Resume Rahul

Rahul Mukerjee Cell: +43 (676) 82 04 12 28 E-mail: [email protected] Address: Gerbergasse 32 /41, 9500 Villach, Austria  Professional with over 10 years of experience in Leadership , Supply Chain Management (including Outsourcing) in Electronics and Semiconductor industry

 Currently designated as Senior Manager Supply Chain (Outsource) in Lam Research, Villach, Austria  Seeking a challenging position as Director / Senior Director in Semiconductor/ Electronics industry in o o o

Development of the worldwide procurement strategy Definition of the procurement goals Controlling of the KPIs, for supplier management and the supply logistics

Core Competencies:  Over ten years’ experience in People Management (across geographical boundaries)  Highly experienced in Supply Chain Management (including procurement, outsourcing with optimized end to end Supply Chain Process), Supplier Management (Technical & Commercial) & Project Management

 Experience working on Total Cost of Ownership models in Supply Chain for best value creation  Responsible for definition and implementation of KPI’s and strategies to meet the Annual Operating goal of the corporation.

 Experienced in setting up and dealing with Suppliers in East Europe and China including Continuous Improvement projects.

 Experienced in International Project Management for multiple projects in parallel with interdisciplinary and intercultural teams in the electronics, semi-conductor manufacturing and testing environments

 Experienced in customer logistics (including Just in Time Delivery, Export requirements, Back Logistics (Return Merchandise), etc.)

 Knowledge of international work cultures by virtue of overseas exposure in Austria, Germany and working with international teams worldwide

 Working style is in Problem Solving and Decision Making process based on Root Cause Analysis and bringing transparency of process for the entire corporation

 Distinguished author of various topics published in several international journals from academic years

CAREER PROFILE Senior Manager Supply Chain, Lam Research, Villach, Austria (August 2011 till date) Achievements:   

Instrumental in reducing lead time Improve transparency with cost+ models for outsourcing (total cost of ownership model) Transparency of tracking and managing Engineering changes and change cost at outsourced partners

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Outsourcing management o Lead a team of strategic managers, delivery managers and buyers o Strategic & Operational Outsourcing management o Total Cost of Ownership model optimization o Cost Transparency o Lead-time and Cost Optimization o Work on supplier rationalization to support to reduce cost and increased service level from suppliers. o Working on Global Purchasing Agreements/ Local Service Agreements (depending on the supplier footprint and annual spend) with the suppliers for a win-win partnership between the two companies. o Definition and implementation of KPI’s (including On Time Delivery , Purchase Price Variance, Eng. Change Implementation, Configurable cost Reduction, etc.) and strategies for my group to meet the Annual Operating goal of the corporation. Engineering Change Management - Supply Chain o Lead a Team of Manager and support staff from Supply Chain for managing engineering change management o Cost control for engineering change o Track engineering changes at outsourced suppliers

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Head of Production & Supply Chain, Kobil Systems, Worms, Germany (Jan 2010 till July 2011) Achievements:     

Instrumental in reducing lead time and TCOO for production Setting up new Suppliers in China to meet increased production needs Set up new Logistic Partners for optimized end to end Supply Chain Process Setting up new third party logistic partners(3PL) for optimized end to end logistics (using cross docking to reduce lead time to customers) Setting up new/modern Logistics methodologies(Mix-mode Logistics) for optimizing Price vs. Lead time

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Lead the production, logistics and supply chain teams with prime responsibilities of o Manage & Optimize Production directly in-house as well as remotely at outsourced supplier locations. o Manage Supplier Performance and lead Continuous Improvement Projects o End to End optimized Supply Chain Process(internationally including international logistics) o Reduction of Lead Time (to customers) and Total Cost of Ownership (for production) o Setting up new suppliers in China and new 3PL partners for end to end logistic solutions (including bringing up cross docking for improved delivery schedule to customers) o Work closely with Sales Teams towards a better forecasting (rolling volume forecast) for Suppliers o Running continuous improvement projects with suppliers and logistic partners o Single Point of Contact between Production, Sales, R&D, External Suppliers and Production partners o Reporting on a regular basis to CEO and CFO on ongoing business issues and status

Project Manager, Infineon Technologies/Qimonda AG, Munich, Germany (Nov 2002 – August 2009) Achievements: 

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Instrumental in reducing lead time for production by 7-8 weeks through technical improvements both on supplier process and company with efficient management and negotiations (Technical & Commercial) with the suppliers besides improving Total Cost of Ownership (TCOO) by 25% Played key role in development of methodologies for re-use of old equipments for production. Successful in securing multiple internal patents for process improvements

