Debendra Kumar Meher

• Leading the Commodity for Displays (eHUD, AR HUD, HPCs, Panaromic HUD), Cockpit Displays, LCDs, Center Stacked Displays, Rear Seat Infotainment, Touch Panels and Mechanical Parts (Plastic Injection Parts, Metal Parts, Mirrors, Glass, etc) • Execute Global Sourcing Strategies for Display and Mechanical commodities. • Lead sourcing and supplier nominations through RFPs, RFIs & RFQs, Awarding • Managing a spend of €40 Million annually across global suppliers.

Managing a team of 20 highly skilled and experienced purchasing professionals, business analyst, purchasing officers and managers, who manages the sourcing, negotiation and procurement function with a spend of $300 M and 150+ Suppliers over the globe

Leading Global Cross functional team on procurement, engineering and supply chain. Global experience in vendor development & supplier management as a host or key relationship manager to more than 50 suppliers in Europe (Sweden, Poland, Czech, Estonia, Latvia, Belgium), Mexico and India

Lead the planning and implementation of project, facilitate the definition of project scope, goals and deliverables for the Daimler Bus Chassis localization. Define project tasks and resource requirements, assemble and coordinate project staff, manage project resource allocation and budget allocation.

Mechanical Engineering