Sr. Consultant

• Jun 2021 - Present

• Liaising with client to understand their business requirements and effectively communicate them back to product team. • Implementing right technological solution based on client’s requirements & addressing customer queries time-to-time. • Helping clients manage their global supply chain through effective supply planning with the help of technological planning tool called SpareX. • Driving organizational business process improvement initiatives by way of automation to save the time. • Delivering the presentation to the key stakeholders from client about the advancements in the technology done and solving their queries. • Performing strategic analytics to help client in reserves management and Last Time Buy (LTB) to reduce excess inventory thereby unlocking the cost saving opportunity.  Achievements: i. Successfully reduced the junking(scrap) spent by 15% sticking to the stringent financial budget by working closely with client AVAYA by optimizing forecasting method, demand outliers, demand window and stocking policy rules. ii. Actively led the initiatives of organizational process improvements through ETL & Python transformation which reduced the process time by 50%. Show less

Engineer- Supply Chain and Procurement

• Aug 2014 - Feb 2018

• Managed P2P process which includes sending RFQs to suppliers, taking quotations, doing contract negotiations and placing Purchase Orders in SAP for procurement of ROV Subsea tooling for various global projects. • Managed different stakeholders involved (both internal & external) to address key issues, if any and to know the contract progress. • Led the team of two expeditors to organise and monitor the timely shipments of ready goods at client place.  Achievements: i. Successfully saved approx. Rs.25,00,000 through negotiation skills to contribute to organisational bottom line reducing the capital spend against the budget. ii. Mentored two buyers from Angola procurement team to establish procurement processes for their newly established supply chain function. Show less

Purchase Officer

• Jul 2013 - Jul 2014

• Responsible for procurement of raw materials and capital goods required for various sugar factories and distillery projects. • Duties included sending RFQs to client approved suppliers, taking quotations, doing contract negotiations and placing Purchase Orders to finalized supplier. • Handled direct category spent for four sugar factories of Renuka Sugars Ltd.  Achievements: i. Successfully delivered total cost savings of approx. Rs.12,50,000 through negotiations adding to bottom line performance. Show less

Procurement Engineer

• Jul 2012 - Jul 2013

• Accountable for managing procurement of capital goods required for three ethanol projects of KBK Chem across India. • Primary responsibilities included sending RFQs to client approved suppliers, taking quotations, doing negotiations and placing Purchase Orders. • Responsible for arranging TPLs for on-time delivery of shipments of ready goods to desired project destinations. • Lead initiatives of strategic supplier development.  Achievements: i. Successfully delivered total cost savings of approx. Rs.10,00,000 through negotiations adding to bottom line performance. ii. Established comprehensive (Supply + After Sales Service) rate contract with EagleBurgmann India Pvt. Ltd. for “Mechanical Seals” with additional 10% cost savings and assuring service level of on-time delivery up to 99%. Show less

Procurement Officer

• Dec 2011 - Jul 2012

Responsible for procurement of capital goods like pumping systems, Electrical Motors, Solar Systems, Fire Fighting Systems required for various construction projects. Responsibilities included checking Purchase Requisitions (PRs), sending Request for Quotations (RFQs) to qualified suppliers and taking techno-commercial quotations. Furthermore, awarding contract in the form of Purchase Order (PO) to finalized supplier through negotiations based on technical specifications, cost of purchasing, lead time and payment terms. Taking periodic meetings with various stakeholders to know the order progress and to address issues , if any. Show less

Purchase and Project Engineer

• Aug 2008 - Apr 2011

• Successfully practiced inventory management for maintaining desired stock levels of raw materials for manufacturing facility through strategic procurement.• Sending RFQs to approved suppliers, taking quotations, doing negotiations and placing Purchase Orders in SAP.• Led key initiatives of supplier development and inventory management contributing to improve overall operational efficiency & effectiveness of manufacturing facility. Achievements:i. Established one year rate contract with welding consumables supplier Prathamesh Enterprises with 15% additional cost reduction.ii. Successfully implemented KAN BAN system of inventory management for low value-high volume items leading to additional 10% cost reduction and improved service level up to as high as 99% avoiding material shortage. Show less

Engineer-Projects and Purchase

• 2008 - 2011