Yogesh Agarwal Email & Phone Number

# Detail-oriented sourcing & Procurement Specialist with excellent track record of improving relationships with vendors, increasing supply chain efficiency, and reducing overall materials budget.Expert knowledge of procurement methods, including ability to negotiate successfully with suppliers to reduce expenses in accordance with quality standards.# Experince in Working under Project for Procurement of all Civil material, Machineries, Engineering materials , Asset/Capex,etc & Managing / Monitoring Contractors to finish the Project work within agreed timelines. #Persistant Procurement Specialist who is constantly looking for ways to lower the cost on necessary products & services, adept at vendor negotiation, developing comparison spreadsheet & helping to bring project in/under budget.# Responsible to process & control all facets of supply chain activities at the unit covering supply planning, warehousing, Logistics activities & specifically in the area of Procurement.Area of Expertise includes. 1. IMPORT/DOMESTIC PROCUREMENT 2. VENDOR MANAGMENT3. SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGMENT4. REPORTING/MONITORING KPI5. PROJECT MANAGMENT6. E-PROCUREMENT- SAP MM7. BUDGETING & COST CONTROL8. STAKEHOLDER MANAGMENT9. TENDER/BIDDING MANAGMENT10. SOURCING PRODUCTS & SUPPLIERS11. INVENTORY CONTROL12. POWERFUL NEGOTIATER13. CATEGORY MANAGMENT 14. SPEND ANALYSIS 15. EXECUTION OF RFX (RFP, RFI, RFQ)

Listed skills include Purchase Orders, Purchasing Processes, Vendor Management, Procurement, and 23 others.

• 

  Materials Officer

  Unichem Laboratories Limited

  Jun 2016 - Present - Kolhapur, Maharashtra, India

  • Acting as a single point of contact & responsible for domestic as well as imported procurement of raw material, assets/capex, engineering, machinery, consumable items, packaging, Civil, project material's. • Performing detailed cost analysis of components & manufacturing processes used by our suppliers to ensure highest quality at the lowest cost solution.• Leading the development & execution of the Local/Global sourcing strategies that delivers a competitive advantage driving the strategic supplier initiatives for Project Requirement.• Managed end to end procurement process of all request received from different internal stakeholder from creating & managing the RFP process, getting quotations, compare vendor costings, negotiating prices, verifying/approval of budget , confirming orders, validating deliveries & maintaining purchasing records.• Liaise closely with project teams to manage procurement requirements, conduct pre-planning where possible, push project requirement through contracts & confirm quality & delivery of requirement.• Determine buying requirement & formulate/align buying plan & budget for the assigned department.• Prepare tender schedule, inviting tender, evaluation & closing of bids/tenders.• Experience in handling vendors from most part of world like Middle East, Africa, Asian, European countries.• Coordinate effectively with stakeholders & business partners on Project extension requirement & ensure alignment of purchasing services with overall plans.• Worked with support teams to resolve issues with product, service or accounting areas.• Generated reports weekly/monthly on open PO and ensure timely good receipt and close out.• Forecast purchase requirements for all the concepts based on historical usage trends and budgets.• Provide objective data on suppliers’ performance; understand where problems or opportunities arise. Maintain Suppliers´ Quality Metrics