VP / Sr. Director – Operations / Global Supply Chain / Programs

Summary

Muralitharan Subramaniam, PMP, CSSP, LSSBB
Leveraged operations, logistics, systems and management know-how to consistently reduce costs, improve throughput, optimize inventory and deliver new products to global markets for high-tech manufacturing leaders in the U.S., Asia and Europe. Utilized Lean strategies and tools to improve operational capability and capacity by improving quality, reliability and performance throughout the enterprise / supply chain.

Achievements span planning and leadership of multi-million-dollar programs, delivery of complex large-scale projects, and recruiting, training and mentoring cross-functional teams. Proven record of making supply chain agile and adaptable while improving profits, ROI and on-time delivery. Can make supply chain operations a source of profits and competitive advantage:

- Sourcing and procuring materials, product and production globally
- Driving productivity through innovation and process reengineering
- Building and leading cross-functional teams that exceed expectations
- Developing strategic & tactical plans to rapidly improve global operations, supply chain & quality

Adept at achieving collaboration and buy-in from disparate groups creating common vision and change. Forward thinking, metrics driven and detail oriented with proven strengths in prioritizing/managing multiple tasks. Possess unique blend of leadership, vision, experience and ability to drive top line performance.

Timeline

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    Director of Manufacturing, Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing

    Managed Manufacturing Operation for Joint Venture Alliance between Chartered Semiconductor and Agere System.
    Manage Manufacturing Operation for First six-inch Wafer Foundry for Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing.

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    Sr Director - Manufacturing Operation Fab 7, Globalfoundries Singapore Pte Ltd

    Improved productivity 200% by overhauling automated delivery system and optimizing dispatching algorithms. Improved on-time delivery from 75% to 95%.

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    Sr Director - Manufacturing Operation Fab 1, GlobalFoundries Germany

    Handpicked and sent to Dresden to turnaround a Manufacturing Plant that is limiting GlobalFoundries revenue generation. Key Accomplishments:

    - Capacity ramp from 40K/month to 60K /month thru OEE improvement and Bottleneck Management.
    - Put structure and System in place to eventually ramped to 100K/M.

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    Sr Director - Plant Management Fab 8, Globalfoundries

    Responsible for Manufacturing Operation , Production Control, Factory Automation , Shop floor Execution , Logistic & Warehouse Management. Key Accomplishments:

    - Established state-of-the-art automated Manufacturing Execution Solution (MES) which reduced direct headcount 95% and achieved ROI within 2.5 years.
    - Warehouse Automation that improved productivity by 100% .
    - Created first 100 % error free manufacturing execution environment globally

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    Sr Director - PMO, Globalfoundries

    Integrated Manufacturing Operation with newly acquired Manufacturing Site to achieve operation synergy and optimize Operation spending. $30M dollars in saving thru Operation Value Streaming.

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    Sr Director - Project Management, Globalfoundries

    Established and Implemented Factory “Vision 4.0” for New Factory in Cheng Du China. Chaired Program that encompasses team members from four continents. Executed IT infrastructure, leading edge factory automation, shop floor automation and big data modeling to achieve Industry 4.0 Vision. Global Lean Management to reduce Silicon Waste that saved company $16 Million dollars.

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    Director - World Wide Outsourcing, Littelfuse

    Joined Littelfuse has Outsourcing Director to establish to improve Supply Chain performance. Introduced Supplier Relationship Management, SRM , by establishing Quarterly Business Review with Top Ten Suppliers. Build Selection criteria for Long term Strategic Partnership with Suppliers for Outsourcing Operation. Key Achievements:

    - Lead the overall outsourcing operations for the rapidly growing $600M Littelfuse Semiconductor Business Unit (SBU) working with 54 suppliers/vendors.
    - Executed $300M revenue generation from Outsource Partners that span across 3 continents . Major operating locations includes China, Philippines, Taiwan, Japan, Thailand, United States, and Eastern Europe.
    - Improved cost by 30 %, delivery to 92%, cycle time by 50%, while increasing social responsibility across Littelfuse SBU outsourced business.

Skills

  • STRATEGIC PLANNING
  • caPACITY PLANNING
  • cost control
  • QA
  • Program Management
  • Project Management
  • lean six sigma
  • inventory Management
  • purchasing
  • supply chain

Results

  • $30M
    Vsla spending reduction
  • $250M
    worldwide savings
  • $600M
    Revenue growth

Experience Highlights

  • Managed joint venture operation, yielding consistent revenue growth.
  • Improved execution performance in manufacturing operation in Germany.
  • Successfully assumed interim Vice President of Operations role.
  • Led Greenfield Startup, achieving 100% error free Manufacturing environment.
  • Played key role in IBM site integrations, saving $30M in SLA spending.
  • Coordinated global waste reduction efforts, saving $16M annually.
  • Improved critical outsourcing supply chain KPI 50%.
  • Saved $250M worldwide by improving asset utilization through standardizing OEE methodology.
  • Doubled revenue from $600M to $1.2B within three years.

Education

  • Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Chemistry
    University of Malaya

certifications

  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (LSSBB)
  • Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP)
  • Project Management Professional (PMP)