Premanand Kannan
Fergus,Canada
Summary
Performance driven Leader with, Supply Chain, Quality, Color & Finish Substrate/ Coatings, and Manufacturing Operations experience in various industrial organization in Textiles, Wireless communications and audio/video devices, accessories, and people management is looking for excelling in a position, utilizing the best of management background combining technical experience and communication skills to achieve organizational goals.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
VP of Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations
Piera Systems Inc
01.2018 - 12.2023
- Manage the team of Engineers and Managers in Supply Chain Operations, EMS, Manufacturing, Quality Assurance, Logistics of Devices and Accessories.
- Motivate and support the Design and Procurement on development timelines, and manage execution plans to deliver on time and risk management objectives.
- Work with marketing and management in aspects of Costing and Delivery planning.
- Global travel mostly to Asia Pacific and United States for contingency planning and technical management meetings with the supply base.
- Manage the communication within cross functional leadership in assessment and execution of deliverables. Follow up and support the Product/Process Quality and Risk management objectives from the team and cross functional teams.
Senior Operations Program Manager – Supplier Manufacturing Operations
Amazon Lab 126
08.2014 - 12.2017
- Launched 8 successful products in the market as Senior Operations PM in my role.
- I was responsible to deliver products per demand to internal customers at NPI phase and to FCs from Mass Production phase.
- I managed end to end New Product Development Operations including budgeting on tooling, line equipment, capacity planning, Sub tier assembly supplier management, packaging and deliver to demand on time.
- Have worked with Commodity Managers and the Contract Manufactures in developing and tracking Clear-to-build plans before EVT builds and driven risk mitigation on getting parts and raw materials on time for the build.
- Developed Incoming/Outgoing supply plans to meet the build quantities based on Factory capacity and sourcing.
- Work with Product Design, ID, Quality, Compliance, Finance, Quality and Reliability teams to streamline tests and sample quantities based on the quality plan. Drive cost reduction initiatives on Development cost (Cross Functional leadership)
- Work with Product Management and Reverse Logistics team to streamline the customer feedback, warranty and return mechanism for new projects.
- Lead the NPIR presentations on the project status to the executive management.
- Coordinate the product development process and make sure all deliverables met target and drive risk mitigation.
Product Quality Engineering Manager – Kindle Hardware
Amazon, Lab 126
06.2013 - 08.2014
- Have directly worked with co stake holders launching Amazon Products to market as Senior Advanced Quality Manager from 2013.
- Have driven Identification of Risk Factors in the Projects from Concept and following up on risk mitigation actions from all stake holders for a successful ramp of the projects.
- Have developed Quality Requirements Document which is a bible for suppliers to follow through all Amazon Quality Requirements from BRD to End of Life of a Project for accessory projects.
- Have developed OBA process before Customer shipments to analyze the impact to customers (Voice of the Customer).
Advanced Quality Engineer
Blackberry ltd.
06.2009 - 06.2013
- Communicated consistently with Cross Functional teams to document /implement design and supplier CTQ's for current/ future design developments.
- Actively participated in review of supplier Process Flow Diagrams, Process FMEA’s, Control Plan, Work instruction based on the corrective action results and implemented changes.
- Lead in preliminary technical debug (RCA) of various customer and field return analysis to generate solution sets for devices awaiting repairs on various off sites and further process improvements.
Department Manager – Textile Dyeing & Finishing
Phantom industries Inc
01.2003 - 01.2009
- Managed the Wet Processing Operations in the Dyeing & Finishing Department including Resource management, Technical and Maintenance.
Textile Technologist – Dyeing Department
Cambridge Towel Corporation
01.1999 - 01.2003
- Managed Color Matching and Production processes in the Textile Dyeing and Finishing department.
Assistant Manager - Textile Dyeing/Finishing
Texpro Industries Inc
01.1996 - 01.1999
- Led as a Textile Technologist in manufacturing processes in the Dyeing Department
- Formulated recipes for processing of textile fabrics - Ramisch Kleinewefers Pad-Batch machine.
- Performed process control and quality control duties; developed strategies to improve Product Quality.
Textile Quality Lab in Charge
Premier Mills Ltd
01.1995 - 01.1996
- Managed responsibilities as a Technologist in the Process Laboratory
- Performed Computer Color Matching and Processed Sulphuric Acid Dilution and Effluent discharge management systems.
