Procurement Manager
Switchgear International W L L
Total years of experience :20 years, 4 Months
Materials planning & procurement for LV SWITCHGEAR PRODUCTS.
Purchase activities as per the requirements in BOQ & Non-Production Item Purchases.
Cost reduction through effective negotiation. & preparing Purchase Orders; follow up with vendors for timely deliveries, parallel Co- ordination with Stores & Production departments for the status of project & Store Maintenance.
Handling of Logistics & Customs documentations.
Inventory Management.
Materials Management Department (MMD)
M/s Kirloskar Electric Company
Switchgear Division
Mysore
Materials planning & procurement of Raw Materials & Consumables required for FIBC Food Grade & Pharma Grade Bags through ERP.
•Procurement of Project related materials - Civil & Electrical Materials & Capex related purchases like heavy machineries.
•Issuing of Work Orders / Making of Rate Contracts / AMC Agreements for all plant related machineries & accessories.
•Cost Reduction through negotiation & Preparing Purchase Orders; follow up with vendors for timely deliveries, parallel Co- ordination with Stores & Production departments for the status of project & Store Maintenance.
•Complete dealing with vendors in all matters (Sampling, Shipments, Production status etc).
•Documentation as per ISO 9001:2008 standard & maintaining required documents related to food safety standards.
•Ensure compliance with purchasing policies and procedures, ethical practices, and adherence to relevant laws and regulations.
•Vendor Evaluation and Database maintenance as per defined SOP.
Major Accomplishments:
Trained & Implemented New ERP - Infor (Purchase Module) successfully.
Savings of Inr 3 Million in a Span of 11 Months through effective negotiations.
Streamlining of Stores & Purchase Activities across 5 Units within Mysore.
PLANSEE INDIA HPM WORK EXPERIENCE:
•Materials planning for Tungsten & Molybdenum Raw Materials through MRP (SAP)
•Exposed to Imports materials purchase, Indigenous Materials purchase Price comparison
and finalization.
•Vendor Quality Assurance operations for facilitating the decision making process.
Liaise closely with suppliers, principals and team members and effectively manage stocks to maximize service levels, Monitor stock requirements and movement, and keep track of supplier order cycles.
•Cost Reduction through negotiation & Preparing Purchase Orders; follow up with vendors for timely deliveries, parallel Co- ordination with Stores & Production departments for the status of project & Store Maintenance.
•Documentation as per ISO 9001:2008 standard.
•Looking after long term agreements and supplier capacity bookings as per business plans to ensure flawless operations.
•Ensure compliance with purchasing policies and procedures, ethical practices, and adherence to relevant laws and regulations.
•Manage material supply chain within budgeted inventory levels.
•Vendor Evaluation and Database maintenance.
•Generation of GRN \[Goods Receipt Note\] For Materials Received from Suppliers and allot the received stock to QA department for further inspection.
•Material Issue for Sub-Contracting jobs as per production requirements, Reconciliation of Sub-contractor stock on monthly basis.
Major Accomplishments:
Active Involvement in Supplier Management across Plansee Group Companies.
Preparation of Internal Financial Controls Document for Plansee India Business Unit.
KIRLOSKAR ELECTRIC & ABB WORK EXPERIENCE:
•Materials planning for SWITCHGEAR PRODUCTS through MRP (SAP)
•Purchase activities as per the requirements in BOM & Non-Production Item Purchases.
•Cost reduction through effective negotiation. & preparing Purchase Orders; follow up with vendors for timely deliveries, parallel Co- ordination with Stores & Production departments for the status of project & Store Maintenance.
•Documentation as per ISO 9001:2008 standard.
•Responsible for handling Material Receipt, Inspection Issue, Preservation & Reconciliation.
•Material Issue Report, Material Damaged Report, Stock Report and Material Reconciliation Report using SAP.
•Successfully implemented inventory control measures to reduce obsolete stock, track slow-moving items and facilitate value-engineering initiatives at the suppliers end to reduce cost of rejection of the material supplied.
•Ensure smooth co-ordination with other functions within the Materials Dept for quality /
Quantity inspection, transportation and planning & scheduling shipments.
• Purchase order Releasing to vendors in conjunction with principals and ensure the timely
delivery & Sending month wise materials planning to suppliers.
•Coordination with warehouse and update the status of materials receipt and valuate the transit damages and quality of the materials. Liaisoning the same with suppliers about the materials receipt condition.
• Monitor supplier performance and phase out poor performing suppliers based on Company's established criteria.
•Coordination with Quality department and adhere to the quality standards, Arranging the QC inspection at supplier end and warehouse end.
• Prepare periodic reports pertaining to stocks, price trends and development of alternate source of supplies. Cost Control & Reduction, Inventory Management & Stock Control
Management of billing & Payment Processes.
Major Accomplishments in ABB & Kirloskar Electric:
Implementing of Just-In Time Concept to Minimize Inventory Levels.
Successfully Developed Alternate Vendors for the below products
Vacuum Interrupter’s, CT’s & PT’s, Porcelain Bushings, Corrugated Boxes, Fabricators for VCB Trolleys & Switch Gear Panels. Tungsten Parts for SF6 Breakers,
Diploma in Electrical & Electronics Engineering