Prashant Sikarwar Email & Phone Number

Gurugram, Haryana, India

Delhi Area, India

Holding triple master degrees and Over 14+ years of comprehensive experience in Pruchase/Supply chain Management/Vendor Management and Heading purchase function. Currently working with Bikanervala Foods Pvt Ltd (Bikano) as Chief Manager (Purchase) Researches trends, price movements, new crop arrival, best buying time and supply fluctuations to enable planning purchase requirements. Alerts internal team on upcoming shortages and price forecasts to ensure competitive sourcing. With an in-depth knowledge and functional experience, I am heading the centralized procurement of various categories including complete range of Raw material, Packaging material, consumable, Sales Promotional goods, Maintenance, capex ect. Possess experience in cost model, price fixing, spend consolidation, Mantaining minimum and maximum stock level in inventory controlling, timely delivery of goods, monitoring of price fluctuation, price benchmarking, vendor development, vendor performance evaluation, vendor screening, liasoning with administration and local administration. Develops and measures key performance indicators for Vendors to determine and improve the effectiveness of the purchasing function. Jointly working with plant lab team to define quality specs to reduce rejections rates of supplies. Hands on experience for working on SAP Hana sourcing tool for procurement of raw material and packaging material,

New Delhi Area, India

 Consolidation of annual spend of INR1.8 Billion across business group like Ice cream, Horticulture, culture product of Mother dairy. Act as single point of contact for users and vendors. Responsible for end to end strategic sourcing for various categories Laminates, multilayer poly pouch, corrugated box, Ref equipment, UPS and batteries, chemical, ambient and cold chain logistics, car rental, office supplies and consumable, security and housekeeping admin contract. Spend consolidation of different business group, Pre RFP activity, Design and publishing of RFP, Pricing sheet, negotiation with vendors, price benchmarking and achievement of target price through strategic negotiation like e-biding validation with should cost modal, contract drafting and vetting with legal and contract awarding, attending pre-audit and post-audit. Submitting saving/erosion report to CFO for approval. Monitoring price fluctuation of aluminum, copper, steel, LDP/LLDP via wholesale price index (WPI), Market leaders, fuel price, tax and duties, minimum wages as per Labor law norms, set up an effective network of PAN India suppliers, fuel price, government minimum wages policies. Negotiation with supplier for cost breakup in fixed cost (Conversion cost, Other Maintenance cost) and variable product (RM) cost/expenses verifying with current market practices. Cost reduction, damage control. Supplier’s penalty clause ect.

Guragon

 Responsible for centralized procurement of corrugated box, Lime stone, Chemical, inbound transportation of wood and wood pulp, coal transportation and handing, outbound transportation of A4, A3 and jumbo role on PAN india basis Consolidation of annual spend of INR 4.00 Billion across plants.  Deep dive analysis Kraft price fluctuation, fuel price, crude oil, minimum wages through various sources like WPI, government buddies liasoning with railway’s authorities for rake planning for coal transportation and arrangement the equipment and local labor for handling. Negotiation with supplier for cost breakup in fixed and variable product cost/expenses verifying with current market practices. Design and Floating RFQ, get offers, negotiation with vendor with should cost modal, previous rates.  Making the legal vetted service agreement and get it approved with competent authorities  Cost reduction, damage control. Supplier’s penalty clause ect. Market intelligent and best practices in industries for similar product. Evaluation of Supplier’s credential and rating system Planning & distribution management through PAN India

Noida Area, India