Principal Consultant
Individual
Total years of experience :22 years, 2 Months
Consulting for various high value projects in Supply Chain Management, Procurement, Smart Cities, Process formulation, Cost Management, Strategy and Planning for green field projects in Telecom, FMCG, Services, IT sectors.
• Responsible for National SCM operations spread across 11 circles with reporting of 9 SCM Heads for app 500 mil USD AOP
• SCM KPI's for Capex/ Opex Procurement optimization, Warehousing, Inventory & Logistics, SRN, Internal/ External PSAT, Vendor performance evaluation, Contract Governance etc
• New product and Innovation including Green Energy initiatives for Solar, Hybrid, Energy/Uptime initiatives
• Opex - Spends and control
• Capex Services like TSP, EB, associated Services
• Process Improvement and compliance
Heading the SCM function in the OPCO with market leadership position(62% RMS and 60% CMS)
• AOP ownership for complete spend commitment of more than 600 million USD, Capex and Opex Procurement with TCO optimization
• Contract Governance, KPI & SLA monitoring for all partners
• Real Estate & Facility Management, Site Acquisition and Project Monitoring.
• Vendor relationship Management - PHD, Evaluation, Registration, SOB allocation, Barring etc
• Complete Logistics, Warehousing, Inventory and Customs clearance ownership
• Oracle ERP implementation and control- Procure to Pay(P2P), Procure to Capitalization(P2C).
• Process and Policy formulation for Pan India Supply Chain Operations, ownership for SCM function.
• Capex and Opex Management for AOP of app INR 5000 Million : Budgeting, Procurement Control, Optimization, Renegotiation.
• Contract Management of app INR 15000 Million: Passive Infra(IP1) rollout model, Active infra, Technical, IT & VAS.
• Import and Logistics control: 3 pl management for Marcom and Technical warehousing, product life cycle, inventory reconciliation and Capitalization.
• Vendor Life cycle Management: Vendor Evaluation and Development, Relationship building and graduating them to Business Partners.
• Driving Key initiatives for cost optimization across circles, Best practices, knowledge sharing, Team building, engagement and sustenance.
• SAP Module implementation.
• Handled Passive infra Contract Management: Pan India for all 23 circles of Bharti Airtel for a budget of app 6000 Cr
• Model for Sharing of Passive Infra: Introducing, developing and finalizing contract for Sharing Passive infra including the key strategic indoor sites in India/Sri lanka .
• Worked closely with Cross Functional teams for execution of Contracts related to E1, POI with other OPCOS, PR, Brand Ambassador, Media Agency- Print & Electronic, Hoardings, Airport Branding, Billing & Collection Agency, OFC Laying, ROW with Ministry of Road and Highway, SMS hubbing, Infratel Passive Infra License among others. Authorized as the Commercial & official signatory for all the contracts, representations being done for the Bharti Airtel Lanka.
• Ordering and Procurement of Passive Infra and Electronics, CAPEX and Opex Management and control.
• Negotiation and Finalization of Vendors along with Vendor Development, Liaison and Relationship building with vendors and graduate them to Business Partners.
• Site Acquisition, Site Roll out and Project Management, Office/MSC/Brand Shoppe Build ups and monitoring. Roll out of other special projects.
• Monitoring and controlling the procurement and distribution of SIM and RCVs, overall Asset Management and ensuring Process Compliance.
• Attaining major cost optimization in expenses incurred in various Opex Heads such as Marketing, Printing and Travelling Cost, procurement and distribution of SIM and Recharge Vouchers through negotiation, re-engineering, innovative ideas and new Vendor Development and streamlining of systems and process to ensure better Internal Controls in the various functions thus contributing to the profitability of the organization.
• Control of Warehouse Inventory and reduction of Inventory> 90 Days, increasing Capital Productivity along with reducing Stock holding Cost and risk due to obsolescence. Aging of stocks and deployment plan - FSN - ABC - XYZ analysis of the material.