Procurement: International procurement of Wines from approx. 150 Wineries, Beers from premier breweries and Spirits from other bottlers situated across the globe which has a procurement value of approx. Rs. 250 Cr. PA.  Strategic and tactical negotiation for major supplier contracts & controlling cost of inflation towards the products.  Supply chain & Logistics for inland distribution of Liquor through latest strategy and procedure for managing the process. I believe in leading by example hence I always ensured timely ordering of the various alcohol items & coordinating with the Importation handling team to ensure no stock out situation at the warehouses. Operations: Complete warehousing (both Custom & Excise Bond) operations across all the locations in the country  Handling Customs & Excise officials & their queries during their warehouse visits. Administration & Project execution:  Projects execution (including coordination with PMCs & MEP Vendors) of their upcoming corporate office at Delhi, alcohol warehouses & retail premium Wine Store (La Cave) of the company at various locations across the country which has a composite project value of approx. 30 Cr. Complete administrative services including upkeep and maintenance of various offices, warehouses, and company vehicles.  Handling a team of about 50 members comprising of Procurement, Admn. Services & Operations across all locations of the country

 In my current capacity, I am responsible for handling Corporate Procurement of Taj SATS Air Catering Ltd. (JV of IHCL / Taj Group of Hotels & SATS, Singapore).  I am also accountable for spearheading a Pan India Procurement team of about 25 members with yearly procurement spend value of approx. Rs. 200 Cr.  Proficiently developing strategies to meet customer needs by leveraging a network of supply partners, processes, to provide the most advantageous cost within the optimal value proposition.  Skilfully ascertaining the best products and suppliers in terms of best value, delivery schedules and quality. Adeptly managing existing vendors & developing new vendors for sourcing various types of materials.  I have been instrumental in reviewing, negotiating and finalizing regional & national level supplier contracts, subcontractor agreements, and other terms and conditions.  Skilled in revising SLA and for vendor management process with guidelines to ensure product safety. Involved in revising Vendor Audit & approval process. Actively monitoring Vendor Managed Inventory (VMI) and 4 PL logistics.  Additionally, I am also involved in strategizing and achieving cost reduction through development of alternate suppliers, alternate materials & convenient food items. Efficiently seeking out and capitalizing on strategic opportunities with the supply base that yield significant advantages for the enterprise to garner savings and improve corporate profitability.  Accountable for the initiation of periodic generation of procurement specific MIS Reports for senior management of the company.  Adroitly developing high-potential and high-performing staff and implementing strategies to become a more competitive procurement function, driving enhanced economic value to the enterprise.  Actively assisting in integration of SAP of Taj SATS Air Catering Ltd. with the e-procurement platform of Mjunction.

 During this tenure of my career, I have successfully handled International procurement of Wines from approx. 150 Wineries, Beers from premier breweries and Spirits from bottlers situated across the globe of a procurement value of approx. Rs. 150 Cr. PA. Also led strategic and tactical negotiation of major supplier contracts, and managed to hold inflation cost in the procurement for almost two years. Proficiently implemented latest strategy and process for managing uninterrupted supply chain. I believe in leading by example hence I always ensured timely ordering of the various alcohol items & coordinating with the Importation handling team to ensure no stock out situation at the warehouses.  Deftly managed complete administrative services including upkeep and maintenance of various offices, warehouses, and company vehicles.  Significantly handled complete warehouse (both L1BF & Custom Bond) operations across all the locations in the country including labor related activities, alcohol delivery both of Indian & Imported brands to various local vends, hotels & restaurants, in-bonding of various alcohol items etc.  Adeptly handled Customs & Excise officials & their queries during their warehouse visits. Actively handled a team of about 50 members comprising of Procurement, Admn. Services & Operations across all locations of the country Highlights: 1. Successfully & independently handled complete projects to open multiple offices & alcohol warehouses (both Custom & LIBF) & retail liquor store (La Cave) of the company at various locations across the country.2. Kept the inflation in procurement price of all the items (Wines, Beers & Spirits from International Wineries, Beer Producers & Spirit Bottlers) on hold for almost about two years through deft interaction/negotiation & handling of the parties.

> As a Material Manager of Oberoi Flight Services, Delhi, I have successfully spearheaded the Purchasing, Storing & Receiving function of the Flight Catering Unit & Delicatessen of a procurement value of Rs. 7.50 crores PA. > Handled the purchasing of Daily Perishable Items, Dry Items, General Store items, and imported meat products, Hi Loader & other vehicle spare parts & Engineering related items for the Flight Service. > Demonstrated grasp in handling the purchase of spares for imported machineries for cold room pertaining to kitchen, operations and Delicatessen dept. > Actively coordinated with Corporate Purchase Committee (CPC) for all corporate contracts & acquiring of SFIS / DFCEC License for Importation of goods. Adeptly prepared documents related to foreign remittance through company designated bank required for various Importations. > Instrumental in maintaining the Par Stock level & timely issue of the Items in Cold Rooms, Dry Food Store & General Store. Responsible for Receiving function of all the materials in the Unit against the raised PO & in compliance with laid down Specs. Highlights: 1. Handled export out / import back after repair of non-functional kitchen machines to / from parent company after preparing various Export related documents. 22. Obtaining Sanitary Import Permit from Animal Husbandry Dept of Min. of Agriculture for purchasing of Imported Meat Items for Delicatessen. 3. Converted the Raw Materials Specs booklet to Raw Material Photo Specs booklet.

