Pune, Maharashtra, India
An Certified Supply Chain Professional (CSCP), MBA Dual (Operations Management & International Business), B.E (Chemical ), Lean Six-Sigma Green Belt, Seeking Middle / Senior Level Assignments in Procurement Team Leadership / Global Procurement & Strategic Sourcing / SCM Consulting / Digital Transformations with an organisation of high repute. Result-oriented professional with more than 12 years of experience in Strategic Sourcing, Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Spend Management, Process Enhancement & Automations, Material Planning, Contract Management, Order management, Operational Excellence, Business process improvements and Global Supply Chain Consulting. Expertise in handling the entire Procure/Source to Pay (P2P / S2P) process and SCM such as Material requirement Planning, Sourcing, Vendor Development, Purchase Requisitions (PR) and Shopping Carts (SC), RFX, Manage Quotations, Techno-Commercial Negotiations, Contracting, PO Generations, Vendor Payments, Data Analytics & Customer / Stakeholder Engagement. Received multiple Silver & Gold awards from On-Site / Global Procurement Managers and E-stars from Supply Chain Managers for my contributions and achievements towards Operational Excellence and procurement projects and activities. If my profile interests you and in-case you would like to discuss more, you can reach out to me at : [email protected]
• As a member of the Operational Excellence (Opex) team & process subject matter expert (SME), supported, led & executed Business Process Management / Standardisations / Optimisations / Continuous Improvement projects across the entire end-to-end GBS Procurement Purchase-to-pay (P2P) Order Management Process for all regions • Actively monitored & analysed Regional / Global process performances to identify improvement opportunities in existing processes including Value Stream Mapping (VSM) • Interfaced with Global Business Units, Process Execution & Digital Services and Transformation (DS&T) teams to drive efficiency & effectiveness across Order Management process • Lead process familiarisation sessions & provided trainings to the Business Stakeholders / DS&T and Execution Teams • Projects handled - Transition of Contract Labour process, PO Closure, SC to PO Automation including cataloging and RFX Digitization, Global Purchase price variance (PPV) Project etc
• Managing the entire Procurement & Contracting activities like execution & renewals of Master Service Agreements (MSA), Statements of Work (SOW), Data Protection Addendum (DPA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Spot negotiations and strategic sourcing to obtain optimal total cost of ownership for US/EMEA/APAC regions • Handling end-to-end S2P process for indirect categories such as Facilities, HR, Financial Services, Meetings & Events, Legal Services, Employee Trainings & Office Supplies globally • Created and updated Global Category plan for Facilities & HR Category with Global Leads to support category objectives • Dealing with Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMC) & Rate Cards to effectively manage the total spend • Monitoring, evaluating, and reporting supplier performance • Ensured Invoice Reconciliation and Vendor payments, ERP system maintenance, supplier negotiation and resolution for pending invoices
• Shouldering the responsibility of Procurement Spend Management • Undertaking complex Data Extraction routines, Data Audit, Validation and Data Staging • Directing Supplier Normalization & Familying, Taxonomy Consultation (UNSPSC/Customized) & Enrichment, Dimension Mapping, Delivery and Feedback • Leading a team of members for Spend Analysis Projects and Resource Planning to ensure satisfactory execution of projects within timelines specified • Steering efforts in Developing and Designing Emptoris E-Procurement solutions in line with clients’ requirements • Identifying and Recommending Saving Opportunities for Reduced Cost through Spend Applications, Procurement Analytics and Reporting based on Categories, Suppliers, Geographies, Payment Terms etc
• Led the entire Procure-to-Pay (P2P) function involving Purchase Requisitions (PR), Request for Information (RFI)/ Request for Proposal (RFP) / Request for Quotation (RFQ), Techno-Commercial Evaluations, Bench-marking, Negotiations, Finalizing and Releasing Purchase Orders for Direct Materials • Monitored a team of members for Procurement and Sourcing activities • Identifying and Sourcing suppliers by various means based on Right – Source Selection and achieving Cost Effective Purchases; consistent with requirements for Quality, Performance, Service & Reducing Lead Time • Prepared MIS reports such as as PPV Savings, Pending Count, On time Delivery, Past Due and Component Availability Reports and so on • Liaised with suppliers for acknowledgement of on-time and past dues; Expediting and De-expediting orders including Discreet, Sub-Contract and Scheduled orders for Inventory Management