Additional General Manager
Kalpataru Power Transmission Ltd
Total years of experience :25 years, 9 Months
Role and Responsiblities
• Supplier / Subcontractor sourcing
• Supplier / subcontractor assessment/ approvals
• Estimation support
• Preparation and release of Procurement and Subcontracts budget
• Appointment of key personnel
• Procurement Planning
• Overseeing the enquiry and floating enquiries for high value materials and subcontracts
• Offer evaluation and Authorisation of purchase order and sub contracts.
• Coordination with suppliers and clients for client document approvals
• Arranging third party inspection and logistics for Coordination and reconciliation of supplier / subcontractor payment
•Management information procurement reports of various projects periodically as per corporate procedures
•Leading audit meetings and client review meetings as required
•Inventory planning and Inventory control
•Recruitment and Training of subordinates
•Personnel evaluation and Performance appraisals of subordinates
•Project Procurement Learnings
•Periodic review of cost saving initiatives and dissemination to other procurement division groups.
• Phase wise review of budget for understanding cost variations
and establishing measures to ensure completion within set limits.
Procurement & subcontractor packaging strategy, scope finalisation
of vendor / subcontractors.
•Ensure that all the changes to the scope due to any
reason (client, site conditions etc.) is recorded and approved by
the client. .
•Submitting variation proposals and interaction with the client
supporting the project manager.
•Co-ordinate with other departments on relevant issues relating to
the project.
•Responsible for the proper financial closeout of the project
•Cost Savings - Rs 50 Crores Annually
Various Types of Procurement and Subcontracts Handled
•Material procurement comprised of various types of civil building materials, mechanical piping materials complying to various standards as pipes, flanges, fittings, fasteners and gaskets, pressure vessels, such as columns, tanks, heat exchangers, various types of rotating equipment’s as gas compressors, pumps in API and non API standards, gas generators various types of cranes, DG sets and UPS, various electrical materials comprising of cables, lugs, cable trays, distribution boards, and panels, switches, glands, various instrumentation materials comprising of cables, control valves, pressure, temperature and flow measuring and sensing instruments and its calibration.
• Procurement also included various types of consumables in welding, paints and general items.
•All orders were placed in SAP.
•Subcontracts included various civil building contracts, roads, survey, geotechnical investigation, trenching and transportation contracts, non-destructive testing and third party inspection contracts, structural and piping fabrication with, erection contracts, painting and insulation contracts.
•Procurement subcontracts were released for water treatment, air conditioning systems, corrosion monitoring systems and site fabrication with erectionof heavy vessels .
•Have executed nearly 2000 km of gas / crude oil pipeline projects of diameters ranging from 12 inch to 48 inch cross country pipeline projects .
• Has procured materials and services for EPC project for OIL India Limited , Duliajan, Assam. Procured annually materials and services approximately USD 100 million.
•Customers include GAIL, GSPC, IOCL, ONGC, OIL India, BPCL, HPCL, Cairn India and Reliance .
•Worked along with Project Management Consultant include EIL, JP Kenny, TESPL and Brown root Technip
Cost Savings : 3 Million USD
Role and Responsibilities :
Procurement activities for clients Saudi Aramco and
Yanbu Petrochemicals.
Work included Procurement of all materials during shut down and maintenance activities of refinery and petrochemical plants
Cost Savings : 3 Million USD
Completed successfully for Qatar Chemical Company (Q-Chem) at Doha, Qatar ethylene plant of capacity of 500000 TPA.
Responsibilities involved procurement of Civil, Mechanical, Piping, Electrical & Instrumentation materials from approved Sources as per technical specifications in accordance to approved method statements, giving emphasis to Quality, Safety Standards & Environmental Regulations.
All materials procured adhered to strict compliance with safety regulations and played a key role in achieving 10 Million man-hours without LTI / LTA
Successfully lead the procurement :team in timely completion of Q-Chem Ethylene plant project for Dodsal Pte Ltd at Qatar. Under Kellog Brown Root (Technip)
Include
•Procurement of various machined components and fabricated items as per specifications required for various project sites.
