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Kiran SK

Sourcing Leader ( Buyer)
Bengaluru

Summary

Accomplished Regional Sourcing Leader with a proven track record at General Electric Healthcare, adept in vendor selection and negotiation, enhancing supplier relationships for cost reduction and risk mitigation. Managed a $40M spend, achieving significant supply chain efficiencies. Expert in contract management and project leadership, demonstrating exceptional negotiation skills and strategic sourcing acumen.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Regional Sourcing Leader - India

General Electric HealthCare (GE Healthcare)
11.2021 - Current
  • Currently handling 4 manufacturing plants & HealthCare project management team across PAN India as a Regional sourcing specialist - India (Facility, HPM, Service)
  • Handling overall $ 40M Spend across the region
  • Efficiently handled supply chain operations along with various projects completed across India
  • Expertise in the supply chain function with cost effective & strategic sourcing
  • Skilled in developing long term relationships with vendors, negotiation prices & managing day-to-day vendor performance to ensure meeting of quality, cost & delivery norms
  • Establishing RFQ, s including commercials and technical requirements , evaluation vendors offer and negotiating terms and conditions
  • 80% of the spend handing was done by signing the rate contract with various vendors
  • Prof. service agreements was handled and negotiated with various vendors for all the service-related activities across India. (Install, rigging, LSI)
  • Responsible for ensuring compliance with company policies and regulations related to procurement activates.
  • Collaborating with crossfunctional teams to understand procurement needs and requirements
  • Improving cash inflow to company – Negotiating payment terms
  • Handling End to End Purchasing activity right from Procure to pay process
  • Mitigating supplier risk by regularly monitoring supplier score based on QDC factor
  • Working closely with Account payable team to have the payment made to vendor at right intervals
  • Negotiating and finalizing contracts and agreements with suppliers









Buyer

Volvo Trucks
11.2018 - 11.2021
  • Worked as a Commodity buyer for Sheet metals parts for Volvo trucks exterior cab. also supported for buying superstructures for india
  • Handled $ 20M Spend
  • RFQ Management - Floating RFQ,s to suppliers and deep analysis of quotes
  • Selection of potential suppliers, signing NDA , Price Agreement
  • Performing Various analysis for management like, 80/20 analysis, Volume trend analysis, supplier spend analysis, part price evaluation.
  • Creating, addition & deletion of parma code.
  • Supplier price discrepancy management, issue handling for smooth payment process
  • Requirement to PO creation - Convert PR to PO
  • Conducting cost analysis and identifying costsaving opportunities


Graduate Engineer Trainee

GE Healthcare
02.2017 - 10.2018
  • Interact with various suppliers to get quote and update the same to create the business case
  • support and managing global RFQ,s across all modality & regions to support VCP
  • conducting e-Auctions for Mechanical parts, cables, fasteners and obtain optimum deflation's
  • Regular operating mechanism with supplier for on time closer of RFQ,s
  • Maintain supplier contacts ans agreements as required to ensure supply chain performance to the highest slandered
  • visiting manufacturing line to know the complete assembly procedures


Education

Mechanical Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological University
Tumkūr, India
04.2001 -

Skills

Vendor Selection

ContractManagement

Negotiation skills

Supplier relationshipmanagement

Cost reduction

Projectmanagement

Risk Mitigation

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
Kannada
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Certification

Negotiating with Suppliers- RED BEAR Negotiation company

Timeline

Negotiating with Suppliers- RED BEAR Negotiation company

06-2024

Regional Sourcing Leader - India

General Electric HealthCare (GE Healthcare)
11.2021 - Current

Supply Chain by Rutgers state university of New Jersey on Coursera

03-2020

Buyer

Volvo Trucks
11.2018 - 11.2021

Graduate Engineer Trainee

GE Healthcare
02.2017 - 10.2018

Mechanical Engineering

Visvesvaraya Technological University
04.2001 -

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