Procurement Specialist

• Sep 2021 - Present

Operational Buyer

• Nov 2020 - Sep 2021

• Initiate and structure RFI’s and RFP’s. Lead supplier negotiations, develop negotiation strategies based on supplier proposal and spend analytics for indirect categories. • Work with Opal sites & Central Procurement to support non Strategic Spend. •Create and define a robust strategy, high level objectives and deliverables for the category to deliver competitive advantage in the business. •Ensure continuous business connectivity by interacting with relevant senior business partners and Stakeholders. Provide category direction and influence pertinent strategies and decisions throughout ANZ regional businesses. •Approve Purchase requisition >30K to ensure usage of correct buying channels, selection of suppliers from internal catalogues and finding an opportunity to build a contract with suppliers with whom we do not have a contract in place. •Promote and educate the internal stakeholders about usage of ARIBA. Conducting SAP ARIBA training sessions to resolve ARIBA issue with users acting as Indirect teams ‘subject matter of expert’ for the Opal Ariba Procurement System.

Procurement Administrator

• Sep 2020 - Nov 2020

• To provide non-strategic buying support across Air liquid. Key focus to minimize operational costs, improve the customer experience & increase spend agility. • Optimize purchasing processes & platforms. • Support suppliers to use the Air liquid Purchasing platform- COUPA. • Continuous Improvement of purchasing platforms. • Site support re purchasing policy/guidelines & system functionality. • To provide non-strategic buying support across Air liquid. Key focus to minimize operational costs, improve the customer experience & increase spend agility. • Optimize purchasing processes & platforms. • Support suppliers to use the Air liquid Purchasing platform- COUPA. • Continuous Improvement of purchasing platforms. • Site support re purchasing policy/guidelines & system functionality.

Purchasing Officer

• Jan 2020 - Mar 2020

Responsible to handle high value Purchase Requisition (more than 100K USD requirement) • Oversee efficient logistics of imports and manage communication with customers and vendors • Prepare demand forecasts and created raw material and replenishment plans to meet production targets. • Partner with suppliers and assisting the Supply Chain Manager to ensure accurate movement and tracking of all goods and ensure arrival of goods within required time frame and to satisfy Customer requirements. • Place local and foreign purchase orders, communicate with suppliers and monitor delivery. • Negotiate freight rates / contracts with preferred Freight Forwarders. Including international, intra and interstate providers. • Prepare costing of imported goods and analysis of sale pricing, margins & stock turn for approval. Make recommendation for price increases as necessary. • Maintain knowledge on all tariffs and Trade Agreements, collaborate with finance team on supplier invoicing and payment terms. • Knowledge of managing returns and rejections professionally & promptly with suppliers. • Coordinate with suppliers to understand the critical requirement/issues and expedite to resolve the same on priority

Senior Purchasing Engineer

• Jan 2017 - Aug 2019

• Management of assigned commodities (Electrical and Electronics) and purchase functions such that the quality, cost and delivery objectives of the operation are successfully supported. (Approx. Spend $ 10M) • Responsible for communicating the customer’s requirement through R&D to the suppliers to develop the applicable solution. • Developed tasks, schedules, and budgets to monitor the product development path. • Execute specific problem resolution actions in coordination with engineering, quality, and manufacturing operations to evaluate and resolve production issues. • Knowledge of managing returns and rejections professionally & promptly with suppliers. • Coordinate with suppliers to understand the critical requirement/issues and expedite to resolve the same on priority. • Day to day material planning & availability check through MRP (Material Resource Planning). • Place local and foreign purchase orders, communicate with suppliers and monitor delivery. • Working on Inventory Control to improve Inventory turns. • Negotiate freight rates / contracts with preferred Freight Forwarders. Including international, intra and interstate providers. • Maintain knowledge on all tariffs and Trade Agreements, collaborate with finance team on supplier invoicing and payment terms.