“Procurement is not just about buying products and services, but about unlocking innovation, optimizing costs, and forging strategic partnerships that drive sustainable growth.” This philosophy resonates with my experience as an accomplished supply chain professional, ensuring business continuity & profitability with seamless global sourcing, commercial procurement & new product development in the OEM, Beverages, Vertical Transportation and Optical Fibre sectors. I possess 25+ years of experience in direct & indirect OPEX & CAPEX procurement, demand & capacity planning and cross-functional team / vendor development for seamless project delivery and exponential business growth with reduced costs & efforts. As General Manager - Procurement with profound business maturity & value engineering skills, I demonstrate accountability for long-term strategic planning, process enhancement, plant establishment, production management, inventory planning, resource allocation and organizational P&L management. Performing leadership roles in the supply chain, logistics & procurement management for 15+ years, I am now heading strategic sourcing, commercial procurement, category planning & vendor development at Corob India Pvt Ltd. I am adept at demand forecasting, direct/indirect sourcing, new product introduction/localization, resource & capacity planning, inventory & production tactics, vendor qualification/contracting and regulatory compliance, achieving client satisfaction & TCR targets. I bring value-added transformation plans & turbocharged processes with multi-dimensional business understanding & leadership capabilities.I bear the sincerity & agility required to engage effectively across multifunctional stakeholders.Before Corob India Pvt Ltd, I worked with Diageo India Pvt Ltd, Schindler India Pvt Ltd, Sterlite Technologies Ltd, GMS Technologies Ltd and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. Academically, I am a graduate mechanical engineer with a Master’s in Management Studies (Operations). I thrive in a results-driven & dynamic environment where strategic thinking is highly valued. Beyond work, you can find me reading a book or travelling.
Listed skills include Supply Chain Management, Supply Chain, Procurement, Strategic Sourcing, and 21 others.