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Ramesh Vait, Procurement Specialist

Ramesh Vait

Procurement Specialist·Kuwait International Bank

Kuwait

Higher diploma, Post Graduate Diploma In Personal Management & Industrial Relationship

Work experience

Total years of experience: 25 years, 8 months

Procurement Specialist

January 2021 - Present

Kuwait International Bank

Mubarak al Kabir, Kuwait

January 2021 - Present

Company industry:
Banking
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Procurement Specialist

October 2018 - January 2021

STC Telecom Kuwait

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

October 2018 - January 2021

Create and implement regional procurement strategies that are innovative, cost-effective, and incorporate the growing complexities and challenges in VIVA (STC)Telecom.
Assists in the developing and recommends various operational policies and procedures within the framework of state purchasing rules and regulations.
Prepare and approve documents such as Tender, RFI, RFQs, Contracts and other agreements.
Negotiate with vendors to reduce costs.
Communicate with vendors to ensure that the product arrives in a timely fashion.
Build and maintain long-term relationships with critical suppliers.
Manage technological systems that track the shipment, inventory and supply of materials.
Lead transformation activities to build procurement organizational capabilities and improve procurement efficiency.
Prepare daily, weekly and monthly procurement reports.
Ensure adherence to all safety, health, and environmental rules and regulations.

Company industry:
Telecommunications
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Alliance Manager

October 2012 - September 2018

Huawei Technologies Kuwait

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

October 2012 - September 2018

Successfully achieved Huawei VIVA SLA for Third Party Vendors Cost Reduction.
Implemented LIVE CHAT Project for the first time in Kuwait Region for VIVA Telecom.
Successfully managed different vendors Go-Live of Convergent Billing Solution for VIVA Telecom.
Future Star Award rewarded by Huawei Headquarters in the year 2015.
Successfully vendor transition done during acquisition International Turnkey System to Huawei Telecom Kuwait.
Developing and maintaining executive working relationships with strategic vendors
Facilitating negotiations and commercial engagements with the vendors for current and future business requirements
Creating an escalation path within the vendor organization for the purposes of dealing with high profile service and account management issues
Implementing best practice vendor management processes in addition to the ongoing governance thereof Acting as an escalation point for vendor performance or governance issues
Managing the dispute resolution procedure relating to claims or disputes between the service organization and its strategic vendors
Liaising with business relationship managers to channel and prioritize their requirements to the vendor(s) and to ensure that internal customer expectations are met.
Evaluating sourcing strategies to ensure they reflect Client’s operational and vendor experiences
Developing the contractual elements of the sourcing strategies including price negotiation
Evaluating markets for sourcing developments and opportunities
Managing review meetings with strategic vendors to ensure delivery against objectives and contract budgets, developing regular reports on contract, and commercial milestones and performance, and informing internal customers, vendors and management of activities and progress through regular written and verbal communication
Administering commercial and financial arrangements with vendors to include billing, invoicing, performance/penalty adjustments and internal charge-backs, where appropriate

Company industry:
Telecommunications
Job role:
Management

Project Coordinator

May 2008 - September 2012

International Turnkey System

Kuwait

May 2008 - September 2012

To gather research materials, classify and store information in a specific location for easy access and retrieval for the organization's current and anticipated information needs.
Assist in preparing standard write-ups and reports. Analyze data and information to produce necessary reports and with a view to repackaging it for easy use by the user.
Coordinate the development, population, management and content maintenance of a complete up-to-date repository of information in ITS Portal for use in internal and customer related activities.
Prepare and produce the management reports required for the corporate, regional and department level.

Company industry:
Telecommunications
Job role:
Administration

Procurement Administrator

January 2005 - May 2008

Drake & Scull International Co.

Al Farawaniyah, Kuwait

January 2005 - May 2008

Completely Responsible in Managing Tender Process and its specifications, including Bill of Quantity. Review project specifications, drawings and other project related documents. Float inquiries for materials & sub contractors, review quotes when returned.Preparing Estimate Sheets and other Tender schedules in computer. Follow up on Requisition, Purchase Orders, Letter of Intents and Contracts.

Company industry:
General Engineering Consultancy
Job role:
Purchasing and Procurement

Administration Manager

October 2003 - January 2005

Al Marasi National Company

Al Farawaniyah, Kuwait

October 2003 - January 2005

 Maintaining the documentation system and ensuring confidentiality of documents.
 Tracking Air & Sea Shipments.
 Preparing Quotes & Offer for Suppliers & Overseas Agents.

Company industry:
Shipping
Job role:
Administration

Secretary

May 2003 - September 2003

Cargo Transport Systems

Al Kuwait, Kuwait

May 2003 - September 2003

Secretarial duties

Company industry:
Maritime & Marine Engineering
Job role:
Secretarial

Administrative Assistant

October 2000 - May 2003

Indian Experience

India

October 2000 - May 2003

Administrative Duties

Company industry:
Primary, Prep, & Secondary School
Job role:
Secretarial

Education

Annamalai University

May 2018

May 2018

Higher diploma, Post Graduate Diploma In Personal Management & Industrial Relationship

India

GPA (percentage): 70%

GPA (percentage): 70%

Annamalai University

May 2017

May 2017

Master's degree, Human Resources

India

Annamalai University

May 2011

May 2011

Master's degree, Sociology

India

Annamalai University

December 2001

December 2001

Bachelor's degree, Psychology

India

Computer Software College

November 2001

November 2001

Bachelor's degree, Unix & C

India

Small Scale Industries Service Institute, Govt. of India

December 2000

December 2000

Diploma, Advance Diploma in Computer Hardware & Networking

India

Pondicherry University Community College

June 1997

June 1997

Diploma, Printing

India

Pre Press

Navayuga Training Division

March 1997

March 1997

Diploma, Proficiency In Desk Top Publishing

India

Pragathi Training Division

March 1996

March 1996

Diploma, Certification in Applications Programming

India

Skills

Procurement
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Psychology
Expert
Psychology
Expert
Training
Expert
Training
Expert
Secretarial
Expert
Secretarial
Expert
High Speed Typist
Expert
High Speed Typist
Expert
PC Handling
Expert
PC Handling
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Procurement
Expert
Psychology
Expert
Psychology
Expert
Training
Expert
Training
Expert
Secretarial
Expert
Secretarial
Expert

Languages

Tamil
Expert
Hindi
Intermediate
Malayalam
Intermediate
English
Expert

Memberships

Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Pondicherry, India

Member

January 2001

The Association of Strategic Alliance Professionals

Member

May 2014

CIPS

Member

October 2018

Hobbies

  • Music