Sumesh Kumar

• Managing procurement operations in general trading enterprises.
• Managing Procurement activities including International trade logistics and Export-Import management.
• Handling strategic procurement and supply chain management.
• Participating in industry trade fairs, exhibitions and conferences to monitor trends and evaluate suppliers.
• Engaging with local chambers of commerce and trade associations for procurement success.
• Leveraging government programs and services for export procurement and import procurement.
• Selecting the suppliers and awarding the contracts.
• Handling purchase procedure and documentations.
• Incorporating project management in procurement operation.
• Managing contracts and supplier performance measurement.
• Managing productive supplier relationship.
• Conducting the negotiations, gathering information and analysis.
• Managing solicitation of bids and proposal.
• Ensuring materials quality performance.
• Managing export order processing

Practicing research on Business Information System.

• Managing Purchase & Procurement of Wholesale Enterprise & Educational Institution; Handling Technical Purchase, Building Materials Purchase, IT Procurement, Electrical Procurement, MEP Procurement, Electronic goods Import & Export, Education Procurement, Textile Purchase, Service Procurement, Vendors Management.
• Managing materials purchase & procurement operations end to end and Sourcing business supplies.
• Sourcing Building Materials (Cement, Bricks, Blocks, Sand, TMT Steel, GFR Gypsum, Fit-Outs, MEP Procurement, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, BMS, HVAC, Glass, Marble, Paints, Metals, Woods, Furnitures).
• Managing Sourcing and Procurement of Electronics & Electrical equipment (Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Customer end materials), Instrumentation equipment, IT Products & Services, Application Software procurement, Volume Licensing, Data Center Equipment, IoT Products and Telecom Procurement.
• Managing Purchase and Procurement of Education Materials, System Integrated equipment, Office Automation, Home Appliances, Electronics Components, Medical Devices, Mechatronics, Consumer Electronics, Electro Mechanical, Cabling (Fiber Optics, Coaxial & Copper), Robotics, Automation Hardware, Spares, Accessories, Solar Panels, Tools and Machinery materials procurement in large volume via Suppliers.
• Managing General Procurement and Retail Procurement of Electronic components and Consumer Electronics.
• Purchasing of Professional Services, Managed Services, Facilities Service, Financial Service and HR Services.
• Managing vendor relationship and handling OEMs and clients in India, Africa, GCC and APAC Countries.
• Monitoring business trends, benchmarking and materials availability to pay best price for business supplies and Services without scarifying quality and delivery times in purchase & procurement operations.
• Assessing total cost of purchase. Identifying and research potential suppliers for materials procurement.
• Managing Exports of electronics, electrical, ICT hardware, MEP materials to Africa, APAC and GCC Countries.
• Managing Import Purchases (electronics, ICT hardware, equipment, MEP materials, Textiles & Garments Materials) from China, Taiwan and Bangladesh.
• Managing procurement contracts, IT contracts and other technical purchase contracts.
• Implementing cost analysis measures on materials purchase. Developing Cost saving trackers to achieve goals.
• Managing risk in general procurement. Developing and executing global and regional sourcing strategies.
• Managing a team of buyers for accomplishing strategic purchase to ensure proper material flow.
• Developing strategies for procurement, distribution of goods & services and managing stock levels.
• Preparing RFQ, RFI, RFP & Tender documents to bidders based on purchase & procurement requisition.
• Conducting price negotiation, discussing taxation structure, EXIM documentation and Customs Clearance.
• Establishing long term contracts with suppliers to improve cost saving margins in procurement operations.
• Managing and partnering with sourcing and procurement stakeholders in India, Africa (Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, Djibouti, South Africa, Rwanda, Uganda, Senegal & Tanzania), Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai & Ras Al Khaimah), Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Taiwan, Malaysia & Singapore.

• Managing Purchase & Procurement of Wholesale Enterprise; Handling Technical Purchase, Building Materials Purchase, IT Procurement, Electrical Procurement, MEP Procurement, Electronic goods Import & Export, Education Procurement, Textile Purchase, Service Procurement, Vendors Management.
• Managing materials purchase & procurement operations end to end and Sourcing business supplies.
• Sourcing Building Materials such as Cement, Bricks, Blocks, Sand, TMT Steel, GFR Gypsum, Fit-Outs, MEP Procurement, Electrical, Mechanical, Plumbing, BMS, HVAC, Glass, Marble, Paints, Metals, Woods, Furniture.
• Managing Sourcing and Procurement of Electronics & Electrical equipment, Instrumentation equipment, IT Products & Services, Application Software procurement, Volume Licensing, Data Center Equipment, IoT Products and Telecom Procurement.
• Managing Purchase and Procurement of Education Materials, System Integrated equipment, Office Automation, Home Appliances, Electronics Components, Medical Devices, Mechatronics, Consumer Electronics, Electro Mechanical, Fiber Optics Cables, Coaxial Cables, Copper Cables, Robotics, Automation Hardware, Spares, Accessories, Solar Panels, Tools and Machinery materials procurement in large volume via Suppliers.
• Managing General Procurement and Retail Procurement of Electronic components and Consumer Electronics.
• Purchasing of Professional Services, Managed Services, Facilities Service, Financial Service and HR Services.
• Managing vendor relationship and handling OEMs and clients in India, Africa, GCC and APAC Countries.
• Monitoring business trends, benchmarking and materials availability to pay best price for business supplies and Services without scarifying quality and delivery times in purchase & procurement operations.
• Assessing total cost of purchase. Identifying and research potential suppliers for materials procurement.
• Managing Exports of electronics, electrical, ICT hardware, MEP materials to Africa, APAC and GCC Countries.
• Managing Import Purchases of electronics, ICT hardware, equipment, MEP materials, Textiles & Garments Materials from China, Taiwan and Bangladesh.
• Managing procurement contracts, IT contracts and other technical purchase contracts.
• Implementing cost analysis measures on materials purchase. Developing Cost saving trackers to achieve goals.
• Managing risk in general procurement. Developing and executing global and regional sourcing strategies.
• Managing a team of buyers for accomplishing strategic purchase to ensure proper material flow.
• Developing strategies for procurement, distribution of goods & services and managing stock levels.
• Preparing RFQ, RFI, RFP & Tender documents to bidders based on purchase & procurement requisition.
• Conducting price negotiation, discussing taxation structure, EXIM documentation and Customs Clearance.
• Establishing long term contracts with suppliers to improve cost saving margins in procurement operations.
• Managing and partnering with sourcing and procurement stakeholders in India, Nigeria, Kenya, Ghana, Ethiopia, Djibouti, South Africa, Rwanda, Uganda, Senegal, Tanzania, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates (Abu Dhabi, Dubai & Ras Al Khaimah), Bahrain, Bangladesh, China, Taiwan, Malaysia & Singapore.