Ritesh Ranjan

Background

About Ritesh Ranjan

Sr. Executive Engineer, with over 15.8 years of experience in Vendor Development & Procurement Leveraged skills in leading end-to-end procurement function involving bidding, negotiations, placing contracts and management of supplier and contract as per the organization’s policies and governance framework Developed and implemented sourcing strategy for spares parts procurement to support production of a tool Built and maintained vendor relations; evaluated vendors, managed buyer processes, and analyzed reports Experienced in sourcing of direct & indirect spend– ingredients, packaging and capital expenditure (CAPEX); adopted a variety of external market conditions and internal business environments Drove the purchasing function for the procurement for series supplies and new product development & supplier quality assurance Conducted market research and collected information of suppliers for various cross-functional projects to support business goals and objectives Evaluated vendors on a periodic basis and implemented quality process at vendor’s shop floor; enabled the vendor achieve self-certification at vendor premises Successfully executed Tool Development and Key Cutting MC projects System knowledge: ISO, Knowledge of PPAP, PFME, TS & ISO14001 Nurtured and deepened strong rapport with clients; managed key clients such as China while working onsite for a project Adaptable, resourceful & competent professional with strong interpersonal, communication & problem-solving skills Key Result Areas: Managing projects as per the set-up standards while ensuring effective utilization & deployment of available resources to achieve organizational objectives Maintaining project baselines while monitoring and controlling projects with respect to cost, resource deployment, time overruns and quality compliance to ensure its satisfactory execution Managing identification & development of new vendors / products (for mould parts, FRP, sheet metal components) Identifying and developing potential vendors / suppliers for achieving cost effectiveness; assessing performance of the vendors based on their competitiveness, financial capabilities, and productivity Ensuring continuous supply at optimum costs, strengthening vendor source & developing alternate source of suppliers; confirming that the vendor drawings are accurate for installation of equipment Allocating equipment for new parts / intermediate tools development; analysing the drawings, managing breakdown, scheduling & planning maintenance work in coordination with Quality, PPC, Production & R&D departments