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Kolkata, Wb, In

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Kolkata Area, India

• Gather business requirements from business stakeholders & leadership teams across the Organization and develop plans for cost effective sourcing through long term strategies.• Leadership role involves managing and migrating business processes, model and procedures from global sourcing and supply operations into India.• Interact with various departments like Design, Innovation, PDD, R&D, Marketing , Finance, Legal and design contingency plans for Successful project deliveries while collaborating with other resources, schedules and scope• Lead Supply Base Development Projects & assist in localization of components linked to proprietary equipment.• Oversee the procurement strategy & framework for Project, Define KPI & SLA for optimization of supply function.• Manage Spares requirement, Quotations, Order Intake, invoicing and deliveries out of Warehouse as well as Order execution of imported spares under High Sea Sales arrangement.• Analyze and calculate costs of procurement and suggest methods to decrease expenditure & Manage the company’s supply portfolio ensuring transparency of spending• Invent negotiation strategies and secure profitable deals, Providing continuous support to pre- sales/proposal team through effective supplier management.• Act as Key User during SAP Implementation and successfully completed business process mapping and UAT for SAP-MM module & provided active support during Shared Service Center [SSC] implementation.• Develop joint business plans and set the vendor scorecards & effective manage the relationship to drive performance.• Maintaining Supplier database and ensuring proper compliances including documentations, Monitor vendor category service levels & take remedial action if required• Streamlined Project Procurement process and effectively expedited supply, Managing commercial and quality disputes with the suppliers and P2P units• Standardized Supply Plan, Procurement Plan, Bid Evaluation and Expediting Plan formats.

Sydney, Australia

- Study of Current Supply practices , Process Mapping and Forecasting of Annual requirement of items related to Global equipment delivery center [Thickener]- Itemization of Product to explore business opportunities for Spares/Service teams. - Identification of Saving Potential & development of potential streamlined solutions including Global Supply Sourcing Strategy for thickener leading to increased profitability, seamless deliveries and overall success

Jharsuguda Area, India

• Acted as a Lead buyer for procurement of major commodity purchase with an annual spend base of USD 150 million for BALCO and VAL and assisted in budgeting and strategy planning for achieving the lowest TCO.• Liaised with port authorities, CHAs, freight forwarders, shipping lines, container train operators and warehouse agents for ensuring smooth execution of high value commodity imports.• Delivered a cost saving of 10% of overall budget by benchmarking top global companies’ production and buying practices and implementing same across both entities.• Conceptualization of “go market” for formulizing a long-term tie-up contract on index-based formula for Commodity• Lead buyer for Procurement of Major commodity purchase (Spend base : USD 150 Million) for both BALCO and green field VAL (Vedanta Aluminium Limited) project; involved in budgeting & strategy planning for achieving the lowest TCO. Reporting to CPO (Chief Procurement Officer)• Focused efforts on cost reduction and saved 10% of total budget spent; benchmarked top global companies production and buying practices and implemented same across both entities• Networking and liaising with port authorities, CHAs, freight forwarders, shipping lines, container train operators & warehouse agents for seamless management of high value commodity imports• Involve in formulating the long/short term procurement strategies including defining the road map and blue print in sync with the overall organizational goals and objectives:• Conceptualization to “go market” for formulizing a long term tie-up contract on index based formula for Import CP Coke.

Jharsuguda Area, India

• Supervised project procurement & post-order execution of over INR 50 billion for India's largest single location Aluminium Smelter of Vedanta Aluminium Ltd, Odisha, India.• Accountable for preparation of Request for Qualification (RFQ), Invitations to bid (ITB), Bid Evaluations in consultation with Finance & Legal Teams and finally submission to country board for approval.• Implemented cost saving targets by continuous optimization of sourcing practices, selection of most competitive services & material providers through competitive bidding leading to cost reduction and improved service levels.• Developed a network of over 400 vendors and developed domestic and international suppliers through continuous communication/audits and evaluations. • Played a key role in implementation of IT enabled procurement systems like P2P, centralized data repository system, e-NFA, e-Auction & SRM in consultation with partners like Wipro, Accenture, IBM, E&Y, PwC, KPMG etc.• Assisted in Special bottlenecked projects such as Alumina Import Handling system, Kakinada seaport, Andhra Pradesh with a spend base of INR 1000 million and improved the existing production capacities.• Steered end-to-end P2P (procurement to pay) cycle from selection, appointment, commercial discussions, negotiations, delivery SLAs and other related aspects.• Participated in implementation of 5S and Lean initiatives to explore opportunities for optimization.

New Delhi Area, India

New Delhi Area, India

-Responsible for site surveys, doing feasibility study of wireless link for installation of VPN.-Provided the solution for Link troubleshooting Problems.-Coordinate with client and support team to ensure better delivery of service.

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Operations Management And Finance

Activities and Societies: Sportscom , Finclub

Bachelor Of Technology (Btech), Electronics & Communication Engineering