Muthukumarasamy Ravindran
Hyvinkää,Uusimaa
Summary
Adept at steering high-stakes projects and enhancing operational models, I significantly contributed to Bluefors Oy's strategic alignment and global expansion. With a PMP-trained background and a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt, my leadership and supplier management skills have driven notable improvements in quality and efficiency, marking me as a key player in operational excellence.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Operations Program Manager / Head of OPM
Bluefors Oy
Helsinki
08.2022 - Current
- Being an active member of the operations and supply chain leadership team, I am highly contributing to building the operating model, roadmap, and enhancing the processes and guidelines to align with the company strategy and must-win battles.
- Leading a five-member team in Finland, with plans to expand globally to North America.
- Acting as a swim lane owner for operations and supply chain in new product implementation projects.
- Coaching project managers and specialists on project management principles, such as cost management, quality management, risk management, and stakeholder management.
- Managing high-risk projects alongside leadership responsibilities, especially qualifying alternate sources for critical parts globally.
- Facilitating project steering, assessing key deliverables' results, and guiding phase progression.
Supplier Operations Project Manager
KONE Industrial Oy
Hyvinkää
05.2020 - 08.2022
- Managing strategic sourcing projects, such as supplier qualification for global harmonization/localization for the regional market.
- Managing high-risk projects such as alternate source qualification for safety components, manufacturing site relocations, and IT change implementations at key suppliers, for example, ERP transfer, MES, and WMS implementations.
- Acting as a swim lane owner for sourcing and SQM functions in NPCI (new product and change implementation) projects driven by R&D PMO, and delivering results on time by aligning with the project roadmap.
Global Category Manager, SQM
KONE Industrial Oy
Hyvinkää
06.2017 - 04.2020
- Harmonizing global practices and executing new SQM processes across regions, primarily in Europe, China, Asia Pacific, and North America.
- Active member of the global SQM management team, contributing to the development of the SQM strategy and operating model.
- Partnering with sourcing contract owners for supplier KPI improvement actions, contractual negotiations for quality agreement, and supplier development programs.
- Leading supplier audits at global strategic sources, including Quality System Audit (QEHSC), manufacturing process audits following VDA 6.3, and specific product audits.
Supplier Quality Engineer
KONE Industrial Oy
Hyvinkää
08.2013 - 05.2017
- Operative SQE in the elevator mechanics category for the EU region.
- Driving and implementing product and/or process-related changes (CRs) by assessing the suppliers' capability via PQP/PPAP methodologies.
- Continually monitoring and improving supplier KPIs by running supplier development programs such as EFR (early failure rate) reduction, mistake-proofing enhancement, lean, 5S, and Six Sigma programs, fasteners' quality assurance, and more.
Specialist & Team Leader - Hoisting Mechanics
KONE Elevator India Private Limited
Chennai
02.2008 - 07.2013
- Leading a four-person team, designing and developing machinery and elevator hoisting mechanics for the KONE elevator India market.
- Key responsibilities include product ownership, coaching the team in CAD, FEA, and DFM, leading the machines and mechanics categories regionally, and managing cost-saving programs.
Product Engineer
Vibromech Engineers and Services Limited
Chennai
03.2005 - 02.2008
- Designing and developing vibration dampers for diesel engines in cars, trucks, and locomotives, meeting TS16949 (IATF) requirements.
- Responsible for APQP/PPAP requirements for NPI, from prototype to serial production.
- Actively collaborating with car manufacturing customers (OEMs) such as Suzuki Powertrain, Tata Motors, and Cummins during the product development phase
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Production
Government College of Technology, Bharathiar University
Coimbatore, India05.2004
Skills
- Project management – PMP trained
- Supplier management
- Quality Management
- Lean Six Sigma - Certified Black Belt
- Leadership
- Design for X's
- Supplier audits: ISO QEHSC, VDA 63
- Welding standards, ISO 3834
- IATF 16949 - APQP/PPAP
Accomplishments
- Project Manager, 01/01/19 - 12/31/20, successfully completed LSS Black Belt certification project, exceeding targets by reducing customer warranty failures by over 50% from the annual EFR baseline
- SQM and Project Lead, 03/01/14 - 12/31/15, successfully led and completed the FQA (Fasteners Quality Assurance) program in Europe by implementing a new delivery chain for critical fasteners to marine elevators, resulting in improved quality, and full chain traceability
Awards
- True service mindset, 06/15/18, For driving and monitoring the recovery actions after a fire accident at critical supplier's manufacturing facility.
- Bravo Award, 03/15/17, On-time second source qualification for critical module in Europe.
- Bravo Award, 10/25/17, For leading recovery actions at Supplier end over delivery crisis due to ERP transfer.
- Innovative cost saving idea, 06/10/11, For implementing an innovative cost saving solution in Elevator machine category.
Languages
- English - Excellent
- Tamil - Native
- Finnish - Beginner
- German - Beginner
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Operations Program Manager / Head of OPM
Bluefors Oy
08.2022 - Current
Supplier Operations Project Manager
KONE Industrial Oy
05.2020 - 08.2022
Global Category Manager, SQM
KONE Industrial Oy
06.2017 - 04.2020
Supplier Quality Engineer
KONE Industrial Oy
08.2013 - 05.2017
Specialist & Team Leader - Hoisting Mechanics
KONE Elevator India Private Limited
02.2008 - 07.2013
Product Engineer
Vibromech Engineers and Services Limited
03.2005 - 02.2008
Bachelor of Engineering - Production
Government College of Technology, Bharathiar University
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