Procurement Operations, Vendor Development, Material Management Utilizing vision, technological understanding, and exceptional relationship management skills for ensuring revenue growth, cost savings, and improving productivity

• Certified Purchasing Manager offering nearly 18 + years of extensive expertise and reputation for consistently meeting the most challenging organizational goals with unequaled success• Possess a track record of achievements and proven ability to manage vendor base to reduce lead time & cost• Significant expertise in implementing and monitoring effective procurement schedules along with ensuring the specifications of the materials and establishing the quality & quantity limits for effective inventory control• Skilled in ensuring optimum inventory levels to achieve maximum cost savings with minimum holding of stock; arranging infrastructure for ensuring smooth flow of distribution operations• Proficient in establishing and negotiating contractual agreements as well as developing innovative contracting approaches to achieve positive outcomes • Credit of SAP R3 Implementation• An enterprising leader with dexterity in leading personnel towards accomplishment of common goals • Achieved savings worth INR 130 Lakhs during 2012-13 and INR 65 Lakhs during 2013-2014 through Alternate Supplier Development, Value Engineering, etc. and efficiently reduced lead time• Interfacing with cross functional departments for ascertaining procurement plans of raw materials for three divisions ( 3 different locations).• Budgeting and planning the funds for procurement and sourcing of materials; ensuring optimum utilization of materials, maximum cost savings & meeting anticipatory orders for monthly sale• Developing and implementing key strategies for the purchase of materials from global sources; achieving cost reduction in procurement, packaging and shipping• Handling price negotiation, technical discussions, quality/quantity, etc. with vendors and releasing purchase orders as per business requirements• Providing leadership to purchasing department and motivating staff to achieve maximum performance &efficiency

• Administered overall materials activities for all the group companies including Geissel Jakap Pvt. Ltd. (Jakap Metind Pvt. Ltd. and Jakap International • Executed DOL project for raw material purchase worth INR 20 lakhs per month• Pivotal in saving central sales tax worth INR 45000/- per month by re-arranging distribution model of raw material• Brought in CNC machines running at suppliers premises in-house and efficiently reduced labour cost by more than 50%

• Employed Share of Business Concept (keeping at-least two suppliers for all major commodities) which resulted in continues flow of supply with cost & quality control• Initiated DOL for a major supplier of lighting assemblies• Incorporated import substitution for metalizing plant which led to cost reduction & lead time reduction• Achieved in time delivery by giving 6 monthly schedules to all raw material suppliers and negotiated handsome savings on volume projected for entire six months