KRA- Present Job Project Phase:Joined the organisation in the initial construction phase of a Greenfield project and reporting to CEOSupervised the execution of all kind of construction contracts for Civil Work, Electrification of Plant, Compressed Air Pipeline, Pressurised Water Distribution System, Fire Hydrant System, Lightening Arrestor System, Landscaping and interior work.Manoeuvring the selection process & purchase of machines & equipment for Transmission Tower Fabrication & Galvanizing Unit. Operation Phase:Analysing procurement needs, building strategies, developing budgets & plans and identifying raw material procurement sources basis project scope of work; proposing & implementing strategies for cost effective and timely purchase of materials Offering competitive price offers and credit period for the bids; working in close tandem with Business Development Team and engineering to freeze specifications and obtain best possible prices and deliveryAchieving important KPI in the function like cost saving, credit days, supplier qualification; closely tracking Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) to drive improvements Developing reliable supplier base and establishing long-term partnerships with global/ local suppliers offering high quality standards of materialsDesigning & developing systems and procedures to implement purchasing, inventory control which assure availability of parts, materials and transportation in accordance with Just-in-Time delivery schedules, while maintaining minimum inventoryManaging all necessary licenses and permissions for smooth export operations and registering with all probable ports for timely and cost effective exports of approx. 40 containers/month; tracking system for receipt of all pre/post shipment documents to meet EPCG obligations and claiming Export benefitsFinalizing all shipment contracts as per Incoterms agreed with the customer; ensuring timely delivery to export projects

Supervised a team of 17 employees and 3 direct reports across 3 manufacturing locations within Gujarat, India Ensured timely purchases, savings, business plan projections for monthly purchase of 3000 itemsSuccessfully implemented SAP, ARCs, Min-Max Procurement System & Internal Authority Matrix for functional clarity

Successfully completed the takeover process of running plant from old managementInitiated SAP implementation, set department procedures and planned up gradation of infrastructure and resources

Headed a team of 32 professionals and 4 direct reports in 3 verticals Controlled slow-moving and non-moving inventory through interactive approach with usersSupervised purchase of Dyes and Pigments, Specialty and Bulk Chemicals of INR 100 Cr p.a., Packing Materials viz cartons, polybags, zipper bags of INR 60 Cr p.a., Consumables viz threads, elastic, labels, paper tubes of INR 72 Cr pa, Fuels like LPG, FO, Coal, Lignite to the tune of INR 100 Cr p.a

Launched EOU project “Vortex” Production commencement, Spares planning and line balancing for high end dampers production for US marketIntroduced Kanban, JIT and FIFO using bin system and gravity chutes based storage racks

Managed machine shifting and re-commissioning; worked in Maintenance Department and managed purchase of all kind of spare and consumablesCoordinated with Plant Director and executed 1st pass yield improvement and Capex investment strategy projects