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ETA EXIM and SCM Consultancy is currently a three-member team of whom one is based out of Chennai, India, one is based out of Germany and another one is based out of France.
All members have over 35 years of experience each, in different functions such as purchasing, quality, engineering, value management, project management, Supply Chain management, Logistics and Marketing within the automotive industry.
Dieter Handwerk
Europe - Consultant
Technical back ground as mechanical engineer (Dipl. Ing. FH)
Until retirement end of 2020, gained a total of 37 years of professional
experience;
thereof
- 10 Years experience as Design Engineer
- 4 Years experience in Supplier Development
- 16 Years experience in Purchasing most recently in a leading position as Vice President Purchasing
- 5 years experience as leader of a Value management Team
EXECUTIVE ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE
- Leading Member of a team which managed most successful a growth from zero to more than 300 million Euro within 8 years
- Year on year savings in the double-digit millions
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Head of project team which managed several projects such as
-Transfer of production from supplier to in-house
-localization to China - Applied experience in quality tools such as APQP, FMEA, TQ
- Responsible for a spend of 250 Million Euro/Year in purchasing
- Responsible for most important commodities as Supplier development Engineer
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Gained an intercultural experience due to collaboration with suppliers located in the
whole industrial and international world
N.Sankar
India - Consultant
- Qualified as engineer from Premier Institute in India
- 38 years of experience in export marketing
- Experience in multi-cultural situations across continents
- Experience in B2B marketing, OEM Vehicle marketing, retail vehicle sales, spares support and service
- Senior management experience for 20 years
- Vast experience in Logistics & Supply Chain Management
EXECUTIVE ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE
- Sustained Business growth throughout his career
- Smooth ramp up and full capacity utilization of two new plants @ Salalah, Sultanate of Oman and @ Jhagadia, Gujarat
- “Best Supplier Awards” from Various OEM / Tier 1 Automotive customers
- 25% reduction in logistics cost through innovative solutions
- Eliminating rust in an industry where rust is a major problem through Introduction of reusable, collapsible pallets for packing
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Ensuring transition of the first privatized company M/s AUTOCARE into a successful
private company, in Zambia - Successful launch of various makes of tires / Auto Parts and Vehicles in Zambia
- Successful launch of Ashok Leyland Vehicles in several countries in Africa
CLAUDE MADELMONT
Europe - Consultant (France)
Engineering degree in Electrotechnics in Brive University
Bachelor Degree in Electrotechnics in Brive High School.
Until end of 2021, gained a total of 33 years of professional experience; thereof
- 7 Years experience as Project Leader / manager
- 6 Years experience as Sales Manager
- 6 Years experience as Purchasing Manager
- 9 years experience as Global Commodity Manager – Europe / Worldwide - Screw Machine, filters and bearings / Aluminum Die Castings
EXECUTIVE ACHIEVEMENTS INCLUDE
- Defining Worldwide Strategy, especially Asia for Strategic Sourcing
- New Concept Introduction for Cost Reduction
- Develop a cost model for cost estimation
- Handling a sourcing budget of Euro 450 Million
- Develop and introduce Dual Clutch and BorgWarner technologies with several customers Worldwide
