Ing. Balakumar Padmanaban

-Lead Global B car program delivery for Body & Exterior Commodity group, meeting program milestones and Engineering gateways on time. -Driven resolution of part setup, bill of material, cost, weight, release issues. Demonstrated technical issue resolution between multiple systems/functional team.Co-Lead for robust interface systems development. -Supported extensively for various onsite new program vehicle builds & program gateways working from regions Japan, Australia, China, and Thailand

Regional Lead for the Sourcing Body Door Closure Commodities for the Asia Pacific & Africa (APA) that includes sourcing lead for major Asian Markets namely China, India and Thailand. Responsible for maintaining the most competitive cost until the vehicle life cycle for all the sourced suppliers in APA region. Lead for developing the regional commodity business plan for short, medium and long term.

Working with supplier for development of Engine,Transmission&Engine Electrical components, sourced for the program meeting timeline with quality.Commodities-Alternator,Starter,Engine ECU,CAM position sensors, Synchronizer Rings, Control Shaft-Transmission.Meeting annual material cost reduction Targets via Strategic supplier negotiation.Leading the cost,sourcing,development & supporting the design change Implementation for given commodities from Launch phase to mass production till end of the Product cycle.

Strength of Materials Automotive Engineering Dynamics of Machinery Mechatronics Thermal Engineering