Ramachandran Suresh, Head (Stores & Purchase)

Ramachandran Suresh

Head (Stores & Purchase)

Sagamu Steel (Nigeria) Ltd

Location
India - Nagpur
Education
Higher diploma, Materials Management
Experience
40 years, 7 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :40 years, 7 Months

Head (Stores & Purchase) at Sagamu Steel (Nigeria) Ltd
  • Nigeria
  • June 2015 to July 2017

Joined at the project commissioning stage as Head Stores & Purchase and built systems from ground zero.Introduced computerisation and implemented SAP B1.
Responsible for complete activities of stores and purchase.

DGM (Purchase & Stores) at Facor Steels Limited
  • India - Nagpur
  • January 2012 to June 2015

Facor Steels Limited, Nagpur DGM (P&S)
2012- Headed Purchase and Stores functions in the organisation which I rejoined in Jan '12

at MSP Metallics Ltd
  • India
  • January 2011 to December 2012

MSP Metallics Ltd, Jharsuguda DGM (Stores)

2011- 2012
↔ Headed the Stores department with a main stores and eight sub stores and a total strength of 80.
↔ Made systems on line in ERP when the backlog was 4 months.
↔ Implemented systems mainly by training of personnel
↔ Rationalised manpower

at Facor Steels Limited
  • India
  • January 2004 to January 2011

Facor Steels Limited, Nagpur AGM (Purchase &Stores)

2004-2011
(Turnover of Rs 450 Crores)

↔ Headed the entire Purchase&Stores with about 7000 items & monthly inventory of Rs.20 Crores.
↔ Lead a team of 60 members and managing actual charging of scrap and raw material to production units.
↔ Demonstrated excellence in reducing bottlenecks and delays and thus increasing production.
↔ Successfully saved Rs.17 lakhs ($37, 777) per annum in the procurement of high speed diesel.
↔ Introduced System Oriented Approach which was highly appreciated; received special increments as reward.
↔ Entrusted with the additional responsibility of total purchasing of all items
↔ Implemented ERP as a process owner cum core committee member supported by Oracle applications.Gone live from 1.09.08.

Head Purchase at Madhucon Projects Ltd
  • India
  • January 2001 to January 2004

Madhucon Projects Ltd., Chennai Head Purchase 2001 - 2004
(Leading and upcoming construction company)

↔ Responsible for managing overall procurement activities for steel, cement, construction chemicals, spares for earthmoving equipment like Tata Excavators, JCB, Tipper, Dozer and Paver Spares.
↔ Major Vendors Handled: TELCON, IOCL, BEML, India Cements, VSP, etc.

at Sunflag Iron & Steel Co Ltd
  • India
  • January 1990 to January 2001

Sunflag Iron & Steel Co Ltd, Maharashtra 1990 - 2001
(1st Integrated Steel Plant in Private Sector, set by NRI, having turnover of about Rs 1000 Crores)

- Joined as Manager (Stores) and rose to the post of AGM (Stores)
↔ Led a team of 80 members for managing raw material inventory of Rs. 25 Crores and engineering stores inventory of 8000 items of Rs.7 Crores.
↔ Liaised with Railway authorities for receipt of raw materials by railway wagons.
↔ Successfully generated revenue of Rs.25 lakhs per year ($55, 555) through disposal of SOS items.
↔ Played a vital role in SAP Implementation and extending support.
↔ Contributed in switching to QS 9000 from ISO 9002.
↔ Instrumental in implementing various cost saving measures including savings in railway freight savings. A saving of Rs.30 lakhs ($67, 000) was made on this account.
↔ Major Vendors Handled: IOCL, SAIL, ACC, OCL and other engineering item suppliers.
↔ Appreciation received from certifying bodies of ISO and QS in the management of Stores.

Management Trainee and rose at Steel Authority of India Limited
  • India
  • January 1977 to January 1990

Steel Authority of India Limited, Rourkela Steel Plant 1977 -1990
(India's largest Public Sector Steel Conglomerate)

- Joined as Management Trainee and rose to the post of Dy. Manager (Purchase)
↔ Responsible for project stores, refractory stores, engineering stores, receipt and custody sections, stock control, automatic recoupment of stock items.
↔ Managed functions of Purchase Department with about Rs. 25 Crores purchase of oils, steel, chemicals, abrasives, etc.
↔ Gained exposure of working in store dealing in about 2, 00, 000 Engineering Items.
↔ Major Vendors Handled: IOCL, HPCL, Tide Water, Balmer Lawrie, Carborundum, Grindwell Norton, Greaves FOSECO, BRL, OCL, OIL, NOCIL, etc.; saved Rs.25 lakhs in notional freight charged in the movement of oil.
↔ Appreciation Letter received for value engineering project and various other projects through quality circles.

Personal Vitae
Address: A-604 Shri Apartments, New Urvela Colony, Kotwal Nagar, Nagpur - 440015.

Education

Higher diploma, Materials Management
  • at Indian Institute of Materials Management
  • July 1988

↔ Graduate Diploma in Materials Management from Indian Institute of Materials Management in 1988.

Master's degree, Electronics
  • at Madras Institute of Technology
  • June 1976

↔ D.M.I.T (Electronics) from Madras Institute of Technology in 1976.

Bachelor's degree, Physics
  • at Loyola College, University of Madras
  • June 1973

↔ B.Sc. (Physics) from Loyola College, University of Madras in 1973.

Specialties & Skills

Oracle ERP
SAP ERP
Written English
BUYING/PROCUREMENT
INVENTORY
ISO 9002
ISO CERTIFICATION
RAILWAY
Implementing systems

Languages

Hindi
Intermediate

Training and Certifications

Materials Management (Training)
Training Institute:
MTI,SAIL,Ranchi
Date Attended:
May 1978