R Vignesh Kumar Email & Phone Number

India

Responsible for heading and driving a critical team to achieve100% deliverables.Handling escalations, Gaining commitments and Resolvingconflict.Frequent war-room drives with clients and suppliers to maintainseamless functioning during the pandemic and post-pandemicoperations.Highly skilled in Inventory Management (Material ResourcePlanning, demand and supply analysis, handling ad-hoc shortages.Auditing the on-time conversion of Purchase Requests toPurchase Orders.Taking the lead in tactical negotiations with the suppliers for pullin,push-out, and cancellation.Thoroughly Maintaining the master data of sourcing by keeping itup to date.Efficient delivery report maintenance to ensure timely delivery ofparts.Sourcing from open markets and raising Request for Quotation(RFQ Process).Efficiently manage payment process from procurementperspective, clearing discrepancies and expertly negotiatingpayment terms.Have an in-depth understanding and experience in VendorManagement Inventory process.Handling Shipping and Documentation for the critical customsprocess.Tactfully handle Receiving Discrepancies, Damages, ReturnMaterial Authorization, and Warranty Claims Process.Maintain inbound delivery reports for the warehouse.Reporting - Weekly KPI projections for the entire team and datamaintenance for QBR.Maintaining and regularly updating SOW and SOP.

Chennai

Senior Buyer

Chennai Area, India

• Process all purchase orders by evaluating the purchase request and arranging shipment to the destined region.• Track the status of the order, deal with documentation process and coordinate with the vendor and forwarder for shipment.• Evaluate price and quantity discrepancies between purchase orders and invoices and provide its confirmation.• Contact vendors to resolve discrepancies on pricing and quantity. Obtain credit note or rebill if required.• Create contracts and catalogues.• Prepare RFQ. • Work with Accounting personnel in resolving invoice discrepancies and cost distribution of documentation and freight charges.• Decide the INCO terms for the shipment based on the value and the volume of the goods.• Prepare the Shipment documentation and forward it to the logistics for clearing.• Obtain claims from the vendor for the damage reports of the shipment generated by the logistics.• Obtain DOA (Dead on Arrival) reports from the sales team and raise claims to the vendor and obtain the credit note.• Review, revise and prepare Standard Operating Procedure in procurement process.• Prepare metrics report for order processing, sell-in report, inventory report (working capital report)

Chennai Area, India

• Order Processing• RFQ Process (Request For Quotation)• Handling Price Discrepancies• Contract and Catalogue Maintenance• Reporting

Master Of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Finance, General

Activities and Societies: Student Coordinator, Department of Management. Events coordinator for all management oriented events.Published.

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com.), Business/Commerce, General

Activities and Societies: Deepwoods• Did the project titled “A Study on the impact of Indirect Taxation on Leather Industry” at MAS Linea.

Intermediate

Financial Accounting Commercial & Industrial Law and Auditing Financial Management and International Finance Applied Direct Taxation.