 Driving the vendor development and sourcing savings agenda for key RM categories Collaborating with key suppliers to create value for the business Derisking business through supplier diversification Driving the regionalisation/localization agenda

Heading Purchase & Sourcing for the industrial paints business which covers Liquid Protective coatings, Powder Coatings, Road Markings and Floor coatingsDesigning and implementing future oriented procurement and sourcing strategies & driving change initiatives that support profitable business growthNew vendor development for cost optimization (particularly China sourcing) and risk mitigationHandling additional role of Customer Servicing (link between Sales and Supply Chain)

Purchase of “imported raw material additives” from suppliers globallyVendor Relationship Management, delivery performance & rate negotiationsCost driver impact related assessment and reducing purchasing costsStrategizing business mix related decisions across alternate vendors

Identified and implemented business process re-engineering (BPR) opportunitiesLed the process/business level improvements pan supply chain by liaising with the Quality Support GroupDeveloped SOPs that meet the Operational Excellence yardstick, aimed at achieving a high performance with systemic controls to ensure complianceImplemented numerous projects related to IT improvements in SAP to ease operations and ensure administrative controls on processesImplemented Projects aimed… Show more Identified and implemented business process re-engineering (BPR) opportunitiesLed the process/business level improvements pan supply chain by liaising with the Quality Support GroupDeveloped SOPs that meet the Operational Excellence yardstick, aimed at achieving a high performance with systemic controls to ensure complianceImplemented numerous projects related to IT improvements in SAP to ease operations and ensure administrative controls on processesImplemented Projects aimed at achieving critical company level objectives Show less