NAVEENKUMAR MURALIDHARAN
Tarneit,Australia
Summary
A result-oriented supply chain professional with 4 years of experience in end-to-end supply process, vendor management and logistics in automotive and paint manufacturing industries focused on continuous improvement initiatives, driving DIFOT KPI’s, inventory optimization and process efficiency. A strategic problem solver with keen attention to detail undertaking in-depth analysis to identify root cause for ongoing issues and implement practical solutions to establish a high performing process.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
Work History
Logistics Co-ordinator
Nissan Castings Australia Pty Ltd
Dandenong, Victoria
01.2021 - 06.2022
- Managed domestic and international logistics operations of business to ensure timely delivery of goods to customers
- Skilled in sea and air freight for sending automotive components to various car manufacturers in USA, Japan and Thailand
- Coordinated and worked closely with Melbourne port, local road transport companies and major shipping lines such as OOCL, MAERSK, EVERGREEN, ONE, MSC and HAPAG LLOYD
- Responsible for timely receipt of packaging materials to support production and ensured goods are shipped on time to customers
- Continuous monitoring of weekly vessel schedules, vessel cut-off deadlines, place bookings, coordinate with both internal and external stakeholders and ensured timely delivery of goods to customers in different countries
- Monitoring of consignment status and providing alerts in case of changes, followed up on release process and liaised with customers to ensure customer expectations are achieved
- Responsible for raising Purchase Orders, invoice approval and follow up, settling disputes with suppliers and work in close coordination with Accounts team to ensure vendor payments are made on time
- Responsible for filing importer security declaration for US consignments, obtaining customs clearance for goods and timely submission of Shipping Instructions
- Handling of six major shipping lines on daily basis and continuously liaise with them for shipping a minimum of 8 to 10 containers every week
- Timely completion of all necessary paperwork for shipped containers and work with internal finance team for customer invoicing
- Achieved 90% of monthly sales targets outlined by the management by shipping goods by sea and air and also first point of contact for overall inventory of plant
- Responsible for daily administration duties which includes daily stock takes, SAP data entry, raising Dispatch Advice Note(DAN) and generating reports in SAP
- Involved in purchasing of goods from a range of approximately 100 suppliers through Procurement to Pay (P2P) system and responsible for raising Purchase Requests, obtaining Purchase Order approvals & monitoring of lead times.
Procurement Coordinator
Nissan Castings Australia Pty Ltd
Dandenong, Victoria
03.2020 - 12.2020
- Pro-actively engaging with all relevant stakeholders to ensure that all critical spares and consumables are available in stock to support seamless flow of day to day production activities
- Managed spares to support Production and Maintenance through stocktaking and updating quantities in MEX database
- Update Stock Keeping Unit (SKU) labels and barcoding of parts
- Achieved a target service completion rate of 85% each month and consistently worked towards achieving KPI’s
- Responsible for overall management of stores which includes housekeeping, ordering of parts, monitoring of inward and outward goods movement and database management.
Maintenance Planner
Nissan Castings Australia Pty Ltd
Dandenong, Victoria
02.2019 - 02.2020
- Plan, schedule and monitor completion of preventive maintenance for die casting machines, CNC machines, robots, shot blasters and other ancillary equipments in plant
- Plan, schedule & co-ordinate all major repair tasks in conjunction with plant engineers & maintenance supervisors
- Achieved a service completion rate of 80% every month by continuously engaging and coordinating with suppliers and internal stake holders
- Planning & scheduling of shutdown activities, coordinating windows with production for all upstream & downstream operations to minimize shutdown time
- Vendor management and handling of more than 100 suppliers both locally and internationally for procuring spare parts
- Procure and organize spare parts for major projects and machine overhauls
- Liaise with different suppliers for manufacturing machine parts locally to reduce cost and lead time
- Create, manage and monitor critical parts database to maintain adequate quantity of spares
- Coordinator between Maintenance and Purchase departments to make sure a minimum quantity of goods are maintained always to reduce machine downtime
- Ensure company procedures are adhered to, i.e
- Permits to work, isolation's, lock out/tag out, risk assessments & incident reporting
- Organize with vendors for refurbishing of machine spares such as vacuum pumps, motors, pumps, valves, PLC units, HMI screens and robot pendant units
- Ensure all work undertaken is compliant within the site HSE policy & guidelines & within all local & statutory regulations
- Co-ordinate teams of trades & non-trades personnel including external contractors
- Maintain service register for FANUC and ABB robots’ to ensure proper service frequency is followed
- Prepare documents and reports for IATF 16949 audits and took part in audit on behalf of team.
Education
Master of Engineering Science - Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Swinburne University
Melbourne, VIC12.2015
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Anna University
06.2012
Skills
- MS-Office Package
- SAP ERP
- International Logistics
- Supply chain management
- Import and Export Logistics
- Vendor Management
- Procurement
- Procure to Pay
- Global Logistics
- Supplier Liaison
- Distribution logistics
- Can-do attitude and Quick learner
- Flexibility and efficiency
- SAP S4- HANA
- Logistics management
- Database management
- Vendor management
- Supply Chain Management
- Six Sigma & Research Methodology
- Dependable and Responsible
- Problem-Solving
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Attention to Detail
- Critical Thinking
- Organizational Skills
Accomplishments
- Secured 90/90 in Pearson test for English in all modules(Listen, Speak, Read and Write)
- Awarded Distinction grade for Master Project and Master Thesis work carried out in University.
- Awarded High distinction grade for Maintenance Management, Six Sigma Technology Management, Advanced CAD/CAM, Surface Engineering and Research Methodology course works.
Personal Information
Visa Status: Australian Citizen
Timeline
Logistics Co-ordinator
Nissan Castings Australia Pty Ltd
01.2021 - 06.2022
Procurement Coordinator
Nissan Castings Australia Pty Ltd
03.2020 - 12.2020
Maintenance Planner
Nissan Castings Australia Pty Ltd
02.2019 - 02.2020
Master of Engineering Science - Advanced Manufacturing Technology
Swinburne University
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Anna University