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Provide technical leadership to the group ( People Management) in addition to management of worldwide clusters covering strategic planning and maintenance of roadmap Parallel management of several international multi-million Euro projects through inter-disciplinary and intercultural teams on Lean Manufacturing principles based on empirical process control Conduct regular reviews of project plans and milestones with the internal and external stakeholders to ensure deliverables aligned to business requirements Involved in making presentations to varied audiences covering technical as well as non-technical personnel in addition to coordinating with Key Account Managers, Technicians and Executive Management in the development of major contracts Representation of the organization in international conferences on technical and commercial issues in addition to market research and evaluation of new suppliers Implementation and participation in supplier inspections for identification of strengths and weaknesses of existing and future suppliers with the aim of eventual supplier development Ensure adherence to best practice and resolution of potential issues through mentoring and reviewing the projects of fellow Project Managers in addition to specification, documentation, planning and sourcing of test equipment Also involved in filing of internal patents and improvement plans within scope of work with the aim of overall process development and maximizing client/customer satisfaction

PREVIOUS ASSIGNMENT Trainee Software Engineer, Satyam Computer Services Ltd, Hyderabad, India (2000) Job Profile: 

Participate in training sessions on C,C++ and UML Case Tools in addition to leading the team in the training project in C++

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EDUCATION MBA (General Management), ESSEC Business School, Paris and Mannheim Business School, Mannheim, March 2012 (17% scholarship for the course) (Social Project  Creating a Social Volunteer based solution for Germany similar to Passerelles et competences from France), (Entrepreneurial project  Integrated Health and Wellbeing solution for France) MS (Information & Communication Engineering), University of Karlsruhe, Germany, 2002 (Siemens Youth & Knowledge Scholarship  covering 100% education and stay) (Multiple International Publications and Patent including IEEE publication) B.S. (Electronics & Communications Engineering), Birla Institute of Technology, Ranchi, India, 2000 (Multiple International Publications)

TECHNICAL SKILLS 

Software: C, C++, Visual Basic, Visual Basic for Application ( Excel, Visio) , Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Visio, FrontPage), Project Management Tool (Microsoft Project), Enterprise Resource Planning Software(Similar to SAP)

TRAININGS/INTERNSHIP Introductory DRAM seminar to understand the working of DRAM manufacturing & testing, Infineon Technologies AG, Munich Germany, 2004 Introductory Memory-I training for writing test programs for using Advantest Testers for Memory Testing, Advantest Technology Europe GmbH, Munich Germany, 2003 Master thesis + Internship working on Joint Radio Resource Management for 3G Mobile Communication and Hyperlan2 (patents and publications during this time), Siemens AG ICM N, Munich Germany, 2002 Microsoft Access based interactive package for automation of monthly grid report, Power Grid Corporation of India Ltd, Calcutta, India, 1999 Interactive package for design and cost computation of industrial DC drives using C++, Siemens Ltd, Calcutta, India (Drives Department), 1998 Corporate Intranet Project involving development of web pages using HTML script and creation of “Data-Base” Package for CESC production management and billing procedures, RPG Enterprises Ltd. Calcutta, India, 1998

AWARDS Mannheim Business School - Scholarship to study MBA in ESSEC & Mannheim Business Schools, France & Germany, 2010 IQ (Idea for Qimonda), Qimonda AG, Munich Germany - Awarded for development of method to reduce probe card cost and increasing probing stability, 2007 YIP (Your Idea Pays), Infineon Technologies AG, Munich Germany - Award for finding methods and automation programs for making equipment ordering process faster and error free, 2004 Siemens Youth & Knowledge Scholarship Siemens AG/University Karlsruhe - Scholarship to study Master of Science in University of Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany, 2002 IEEE National level Techno fest, BIT, Ranchi, - 1st Prize in on Spot Hardware Development Contest, 2000 Intra College Techno fest (BIT, IACGS), BIT , Ranchi, India - 2nd Prize Open Software Contest (Neural Network based forecasting in C++), Certificate of Merit Snakes & Ladder, interactive package (animated), VB front end C++ backend, 1999 Intra College Techno fest BIT Computer Science & Engineering, BIT, Mesra, India - 2nd Prize for on the spot Software Development; Certificate of Merit Open Software Development (menu driven editor in UNIX C), 1998 IEEE National level Techno fest, BIT, Mesra ,India - Certificate of Merit (CAD + Visual MIS in Basic), 1997

PERSONAL PARTICULARS Date of Birth: 22nd March 1978 Languages: English, German, Hindi & Bengali Valid Indian Passport holder Permanent Resident Permit (EU zone  Daueraufenthalt EG) Reference: Available on request

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