Managing entire breadth of supply chain (Source to Contract & Procure to Pay) supporting shared services and my key Responsibilities are: Liaising with business stakeholders for allocated commodities & services. Leading the sourcing process which includes development of scope, supplier selection, commercial negotiation, risk mitigation and contract execution, ensuring the appropriate business involvement at all stages of the process. Shaping contractual terms and conditions, involving Legal when required, employing best practice in contracting methods to manage risk and maximize value. Undertaking due diligence in mitigating all external supply risk from supplier selection through to contract execution. Consolidating purchases by commodity. Continuously reassessing team for its capabilities and make changes to ensure improved performance. Driving spend consolidation and vendor consolidation of factory related spends (Consumables) to gain economies of scale ensuring QCDS Excellent interpersonal skills Build and manage relationships with internal customers, cross functional and suppliers.

Worked as a Sourcing & Contract specialist for BP North Sea PSCM team. Managed 15 operational contracts and executed several sourcing projects in various categories including instrumentation, pipe fitting flanges, industrial gases, metering & measurement services, heat exchangers, compressors, electric motors and services aggregator. My key responsibilities were: Communicates regularly with key stakeholders to ensure alignment of objectives and to build a clear understanding of business requirements for third party goods and services.  Implements sourcing initiatives that ensure delivery of business plans and category strategies.  Ensure all Procure to pay SLA's are met including payment to vendors. Manages sourcing activities, prioritizing and rebalancing against business objectives.  Implement the sourcing process which includes assisting in development of scope, supply market analysis, supplier selection, commercial negotiation, risk mitigation and contract execution, ensuring the appropriate business involvement at all stages of the process.  Identifies opportunities and realizes value through effective market analysis.  Undertakes due diligence in mitigating all external supply risk from supplier selection through to contract execution.  Supports the implementation of new contracts and change of supplier, ensuring efficient management of change and in particular effective handover to and understanding of contract terms by front line supervisors.  Being a contract owner managing a team of 10 supporting Req to PO process and delivery management. Establish measures to monitor and ensure continuous improvement of supplier performance.

The major Global Client where I’m responsible for managing the process was GE Aircraft Engines - Responsible for managing $50Million Spend out of a total of $300 Million, which Corbus is responsible for managing.  Research market and industry trends, analyze and assess business processes to identify opportunities for process improvement across the entire supply chain. Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external customers, to facilitate the flow of goods and related information. Supply chain analytics to support planning activities Publishing, reviewing & processing e-RFx.  Analysis & Negotiations. Designing the analytics, reports & Computerized MIS tools by using Microsoft office, Microsoft Access.  Consolidation of materials from all suppliers for lower cost. Proactive identification of potential problems/issues and resolutions prior to scheduling IMPACT. To make sure supplier meets all the PO contract terms before shipping any Hardware to GE Process Documentation for premium approval for expedited delivery (approved by customer). Providing a support to Supplier’s for ensuring delivery of materials/equipments meeting technical specifications and time Norms. Plan in place to resolve any delivery issues and prioritise the critical Hardware at supplier end. Managed daily communications with overseas suppliers on product availability, samples, pricing, delivery schedules, documents and other required information.

Purchase & Materials ManagementMonitoring procurement process & identifying potential suppliers considering organizational goal.Developing long-term partnerships with local & foreign suppliers, managing day-to-day supplies performance of vendors to ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery and quality norms. Consistently evaluating vendor performance to ensure adherence to predefined specifications and supply of quality material / execution of job works.Involved in implementation of key procurement strategies, plans for direct & indirect materials and ensuring that plans are aligned with production.Vendor Identification, Vendor Evaluation, Price Negotiation, Costing, Order Placing and follow up for material. Raw Material planning & procurement for in-house / vendors & Vendor payment clearance & co-ordination.Negotiate and manage cost, quality, delivery, orders and contracts with different suppliers.Technical & Commercial analysis of Quotations.Managing preventive and predictive maintenance schedules of equipment to minimize stoppages in critical production areas.Conducting various tests & inspections to ensure that products developed are in compliance with pre-set technical specifications; detecting defects / faults and taking corrective actions.Identifying areas of improvement and recommending process modifications and equipment calibrations to enhance operational efficiencies of the systems.Reviewing the operational practices, identify the areas of obstruction/ quality failures and work on system and process changes for qualitative improvement/ energy conservation.Team ManagementDirecting, leading & motivating workforce and imparting continuous on job training for accomplishing greater operational effectiveness/ efficiency. Working on succession planning of the workforce, shift management activities, appraising the member’s performance & providing feedback.