Paras Patel

• Leading category management and Strategic sourcing for the wide range of Mechanical and Electrical commodity components like Sand casting, Die Casting, Sheet Metal parts, Cabinets, Rubber seals and bought out electrical parts.
• Led strategic sourcing activities including RFQ/RFP, techno-commercial evaluation and contract negotiations for around 40+ Active suppliers in global and local (regional) market with annual spend value around 23M USD.
• Monitored supplier performance KPIs (quality, delivery, cost, capacity) and drove continuous improvement initiatives.
• Within first 3 months Conducted spend analysis and market benchmarking to identify localization opportunities and unlock cost savings opportunity across ~1.1M USD value in casting and sheet metal parts.
• Ensured supply continuity through risk mitigation and cross-functional collaboration.
• Executed ZBC Costing analysis and commercial negotiations to optimize procurement costs.
• Developed localization strategies to achieve business targets and supported regional and global sourcing initiatives.
• Acted as a key liaison between suppliers and Cross function stakeholders like Quality, Engineering and warehouse to ensure smooth and continue material supply as per plant requirement.

• Managed for Procurement and Material planning for Train sub-system level Mechanical Commodity and Electrical commodity parts like Machining parts, Fabrication parts, Sheet Metal parts, Metallic Enclosures, Gearbox, Cooling Fans, Heatsink, Laminated Busbar and Sensors etc.
• Handled 56+ active supplier in global and local (regional) market with annual spend value around 26M USD.
• Localized Imported Heatsinks component with local supplier and achieved cost saving of 1.24M USD around average 14% saving of annual spend volume via ZBC for machining component
• Localized Imported converter cooling fans with local supplier along with RDSO qualification and achieved cost saving of 0.6M USD around 12% saving of annual spend volume.
• Developed and Qualified 6 new vendors as per organizational criteria for create competitiveness in market and make alternate source to avoid single source dependency for machining parts, laminated busbars and cooling fans.
• Improved OTIF for critical deliveries supplier from 72% to 96% over span of 2 months period.
• Key Coordinator for SDC (Site Delivery Center for Metallic Commodity)
• Directing team of 2 members to effectively meet plants requirements and support supply chain functions.
• Monitor high-risk suppliers as per SIOP and drive mitigation to ensure maximum MPS output.

• Managed procurement of MRO spares, Capex items, and BOM components aligned with plant requirements.
• Developed and managed Annual Rate Contracts (ARC) & Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMC) to drive cost optimization.
• Leading Purchasing of machining, fabrication, and casting components with a focus on quality and cost efficiency.
• Conducted vendor evaluation and monitored supplier performance to ensure compliance and reliability.
• Spearheaded new vendor development for mechanical & Electrical commodities for achieve targeted cost reduction.
• Applied quality tools such as PPAP and CAPA to ensure supplier quality and process improvements.

• Conducted vendor negotiations and techno-commercial evaluations using comparative statements to finalize orders.
• Developed new vendors for tool room items, consumables items and machining components.
• Conducted site visits at supplier and subcontractor facilities to assess their manufacturing processes, quality controls, and operational capabilities.
• Managed inventory levels using minimum, maximum, and reorder control systems.
• Participate in ISO audit to resolve Procurement processes and SOP queries for implement associated Process improvement.
• Ensured supplier capability to meet required quality standards and production capacity.

• Executed BOM-based procurement of bought-out parts with a focus on cost competitiveness.
• In-depth knowledge of operating SAP MM and other ERP modules for procurement & inventory management.
• Evaluating performance of the vendors based on various criteria such as percentage of Rejections, quality improvement rate, timely delivery, payment credit terms etc.
• Developed new vendors through SEAP to establish alternate sourcing and improve supply reliability