Sahan S. Arachchige

Deputy Manager - Supply Chain at Perera & Sons Bakers (Pvt.) Ltd
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Gampaha District, Western Province, Sri Lanka, LK

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Experience

    • Food and Beverage Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Deputy Manager - Supply Chain
      • Dec 2022 - Present

      Overlooking Group Supply Chain function (Raw Materials, Packing Materials, Engineering Materials & CAPEX,etc.) by giving the endless support to the Manager - Supply Chain. Analyzing of Data regarding Purchases, Inventory & Production Requirement to maintain materials Optimum level. Analyzing of market demand patterns, specially Raw Materials. Directly involving with New Products & Suppliers development. Managing The Supply Chain division staff with developing their skills to extract best output from them for the Company. Preparing & presenting Procurement Insight Dashboard to the Top Management. Developing & establishing Trainings for the Group Supply Chain staff to enhance their professional knowledge regarding The Supply Chain function. Involving with Cost Savings, Supplier Negotiations & Vendor Evaluation processes. Show less

    • In Charge - Purchasing
      • Jan 2020 - Dec 2022

      Marco Green Power (Pvt) Ltd is one of the subsidiaries of Nihon Eco Solar Ltd & Marco International Co. Ltd in Japan. Overlooking entire Supply chain process of the company Analyzing the market pattern to procure the products Manage and leading the purchasing department Negotiating and building strong relationship with suppliers Initiating and executing new business projects Involving with marketing activities Involving with top management for decision taking of company operation Show less

  • Packages Lanka (Pvt) Ltd
    • Ja-ela, Sri Lanka
    • Assistant Commercial Manager
      • Apr 2018 - Jan 2020

      Managed procurement, logistics and inventory control functions in the organization. Mostly covered on foreign procurement function. Also managed foreign suppliers, clearing agents and freight forwarders as well. Took additional tasks as a challenge assigned by the top management and able to satisfied the entire top management. Was able to saving cost which were addtionally occured from the organization such as minimizing container demurrage charges, Recovering container deposits, etc. Was able to supplied uninterrupted flow of materials to generate organization's monthly sales without idling. Made mechanism to review supplier performances on monthly basis and able to selected and got more benifits to the organization. Also worked with Banks and SL regulation bodies, such as SL Customs, Import Control Department, etc. Controlled purchasing budget on monthly and annual basis. Participated to the monthly meetings as well. Handled avg 50 shipments on monthly basis. Show less

    • Sri Lanka
    • Wholesale Building Materials
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Logistics Executive
      • Nov 2016 - Apr 2018

      Handled the logistics department. Mainly managed and did the foreign purchases, inventory control and logistics management such as handling freight forwarders, clearing agents, banks and SL government bodies as well. Acheived assigned KPI's by the organization consecutively. Took challenges which was out of the duty frame and finally acheived the same by having addtional incentive given by the organization. Also participated foreign trainings for the office purposes as well. Cost savings was one of the the main activities at that time and able to acheived set target on it. Control inventory around 4000 products and doing order pattern on MRP basis by weekly basis. Used ERP system was SAP. Show less

    • Sri Lanka
    • Motor Vehicle Manufacturing
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Purchasing Executive
      • Dec 2014 - Sep 2016

      Involved with Local Purchasing activities such as purchasing of Natural Rubber, Automotive products, Factory needed engineering materials, spare parts, electrical items, electronic items, project based materials, etc. Evaluated performance of suppliers on regular basis. Did supplier payment process and involved to solve occured issues on the supplier payments as well. Participated weekly project meeting handled by the director shared services. Used ERP system was SAP. Involved with Local Purchasing activities such as purchasing of Natural Rubber, Automotive products, Factory needed engineering materials, spare parts, electrical items, electronic items, project based materials, etc. Evaluated performance of suppliers on regular basis. Did supplier payment process and involved to solve occured issues on the supplier payments as well. Participated weekly project meeting handled by the director shared services. Used ERP system was SAP.

  • CBL Foods International (Pvt) Ltd
    • Habarakada - Western Province, Sri Lanka
    • Supplies Officer
      • Jul 2013 - Dec 2014

      Involved with Foreign Purchase activities. Assist to the Assistant Import Manager at the organization. Managed clearing agents, Freight Forwarders ,banks & insurance companies. Also did TT and LC preparations. Attended to solve damaged, lost consignments and cordinated with insurance companies to recover the lost. Took additional work such as purchasing of in direct materials from local vendors. Used ERP system was SAP. Involved with Foreign Purchase activities. Assist to the Assistant Import Manager at the organization. Managed clearing agents, Freight Forwarders ,banks & insurance companies. Also did TT and LC preparations. Attended to solve damaged, lost consignments and cordinated with insurance companies to recover the lost. Took additional work such as purchasing of in direct materials from local vendors. Used ERP system was SAP.

    • IT Services and IT Consulting
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Logistics Executive
      • Feb 2010 - Jul 2013

      Was joined to the organization as a Logistics assistant and within three years of time promoted as aLogistics Executive due to my performance. Handled Local Purchaing activities of the organization such as purchasing of Telephone spare parts, Fax machines spare parts, Stationeries, Electrical items and maintenance items which needs for the organization. Also visited to the banks, import control department, TRCSL, etc for submitting of relevant documents relating to the foreign purchases as well. Did monthly cost savings activities by negotiating with suppliers and also developed few potential suppliers who created more value for the organization as well. Took additional challenges which are most needed to the organization and managed to acheived those targets. Show less

Education

  • Institute of Supply and Materials Management of Sri Lanka
    Purchasing and Supply Chain Management, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
    2014 - 2017
  • ESOFT Metro Campus
    Diploma, Business English
    2023 -
  • Starlik Campus
    Professional Diploma, Microsoft Power BI
    2023 -
  • Flippa Institute
    Certificate Course, Advance Excel
    2022 - 2022
  • Praguna Management Consultants (Pvt) Ltd
    Certificate Level, Business English - Oral & Written Skills
    2015 - 2015
  • Institute of Supply and Materials Management of Sri Lanka
    Certificate Level, Shipping Air Cargo & Containerisation
    2013 - 2014
  • Institute of Supply and Materials Management of Sri Lanka
    Foundation Level, Purchasing Management
    2013 - 2013
  • Institute of Supply and Materials Management of Sri Lanka
    Certificate Level, Purchasing Management
    2013 - 2013
  • Institute Of Workers' Education University Of Colombo
    Certificate Level, Certificate Course In English Language
    2004 - 2005

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