* Heading the Solar Purchase Department and taking the ownership of planning, scheduling, ordering and payment processing of all the Land based Solar power projects. * Handling the items and packages like PV Modules, Inverters, Inverter Transformers, Module mounting structure, Transmission line, Switchyard, HT panels, HT/LT/DC cables, SCB, AC/DC erection, Civil Buildings, Piling, WMS etc. * Implemented strategic sourcing, bulk sourcing and brought down the component cost substantially by shifting the maximum items to e-Bid platform. * Implemented systems and processes in place and made the procurement process transparent and auditable. * Build central databases to facilitate the Business Development team to go aggressive and empowered for next bidding.

Heading the Group's Central Purchase Department (CPD, a team of 22 persons) and Planning, Organizing and Controlling the Procurement, Budgeting and costing activities of the 6 business verticals (namely Solar EPC, Solar Product, PV Module Manufacturing, Power supply and distribution business-PSDB, Transmission and Distribution (T&D), EPC and A&B class items of Manufacturing plants (DG Set, LV/HV Panels). Managing the Planning, Procurement, Scheduling, Delivery and Payment of the material and services of all the above mentioned divisions, new vendor and new product development. Identifying the training needs of my team and managing the resources to bridge that gap. Formulating and ensuring adherence to the SOP (Std. Operating Procedure).

The activities involved managing the preparation of Procurement Plan with Procurement strategy, evaluation and short listing of potential suppliers, floating of RFQ, making Comparative Bid evaluation, getting the technical vetting done through Engineering/User department, negotiating & finalizing the General and Special conditions of the contract (GCC & SCC) and the packing procedures as per the Client requirements and HSE policies, preparation of self estimate, negotiating the prices and procurement conditions w.r.t. our estimate, performing the gap analysis of actual Vs estimated, placement of PO and contract to the successful bidder and thanks letters to the unsuccessful, expediting the receipt and return of ABG/CPBG, and release of advance payment as per agreed terms with Suppliers, arranging the Kick-off meetings with suppliers, follow-up for release of drawings / documents and other key documents as per agreement in KOM. Other activities involved were arranging budgetary offers of major packages of BTG and BOP from suppliers for the pre-bid / upcoming projects, providing training and development to our juniors, succession planning, organizing the knowledge sharing sessions, preparing and sharing Lessons learnt, bills processing and release of payments to suppliers as per schedule, focusing on process improvement, developing and implementation of e-Sourcing software package. Procurement of Admin and IT related items, services and software.

Dalkia is a project developer, it provides concept to commissioning solution along with providing long term operation, maintenance and fuel management contract for Bio-mass based power plants. Currently we are working on the project development of multiple power plants of size 12 MW each with Bio-mass fuel in the states of Punjab, Bihar and Rajasthan.Activities involve preparation of Instructions to Bid, Raising of request for Expression of interest, evaluation and short listing of potential suppliers, arranging budgetary offers of major packages of BTG and BOP from suppliers and building the purchase and expediting team for the upcoming projects. Managing the tender process. Floating RFx.Comparative analysis of the bids, providing purchase recomendations based on internal costings, managing negotiations, finalisaiton and award of contract, managing the contract for quality and timely delivery.Arranging the drawings, documentation and proper invoices with all the required technical and commercial documents and release of the supplier payments and statutory forms (C, Road permits) as per the agreed timelines.

This company is into providing turnkey projects for set up of Power Plants, Sugar Plants, Boiler and EPC contracts. Here I have handled the entire procurement part of EPC (Engineering, procurement and Construction) packages like Steam Turbine Generator, Cooling Towers, Water Treatment Plant, Fuel Handling system, Pneumatic and dense phase Ash Handling system, Fire Fighting Package, Air Conditioning, Ventilation, Pumps, Piping, DG sets, Transformers, Switch Yards, VFD, DCS, Civil work contract, Electrical Package, Instrumentation Package, RCC Chimney, TOR/TMT steel, Structural Steel, Cement etc.

Handling the entire engineering, chemical and general purchases to a tune of about 450 purchase orders per month and valued at a total of Rs.3 Crores monthly.Implementation of SIC Module (Min-Max) for efficient management of inventory levels.Achieved a saving of about Rs.12 lacs in finding an alternate source for Wartsila DG sets spares.Brought maximum number of items under the Annual Rate Contract bracket, thus getting a saving of about Rs.15 lacs per year by renegotiating the discount structure based on the consolidated annual quantum of purchases for different locations of Jubilant Organosys.Formulated and implemented the Service Level Agreements(SLA) with the users, thus improving on the indent processing time and also on the quality and effectiveness of communication.Developed alternate vendor sources and improving current sources for cost reduction, quality improvement and phasing out monopolies.Handling all the contracts like Horticulture, FRP/Glass Lining, Insulation, Painting, Material shifting, loading/unloading, Supply labour, equipment cleaning etc. Cost calculation done on the basis of activity based costing.

Handled the (MRO) Maintenance, Repair and Operational supplies of the Distillery and the project procurement of the new projects.Instrumental in entire purchase operations of four key projects.Registered a reduction of 35% in the cost of Lab Chemicals & 20% cost reduction for Electrical & Mechanical Spares.Pivotal in performing purchase activities for a new project (Grain based distillery) which will function as a sister concern worth Rs. 50 crores.