Debashish Patra

Debashish Patra

33 years

Experienced Professional leading initiatives across the gamut of Operations management, Inventory Optimization, and SAP Implementation. Specializes in building scalable solutions through technology enablement to reduce operating costs and improve efficiency.

  • Manufacturing
  • Engineering
  • ...

... Functional Expertise

  • Operations

... Education

  • B.Tech (Mechanical Engineering), Institute of Technical Education & Research, Biju Patnaik University of Technology

... Achievements

  • Exemplary Performance in S/4 HANA TRANSFORMATION.
  • Savings of 4Cr by duplicity removal from Material Master Data. 
  • Awarded Employee of the Month for significant contribution in Lube Management.

... Certifications

  • Training on S/4 HANA MM Module in Nov’2018. 
  • Train the Trainer in Dec’17 conducted by CETC, Bangalore.
  • Supply Chain Analytics conducted by SPJIMR, Mumbai.

...
Work Experience | 108 months

  • 108 Total Months
  • 108 Vedanta Limited

... Career Highlights

Digital Transformation

  • Customised SAP HANA MM Module as per the Business Requirement and migrated the Material Master from existing legacy systems to SAP by removing redundancies, thereby releasing blocked working capital of Rs 4Cr INR.
  • Revamped the critical spare parts assessment methodology through VED (Vital, Essential, Desirable) framework and implemented it through SAP, thereby reducing the manual workload.
  • Conceptualised Material Requirement Planning (MRP) through trend analysis of past material usage, reducing Procurement Transactions.
  • Process Blueprinting to implement the United Nations Standard Product & Service Code (UNSPSC) based Material & Service Codification Logic leading to Unified Central Repository.

Process Reengineering & Inventory Optimisation

  • Implemented Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI), thereby reducing Inventory by sharing the risk and cost with Business Partners.
  • Accomplished Extended Warranty Contract (EWC) by opening up a dedicated service channel to the partner leading to a reduction in Procurement & Service Cost.
  • Successfully led initiatives of Import Substitution and Reverse Engineering to build a localized vendor base.
  • Managed an MRO inventory portfolio of 46 Cr INR and successfully reduce the Inventory ask by 50% from 94 Cr INR.

Operation Management 

  • Implemented preventive, predictive, and corrective maintenance practices of machinery at Cast House, thereby increasing the Overall Equipment Efficiency (OEE).
  • Conceptualized a design change of cutting machine pushing mechanism thereby reducing the processing time.

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