Rakesh Kumar

Lead - Plant Purchasing at Marquardt U.S.

Rakesh Kumar has a diverse work history spanning various roles and industries. Rakesh is currently working at Marquardt Switches, Inc. North America as the Lead - Advance Project Purchasing. Prior to this, they were a Sr. Buyer - Advance Project Purchasing at the same company. From 2014 to 2022, they worked at KYYBA Inc as a Component Cost Engineer, handling technical costs for various automotive commodities. Before that, they worked at Stellantis/FCA/Chrysler Group for 13+ years, where they held the role of System Cost Engineer / Component Cost Analyst. Additionally, they worked at Tata Consultancy Services as a Component Cost Engineer for Chrysler Group / FCA US LLC, and at Motherson Sumi Systems Limited as a Product Design Development Engineer. Their earliest experience was as a New Product Development Engineer at Roulunds Braking (I) Pvt Ltd. Overall, Rakesh Kumar has a strong background in cost engineering and a wide range of experience in the automotive industry.

Rakesh Kumar obtained a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Mechanical Engineering from Maharshi Dayanand University Rohtak between the years 2000 and 2004. In addition, they have obtained certifications in "Strategic Cost Management for Procurement and Supply Chain" and "Supply Chain Fundamentals: Understanding the Basics" from Udemy in April 2020.

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Lake Orion, United States

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Marquardt U.S.

Marquardt has been a successful, international and independent family enterprise for more than 90 years. They are a leading manufacturer in the field of electro-mechanical and electronic switches and switching systems. Their products are used by many well-known automobile manufacturers and their systems are also found in household appliances andother industrial applications. In the field of power tool switches, they are the global market leader. The Marquardt Group operates in all the important markets all over the world and has offices at 19 locations in 14 countries with more than 10,000 employees in total - and everyone makes sure that ideas develop into marketable, cutting-edge technologies. In 2017, their annual turnover was 1,2 billion Euro.