Education
Certified - Purchasing, Budget, Quality & Logistics
Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC)
Conestega College, Kitchener Ontario 08.2012
Certified - Process Quality Engineering
Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance Association 07.2011
IQC Color Quality Control - Engineering
XRite Technology
India 2011
Color Tools & Data Match Certificate - Digital Color Quality Management
Data Color Institute
USA2011
Paint & Color Technology - Engineering
PPG
Milwaukee USA2010
Injection Molding Certification - Plastic Injection Molding Technology
G & A Molding Institute
United Kingdom ( UK)2010
Textile Processing Engineering Technology - Textile Engineering (Best Out Going Student Award)
S.S.M. Institute of Textile Technology
India01.1998
Skills
- Team leadership
- Relationship building
- Decision-making
- Critical thinking
- Coaching and mentoring
- Complex Problem-solving
- Client relationship building
- Strategic planning
- Business development
- Results-driven
- Account management
- Operations management
- Risk management
- Documentation and reporting
- Process improvement
- Negotiation and persuasion
- Training and mentoring
- Presentations
- Staff development
- Performance monitoring
- Data analysis
- Budget oversight
- Corporate communications
- Industry best practices
- Staff training
- Price structuring
- Customer and employee rapport
- Performance metrics analysis
- Metrics tracking
- Sales and marketing leadership
- Partnerships and affiliations
- Public speaking
- Forecasting
- Policy and procedure development
- OKRs and kpis
- Financial management
- Recruiting and hiring
- Lead generation
- Company guidelines
- Event networking
- Targeted marketing
- Rules and regulations
- Human resources management
- Profit objectives
- Revenue cycle management
- Corporate branding
- Resource allocation
- Competitor trends
- Staff recruiting and retainment
- Product demonstrations
- Customer prospecting
- Verbal and written communication
- Recruiting and interviewing
- Cross-functional team leadership
- Performance monitoring and evaluation
- Market trends and analysis
- Innovation management
- Portfolio optimization
- Operational management
- Operational leadership
- Project management
- Organizational development
- Performance improvement
- Staff management
- Program management
- Business planning
- Growth planning
- Procedure implementation
- Policy development
- Business administration
- Operations oversight
- Program oversight
- Office management
- Schedule management
- Office administration
- Financial acumen
- Report preparation
- Technical support
- Expense reporting
- Scheduling
- Administrative support
Certification
- PMAC Certified (Purchasing Management Association of Ontario)
- Quality - Six Sigma Green Belt Quality – Canada, 2011
- Color Tools & Data match Certification from Data Color, USA 2011
- Injection Molding from G & A Molding in UK, 2010
- Paint and Color Technology Training – PPG, Milwaukee, USA, 2010
- XRite – IQC Color Quality Control Training, India 2011
Languages
English
Full Professional
Timeline
VP of Supply Chain and Manufacturing Operations
Piera Systems Inc
01.2018 - 12.2023
Senior Operations Program Manager – Supplier Manufacturing Operations
Amazon Lab 126
08.2014 - 12.2017
Product Quality Engineering Manager – Kindle Hardware
Amazon, Lab 126
06.2013 - 08.2014
Advanced Quality Engineer
Blackberry ltd.
06.2009 - 06.2013
Department Manager – Textile Dyeing & Finishing
Phantom industries Inc
01.2003 - 01.2009
Textile Technologist – Dyeing Department
Cambridge Towel Corporation
01.1999 - 01.2003
Assistant Manager - Textile Dyeing/Finishing
Texpro Industries Inc
01.1996 - 01.1999
Textile Quality Lab in Charge
Premier Mills Ltd
01.1995 - 01.1996
Certified - Purchasing, Budget, Quality & Logistics
Purchasing Management Association of Canada (PMAC)
Certified - Process Quality Engineering
Six Sigma Green Belt
IQC Color Quality Control - Engineering
XRite Technology
Color Tools & Data Match Certificate - Digital Color Quality Management
Data Color Institute
Paint & Color Technology - Engineering
PPG
Injection Molding Certification - Plastic Injection Molding Technology
G & A Molding Institute
Textile Processing Engineering Technology - Textile Engineering (Best Out Going Student Award)
S.S.M. Institute of Textile Technology