Purchase Manager
CurrentSOURCING: - • Managed annual 6 plant engineering procurement budget of INR 350+ Cr across all KNPL plants.• Oversaw in-house fabrication, machining, and development of brought-out items, establishing and managing contracts with suppliers.• Led and developed a sourcing team of 8 members, enhancing their competence and effectiveness.• Coordinated plant engineering import goods purchases, from sales forecasting to planning and ordering, in collaboration with… Show more SOURCING: - • Managed annual 6 plant engineering procurement budget of INR 350+ Cr across all KNPL plants.• Oversaw in-house fabrication, machining, and development of brought-out items, establishing and managing contracts with suppliers.• Led and developed a sourcing team of 8 members, enhancing their competence and effectiveness.• Coordinated plant engineering import goods purchases, from sales forecasting to planning and ordering, in collaboration with operations.• Established frame and rate contracts with suppliers, conducted market scans for potential sources, and led supplier evaluation and approval through cross-functional teams.• Maintained strong relationships with all functional stakeholders, senior leadership, and suppliers.SOURCING DIGITALIZATION: -• Led the implementation of the KNPL ARIBA procurement system across all plants and functions.• Directed the rollout of the Pando Logistics sourcing tool within KNPL.• Developed a knowledge management portal for cost benchmarking of various commodities, including fabrication, sheet metal, machining, services, and capital expenditures. Show less