ARVIND VISWANAT
Chief Operating Officer
Dubai
Summary
For the last 30 years, implemented Airline/MRO Procurement, Planning, Sourcing activities on all commodities like BFE/Cabin/ Engine and components.
Steering Group Member for Operating Systems selection, MCPH/PBH contract KPI/ definition and monitoring implementation
Key member to manage Supplier and Customer relationships.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Operating Officer
AirServe FZCO
Dubai
12.2020 - Current
- Oversee and develop business strategy for aviation and industrial chemical distribution
- Led operational oversight and budgetary supervision to manage Customer POs and Supplier obligations
- Evaluated business performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics.
- Negotiated and drafted contracts with business partners, clients and vendors for turnover of US $ 4m
- Established AS9120B QM procedures and policies to promote company culture and vision.
Head of Procurement
AMMROC
Abu Dhabi
08.2018 - 11.2020
- Led teams of over 80 resources across Planning, Contracts, Repairs & Procurement to retain profit center advantage & deliver key SCM contractual KPIs for PBL program for UAE Air Force across 5 bases, managing annual spend of US $ 1 billion
- Designed, leveraged and consolidated Procurement strategy to manage OEM & suppliers aligning supply chain model with customer program requirements
- Steering Group Member to manage compliance to UAE TEC Offset policy obligations
- Developed and maintained relationships with key suppliers including Lockheed Martin, SAFRAN, Dassault, Pilatus, Airbus, Pratt, GE, Rockwell etc for smooth communication and to meet required expectations.
- Designed and led strategy to bring in-house capability on multiple components like M2000 Landing Gear, GE F100 Engines, F16/M2000 components, Safran CFM Engines generating savings of over US $ 75m
- Led Demand Planning to manage inventories to prepare for LTB, obsolescence, DMS, Engine overhauls to cover mission readiness and deployment by negotiating OEM contracts bringing cost savings of US $ 125m
- Managed SCM element of RFP bid for UAE AFAD PBL by coordinating with Deloitte team
Manager Planning and Materials
Emirates Airlines
Dubai
03.2015 - 08.2018
- Increased output of GE90/GP7200 engines with progressive capability enhancement across modules to increase revenue of Profit Centre and provide operational need to airline
- Program managed Offload contract compliance with GE and Engine Alliance to align with Airline CPH contract leveraging airline infrastructure and resources to generate annual revenue of US $40 million
- Developed 5-year vision for IT solutions, backend systems, and business processes to enable production enhancement for in-house engine overhaul
- Developed enhancement to Offload Contract with GE and EA to generate inspection / findings based revenue
Component Repair Manager
Emirates
Dubai
03.2007 - 08.2015
- Developed Asset Management strategy to manage and deploy acquisition versus TAT management for A380, B777 platforms for over 250 fleet profile with major OEMs
- Developed, implemented and managed compliance to contractual framework to handle fixed rate after market support with A380 and B777 OEMs like UTAS (Collins), Thales, Honeywell for all aircraft components to support airline operation needs in line with CAR-M quality and compliance requirements
- Led systems development to meet airline maintenance quality and compliance requirements being POC for SRM strategy
- Delivered cost savings of US $ 50m by reducing A380 Slide raft IP by linking RTAT with OEM aftermarket contract.
- Managed key supplier accounts like UTAS, Thales, Honeywell
- Instrumental in decision making analysis for in-house/outsource repair development and developed UTAS Middle venture for A380 Slide raft R&O, Zodiac BFE Chiller for B777 acquisition, B777 Waste Systems
Component Repairs Engineer
Emirates Airlines
Dubai
03.2001 - 08.2007
- Single POC for all component and piece part removals from EK fleet to determine source, contract, warranty, insurance and repair planning needs
- Liaised with Fleet Planning, Warranty, Reliability, Technical Services teams to maximize compliance to Airbus and Boeing Supplier Product Support Agreements, for RTAT, NFF, Reliability, GMTBUR relief
- Developed Repair Process Engineering to and set up gate process flow to identify responsibility matrix
- Managed Quality, Safety, and Compliance for component repair business and IFE support and led induction of A340/CFM56-5C engines without IP asset acquisition
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Industrial & Production
BMS College of Engineering
Bangalore1988
Skills
- Procurement/Contract Negotiation
- Strategic Sourcing/Supply Chain Management
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Project Management
- Budgeting and execution
- MS Office
- Oracle/SAP/Business Objects
- IFS/Ultramain/EMPACS/Maxi-Merlin
- AGILE/Six Sigma/LEAN
Accomplishments
- Planned, leveraged and negotiated with military OEMs to reduce total cost of ownership by AED 450m over a two year period
- Enhanced Emirates Engine Maintenance Centre revenue and negotiated Offload contract enhancements
- Collaborated with Technical Services team to implement differing cleaning intervals for B777 Heat Exchangers based on fleet planning profile using shop report criteria as source - Savings US $ 1m annually
- Planned IP for A380 Slide raft slides by linking RTAT to acquisition and reducing needed stock by AED 16m during induction
- Implemented Engine LRU removal from GE MCPH contract and reduced flying rate - Savings of US $ 4m annually
- Recovered GE90 Fan Blades offset costs in collaboration with Finance and Procurement team - Savings AED 80m
- Collaborated with Projects to select Zodiac Chiller instead of B/E by focusing on aftermarket costs for hard time OH with achieved reliability
Timeline
Chief Operating Officer
AirServe FZCO
12.2020 - Current
Head of Procurement
AMMROC
08.2018 - 11.2020
Manager Planning and Materials
Emirates Airlines
03.2015 - 08.2018
Component Repair Manager
Emirates
03.2007 - 08.2015
Component Repairs Engineer
Emirates Airlines
03.2001 - 08.2007
Bachelor of Engineering - Industrial & Production
BMS College of Engineering
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