Worked with a manufacturing plant of salt, chlorine, caustic Soda, Hydrochloric acid, sodium hypo chloride and hydrogen
gas. Reported to head of materials & managed a highly professional & well experienced team of Purchase co-ordinator,
Purchase Assistant, Stores Administrator and Local Purchaser
Main Responsibilities - Procurement
• Responsible for Import & Local procurement of equipment’s, machineries, chemicals (including for epoxy resin manufacturing
products), packing materials, spares & engineering related items, components, supplies and services essential for plant operations
• Total management of the above items throughout the supply chain from origin to warehouse
• Contributing to the development of annual budgets, plans and objectives & controlling purchase parts costs that meet objectives set
by the company
• Evaluating & approving purchase requisitions by ensuring all technical specifications, right quantity required, stock available /
suggesting alternate material to use based on the application of the items or based on minimum & maximum stock, purchase contract
terms, supplier selections to control inventory carrying cost
• Ensure continuity of supply, availability & keeping track of most critical items required for smooth plant operations with close
monitoring based on monthly consumptions
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• Regular meetings with operations, maintenance & production departments to decide and ensure priority of urgent / critical items
inline with plant maintenance requirements and co-ordination with various departments like Design, Planning, Inspection, Transport
and Finance for various other activities
• Evaluations of approved vendors & identifying alternate sources of supplies for price variables / resource exercises as continuous
process of improvement on the part of vendor development for local / import substitute materials for the plant requirement to have
the effective cost reduction and inventory control
• Following and maintaining Company standards of Quality in accordance with ISO 9001 Quality System requirements for purchasing &
warehousing departments.
Main Responsibilities - Warehouse & Inventory Control
• Supervising all warehouse personnel and directing them to carry out the day-to-day warehouse activities to ensure smooth running of
operations
• Monitoring of receiving, offloading & dispatching of goods, inspecting, identifying / labeling & storing of materials and issuing materials
to end-users (FIFO) etc and coordinating with quality control and procurement department
• Ensuring company policies & procedures are correctly followed by all warehouse personnel for receiving, issuing, data entering of
materials (local & imported), documenting & maintaining data accuracy for all stores records
• Handling shortages, rejections, faulty parts, incorrect shipments, and any other discrepancies that are not in compliance with standard
parts required or purchase orders and communicating it to suppliers to get right materials and also claiming insurance etc
• Planning & coordinating with the transportation for material pick-ups, deliveries, and local cash purchases etc
• Ensuring all work equipments are used in proper manner, maintained properly, and functioning to its maximum capacity with the help
of material handling systems and warehouse management systems to ensure peak operations performance
• Maintaining standards of safety and complying with Company’s Health, Safety & Environment Management System requirements for
proper storage & housekeeping of materials in warehouse & stores
• Handling all scarp & waste disposal of the items as per local rules & regularizations
Career Highlights:
• Handled Sourcing & procurement activity for a procurement volume over USD 25 Million (Approx.)
• Handled inventory of USD 5 Million (Approx) which includes more than 14, 000 various items stored in 8 warehouses & open yards
• Effectively Negotiating & ensuring buying prices are the lowest in the market according to the business volumes and quality
specifications by selecting right suppliers and awarding Purchase Orders, Annual Rate Contracts & Site Work Contracts or Service
Orders by reducing number of Suppliers equating to maximum Purchase price savings
• Significantly contributed for saving of more than USD 1.2 Million (Approx.) by suggesting the alternate material / developing the import
substitute material / vendor development / effective negotiations / recommending the optimum ordering quantity for plant
requirement & to control inventory cost
• Actively involved in resolving problems with back orders and / or non-receipt of goods and damaged / rejected items or quality issues,
clarifying technical problems pertaining to supplies
• Instrumental in conducting physical verification of inventory stock & reconciling with systems stocks. Submitting periodical reports as
per schedule, for verifications of stock / inventory of materials in warehouses, stores and other storage areas with the external
auditors
• Stellar in implementations & training staff for Oracle based Maximo system - “Purchasing, Warehousing Management & Inventory
control systems”
• Deadlines are met for all the turnaround / shutdown & project procurement materials & attended all emergencies of plant
maintenance requirements for want of materials
- Company industry:
- Industrial Production
- Job role:
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Purchasing and Procurement