•Obtain supplier data for engineering & follow-up shop progress on critical equipments including Reformer Burners from U.K and air preheaters from ABB Lummus Netherlands. Procured Reformer package items such as air pre-heaters, burner tubes, catalyst tubes, induced and forced draft fans systems, Made significant contribution in completion of Hydrogen plant project orders vide timely delivery of critical rotary items ie: centrifugal pumps and compressor packages.
•Ensured supplier promised deliveries.
•Preparation & issue of project material control plan
•Co-ordination with engineering to ensure the timely release of material & equipment requirements.
•Establishment, co-ordination & operation of material systems and interfaces on the project
•Monitored status of material requirements in order to requisition additional material only as required, ensuring that proper quantities are purchased to meet scheduled requirements .and preparing a comprehensive qualified bidders list for issuing enquiries.
•Analysing competitive bids on critical equipment, material and subcontracts, preparing bid tabulation & submitting supplier recommendation.
•Negotiating and placing purchase orders with selected suppliers.
•Development of project specific contract attachments and general conditions.
•Development & issuance of sub-contractor packages
•Proper & timely award & monitoring performance of sub-contracts.
•Co-ordination with bank for opening of Letter of Credit for overseas vendors.
•Conversant with various import instruments and clauses of letter of credit.
•Conversant with, excise duty, sales tax laws and regulations.
•Also handled freight & logistics including transportation contracts and extensive coordination with major transporters for transferring supplier purchase order items to various project sites.
•Expediting the timely submittal of supplier drawings and data.
•Maintaining close supplier contact through active monitoring at the suppliers facilities & telephone contact at regular intervals.
•Submitting reports with detailed information on supplier drawings & materials.
•Coordination with clearing and forwarding agents for imported items and subsequent safe transportation to site
Major Projects Successfully Executed at L&T
Procurement of all materials including expediting of major capital process
equipments and systems, structural steel, fabricated & bought out items,
piping items & hardware for EPC Projects for various clients as follows .
•Indian Oil Corporation Ltd Refinery at Haldia (Hydrogen plant)
IBIC is a joint venture consultancy company promoted in association of Chematur Engineering AB, Sweden with IBI industries to execute turnkey projects in the field of Chemicals / Petrochemicals / Explosives, Pharmaceutical & Fine Chemical Industries.
Projects Handled:
•20, 000 TPA Nitrobenzene/ Aniline Projects of Narmada
•Chematur Petrochemicals Ltd, Bharuch.
•25, 000 TPA Acetic Acid Project of EID Parry (I) Ltd.
•10, 000 TPA Toluene Di-Isocyanate Project at Narmada
Manufacturing cold rolled steel strips & sheets of various grades.
Procurement of materials and execution for:
•Cold Rolling Mill Equipments of ZR-23-43 Mill
•20 Hi Cold Rolling Mill
•Annealing Furnaces
•4 HI Skin Pass Mill
•Coil Processing Lines of Pickling, Slitting Equipment’s and other accessories for compressed air, water and Handling systems
Job Profile : Engineering Company involved in Marine Products such as epoxy resins for grouting in compressors installations and servicing. Involved in sales cum installation of chock fast grout for compressors, turbines of marine ships.
Propylene terminal facility)
•Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilizers at Chembur Mumbai (Ammonia revamp)
•IFFCO at Phulpur (Ammonia reformers)
•Finolex at Ratnagiri (LPG Terminal)
•Numaligarh Refinery at Assam (Hydrogen plant)
•Qatar Fertilizer Company at Qatar (Hydrolyzer plant).
Cost saving : 5 crores annually
Special Assignments:
Was nominated as special task force member from L&T for the
mechanical completion & pre-commissioning at:
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–Production degree University : Shivaji . Passed from