Ashan Dissanayake

Sourcing New Requirements - Raw Materials/Packing Materials/Machines & Equipment/Consumables & Services. • Identifying and evaluating potential suppliers for new Requirements. • Lead pricing and contract negotiations with vendors to secure the best commercial terms and agreements. • Overseeing the procurement process from order placement to delivery and quality control of newly sourced requirements while minimizing lead times and costs. • Manage supplier relationships and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. Monitor and forecast demand for existing materials. • Develop and implement purchasing strategies to ensure cost-effective and timely procurement of goods and services by researching and evaluating suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability, reliability, and technical capability. Sourcing Alternatives for Unavailable / Supplier out of stock Items. • Proactively identifying substitute products or suppliers when items are unavailable. • Ensuring product quality and cost-effectiveness of alternative sourcing. Managing all Catering and Event Operations. • Lead all the Catering, Commercial Event planning and executing activities. • Managing all logistics, including food and beverage arrangements, equipment rentals, and vendor coordination. • Obtained staff accreditations, gate passes, and work permits when required. Machine Breakdowns and Maintenance. • Coordinating and sourcing services required for machine breakdowns and maintenance requests. • Ensuring minimal disruption to operations and efficient resolution of technical issues. Leading Stock Count Coordination Between Departments. • Leading and organizing stock counting activities, ensuring accuracy and consistency across different departments. Leading Product Launches. • Taking the lead in coordinating and executing product launches. • Ensuring all aspects of the launch, including procurement, marketing, and inventory management, are aligned for a successful launch. Focal point for B2B orders. • Handling new and existing B2B clients to receive and process their new orders. Coordinating Between Teams for Smooth Operations. • Acting as a liaison between all the departments to facilitate effective communication and collaboration. • Ensuring seamless coordination of activities across these departments to meet operational goals and customer expectations.

Manage end-to-end procurement and sourcing activities for raw materials, packaging materials, machinery, equipment, consumables, and services. Identify, evaluate, and negotiate with suppliers to secure the most competitive commercial terms while ensuring quality, compliance, and supply continuity. Develop and implement strategic purchasing plans, monitor material demand, source alternative products and suppliers during shortages, and oversee the procurement process from requisition to delivery while optimizing costs and lead times. Maintain strong supplier relationships and ensure adherence to company policies and regulatory requirements.

Additionally, lead and coordinate catering and commercial event operations, including planning, execution, logistics management, vendor coordination, equipment rentals, and food & beverage arrangements. Manage operational requirements such as staff accreditations, gate passes, and work permits to ensure seamless event delivery.

Sourcing New Requirements - Raw Materials/Packing Materials/Machines & Equipment/Consumables & Services.
• Identifying and evaluating potential suppliers for new Requirements.
• Lead pricing and contract negotiations with vendors to secure the best commercial terms and agreements.
• Overseeing the procurement process from order placement to delivery and quality control of newly sourced
requirements while minimizing lead times and costs.
• Manage supplier relationships and ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
Monitor and forecast demand for existing materials.
• Develop and implement purchasing strategies to ensure cost-effective and timely procurement of goods and
services by researching and evaluating suppliers based on price, quality, selection, service, support, availability,
reliability, and technical capability.
Sourcing Alternatives for Unavailable / Supplier out of stock Items.
• Proactively identifying substitute products or suppliers when items are unavailable.
• Ensuring product quality and cost-effectiveness of alternative sourcing.
Managing all Catering and Event Operations.
• Lead all the Catering, Commercial Event planning and executing activities.
• Managing all logistics, including food and beverage arrangements, equipment rentals, and vendor coordination.
• Obtained staff accreditations, gate passes, and work permits when required.
Machine Breakdowns and Maintenance.
• Coordinating and sourcing services required for machine breakdowns and maintenance requests.
• Ensuring minimal disruption to operations and efficient resolution of technical issues.
Leading Stock Count Coordination Between Departments.
◦ Leading and organizing stock counting activities, ensuring accuracy and consistency across different departments.
Leading Product Launches.
• Taking the lead in coordinating and executing product launches.
• Ensuring all aspects of the launch, including procurement, marketing, and inventory management, are aligned for
a successful launch.

• Managed inventory planning and purchasing based on demand forecasts and historical consumption data to
ensure the inventory remained adequately stocked in order to fulfill the requirements and maximize the
investments.
• Negotiate contracts, terms and deadlines with vendors.
• Manage suppliers relationships and their Quality, Cost, Delivery, Service and Sustainability toward reliable and
cost-effective supply chain.
• Maintain efficient communication and flow of purchase orders, deliveries of goods, and clinic inventory
management to ensure optimal business operations.
• Monitoring of the overseas shipments to ensure on time deliveries and update ERP master data accordingly
• Improve warehouse utilization and coordinate with warehouse staff to ensure proper storage.
• Develop and implement standard operating procedures and processes.

• Driving an end-to-end sourcing process to ensure supply of materials and services fit for the purpose, while delivering optimum value to support the business.
• Negotiating contract terms/ expenditures with vendors and recommend solutions, ensuring timely delivery of business requirements.
• Ensuring total cost of ownership across designated categories and performing research, related to supply markets and pricing procedure.
• Preparing of KPI reports by utilizing excel and the data extracted from SAP system monthly.
• Managing SAP ordering process through purchasing requisitions (PR) to purchase orders (PO) by maintaining the smooth running of day-to-day business operations.
• Following up with vendors for timely collection of Quotations, Tendering bids and analyze them for the evaluations.
• Registration of vendors, maintain and creation of material codes/system contracts in the SAP system.


Achievements - Improved supplier’s on time delivery process by using and analyzing the weekly backorder reports and reduced the total number of monthly client inquiries by 90%.

• Identified and evaluated local and international suppliers through comparative analysis.
• Stay up to date with industrial trends and establish long-term purchasing arrangements with vendors when it is
beneficial to the company.
• Request for Quotes (Local), Proforma Invoices (Foreign) for the best possible price on raw materials and
consumables by Negotiating and comparing with previous prices and latest market prices.
• Placing purchase orders (POs) considering Minimum order, Standard packing quantity, Lead Times and Shelf
lives using SAP and getting confirmation of the orders and follow up with the suppliers until obtaining the
receipts of delivery.