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Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Spearheading the Procurement part in EPCM Contracts with Clients in Copper, Zinc, Aluminium and Steel Industry.Major Responsibilities Including finalization of Technological, Construction and LSTK packages.Responsibilities including Strategic Sourcing, vendor Onboarding, Procurement policy review cum finalization, Technological advancements in procurement.Leading a team of 7 procurement Specialists.Implementation of cost-effective procurement policies and procedures, ensuring compliance with industry regulations and company standards.Collaboration with cross-functional teams to align procurement strategies with business objectives and operational needs.Conducted supplier evaluations and performance reviews to maintain high standards of quality and service delivery.Lead contract negotiations resulting in improved terms and conditions in line with project requirement.Development and execution of category management strategies to optimize spend across categories to optimize costs and ensuring project procurement within the allotted budget.Evaluation of supplier proposals and conduct supplier audits to ensure compliance with quality and delivery requirements.Implemented supplier development programs to enhance performance and foster long-term partnerships.

Anjar, Gujarat, India

Spearheaded the complete project procurement & Strategic Sourcing for Blast Furnace & Sinter Plant at plant Location Anjar.Major Responsibilities Included:-Looking after procurement of Operational Consumables & Refractory procurement of Blast Furnace & Sinter Plant.➢ Looks after the procurement of spares in Mechanical categories of valves, Pipe & pipe fittings ( SS pipes, MS pipes, ERW pipes, Seamless pipes).➢ Major exposure in valve category with development of vendors by developing multiple vendors, reading of Gantt charts etc.➢ Looks after procurement of fluxes ( Limestone, Dolomite, Graphite, Lime, Coke fines) etc for blast furnace & sinter plant.➢ Looks after the procurement of Refractory consumables whyheat A, K, carbon & aluminium grouting materials , LC & high alumina castables 60, 70, 90 etc for Blast Furnace, DI pipes plant.➢ Procurement of Ferro silicon, ferromanganese, Sand ( River sand & silica sands) for Blast Furnace & DIP.➢ Vendor Onboarding & vendor development in the categories.➢ Preparation of sourcing plan with a view to keep in mind at least next 3 years of operation.➢ Placement of ARCs & AMCs in the categories for at least 2 years on either with variable price ARC, fixed price ARCs & ARCs with fixed discount on pricelist.➢ Operational Consumables & tools & tackles procurement for blast furnace , sinter, Coke oven & DI Pipes plant.➢ Strategic sourcing of all the strategic class A items of blast furnace & DI pipes by developing multiple sources & procuring at competitive prices to earn maximum benefit for the company.➢ Comparative sheet & Purchase proposal preparation for approval to process final purchase order in SAP.➢ SAP –MM module & SAP S/4 Hana module experience.➢ Volume based, price based ARC & umbrella contracts to cover regular high value spends to reduce TAT time of procurement.➢ TAT target as per SLA is 7 days to process PR in PO.➢ Complete Spares procurement of E&I Spares & Mechanical Spares for FY 22-23.

Bokaro Steel City, Jharkhand, India

Looks after MRO spares procurement of 45 categories across Bokaro Steel Plant ( SAIL - Bokaro). Managing Procurement of avg total annual spends of 40 crores. Major responsibities focussed on Lead time reduction, GeM implementation in full phase for all Procurements, SAP -MM & SRM. Improving Delivery Compliances & process improvements to make the flow process smooth & comply according to all laid down govt guidelines.

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Category Manager for procurement of MRO spares including conveyor belts, pump & pump spares, bearings, bag filters, Electrical Cables ( LT & HT), Electrical Motors ( LT motors), dedusting system spares, Goggle valve spares, Drawing based items, Couplings Geared & Love-Joy, Structural Steel, Miscellaneous items.

Bokaro, Jharkhand, India

Lead Buyer Spares & Stores for the spares category of valves mechanical , electrical - pneumatic actuated, gate valves, solenoid valves, conveyor belts, pumps & pump spares, oil seals & sealkits, cylinders hydraulic & pneumatic, DC valves, filter bags, dedusting system spares, bearings ball, cylindrical & roller, plain spherical, pipes & pipe fittings, DIP spares (CCM spares), BF spares (Tuyeres, PCM spares,BLT) .

Bokaro Steel City

Sr. Engineer ( MECH) Blast FurnaceResponsibility:- Project 1050 M3 Blast Furnace, Equipments Overhauling, Development of drawings of missing parts so as to develop spares for the same. Equipments include Hot Blast Valves , Gate Valves, Goggle Valves, Septum Valves, Butterfly Valves, BPRT, Rotary Air Lock Valves & Feeder unit of GCP & Gravity Dedusting System, Conveyor Belts,Hot & Cold Vulcanisation of Conveyor Belts, Rubber Lined Gate Valves of SGP, Utility line Valves including steam, bf gas, nitrogen, compressed air & water line Valves of type Poppet valve, Gate valve, Butterfly Valves & Check Valves & NRVs. ID fan of Dedusting, CA fan of HBS, & Air Preheater of top fired regenerative stoves, Cooling staves of the furnace type copper & cast iron, industrial water & soft water pumps, Hydraulic System Valves,powerpack & valve stand ,Mud Gun & Drill Machine operating on hydraulics, Pusher Car, BLT system including Receiving hopper, Equalizing & Relief Valves, Stock Rod & Radar, Upper material gate, Upper sealing valve, Lower Material Gate & Lower sealing Valves with respective compensators,Furnace Charging system including Skip Car & Bell Less Top, Furnace outlet System as Bleeder Valves with uptake & down comer, & dust discharge silos in dry Gas Cleaning Plant with Goggle Valves & maintaining Furnace top pressure by using Septum Valves.

Jamshedpur Area, India

Worked on IMPROVEMENT OF WIRE FEEDER & STUDY OF ROOF DESIGN W.R.T. ENVIRONMENT & JAMMING at TATA STEEL

Bachelor Of Engineering (B.E.), Mechanical Engineering, A

Activities and Societies: College Technical Fests, Robotics, Technika, Bitosa, BitotsavPassed Mechanical Engineering with 81.2% marks.

High School Diploma, Physics, Chemistry, Math, English, Hindi, A

Activities and Societies: 3rd Board Topper in School.Got 83.4% cumulative marks.

Middle School Diploma, Science, Social Science, English, Hindi, Maths, A

Activities and Societies: 5th Topper in SchoolGot 87.8% marks