Responsible for complete Vendor development, management, negotiation and contract finalization for the company for its Commissary Kitchen, Bakery, Restaurants, High end Pastry Shops & Catering functionalities. Highlights: 1. Part of the expansion & re launching team of the Bread & More bakery brand which included opening of a large state of the art Commissary kitchen. 2. Led all procurement functions including tendering, vendor selection, finalization for F&B related raw materials incl. both Perishable & Dry Items, Pkg. Items, General Items, Housekeeping Items, Charcoal, Solid Fuel for the entire Group. 3. Independently handled the entire project related Purchase during the setting up of its new Bakery & Confectionery related Commissary kitchen at Okhla. 4. Coordinated its supply chain management & also implemented the Materials management Systems & Process for the newly setup Naval Officers Mess (NOMA) at Kota House in Delhi. 5. Handled various purchases for its Gaylord Mumbai & London Restt& for Kwality Restt at Kolkata. 6. Handled the complete purchasing for hi-end Outdoor Catering (ODC) Functions. 7. Handled the development &procurement of newly designed Uniforms of Bread & More & Catering division.

> Responsible for Vendor development, Vendor negotiation incl. Intl vendors, Vendor management & preparing Vendor Agreements (of local Vendors) for the association.  Led a team of 4 members, and handled 100% International Procurement for the replenishment of stocks of the Super Market being run exclusively for the Foreign Diplomats & various requirement of F&B Outlets, Health Club etc against Exemption Certificate (EC).  Significantly handled the Supply Chain Management for ACSA at Mumbai & Kolkata US Consulate as well.

> Successfully worked as a part of the opening team of Siesta Restaurants & Catering Services Ltd & handled the entire project Purchases of the QSRs, Fine dining restaurant & Corporate Catering and has brought all these verticals to the operational stage.  Efficiently developed and streamlined all process and procedure pertaining to material functions.  Also developed and Managed suppliers, tendering and finalization of supplier contracts.

> Successfully worked as a part of the pre-opening team of the cluster restaurants of DLF Emporio Restaurants Ltd of DLF Group in Emporio mall, Delhi (viz. Set’z, Café E, On The Go & Cha-Shi). {Emporio mall is the most hi-end mall of India & Set’z restaurant (comprising of 140 covers) became one of the best multicuisine restaurants of Asia after its opening}.  Instrumental in setting up the complete systems & procedures for Materials & F&B Control related processes. Skilfully handled the FFNE & Capex related project purchasing during the project stage.  Proficiently handled Yearly tender process & finalized the supplier contracts for procurement of various materials for purchasing throughout the year. Deftly managed a purchasing budget value of approx. Rs. 2.00 crores PA and responsible for procuring / purchasing, receiving, storing and inventory management of OE, CAPEX & OPEX related items from various National & International Vendors against EPCG & non EPCG Scheme.

> Responsible for Food & Beverage Cost Control, Receiving & Stores function of The Ambassador's Sky Chef, Delhi Responsible for Airline Menu Planning & Costing with close coordination with Airlines cos. & Senior Management of the company

> Responsible for Food & Beverage Cost Control function of both Delhi & Mumbai outlets Reporting to Financial Controller of the company Responsible for the complete Cost Control function of the outlets Developed & implemented complete Systems & Process pertaining to Materials management & Cost Control functions of the outlets

> Responsible for the complete F&B Cost Control functionalities of the Hotel which was the 1st ISO & HACCP Certified hotel in the country. Reporting to the Financial Controller of the Hotel Was a working member of the HACCP certification team Started the Outlet wise Monthly P&L Reports

> Responsible for Materials and F&B Cost Control functioning of the company for its Fast Food / QSR restaurants across the country & also its Commissary kitchen Reporting to the General Manager Job Profile towards Materials Dept. : Responsible for Vendor development, Vendor negotiation, Vendor management & preparing Vendor Agreements for the company.  Responsible for regular Procurements & Store management of Food Items, Paper & Plastic Disposable Items and Engineering Items. Responsible for Logistics & Supply Chain Management of various Items to the outlets spread all over the city and also to the outlets spread over various parts of the country. Responsible for floating Yearly Tenders and finalizing Yearly Contracts with the Suppliers. Job Profile towards F&B Control Dept. :  Responsible for F&B Control of both the Commissary Kitchen and the Restaurants.  Regularly updating the Recipe Costs of both the Commissary Kitchen and the Restaurants.  Preparing the daily Restaurant wise Sale / Cost Report. Preparing the Monthly F&B Controllers Report related both to the Commissary Kitchen and the Restaurants.Highlights : Prepared the complete Operating Policies & Proc. Manual of Purchase, Receiving & Stores and restructured the related Depts.

> Responsible for complete F&B Control functionalities of the Hotel Responsible for handling the Excise & Prohibition dept. of Delhi Govt

Joined as Accounts Assistant during the project stage of the hotel & over a period of time rose to the position of Senior Food Controller in F&B Control dept