Manoj Thiagarajan

Seasoned professional with 11+ years of expertise in supply chain management, New Product Development, vendor relations, and cost optimization. Skilled in project management, continuous improvement, and developing strategic initiatives to streamline operations, enhance customer satisfaction, and foster collaborative partnerships for achieving business objectives. 

Senior Purchaser - Global Procurement VESTAS  05/2021 - Present ▪ Global Commodity lead for Mechanicals, Bearings, Cooling & Conditioning Systems, Filters, Yaw Drive & Gears, Climatic & Ventilations, Fans ▪ Develop sourcing strategy for commodities aligned with the organization’s strategic objectives, manage & maintain relationships with both internal & external stakeholders thereby ensuring effective strategy development and execution. ▪ Identify the components for localization, explore the opportunity to develop the supply base in best cost country within region, ensure positive Business Case and work together with Engineering, Supplier Quality Development team for implementation of the same. ▪ Develop suppliers for long-term supply and service of various commodities, ensuring alignment with QCDMS (Quality, Cost, Delivery, Morale and Safety) principles in matrix collaboration with the global organization. ▪ Develop fruitful relationships with a diverse set of stakeholders namely Service Managers, Supply Chain, Repairs, Site Team, Safety, Module team, Commodity Lead’s etc. ▪ Identify and carry out on opportunities to improve Safety and Quality performance, reduce the TCO, streamline processes. ▪ Work together with Business for Supplier performance improvement, periodical market analysis for cost benchmark to stay competitive etc. ▪ Carryout Annual price Negotiations, Contract Management, Warranty & Claim settlements from suppliers ▪ Drive initiatives for Cost Savings, End 2 End Supply chain, Inventory Optimization, Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) / Consignment Stocks, Increase Contract Coverage & Contractual Payment Days (CPD), On Time Delivery (OTD), Recovery of Cost of Poor Quality (COPQ), Contribute to Direct Cost Per MW (DC/MW), Reduce LPF (Lost Production Factor) impact, Supplier reduction & tail spend consolidation activities. ▪ Collaborate with repair team to develop new repair solutions for Yaw Motors, Grease Pumps, Hydraulic Valves, Rotating unions & other minor components. Senior Buyer – CAPEX  VESTAS  03/2018 – 04/2021 ▪ Managed procurement of Capital equipment’s, lifting tools, machined tools, and spare parts for Blade & Nacelle factories globally as part of New Product Introduction team. ▪ Collaborate with Project Managers, Technical Leads, and suppliers to meet milestones, ensure timely delivery, and achieve project objectives. ▪ Managed Supply Commissioning Agreements, bank guarantees and support customs clearance. ▪ Led cost-out initiatives, localization projects, and supplier optimization to drive cost savings and process efficiency. ▪ Coordinate with stakeholders for successful Site / Factory Acceptance Test (SAT / FAT) & Take Over Certificate (TOC) approvals, ensuring compliance and quality standards. Achievements ▪ Best Employee of the year for the category 'Innovative Achiever' for achieving a cost savings of about 1.5m EUR through Logistic decision & cost avoidance

▪ Contributed to EBIT by using multiple levers of Cost saving Viz. Best Cost Country Sourcing, Re-Sourcing, Supplier Consolidation and achieved a saving of about 3m EUR ▪ Handled CAPEX Procurement for more than fifty green field, Tech transfer, COPQ & CIM projects across various countries. Assistant Manager - Business Development (New Projects) TVS Sundram Fasteners Ltd – Chennai 07/2015 - 03/2018 ▪ Lead Generation & RFQ handling for New Product Development ▪ Lead the techno-commercial activities / Product Costing / Strategic negotiations for various New Products of Hot & Cold forged Fasteners, Con Rods, Studs and Sintered Parts ▪ Participate in Tech review discussion to identify the requirements and translating them into product specifications. ▪ APQP approach in new product development & PPAP approval ▪ Act as an interface between the customer and the various internal stakeholders for end-to-end new product development and production processes, Ensure the achievement of milestones and adherence to the timeline of projects. ▪ Collaborate for approval processes, production, and regular supply of new development parts to OE manufacturers. ▪ Customer account manager for New Business, Quality complaints, ECNs on New products, assist in product, process and PPAP audits. ▪ Handle TQM requirements viz coverage ratio hit ratio, SOP's and other audit documents. ▪ Experience in handling TATA Motors, Mahindra, John Deere, Volvo, Bajaj and other Global OEM's and supply chain companies in India with strong Project Management skills Achievements ▪ Development of more than 300 Special fasteners for automobile OEM's ▪ Addition of new customer base by participating in Localization drives & through technology presentations. ▪ Generated revenue of 6 Mn EUR through successful implementation of new projects ▪ TQM Champion for NPD marketing & contribution in bagging the Deming Award for SFL Assistant Manager - Quality Assurance & Special Projects TVS Sundram Fasteners Ltd, Hosur 07/2014 - 07/2015 ▪ In-house process capability improvements ▪ Handle Customer Complaints, Implement corrective & preventive actions. ▪ Improve quality by driving KAIZEN, POKA YOKE & DOE PROJECTS ▪ Incoming inspection & Supplier QMS Audits ▪ CAPEX documentation and coordinate for site readiness of new projects Graduate Engineering Trainee - Production Engineering TVS Sundram Fasteners Ltd, Madurai 07/2013 – 07/2014 ▪ Handle fasteners new product development and PPAP documentation ▪ Production supervision for Raw Material module and RM planning. 

B Tech - Mechanical Engineering