Tharuka Perera Email & Phone Number

Dehiwala, Western Province, Sri Lanka

Identify, evaluate, and manage relationships with vendors supplying marketing materials and services. Ensure all vendors meet our quality standards and delivery timelines. Develop and maintain the budget for purchasing marketing materials and event services. Negotiate contracts to optimize cost while ensuring quality and timely delivery. Develop and implement procurement strategies for marketing and event-related purchases that align with company goals and marketing campaigns. Work closely with the marketing and event management teams to understand their material and service needs. Ensure alignment with the company's branding and marketing strategy. Coordinate with the supply chain team to ensure smooth logistics for the delivery and storage of marketing materials and event supplies. Stay updated on industry trends and new products/services in the marketing and event management space to ensure innovative and cost-effective procurement solutions. Provide regular reports on procurement spend, vendor performance, and cost savings to senior management.

Sri Lanka

Facilitated the procurement of special raw materials, spare parts for engineering and manufacturing operations, and services for projects and divisional requirements.Tracked and ensured on-time release of payments for critical local and foreign suppliers.Conduction sourcing process from obtaining quotations, negotiations, sharing for procurement approvals ensuring that the required scope of work is covered and selection of cost effective sources frommultiple vendors.Maintaining Advance Payment and Advance Settlement Tracker and member of weekly P2P (Procure to Pay) meeting with Finance TeamProcurement SPOC for Local Dairy Development & Milk Procurement,Marketing and Sales (Selected Brands), Learning & Developmentand Administration functions.Managed vendor relationships, negotiated for favorable prices, andupheld ethical buying practices.Updated cost savings tracker and maintained detailed procurementrecords for accountability and audit & compliance perspective.Support on maintaining Contract workspace via uploading the contract to SAP Ariba and keeping track on the effective date andexpiry date and informing the respective buyers and user department when notice period arrives.Procurement SPOC of "Future Champs" Program at Fonterra Brands Lanka where liaison between HR and Function to drive the cultural engagements, health & safety and wellbeing activity programs.Sourced, negotiated, and purchased materials from local andoverseas vendors, Managed vendor details using SAP, ensuring accurate and efficientprocurement processes.

Bachelor'S Degree, Supply Chain Management, Second Class Upper

Activities and Societies: Chess, Photography, Rotaractor

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Activities and Societies: philatelic Club, Photographic Club

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Activities and Societies: School Chess team, Western music band, Team works, Concerts

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