Ramalingappa V

• Own end-to-end sourcing strategy for locomotive and energy sector programs with ~$250M annual spend
• Defined and governed commodity strategies (Direct & MRO) aligned with business, engineering, and financial objectives to enhance sourcing effectiveness
• Drove enterprise-level cost optimization through negotiations, supplier rationalization, and value engineering to align sourcing with financial targets
• Led RFQ and sourcing governance, conducting spend analysis and opportunity identification to inform sourcing decisions and leverage sourcing strategies
• Partner with stakeholders across Engineering, Quality, Fulfillment, and Business Leadership
• Support new business bids and customer proposals, including sourcing strategies and commercial presentations
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives for sourcing effectiveness, cycle time, and process maturity
  Ensure accuracy and compliance of sourcing data, pricing, and project tracking in enterprise systems

• Lead strategic sourcing execution for assigned businesses and commodities ensuring cost, quality, and delivery targets
• Develop and deploy commodity strategies across Metallic, Machined, Electrical, and Non-Metallic categories
• Conduct and lead supplier negotiations to meet commercial and performance objectives
• Deliver cost savings through e-auctions, BCC sourcing, and competitive sourcing events
• Own RFQ-to-award lifecycle for sourcing projects, ensuring milestone adherence
• Support new product introductions from costing through pilot and production readiness
• Manage supplier base through dual sourcing, rationalization, and supply risk mitigation
• Coordinate volume allocations and sourcing awards with Planning and Supply Chain teams
• Collaborate cross-functionally to remove execution bottlenecks and resolve sourcing issues
• Engage senior stakeholders through structured governance, reviews, and updates

• Led cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency.
• Developed and implemented process improvements that streamlined workflows and minimized delays.
• Managed client relationships to ensure satisfaction and promptly resolve service issues.

• Execute day-to-day sourcing activities under defined category and commodity strategies
• Support RFQs by managing supplier communication, evaluations, cost analysis, and negotiation inputs
• Track and deliver assigned savings initiatives (e-auctions, should-costing, supplier productivity actions)
• Coordinate with Engineering, Quality, Planning, and Supply Chain for sourcing readiness and execution
• Manage supplier follow-ups, performance tracking, and issue resolution
• Support new product introduction activities including documentation, timelines, and approvals
• Prepare and maintain dashboards, metrics, and sourcing reports for governance meetings
• Support continuous improvement initiatives within sourcing operations

• Support sourcing activities for assigned hardware, fasteners, and MRO commodities
• Prepare RFQ packages, coordinate supplier outreach, and track quote submissions
• Perform initial cost comparisons and commercial analysis to support supplier shortlisting
• Prepare cost breakdowns and analytical inputs for supplier negotiations
• Maintain supplier master data and support supplier performance tracking
• Assist in dual-source evaluations to mitigate supply risk
• Coordinate part qualification activities with Engineering and Quality teams (samples, PPAP documents, approvals)
• Support resolution of supplier delivery, quality, and compliance issues
• Prepare and maintain procurement dashboards, spend reports, savings trackers, and project status updates
• Support preparation of sourcing summaries and presentations for internal and customer reviews

• Delivered product categorization, taxonomy, and schema development across Mechanical, Electrical, Electronics, and MRO domains, including definition and governance of standardized product attributes.
• Executed comprehensive data quality activities such as data cleansing, normalization, enrichment, mining, and capture to ensure accuracy, consistency, and completeness of master data.
• Performed product classification using industry standards including i2 Schema (MasterSpec / CSG), UNSPSC, NAIC and eCl@ss ensuring compliance and uniformity across enterprise systems.
• Collaborated with Product Management and cross-functional stakeholders to enrich critical product attributes and structure content for seamless portability across ERP platforms.
• Standardized supplier-related data including POS data, price lists, and manufacturer catalogs, supporting the development and ongoing maintenance of enterprise product taxonomies.
• Acted as a primary point of contact for client coordination, addressing data clarifications, managing feedback, and implementing improvements to enhance data usability and accuracy.
• Proactively identified and recommended process improvements and system enhancements to increase productivity, data governance maturity, and operational efficiency.