Saravanan MG
Manufacturing / Engineering / Global Supply Chain
Summary
Dynamic Senior Manufacturing and NPI Supply Chain Manager with extensive experience at Applied Materials, excelling in manufacturing and supply chain management. Proven track record in driving continuous improvement initiatives, enhancing productivity, and fostering collaboration. Innovative technology professional with several years of diverse experience. Skilled in enhancing systems and aligning technical solutions with business objectives. Proven success in leading projects from start to finish and contributing to organizational growth and success.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Manufacturing and NPI Supply Chain Manager
Applied Materials
06.2017 - 12.2025
- Leading MDP Chamber BU through new product transition from US to Singapore for volume manufacturing.
- Executing digital manufacturing strategy by incorporating Smart factory / Industry 4.0 / AR-VR methodologies.
- Leading and developing staff, maintaining relationships with cross-functional stakeholders.
- Monitoring and evaluating performance, identifying new opportunities for growth.
- Representing the business unit in internal and external forums.
- Ensuring alignment with the organization's strategy, vision, and objectives.
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and excellence.
- Implement continuous improvement initiatives, pursue new opportunities for growth, expansion, and diversification.
- Developed strong vendor relationships to ensure timely delivery of materials and maintain high-quality standards.
- Oversaw demand planning, purchasing, and logistics.
- Leveraged analytics tools for in-depth analysis of supply chain data, resulting in actionable insights for process improvements.
- Developed comprehensive training programs for team members, enhancing skills development and employee retention rates within the department.
- Negotiated with suppliers to secure cost-effective contracts, achieving substantial annual savings in procurement expenses.
Senior Customer Support Engineer
Applied Materials
06.2015 - 05.2017
- Responsible to understand and fulfill customer’s expectations on the Applied systems & services.
- Supporting the customer in United States and represent company by promoting product, process, quality, systems and drive resolution of customer high value problems.
- Drive improvement in Customer Scorecards, develop plan to improve customer satisfaction and relationship.
- Proactively develop plans with Account Teams to promote Quality and Operations process and product improvements to customers.
- Understand business team, functional strategic plans and initiatives to support customer's technology development roadmap.
- Lead investigation and resolution of product excursions.
- Act as a point of contact between customer and organization to build trust and collaboration.
- Tailored support strategies to meet the unique needs of individual customers while adhering to established protocols and best practices.
- Provided proactive solutions by conducting thorough analyses of recurring system failures.
- Managed high-priority cases, coordinating resources and driving issue resolution to meet strict SLA requirements.
- Mentored junior engineers, promoting skill development and fostering a positive team environment.
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Applied Materials
09.2012 - 05.2015
- Develop, implement, and release new product BOMs and product structure.
- Engaged key stakeholders to develop and implement new product manufacturing, test, and sourcing strategies.
- Design, develop, and implement lean manufacturing principles and practices.
- Increased collaboration with cross-functional teams to ensure product quality and process efficiency.
- Analyzed production data to identify trends and areas for improvement.
- Developed and maintained process documentation and standard operating procedures.
- Lead continuous improvement projects to enhance productivity and reduce costs.
- Ensure compliance with industry standards and safety regulations.
- Conduct PFMEA analysis to eliminate contributing factors for Quality issues and avoid scrap cost.
Manager, Manufacturing Operations
Applied Materials
05.2010 - 09.2012
- Responsible for the management of production activities to include testing, the scheduling of systems, meeting production goals, and achieving quality and cost objectives.
- Lead a team for new product line setup and accountable for delivery of major system components.
- Ensures that products/components produced by the assigned work groups are in compliance with company policies and procedures, and meet customer specifications.
- Responsible for proving Applied Materials' products to the customer, through the timely and effective processing of customer demonstration applications.
- Collaborate with cross-functional stakeholders to ensure the production schedule meets delivery commits.
- Provide leadership, direction, budgetary control and resources to the CMP manufacturing business unit.
- Lead and encourage team to practice Lean and Kaizen methodologies to eliminate process wastes and improve
cycle time. - Perform training need analysis and provide resources to the growth of team members.
- Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
- Adapted Smart factory initiative and make data-driven decisions.
Senior Equipment Engineer - MCSE
Micron Semiconductor
07.2000 - 05.2010
- Manage sub-con cost model planning by scrutinizing BOM cost reduction and improved operational efficiency.
- Strategize and work closely with SBU, design teams and marketing team to meet the product’s requirement and demand for the new product launch.
- Formulate overall forward-looking tool strategy with inputs from Engineering and R&D.
- Conduct KEG (Key Equipment Group) meeting with R&D and Site Directors, Purchasing and POR.
- Lead DFM / DFX team for high-density Module / SSD PCB design and qualification across manufacturing sites.
- Drive the sub-con productivity and quality to support long-term business strategy through strategic alignment.
- Collaborated with vendors to customize machinery according to unique operational requirements, ensuring seamless integration into facility operations.
- Spearheaded innovative equipment design to maximize cost-effectiveness and equipment efficiency to sustain future growth.
Production Engineer
BPL Limited
06.1994 - 07.2000
- Managed production schedules, ensuring timely delivery of products while maintaining high quality standards.
- Performed root cause analysis and implemented corrective actions.
- Provided technical support to troubleshoot equipment issues, minimizing downtime and maintaining production targets.
- Communicated with other team members to enhance process and performance.
- Conducted root cause analyses to identify areas for improvement and implemented corrective actions accordingly.
- Streamlined workflows to reduce bottlenecks and improve overall productivity rates.
- Practiced lean principles, which led to improvements in workflow and quality and waste reduction.
Education
MBA - International Business Management
California State University
Sacramento, CA, US 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Bangalore University
Bangalore, India 04.2001 -
Skills
Supply chain risk management
Production scheduling
Negotiating
Staff management
Performance tracking
Strategic sourcing
Six sigma methodologies
Continuous improvement initiatives
Lean manufacturing principles
Multi-plant experience
ISO 9001 / 14001 standards
Cost reduction strategies
Global sourcing
Decision-making
Problem-solving abilities
Accomplishments
- Increased BU Delivery performance by 95%.
- Reduced Product Assembly cycle time by 25%.
- Improved Work center Safety performance 99%.
- Maintained BU Quality performance 99.8%.
- Saved 25% cost in high-density Module / SSD PCB design (against previous design), through DFM/DFX approach to design.
- Qualified the production line and NPI process set up at the contract manufacturing facility.
- Accomplished process qualification for SSD products that require FIPS 140-2 compliant Conformal Coating.
- Qualified various automated production equipment and deployed across the global sites to realize the Quality, Efficiency, and Operational benefits.
Certification
Project Management Professional
Timeline
Project Management Professional
06-2020
Senior Manufacturing and NPI Supply Chain Manager
Applied Materials
06.2017 - 12.2025
Senior Customer Support Engineer
Applied Materials
06.2015 - 05.2017
Senior Manufacturing Engineer
Applied Materials
09.2012 - 05.2015
Manager, Manufacturing Operations
Applied Materials
05.2010 - 09.2012
MBA - International Business Management
California State University
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Engineering - Electrical And Electronics Engineering
Bangalore University
04.2001 -
Senior Equipment Engineer - MCSE
Micron Semiconductor
07.2000 - 05.2010
Production Engineer
BPL Limited
06.1994 - 07.2000