Thoucentric, managing dynamic & versatile team of techno-functional consultants in Procurement, Manufacturing & Logistics area.
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Jan 2023 - Present
Building & implementing best-in-class delivery framework at Thoucentric.
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Aug 2019 - Present
Delivering multiple programs through multi-vendor setup in Procurement digital transformation area for a FMCG major.
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Apr 2021 - Mar 2023
Practice lead with focus on building client centric projects delivery framework, ensuring consistent & high class quality of delivery from Procurement consultants in organisation.
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Jul 2017 - Jul 2019
Delivering large scale digital transformation initiative in Financial forecasting, planning & budgeting area for FMCG major.
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CUMMINS TECHNOLOGIES INDIA LIMITED
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India
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Automotive
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500 - 600 Employee
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Senior Sourcing Analyst
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Oct 2014 - Jun 2017
1) Project Manager, Aftermarket Parts Resourcing & Exports a) Establishing process & managing end-to-end execution of aftermarket parts exports from India b) India point of contact for global stakeholders c) Expansion of the resourcing model and process to additional engine series 2) Manager, Data Analytics, After Markets Procurement a) Member of pilot team to setup and evolve analytics function within Cummins Aftermarket business unit b) Using Microsoft Business Analytics tool, team designed dashboard and analytical reports for Cost-Quality-Delivery metrics and KPIs c) Led Quality specific reporting for quality metrics like PPAP and SCAR Show less
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Jan 2013 - Sep 2014
1) Sourcing Manager , Gas Engines, Cummins Automotive Business a) Development of peripheral parts for improvements projects in challenging conditions of shorter lead time and small volumes.b) Developed parts across different purchasing commodities like Hardware, Stampings, Fabrication and Electronics including critical parts like Wiring Harness.2 ) Project Manager , Corporate Purchasing FEa) Developed Cross-entity Process Flow for Demand Forecast, Supplier Capacity Planning & Communication Process for multiple entities of Cummins in Indiab) Undertook strategic engagement drives and initiatives within Cummins and with suppliers to improve communication in the value chain Show less
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May 2011 - Dec 2012
Project Manager , Corporate Purchasing FE a) Launched cross-entity Joint Capacity planning process for Cummins entities buying common commodities and having similar supplier baseb) Facilitated annual Sourcing Strategy discussions for businesses and entities of Cummins in Indiac) Responsible for horizontal deployment of common processes and purchasing systems across Cummins India
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Software Engineer
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Aug 2006 - May 2009
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Education
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XLRI Jamshedpur
PGDBM, Operations & Marketing -
G.H. Raisoni College of Engneering
B.E., Electronics & telecommunication