Santosh Subramanian
International Trade Manager at Tionale Pte Ltd- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Greent Belt Six Sigma (Quality)
Genpact (Employer)Jan, 2009- Sep, 2024
Experience
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Tionale Pte Ltd
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Singapore
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Wholesale
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1 - 100 Employee
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International Trade Manager
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Jan 2023 - Present
International Trade Manager, Specialization in Procurement of Luxury Goods International Trade Manager, Specialization in Procurement of Luxury Goods
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The Off Road Company
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Germany
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General Manager Operations
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Dec 2021 - Jul 2022
The Off Road Company Dec 2021 – Till Date Head of Operations • Leading a team of over 25 mechanics, engineers, supervisors & managers in an established automobile service provider in UAE region • Heading a 20,000 Sqft showroom, warehouse and workshop – comprising of mechanical bays and body shop and special item fabrication for SPV – special purpose off road vehicles • Responsible for over 5mn Dhs of stock and over 3.0mn Dh monthly revenue across showroom and workshop • In charge of setting policies, controls, checks and audit procedures • Effectively implemented a Lean Six Sigma way of working across all cross functional teams Responsible for setting annual sales targets, inventory stock levels, identifying hot selling products and low selling stock. Move obsolete inventory to End of Life shelf and liquidate them and reinvest in business. Continually audit Capex and Working capital outlay and align Op-Ex and manpower and product portfolio decisions on the move. Initiate new branch operations across UAE and GCC based on some solid Market intelligence and local customer feedback. Implement NPS scorevay system and proactively fix things before they break the brand. Show less
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General Manager Operations
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Apr 2016 - Dec 2021
Oversee O2C, P2P, R2R operations Re-Design Quality inspection and audit framework and reduce rework and rejections from shop floor Drive vendor development programs and improve operator training and efficiency to reduce component rejection rate at inspection table Streamline after sales service team set up and post sales erection and commissioning team Observe shop floor operator non-value add works and pain areas and work with R&D team to make smarter and better components to improve overall despatch time Show less
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TORC
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United States
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Internet Marketplace Platforms
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations Manager
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Oct 2015 - Mar 2016
Operations in-charge for an Automobile Components import and export company Design and Implement CRM and SRM processes Plan and liaise with sea and air freight vendors Gauge over 25 global vendors on supplier evaluation matrix Scan market scenario for trends and compare with current product portfolio and plug gaps Identify sub contractors through a "make or buy" analysis - outsource and establish process map for governing the engagement Work closely with marketing and finance departments to capture pulse in a fluctuating environment Show less
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Genpact India
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India
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200 - 300 Employee
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Assistant Manager, Operations
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Feb 2007 - Jun 2015
ASSISTANT MANAGER – SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT VERTICAL • Lead procurement function for a aviation major across multiple global vendors • Implement a robust audit process end to end • Analyze inventory usage pattern and study for special cause variation based on external market intelligence and other previously unknown variables • Manage team for running Rfx operations, P2P and O2C • Conduct process health checks and recommend better practices to increase vendor relationship NPS • Support the functional gaps and address them using Kaizen and Lean concept. CONSULTANT – PROCUREMENT AND SOURCING • Identify requirements through RFI, capture key technical parameters such as cost, quality, quantity and requested delivery time, document KPI with all stakeholders, signoff with legal and operations team in acceptance • Reach out to approved list of suppliers in database, release RFQ. Intimate them of Reverse-Auction or Sealed Bid mode • Review Supplier responses, audit them for SLA adherence, release POs in line with Vendor-Buy policy • Work with engineering and should-cost team, engage in their spend analysis and 'should-cost' work outs and understand drivers behind make or buy decisions PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED • Initiated and executed 2 Six Sigma vendor projects in GE Aviation – resulting in business savings of USD 12 Million - Applied the ‘DMAIC framework’ to achieve the business savings • Associate Member of Mainframe to Oracle 11i migration team. Techno Functional role • Key member of a Spend Analytics project of Astra Zeneca, a Global Pharma Major; conceptualized, designed, executed key matrices and resulted in elimination of excess cost ADDITIONAL QUALITY PROJECTS • Lead workouts for blitz VMS and VSM sessions for quick turn key savings Show less
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IBM
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Team Lead
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Jun 2004 - Jan 2007
TEAM LEAD, SOURCING & PROCUREMENT • Transition in-charge for a 10 member team – sourcing and order management domain • Designed and implemented audit system to control engagement escalations • Lead fulfillment negotiations with suppliers and ensure first priority during critical stock situations • Maintain reports of accounts payable and accounts receivable TEAM LEAD, CHINA WAREHOUSE PARTS PLANNING • Manage the operations and planning of IBM’s warehouses for Greater China Region • Work closely with field engineers inside GCR to understand parts critical and unscheduled outages and expedite replenishment • Lead a parts planning and forecasting function in parallel to restocking PROJECTS IMPLEMENTED • Conceptualized a quality project using digitization tools and led a team of business analysts to meet IBM Greater China Region (GCR) closing inventory target of 19.8M$ • Transition toll gate methodology written and implemented for process transition from ANZ to India Show less
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Dell
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IT Services and IT Consulting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Development Executive
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Sep 2002 - May 2004
1 year experience in Dell Computers as Business Development Executive, Promote and add new client base 1 year experience in Dell Computers as Business Development Executive, Promote and add new client base
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Education
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2001 - 2004
Sikkim Manipal University - Distance Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Business Administration, Management and Operations -
St.Josephs
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