Ramesh T Email & Phone Number

National biscuits is no 1 market leader in Biscuits, wafers & no2 in Potato chips in KSA belong to HSA group.Purchase:- Purchase of Raw materials & Packing Materials for Rs 300 Crores annual portfolio as per MRP with 200 active suppliers across Globe. Expertise in using SAR ECC R3, MM Module. Materials comprising very high volume of Sugars 10000MT, Vegetable Fats 9000 MT, Palm oelin 5000 MT, Maize 1200 MT, Corn 1500 MT, flavors 800 MT, food chemicals, enzymes, potatoes, wheat flour 3000MT & packing materials ,cartons and display boxes etc.,Sourcing:- Responsible in development of supplier and implementation of best practice sourcing methods, policies and processes. Established constructive and long term relationship with key suppliers to negotiate the best value & best contracting methods for Raw materials & engineering sparesCommodity Tracking:- Daily tracking of commodities’ prices, market trends, arrivals, competitors activity , market information etc and highlight time to time to the management for grabbing the best opportunities and appropriate timing for contracting.KPI :- Responsible for ensuring the Inventory norms, Price variance, development of alternate sources for key raw materials, monitor DOP (Days of payment) and vendor rating, new initiatives like alternate sourcing.Processes: - Assist in Group sourcing strategy for buying consumables, stationeries, IT related items, common items across 4 business units. Compare & benchmark the Local vs import purchase & purchases costs across units. Conduct periodic vendor evaluation for key RM's to select parameters and maintain an approved qualified list of suppliers. Monitor forecast vs purchases & ageing analysis of Non moving and slow moving materials, inbound freight expenses and actions towards controlling. New Initiatives:- Initiated change in process & experimentation in consultation with QC for substitute RM's, Packing Materials.

Chennai Area, India

MNC IN FLAVOR AND FRAGRANCE MANUFACTURINGPOSITION HELD - MANAGER PURCHASE. Purchase:- Procurement of 600 active of raw materials valued Rs 120 Crores annual portfolio (Solvents, Specialty chemicals, essential oil for fragrances, flavor spices, savories, cosmetic ingredients, Natural extracts and vide variety of chemicals across different parts of globe , Inter group purchases, packing materials, maintenance spares ) Supply Chain: - Ensured timely and cost effective logistics & supply chain of various raw materials to as per the commitment in terms of quantity, quality and ensured ' on time delivery' for customers like HUL/ wipro.  Inventory Management: - Handled Warehousing & Inventory Mgt with average Inventory Stock with in 45 days of diverse raw materials. Processes:- Implemented new initiatives in buying methods like adopted MOQ,VMI for domestic and imported Rm;s. PRICE Tracking:- Daily tracking of commodities’ prices, market trends, to fix a long term and short term contracts in appropriate time for covering a fixed period of supply.Achievement:  Managed to control the price variance within negative 1% due to increase in commodity prices. Ensured continuous Cost Savings in overall procurement cost by proper price forecast, buying at right price & time, cost-quality optimization, optimizing various buying models & sources, process improvement in Inventory management & Supply Chain savings etc Outstanding achievement of handling a complex supply chain of 7 group buying locations, across the globe.

Chennai Area, India

Dy. Manager Strategic Sourcing, HANDLED STATEGIC SOUCING AND PURCHASE FOR A LEADING BI-CYCLE MANUFACTURER BELONGING TO MURUGAPPA GROUP. T/O OF 500 CRORES IN 2005.  Sourcing, Vendor development & pricing of engineering materials and capex goods. Initiated inventory principles for different purchase, methods of purchases, to produce 25 lakh bi cycles with uninterrupted flow of Rm's.Achievement:  Handled to supply 6 lakhs cycle parts of government scheme within the deal line of 2 months period. Additionally brought down the cost of parts for this specific project on account of volume. Handled supply of parts to two different new locations( Noida & Nasik) and rendered a complete support for establishing the vendor bases for these new units. Brought significant savings by adopting a zero base costing model for major parts and established a transparent pricing mechanism for adjusting the steel price from time to time.  Handled Just In Time Supply for major local materials and ensured on time delivery within 72 hours of order booking.

Bachelor Of Engineering (Be), Mechanical Engineering

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