Krishna KolurGlobal Strategic Sourcing Professional - Industrial, Automotive, Aerospace & Energy
Professional Experience
- 35 years experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement & Operations
- Served all Industries: Transport, Industrial & Communication Sectors
- April 2022 to till now: Joined Globose Consultant in the field of Low cost Country Sourcing
- 2004 – 2022 : Head of International Purchasing Office, TE Connectivity
- 2002 – 2004 : Head of Operations Sanmar Group & Laxmi Electronics
- 1996 – 2002 : Manager Procurement, Whirlpool of India, Pune
- 1990 – 1996 : Deputy Manager – Tool Room, Godrej & Boyce, Mumbai
- 1986 – 1988 : Design Engineer – Concorde Tools, Bangalore
Professional Education
- B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) – University of Mysore
- M.Tech (Tool Engineering) – Govt. Tool Room & Training Centre, Bangalore
- MBA – Jamunalal Bajaj Institute of Management Studies, Mumbai
Senior Professional in Manufacturing Operations, Strategic global sourcing, Low Cost Country (LCC) Sourcing, Supplier risk assessment, Supplier negotiations, Line transfers & continuous process improvement working with reputed MNC companies in Industrial / Automotive / Healthcare / Aerospace / Consumer Appliance & Energy industry with excellent communication (English, Hindi, Kannada & Telugu) & leadership skills.
Key projects
- Led the International Purchasing Office team of 15 @ TE Connectivity across India & Eastern Europe overseeing NPD, strategic sourcing, spend reduction, contracts management, cost improvement & supplier Quality for all BUs
- Led the entire Operations at Sanmar group, Chennai, managing a team of 117 including conceptualizing & implementing the business plan
- Successfully headed the profit center at Laxmi Electronics Bangalore, managing a team of 80 responsible for the P&L
- Successfully led Procurement team of 10 at Whirlpool Pune & Faridabad
- Set up an entire team @ Godrej & Boyce to manufacture & assemble plastic molds, die casting, vacuum forming & PU molds
- Responsible for Design & Manufacture of plastic molds, die casting, dies & fixtures & Plant admin at Concorde tools
- Increased the Low cost country spend by 42x (to $84M) for molding, stamping, cables, plating, assembly & other commodities @ TE connectivity
- Reduced the tool development cycle time by 33% (from 12 wks to 8 wks) by proactive supervision, feasibility reviews, site inspections & early supplier involvement
- Led a High cost savings project to migrate activities from Belgium to Bangalore.
- Brought down the PPM by 85% (from 10k to 1.5k) within 5 yrs. while maintaining highest quality levels
- Initiated various capability building & knowledge sharing programs like supplier trainings & global exposure
- Received the ‘Best Global Sourcing Award’ in 2005 , ‘Excellent Support Award’ in 2008 from Europe & Received a spot award for seamless plant establishment in Mumbai
- Led Regional Tooling Team at Whirlpool, published Best Tool Development Practice Guidelines