Drove $100K+ Cost Savings ~ Streamlined Procurement Cycle & Reduced Inventory Waste Procurement Management: Presided over $2M+ annual procurement portfolio and exceeded KPIs — assessed scope for upcoming projects, reviewed trends & forecasts, identified critical path delays and orchestrated strategic sourcing plans. Engaged with vendors, negotiated service agreements and purchased supplies. Lean Strategies: Championed $100K+ in cost savings and implemented lean strategies — oversaw inventory restructuring, established product categories and negotiated vendor consignment contracts to introduce a vendor-managed inventory model and reduce waste & storage costs of non-current inventory. Project Support: Supported large-scale oil & gas manufacturing, construction and maintenance programs — steered the acquisition of parts & materials for instrumentation of valves, storage tanks, motors, pumps and injection skids. Proposed logistical plans for transportation of supplies utilizing air, marine, haul and railway. Efficiency Improvements: Streamlined procurement cycle and standardized workflows — established standard operating procedures to formalize requisition requests and facilitated end-user training. Enabled accurate tracking of POs, standardized procurement practices and improved accuracy of demand forecasting. Championed 20% Cost Savings ~ Negotiated FOB Destination Clauses, Rebates & Volume Discounts

Implemented Lean Strategies ~ Achieved 30% Cost Savings by Adopting Just-In-Time Inventory ModelPromoted to Lead Purchaser to support supply chain and procurement activities impacting a 24/7 building materials manufacturing facility. Supported capital projects, engineering, production and maintenance programs. Procurement Leadership: Managed $5M+ procurement portfolio and ensured meeting of productivity targets — pre-qualified & sourced global suppliers, expanded vendor networks, facilitated RFQs & RFPs, performed technical & commercial contract evaluation, negotiated MSAs, created POs and tracked vendor KPIs. Cost Savings: Enabled exponential cost savings and adopted a just-in-time delivery model — negotiated vendor consignment inventory to eliminate waste and risks of storing hazardous materials. Led supplier diversification strategy and established new agreements to minimize operational disruption & improve supply chain resiliency.

Title: Detailed Study on lead time analysis & vendor rating for Rural Electrification Project under

, Kolar Gold Fields, Bangalore. 4 monthsTitle: Application of Statistical Quality Control Techniques to reduce rejection in machined Components.