An accomplished professional with a track record of 5 years in designing and overseeing the sourcing strategy, procedures, and structure to effectively identify, oversee, and enhance the strategic suppliers of Manufacturing Units.My daily routine encompasses• Procurement Electronics components including all types of Active, Passive, SMD & TH components (resistors, capacitors, inductors, transistors, diodes, fuses, ICs, connectors, jumpers, cables, cable assemblies, hardware parts including screws nuts washers etc.)• Custom Enclosures, Mechanical parts & Sheet-metal parts (Frames, Stiffeners etc.)• Custom sockets for Burn in Application • Indirect Material (Purchase requisitions) like production floor requirements (ESD gloves, coats, shoes, labels etc.) Packaging Material like (ESD Bags, Corrugated boxes, Custom boxes, Foam, etc.)• Machine servicing, repairing and purchasing new equipmentMy Key responsibilities• Generating & placing purchase orders as per Project deadlines with spend range of <$12M/Year• Procuring commodities as per each project’s Bill Of Material (BOM) • Procuring purchase requisitions• Experienced managing all different timeline projects includes quick turn turnkey projects (Short period 4-5 weeks), long term production projects (10-12 months) & End Product development projects ( < yearlong)• Strategic procurement planning according to project timeline and optimizing product development cost (Achieving targets of averaging18%-30% profitability on material) • Reviewing PCB layout, fab drawing & Gerber files• Alternative component suggestions through APAL & reviewing EOL, PCN documents for electronic components.• Reviewing Engineering change notices (ECN) & Environmental document checklist includes REACH, RoHS compliance certifications etc.• Negotiating and concluding contracts & Ensuring that the services are as per the contracts• New Vendor development, Supplier evaluation, selection, and set-up of ongoing performance management My functional competencies• Working Knowledge of ERPs (Microsoft Navision 4.0 & Business Central, Oracle, SAP etc.)• Working knowledge of Gerber, Altium365, Allegro etc.)• QMS awareness (ISO9001) as I was a part of two ISO audits• Project management skills to handle simultaneous multiple projects to deliver organizational objectives. • Cost estimation & reduction by negotiation/ alternate supplier / manufacturing processes.• Understanding of the product development cycle.• Results oriented personality, Team must deliver results & have sense of urgency to deliver tasks on time.