About Dipak Kumar Banerjee
Dipak Kumar Banerjee is a performance-driven and accomplished professional with extensive experience in leading production planning operations. Proven track record of driving productivity improvement and expense reduction through improved methods of instruction and strategic planning of resources. Demonstrated expertise in directing projects from conception to completion. Record of vision development and strategic planning; maintained growth rate and profitability through new products development with a focus on performance, quality, safety, and customer satisfaction. Innovate leadership ability to train and motivate cross-functional teams. Passionate about applying diverse skills in renewable energy, pharmaceuticals, and Oil-Gas industries.
Production Planning Manager:
- Production Planning
- Inventory Management
- Capacity Planning
- Imports & Exports
- Warehousing Management
- Production Issues Resolution Procurement Manager
- Sourcing & Supply Chain Management
- Procurement Strategies Development
- Vendors & Supplier Management
- Budgeting & Cost Control
- Shipment Delivery
- Contract Negotiation
Key Skills:
- Team Leadership
- Customer Service
- Quality & Safety
- Relationship Building
- Problem Resolution
- Excellent Communication
Professional Experience:
Welspun Tubular LLC, Little Rock – Large Diameter HSAW Pipes
2014 – Present Sr. Engineer Planning-Tooling
Successfully execute tasks related to production monitoring and controlling in accordance with the plan. Deliver all the shipments within time constraints. Maintain and update stock based on production/processing of the material. Monitor and control production schedule. Develop production process and report discrepancies and unsatisfactory performance of machines and equipment and follow up for rectification. Lead study of Critical Machines -Robots-PLASMAS. Create a documentation management plan and perform quality assurance and quality control plan with production activities. Develop and monitor the consumption of budget-actual usage and report to higher management. Facilitate smooth flow of complete production details to all related departments and meet deadline with delivery schedules. Establish clear communications and long-term professional relationships with clients and subcontractors.
Key accomplishments:
- Led seamless running of plant operations without any stoppage since one-hour downtime costs almost $10000/hour.
- Saved plant annual budget year after year by almost 20% by introducing new vendors, machine modifications, and cost usage.
- Assured compliance with the ISO quality system and procedures.
- Optimized capacity utilization- inventory control of production of SAP online and finished goods.
- Proposed the Coil Weight-Pipes Formed with the minimum wastage to the Supply Chain Department.
- Improved plant operations by preparing and executing CAPEX projects.
- Reduced cost through in-house-external development of tools.
- Applied safety/environment systems/procedures with periodic reviews.
- Resolved all technical, commercial, and project issues as a primary point of contact.
Well Head Component, Inc., (AVSCO), Houston, Texas 2013 – 2014
Proposal Specialist / Estimator Advanced business and developed new partnerships by applying excellent organization, coordination, and planning skills. Identified new vendors and succeeded to negotiate in competitive terms. Implemented company products in feed stage to project teams. Delivered product descriptions and content for proposals in response to RFPs & RFIs. Conducted strategy analysis and developed customer accounts by executing pricing and costing details. Delivered budgetary quotes and firm price proposals for various bidding. Coordinated with various clients and vendors from diverse cultures and countries.
Key accomplishments:
- Initiated export opportunities and generated revenues for products used in the oil-and-gas industry, including steel components, API line pipes, Oil Country Tubular Goods products, maintenance, repair and operations items, cushion targets, for a global specialist in oilfield-based supply chain and project management.
- Successfully delivered customer requirements and executed technical solutions
BHATIA BROTHERS LLC, Dubai, UAE 2005 – 2012
Business Planning Manager
Directed overall operations of the supply chain and export of products used in the OCTG sector, primarily in Africa, and the Arabian Gulf States. Managed and trained a team of four associates. Formulated budget plans and budgets while monitoring new and existing projects/profit margins/cash flow. Monitored budget on a quarterly basis and updated senior management to make informed decisions. Involved in negotiating contract negotiation and resolving client queries. Identified and resolved complex technical issues and coordinated with contractors to crystalize design details. Arranged regular meetings with contractors to assess needs, work progress, budgetary concerns, variations, and extensions. Drafted weekly and quarterly business analysis reports.
Key accomplishments:
- Played a key role in the delivery of projects with the agreed deadline by managing project progress, arranging meetings and communicating with various departments.
- Successfully led and developed the exports for MEP/Oil-Gas Business in GCC worth $10M, West Africa business starting from Nigeria/Ghana worth $10M, and OCTG business worth $5M.
- Initiated and diversified OCTG (Casing-Tubing) business by establishing a new Export Division.
- Achieved profitable growth objectives for various pipes such as double and single-submerged arc-welded and electrical resistance welded pipes.
- Ensured the execution of all activities in compliance with the customer requirements while collaborating with third-party vendors. Additional Experience Assistant Manager, Cost-Estimation-Planning, Maharashtra Seamless Ltd., New Delhi, India.
Managed centrally boiler sector accounts business worth $2M, developed private OCTG business worth $10M, and developed North Oil-Gas, steel sector business worth $2M.
Education Master’s in system engineering University of Little Rock Arkansas, USA Post Graduate Diploma in Business (MBA Equivalent), Concentration in Business Management Maharishi Arvind Institute of Science & Management, Jaipur, India Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering Utkal University, Orissa, India Certifications Diploma in Six Sigma – Alison Learning | Diploma in Operation Management- Alison Learning Diploma in Risk Management- Alison
Learning Publications:
- Per lustration on Defects in Oil and Gas Industry Tubular Industry in IJSER Volume 8 Issue 12, December -2017 – ISSN -2229-5518
- Effect of Flapper Valve on the Performance of Hydraulic Ram Pump-IMECE 2022
- Application of Gamma Ray Spectroscopy for Characterization of corrosion in pipeline Steel-Internation Journal of Research in Advanced Engineering & Technology -ISSN:2455-0876
- Optimizing Saw Pipe Welding Quality Through Process Variables and Non-Destructive Testing Importance/Feedback for minimizing defects – (Under Publication with Taylor & Francis)
- Welding Variables Ramifications of Mechanical Properties for HSLA Steels – Under Final stage for publication
- Optimizing the Material Removal Rate and Enhancing Productivity on EDM Machine-Under final stage for publication.
- Survey of Supply of Natural gas using hydrogen pipeline and conventional line-Under Final stage for Publication
Books:
- Heat Treatment of Aluminum Alloy – (ISBN: 978-81-974128-1-3)
- Aluminum Alloy with Deep Cryogenic Treatment-(ISBN: 979-8-9904482-1-6)
Patent:
Deep Learning Based Device For Producing Safe Radiation in Steel Pipes- Design Patent filed in India waiting for the Certificate.
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-BASED DEVICE FOR PIPE MANUFACTURING-UK Design Patent number: 6373844 IT Skills Windows operating systems using Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access), AutoCAD, SolidWorks, CFD-Fluent, SAP-PP-S&D, and JAVA languages
Google Scholar -https://scholar.google.com/citations?hl=en&user=0kwIUxYAAAAJ