Satish Kulkarni Email & Phone Number

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Heading SCM function for Waste to Energy Projects

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Heading SCM for T&D Business covering Metro, Sub Station, Rural Electrification, Railway & Transmission line EPC Projects.Heading International Execution for Transmission line and Rural Electrification Projects.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Setup, training and development of procurement team.• Standardization of purchase procedures, SOPs, formats to ensure smooth functioning, • Coordinating with business development team while bidding for new projects in order to arrive competitive cost, tax optimization and so on• Negotiation & finalization of all high value Civil, Mechanical & Electrical Capital Equipment Contracts for Group Companies• Ensuring optimum inventory levels and on time deliveries to meet project… Show more • Setup, training and development of procurement team.• Standardization of purchase procedures, SOPs, formats to ensure smooth functioning, • Coordinating with business development team while bidding for new projects in order to arrive competitive cost, tax optimization and so on• Negotiation & finalization of all high value Civil, Mechanical & Electrical Capital Equipment Contracts for Group Companies• Ensuring optimum inventory levels and on time deliveries to meet project time lines• Establishing LCs and negotiating with suppliers for back-end payments to ensure proper cash flow• Introduction of new suppliers to ensure wider supplier base & healthy competition Show less

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Roles:• Active involvement from bidding stage to prepare cost sheets while bidding for Mumbai Metro I and II projects which were won by RInfra• Floated RFQs for shortlisting suppliers for various contracts• Performed selection of Engineering and Project Management Consultant (EPMC) for Mumbai Metro I, II and Delhi Airport Line Express Projects• Streamlined contract drafting in coordination with legal team• Implemented SAP MM module• Issued tender documents, addendums &… Show more Roles:• Active involvement from bidding stage to prepare cost sheets while bidding for Mumbai Metro I and II projects which were won by RInfra• Floated RFQs for shortlisting suppliers for various contracts• Performed selection of Engineering and Project Management Consultant (EPMC) for Mumbai Metro I, II and Delhi Airport Line Express Projects• Streamlined contract drafting in coordination with legal team• Implemented SAP MM module• Issued tender documents, addendums & responded to tender queries in order to ensure timely receipt of techno-commercial offers.• Techno-commercial evaluation of offers received, negotiation with suppliers, preparation of management note for management approval, release LOA / Notice to proceed letters, signing contracts and releasing purchase & work orders• Administered project registration process with customs, established LCs, supplier payments, insurance policies, High Sea Sale Agreements to ensure smooth clearance of imported material without demurrage• Monitored EPCG registration for imported goods & cleared imported consignments through EPCG• Prepared project soft & hard cost summary on regular basis for management review• Co-ordinated with project consultant and Engineering team for smooth execution of contactsChallenges:• Being first Metro project, it was challenge to close contracts within budget. Mumbai Metro Rolling stock quotes received were almost 60% more than budget, visited 6-7 reputed Rolling stock manufactures in China and short listed supplier to ensure quality product within budget and those trains are running successfully since last 2 years. • To ensure demurrage free imports as 50% supply items were imported• Being first private metro project, challenge was to get best product at best cost as DMRC was benchmark in India. Show less

Mumbai Area, India

Roles:• Selection of new vendors• Periodic quality audit of supplier processes in order to ensure zero defect product on time• Sourcing from Low Cost Countries • Effective use of price parity data available from other Emerson group companies globally in order to arrive best cost while negotiation.• Working with global commodity managers to arrive annual spend & run E-Auction. • To ensure procurement of materials at most competitive rates… Show more Roles:• Selection of new vendors• Periodic quality audit of supplier processes in order to ensure zero defect product on time• Sourcing from Low Cost Countries • Effective use of price parity data available from other Emerson group companies globally in order to arrive best cost while negotiation.• Working with global commodity managers to arrive annual spend & run E-Auction. • To ensure procurement of materials at most competitive rates considering quality, performance and delivery parameters. • Introduced kitting concept in order to reduce no. of part nos., balanced inventory, no production loss• Outsourcing of UPS and DC power after evaluating costing i.e. make vs buy • Cost reduction through value engineering along with technical group• Indigenization of Class A items, printed circuit boards to ensure best cost, timely delivery and minimum inventoryChallenges:• Being batch production, on time delivery of material was challenge so worked with suppliers to maintain Kanban stock and used to pull as per shop requirement.• Maintaining minimum inventory as 10% salary portion of each employee was linked to company inventory• Cost improvement was challenge due to competition so worked on various options to save cost without compromising quality. i.e. Value Engineering, localization, outsourcing, Low cost country purchase, Reverse auction etc. Show less

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