Responsible for Infra & General procurement of entire northern region development centers which includes 10 locations namely Pune, Mumbai, Nagpur, Hyderabad, Indore, Chandigarh, Noida, Kolkatta, Bhubaneswar & Jaipur.Conducting necessary business review meetings with senior leadership and counterparts in the team to assess progress against committed targets.Ensuring compliance with corporate guidelines (financial limits, quality, safety, legal and risk management), local legislation, and a high level of business ethics in all procurement tasks executed.Ensuring effective preparation of Localization & Development Plan, Annual Purchase Contracts & Agreements.Managing formal and informal bids and RFP/ RFQ processes and coordinatingcompliance with legal standards. Manages communications with and between prospective bidders/ vendors.Developing long-term partnerships with suppliers while managing day-to-day supplier performance to ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery and quality norms.Managing finalization, negotiation, development & implementation of contingency plans with vendors for materials/ products while ensuring that strategies & plans are aligned with project requirements.Formulating quarterly procurement plans based on the upcoming program/ project requirements, and preparing purchase proposals. Evaluating vendor performance to ensure adherence to predefined specificationsand supply of quality material/execution of job works.

Negotiated contract terms with vendors to balance cash flow against possible price savings with technical and operational input from stakeholders and colleagues.Established achievement targets and identified actions to reach objectives and operational goals.Implemented policies to reduce cost and eliminate waste.Improved inspection policies to increase quality of raw materials and finished goods.Reviewed and negotiated existing agreements to optimize commercial terms. Managed, coached and developed high-performing buyers to meet objectives, deliver results and add value to purchasing department.Approved or rejected prices, terms and deliveries not in line with policy.Recorded price histories, vendor relationship issues and purchasing document terms in SAP ARIBA Sourcing module.Collaborated with key stakeholders to facilitate delivery and compliance with purchasing strategy.Identified and targeted critical procurement issues.

In addition to same profile responsibilities as Manager- PurchaseSourcing of capital equipments, consumables, services from national & international suppliers in a timely & cost-efficient manner.Complete adherence to Purchasing Policy defined by the company's appropriate controls in line with company's audit needs.

Carrying out spends aggregation or vendor consolidation process for identifying costs saving opportunities.Ensuring best price, quality and service from vendors.Interacting with Head Office for developing local vendors.Performing vendor qualification audits.Providing logistical assistance to North Region Centres & sourcing services to other locations as per requests.Creating & managing process for finalization of long term contracts.Following process & procedures laid down in IMS.Ensuring compliance to IMS.

In addition to same profile responsibilities as Associate Manager- Purchase-Spearheaded activities of cross-functional teams by coordinating all business activities to achieve procurement decisions anddelivering highest quality, reliability and value to meet requirements through development of strong business relationships.Leading activities pertaining to data gathering process to continually update and identify user requirements and internal spend characteristics.

Maintaining metrics for process improvement, supplier management and management reporting.Negotiating & executing contractual agreements.Developing, advocating & implementing sourcing and negotiation strategies for key spend areas to achieve short and long term savingtargets.Utilizing formal benchmarking process to determine best-in-class processes.Tracking performance within defined spend category.Worked on contracts & projects assigned by management as per requirements.Developed & negotiated contracts.Applying appropriate competitive cost and process benchmarks.Conducting financial analysis & risk management techniques to solve complex issues.

In addition to same profile responsibilities as Executive- Purchase-Took initiative & drove processes to achieve targets related to savings & cost avoidance by means of negotiation, competitive bidding,development of sourcing alternatives and utilization of surplus material.Ensured that all orders are meet the requirements, protect the interests of the company, are legally binding and cover all relevant terms & conditions

Daily purchases of Housekeeping, Electrical Maintenance, Civil & Fabrication Work Orders and Capital Purchases inclusive of upcoming projects in the centre.Issuance of purchase orders in a timely & cost-efficient manner within limits of financial authority and against duly approved requisitions.Confirmed orders with suppliers and ensured on time delivery.Evaluating offers with regard to commercial & contractual issues and addressing technical issues.Ensuring that incoming requisitions are processed in a prompt and efficient manner against duly approved requisitions for continuity of company business requirements and that all purchase orders are placed with approved suppliers.Coordination with HO for import items required for Projects, Infrastructure Development of upcoming centres at different locations in India.Capital purchases & identified assets based on STPI guidelines.Ensured fulfilment of STPI guidelines for directly imported items with coordination with Excise & Custom Stream.Involved in selecting appropriate suppliers/vendors for delivery in line with supply management strategies.Looked after issuance of Letter of Intent for open orders.

Handling exports shipments to augment organizational growth.Identifying & developing vendors for importing raw materials for manufacturing of Bulk Drugs. Assessing vendor capabilities with focus on quality control & manufacturing standards. Working with vendors for improving product quality & reducing lead time for deliveries. Developing relationships with clients in the international market for augmenting sales. Overseeing the operations of finished goods stores and Excise formalities. Logistics/Transport- Liaising with suppliers/transporters, for ensuring smooth operations, systems and procedures for distribution and logistics. Purchase/Sourcing-Purchase and Sourcing of raw material/components from Domestic and International market at competitive rates. Ensuring timely receipt of goods at the customers end in case of exports. Interacting with customs department for ensuring compliance with documentation and availing benefits such as exemptions, duty drawback etc.

Develop marketing plans to build consumer preference & drive volumes and identify & develop new streams for revenue growth and maintaining relationships with customers to achieve repeat/ referral business.Plan & organize market engagement programs. Analyze & review the market response/ requirements.Conduct competitor analysis by keeping abreast of market trends and competitor moves to achieve market share metrics.Develop relationships with key decision-makers in target organizations for business development.Evolve market segmentation & penetration strategies to achieve targets.Interface with clients for suggesting the most viable product range and cultivating relations with them for securing repeat business.Manage activities pertaining to negotiating/ finalization of deals.Responsible for credit control & timely remittances from the market.Solely accountable for handling the planning, execution and logistics for export orders.

• Provide marketing inputs to President & Asst. Vice President (Marketing) basically on: Customer targeting. Pricing. Prepare a Marketing Plan (Product wise) quarterly & monthly and review thereon.  To check the day-to-day activities of the marketing department and assign responsibilities to the team.• Identifying oversees customers for business development with high value clients.• Identifying client requirements & specifications, obtaining approval for production sample and facilitate price negotiations to firm up the orders.• Coordination with buyers for facilitating smooth order execution and handling the business cycle from quotation to closing the sale.• Conversant with handling letter of credit and ensuring compliance with statutory regulations.• An effective communicator and team leader.

*Complete Export documentation inclusive of Pre-shipment, Post-shipment documentation.*Complete execution of the purchase orders & ensuring timely delivery by monitoring the movement of shipments.*Carrying out market research to reach out the unexplored markets in international circuit.*Follow-up of clients requirements by sending of quotations, conversing thru the help of tele-conv., Emails, fax. *Domestic sale targets, review and managing the same with teamwork. *Coordinating with Purchase and Accounts dept. for necessary post Export documentation and other requirements.