Sudhir Kumar
616 C NE English Manor Dr Voice mail: (816) 210-3293
Apt. C, Lee’s Summit, MO 64086 E-mail: sudhirqumar@yahoo.com
Profile
Over 3 years experience in Supply Chain Planning, 6 Sigma, Lean Manufacturing, JD Edwards, BPCS, Sourcing
GE certified 6 Sigma Green Belt, completed 3 six sigma projects
Completed Foundations of GE leadership training workshop
Certified in APICS-CPIM’s “Basics of Supply Chain” and “Master Planning of Resources” modules
Education
MS in Industrial Engineering, Wichita State University, Wichita, Kansas Dec. 2001
BS in Mechanical and Production Engineering, Annamalai University, India May 1998
Professional Work Experiences:
Sourcing Productivity Leader, GE Transportation, Grain Vally, MO 06/05- Present
Negotiated long term purchase agreement with top 8 vendors that will result in $850K in cost savings in 2006
Led a team to source parts from China and Italy to meet customer critical project goal in 45 days as compared to
actual lead-time of 120 days. This project resulted in $1.1MM for the business.
Consolidated metal supplier base that reduced total number of suppliers by 13%
Responsible for managing 2 Sourcing Agents/buyers and $30MM annual buy for Electro Mechanical & Metal parts
Led lean six sigma action work out to develop new product introduction (NPI) process
Sourcing Agent/Buyer, GE Transportation, Warrensburg, MO 01/04- 06/05
Negotiated contracts with vendors to achieve over $370,000 in deflation in 2005
Led $6 million transition from a vendor in Mexico to US that resulted in $300,000 in deflation and $200,000 cost
savings in transportation cost
Team Lead- Developed and implemented an automated Purchase Order process resulting in 67% decrease in order
processing time and $70,000 in cost savings by using Lean 6 sigma tools and JD Edwards configuration
Team Lead- Developed and implemented an automated Return to Vendor process resulting in 80% decrease in
return to vendor process lead time and $100,000 in cost savings by using Lean 6 sigma tools and JD Edwards
Improved on time delivery of metal commodity suppliers, by 45%, to 95% level by using 6 sigma methodologies
Inventory Analyst & Production Scheduler, SIKA Automotive, Grandview, MO 05/02- 01/04
Led a team that analyzed & re-engineered manufacturing processes of injection molding plant using lean
manufacturing and 6 sigma, that resulted in a 63% increase in process efficiency
Developed an automated Master Production Scheduling system by integrating Excel, BPCS 4.0 and AS/400 that
reduced production schedule development time by 70%.
Coordinated with suppliers to achieve continuous material flow at optimum levels across SIKA supply chain.
Developed and implemented global SIKA supply chain process (consisting suppliers in USA and Mexico)
Led a team that planned & conducted annual physical inventory count at SIKA and at outside vendor facilities.
Operations Coordinator, Environmental Health and Safety Department, Wichita State University 08/99 - 01/02
Re-engineered warehouse layout and developed operations model to streamline chemical handling processes
Responsible for Inventory management, chemical pick-up scheduling and warehouse management
Reduced inventory through batch re-configuration resulting in 50 % increase in cost savings per pick-up
Developed a web based inventory management system using VMI concepts, Java, and Excel
Project Leader, Industrial Engineering Department, Wichita State University 01/00 - 06/01
Led a team comprising 10 engineers to design and Conceptualize the Design For Manufacturability (DFM) Project:
Project Funded by ADMRC Committee (Boeing, Cessna, Raytheon, and Lear Jet companies)
Developed Decision Support System to prevent part proliferation in Aerospace Industry to reduce the duplication
of parts and overall Parts Inventory using Parts Management, Java and Oracle 8i
Production Engineer, Trident India ltd., Barnala, India 07/98 - 07/99
Analyzed & Directed Production Planning using MRP, JIT, TQM & Kaizen that increased production by 24%
Developed a MPS system using MS- Excel and Access which is used for forecasting and demand planning
Responsible for Distribution of final products from Manufacturing plant to various Distribution centers
Responsible for Inventory Management, Capacity Planning, Production Scheduling and Forecasting Analysis
Led the team for acquiring ISO 9002 certification for the fertilizer plant
Honors and Professional Affiliations
Awarded 3 outstanding performance excellence accolades, in Nov. 04 GE Global Signaling Sourcing Conference,
in the areas of Process Development, On Time Delivery and Process Digitization.
Awarded 2nd prize for paper entitled "Inventory Management” - APICS International paper competition