Mahesh Sankar, Procurement Manager

Mahesh Sankar

Procurement Manager

Apparel Group

Location
Saudi Arabia
Education
Master's degree, Computer Science And Finance
Experience
17 years, 2 Months

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Total years of experience :17 years, 2 Months

Procurement Manager at Apparel Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • My current job since December 2022

 Heading and owning the Procurement department for Pan KSA
 Devise & use fruitful Procurement policy and strategy to bring maximum cost benefit
 Negotiate with external vendors and finalize the purchasing details of orders and deliverables with maximum cost optimization and with minimum budget utilization
 Collaborate with senior management to ensure clarity of the specifications and management expectations
 Perform risk management for supply contracts and agreements
 Control spend and build a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs
 Track and report key functional metrics to reduce expenses and improve effectiveness
 Approving the order of goods & services
 Supervising the team and ensuring that all assigned tasks are completed on time.
 Coordinating with all functions and departments to identify common items purchased, conducting vendor negotiation to finalize the rate card or Contract with vendors.
 Identification of new vendors and registering them in system with proper background checks.
 Contribute to overall business strategy and annual budget process

Accounts Manager at Knowledge Works India Private Limited
  • India - Banga
  • My current job since March 2007

Managed General Accounts, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable

General Accounts: -
• Maintaining of General Accounts Ledgers, Posting of transactions
• Preparing of Profit and Loss accounts, Cash flow statements and Balance Sheet
• Reporting of all Accounts, expenses, NPA’s, General Statements to the Management
• Review and reconciliation of Bank statements
• Petty Cash Management
• Maintaining financial historical records by filing accounting documents. Maintaining Financial security by following internal accounting controls and Database backup,

Accounts Receivable: -
• Preparing, reviewing, monitoring and reporting of accounts receivable statements
• Informing the due dates and follow-up with customers regarding the payments
• Preparation and reporting of payment due but not received reports
• Posting of all accounts receivable entries in the system
• Preparing and reporting of bad debts and provision reports

Accounts Payable: -
• Receiving and filing of bills
• Preparation and reporting of bills due statements
• Preparation and reporting of bills due but not paid statements and payment follow-ups
• Posting of all accounts receivable entries in the system
• Attending customer enquiries and status of payments
• Obtaining the necessary approvals from the concerned departments regarding the payments

Assistant Commercial Manager at Landmark Group
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • November 2016 to November 2022

 Deliver Commercial & Procurement Support to departments & business units, specialized in Facility, Projects (Capex), Supply Chain, Warehouse & IT.
 Inviting suppliers for negotiation as per the department & business unit’s requirement.
 Finalizing and awarding the vendor with best rates and services with the cost optimization with minimum budget utilization
 Coordinating with all functions and departments to identify common items purchased, conducting vendor negotiation to finalize the rate card or Contract with vendors.
 Owning the DOA approval Matrix for all financial process of the company
 Identification of new vendors and registering them in system with proper background checks.
 Supervising the team and ensuring that all assigned tasks are completed on time.
 Conducting management presentations before the senior management
 Identified as Business Champion (Pan KSA) for implementing new ERP S2P2P (Source To Procure To Pay) an end to end Oracle Cloud based Sourcing, Purchasing & Payment Module.

Senior Business Analyst at Sale Advanced Company
  • Saudi Arabia - Riyadh
  • September 2015 to August 2016

o Overseeing administration of the Finance department and coordinating with all department & functions for smooth function
o Vendor Management, Vendor Negotiation & Contracts Management
o Budget forecasting, allocation & spend analysis of all departments
o Supervising preparation of MIS and reconciliation reports
o Coordinating with Banks and other Financial Institutions for transactions & funding requirements.
o Supervising preparation and collection of Market updates

Deputy Manager - Operations at Axis Bank Limited
  • India - Thiruvananthapuram
  • June 2013 to February 2015

Key Deliverables:  Ensuring productivity of the operations team at branch in CASA, Investment Products, Cross Sell and enhancement of existing customer relationship.  Ensuring high levels of compliance in regulatory and policy perspectives.  Maintaining high level of customer satisfaction, retention and thereby enhancing cross sell references.  Monitoring functions like account opening, cash, clearing, remittances, trade operations  Managing teams in opening of Current, Savings & NRI accounts and ensuring scrutinizing for adherence of Know Your Customer Norms.  Handling Cash Management Services (CMS) for corporate customers and their cheque clearance for tax collection and reconciliation operations at the branch.  Generating revenue through sales of Insurance, Mutual Funds, Structured Products & other bank products, identifying the FPR (First Person Responsible) processes in the branch and successful implementation.  Processing and reconciliation of all Direct Tax applications  Statutory bank audit check list preparation, supporting and ensuring a good audit rating  Processing and settling customer Death Claim application and filing control returns  Receiving, processing and settling all expenses of the branch within the deadline  Generating statements, reviewing, reconciling, controlling and monitoring all branch office accounts

Assistant Manager Branch Banking at HDFC BANK Limited
  • India - Thiruvananthapuram
  • September 2008 to June 2013

Key Deliverables:  Dealing with complaints/queries and turnaround times in order to ensure high level of customer satisfaction, retention and thereby capturing larger wallet share.  Conducting smooth handling of departments like account opening, cash, clearing, remittance, domestic bill clearance and trade operations.  Opening of Current, Savings & NRI accounts and scrutinizing the same and ensuring adherence of Know Your Customer Norms.  Handling Cash Management Services (CMS) for corporate customers and their cheque clearance for tax collection and reconciliation operations at the branch.  Assuring regulatory compliance & procedural compliance; authorizing of transactional entries & checking of reports (Daily, Fortnightly, Monthly & Quarterly).

Education

Master's degree, Computer Science And Finance
  • at Institute Of Chartered Financial Analysts Of India University
  • March 2007
Bachelor's degree, Business Administration And Commerce
  • at Kerala University
  • March 2005

Specialties & Skills

Sourcing
Oracle ERP
Financial Control
Vendor Management
Procurement
MANAGEMENT
PRESENTATIONS
CASH MANAGEMENT
COORDINATING
OPERATIONS
CUSTOMER SATISFACTION
MFG/PRO (ERP)
PURCHASING
NEGOTIATION
ORACLE CLOUD

Languages

Malayalam
Expert
Hindi
Expert
English
Expert
Tamil
Expert
Arabic
Beginner

Hobbies

  • Driving