Deepak Raj Email & Phone Number

India

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Provide technical procurement advice & development of policies, procedures, systems, and standards to key stakeholders undertaking procurement planning, sourcing, and contract management activities, to enable them to meet business needs and expectations.

Bangalore

Work on agreements/Contracts and other standard forms. Run RFX process for supplier selection, Vendor Management, Drive all aspects of sourcing project including Project kick-off, Market analysis, RFx, conducting Supplier Demonstrations. Laisse with Stake holders to develop Sourcing strategies based on Market Intelligence from internal team.

Bengaluru Area, India

Prepares and submits proposals. Negotiate contracts of moderate scope and complexity in accordance with legal and company regulations and policies. Negotiate price, terms and conditions, deliveries, and other business issues within scope of responsibility.Communicate clearly, concisely and courteously, orally and in writing, and maintain effective business relationships with other employees, vendors.Develops responses to moderately complex requests for proposal (RFP) by reviewing bid process procedures, reviewing material, test and other requirements, and preparing appropriate responses.Identifying and creating opportunities for cost reduction and value adding in all agreementsNegotiates contracts with supplier, evaluates bids and proposals, analyze all contract amendments and documentation to ensure it comply with contractual requirement.Reviews and interprets vendor contracts for accuracy and completeness.Manages Contracts with suppliers to ensure supplier compliance.Analyze suppliers change requests to existing contracts and approves change or revisions.Identify and document contract terms relating to period of performance, maintenance and support rights, termination options, transfer rights, warranties, and restrictions on product use, product license, usage volume and upgrades and create data attributes as required as per compliance.Responsible for reviewing master service agreements, engineering and construction, IT support etc contracts for compliance to vendor payment terms and make sure in compliance with standard language as per master order agreement.Perform spend analysis per commodity to consolidate spend with suppliers and to rationalize supplier baseMonitor various Procurement databases: in prep, Source File Tool (expiring validity), Procurement Contribution Tool (forecast updates, savings extensions), Sourcing Feed Database, Emptoris,

• Migration of Accounts payable functions for Asia Pacific (APAC) Countries from Oracle SSC, Sydney to GFIC, India• Post migration support for early stabilization and Business Continuation• Provide Value Added M.I.S to Internal & External Customers, Invoices overdue reporting, Audit & Quality Reports• Compliance to Service Level Agreements, Reconciliation - Monitoring & Scrutinizing of AP Accounts• Active contribution & participation in the Accounts Payable Six Sigma Project & Other Quality Initiatives• Adequate exposure to the Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) – Controls & Audit procedures to be compliant as per requirements• Subject Matter Expert & one point of contact for the testing in GSIAP (Global Single Instance Application) for APAC Accounts Payable with close coordination with the Applications IT Support Team• Coordinating with other teams like General Ledger Controllers group, Web Expenses, Tactical Purchasing, Fixed Assets, Customer Data Integrity and Local Finance• Co-ordinate and support the Senior Management Reporting team in Sydney to finalise the business numbers and month closing processes• Participating/Supporting various projects impacting the Accounts Payables process• Trained back-up for Payment Process; identifying process improvements and sharing it with the team• Responsible for resolving holds on supplier invoices and ensuring timely payment to the suppliers

• Helped in stabilizing & streamlining new process – 1st Pilot Project in Oracle GFIC• Providing Customers end to end solution in Finance & Accounting areas such as Accounts Receivables, Accounts Payables, Tactical Purchasing, Expense reporting• Transition planning and methodology as per the business and client requirement.• Conducting meetings, conference calls and process presentations for update of New Process.• Handling resources profile, hiring, training and induction modules.• Sharing of work load is taken care.• Handled all APAC & EMEA countries(English speaking courtiers)- Updataion of SPAR (Sent payment advice Right)- Consolidation of Audit Report for whole of CSD- LOB calls (with Oracle requesters, suppliers) to share day to day activities- Updation of Supplier’s bank details, in case they are on Check payment method- ISP training-where suppliers are trained on invoice processing, quering invoice status.

• Conducted end to end in depth Purchase Order Audit• Analyzing Data & reporting to reduce incorrect shipments• Ensure timely collection of payments from Customers• MIS generation & timely reporting to Management