Girish Desai

1520 Garret Lane• Lincoln, NE 68512• Tel: (402) 261-4463• Cell (402) 570-8867•
E-mail: Gdesai48@msn.com

PROFESSIONAL SYNOPSIS
Strategic purchasing and supply chain leader with engineering background and extensive
experience in large global & small manufacturing organizations. Very strong in negotiation,
finalizing contracts, managing continuous cost reduction as well as building excellent long
term vendor relationships. Thorough knowledge of various commodities such as Raw
Materials Ferrous (HR& CR sheets, Tubes) & Non ferrous (Copper, Aluminum, Brass, Phosphor
Bronze & Silver) , Cables, Wiring Harnesses, Switchgears, Transformers, Plastics & Rubber
components, CRGO Stampings, Enameled Copper Wires, Drive Systems, Seats, Metal Parts
( Tube & Sheet Metal Fabrication, Machined, Stampings) as well as Lean disciplines to
optimize inventory turns including use of milk runs, Kan Ban, VMI and JIT.
Strong technical skills with thorough knowledge of Purchasing, Read & Interpret Engineering
Drawings and multiple ERP/MRP packages including JD Edwards, One World and MAPICS. Excel
Word, Lotus Notes, Solid Works IPS, PRIMOS, UNIX, AS 400 & Windows.
Providing leadership and maintain high level of performance in carrying out the goal of the
organization.

EXPERIENCE
Sr. Purchasing Agent Husqvarna Turf Care Co, Beatrice, NE
2005- present
• Husqvarna is a world leader in outdoor power products for forestry, lawn & garden care,
cutting and diamond tools , lawn movers
• Responsible for $50 million spend for Turf Care division commodity of steel and tube raw
material, components of machined parts, sheet metal fabrication, plastic and rubber, VA
assemblies & weldment, wiring harnesses, cables, switches, drive systems and seats &
supervision of three tactical buyers.
• Achieved track record of continuous average cost reduction of 3% -5% for last four years
• Reduced the vendor base from 95 to 75 through consolidation, value added procurement
and implementation of milk run logistics, third party warehouse for imported parts and
kitting systems
• Reduced average supply lead time by two weeks, implemented weekly supplies for high
dollar spend + volume parts with 38 key vendors and established VMI with 8 vendors
resulted in Improved inventory turns from 4 to 10 turns/year
• Successfully developed LCC vendors from Mexico, Canada & Asia for main commodities &
value added parts
• Managed supplier and customer quality expectations and compliance with internal quality
policies, QS/ISO 9000, TS -16949, SQA manuals, customer specific, environmental, and
safety. Conducted commodity surveys, primarily leading all negotiation & coordination by
interviews & supplier facility visits for assessment of capacity and capability for selection
of the quality vendors that have the ability to provide long term support at the right price
& smooth supply chain.
• Actively participate in developing new products in design, provide feedback &
recommendation to Engineering &Global Commodity team to achieve cost reductions for
the product..
• Providing assistance in the resolution of discrepant material, invoice, price & necessary
guidance to operational buyers to manage the flow of goods.

Global Sourcing LeaderChristie Digital System Inc. Cypress, CA 2004 – 2005

• Christie Digital is privately held global leader in manufacturing audio/video systems and
cinema projectors
• Responsible for $35 million spend for commodity of Metal, Plastics, Rubber, Electronic
components, Gears, Reflectors, Bulbs, Wiring Harnesses, OEM products and services from
domestic and global sourcing
• Direct supervision of 4 buyers
• Achieved savings of 2.4 million through negotiations of yearly blanket contracts and
reductions in vendor base and SKUs by developing sub assemblies and value added
products
• Managed vendor quality performance program and aligned operations to support lean
manufacturing using Kan Ban, JIT and VMI
• Developed cost models and purchase price variation analysis tools for existing
commodities and new product developments to analyze trends and oversee the
opportunities for improvement in purchasing

Purchasing Manager Penn-El Com Inc.; Garden Grove, CA

2000 - 2004
• Penn- El Com is a leading manufacturer of Case Hardware & Accessories and an
importer of parts for OEM
• Responsible for $50 million spend for commodity of Ferrous & Non Ferrous Metal Parts,
Laminations, Plywood, Plastic & Rubber components, Caster Wheels, Packing Materials,
and directing all supply chain activities for four warehouses located in CA, TX, NJ &
Canada. With direct supervision of 2 buyers.
• Managed acquisition and material management systems, procurement, product
development, material planning and inventory, quality assurance, global sourcing and
logistics
• Achieved progressive cost savings of 1% to 4% over 4 year period
• Successfully developed six vendors in India and Mexico with self certified quality,
standard packaging and alternate freight forwarder
• Improved inventory turns from 3 to 6 turns per year through productivity improvements
and reduced lead times Developed distribution planning process across the four
geographic locations to optimize inventory investments and deliver excellent customer
service levels across several product lines.
• Managed customer complaint and returns with respective vendor corrective action
• Negotiated strategic contracts with domestic and overseas vendors for major
commodities & Logistic costs with freight forwarder & customs broker to support cost
effective supply chain
Buyer /Planner Technology Transfers Inc. Fullerton, CA
1998 - 1999
Technology Transfer is leading consultant and project execution firm of Solar Panels
manufacturing.
• Responsible for 15 million spend and direct supervision of 3 employees
• Achieved cost reductions of $100K
• Managed procurement, planning, import, logistics and on sight project execution
• Developed sources in India, China & Taiwan for procurement of machined and sheet metal
parts, heat sinks and non-ferrous castings
Executive- Strategic Purchasing Siemens Ltd. Bombay, India
1979 - 1998
• Siemens India is global leader in manufacturing of high and low voltage switchgear,
control panels for power generation, electrical generators, medical equipment and cables.
• Responsible for INR 300 Million spend for main commodity of Ferrous & Non Ferrous Raw
Materials, Silver Contacts, Plastics, Fabricated Panels, OEM equipments, Transformers,
Cables, Packing Materials, & Low Volume Products ( Motors & HV & LV Switch Boards
 required by 6 plants, 6500 SQU with 350 vendors
• Improved inventory turns from 3 to 12 turns per year through lead time & vendor
reductions with process improvements to support Lean manufacturing & cost effective
supply chain
• Achieved cost reductions of 18 million receiving an organization award for achieved the
highest savings
• Developed commodity strategies for continuous cost reduction with low risk liabilities for
developing long term agreement with key vendors
• Implemented Taguchi Method, JIT, VMI & Kitting systems, and Value Added/Value
Engineered concepts with major vendors for manufacturing exceptional quality products &
services.
• Integrated the database of all units into a single common database to measure
performance, identify problems, conduct comparative analysis, leverage historical pricing
data across six plants & reduce supplier base by 15%
• Achieved ISO 9001 & TQM (Total Quality Management) certification as per international
standards of world-class manufacturing in all the purchasing departments.
• Developed 60 vendors for commodity assigned as LCC sourcing to support supply chain for
export to various plants of Siemens located in Europe, Australia, Canada, Singapore,
Malaysia and Africa,
• Awarded INR 20000 for remarkable achievement of cost reduction from scrap equipments.

EDUCATION
Surat Engineering College, Gujarat, India Bachelor’s
Degree in Electrical Engineering
Government-Polytechnic, Gujarat, India Diploma in
Electrical Engineering
Daver’s College, Bombay, India Diploma in Materials
Management

STATUS : US CITIZEN