Pawan Thakur

• Established achievement targets and identified actions to reach objectives and operational goals.
• Negotiated contract terms with vendors to balance cash flow against possible price savings with technical and operational input from stakeholders and colleagues.
• Enacted policies while avoiding shortages of critical materials and supplies.
• Recommended market change solutions without compromising quality or service while optimizing cost.
• Trained purchasing team to assess vendor capabilities, develop sources and evaluate vendor performance.
• Managed, coached and developed high-performing buyers to meet objectives, deliver results, and add value to purchasing department.
• Purchased new products and oversaw inventory stocking and availability.
• Generated reports, documents and analysis in IDS for senior management review and approval.

ü Develops a purchasing strategy.

ü Reviews and processes purchase orders.

ü Manages other members of the purchasing team.

ü Maintains records of goods ordered and received.

ü Negotiates prices and contracts with suppliers.

ü Builds and maintains relationships with vendors.

ü Selects prospective vendors and negotiates contracts.

ü Evaluates vendors based on quality, timeliness, and price.

ü Schedules deliveries and ensures timely fulfillment of orders.

ü Researches and evaluates vendors to compare pricing and services.

ü Coordinates with fellow managers to monitor inventory and determine supply needs.

ü Ensures quality of procured items and addresses problems when they arise.

ü Keeps up with trends in procurement.

ü Travels to vendor locations.

Stays current with purchasing technology trends and oversees purchase and implementation, as necessary

• Applied strong leadership talents and problem-solving skills to maintain team efficiency and organize workflows.
• Developed and implemented customer service policies to enhance satisfaction.
• Boosted team performance by developing customer service training materials and conducting service training.
• Solicited customer feedback to identify and improve on areas of weakness.
• Maintained overall safe work environment with employee training programs and enforcement of safety procedures.
• Maintained database systems to track and analyze operational data.

• Trained and supervised new associates in grocery, produce and administrative departments.
• Received, merchandised and arranged all shop items for visual display.
• Assisted customers by answering questions and suggesting merchandise.
• Operated forklifts and hand trucks to restock department supply locations.

Will support the STORES OFFICER in on SHIPPING, LOGISTICS, DISPATCH, STORES, WAREHOUSE MGMT, GST & E-WAY BILL COMPLIANCE, PART CHECK, PRICE CHECKING, PACKAGING, INVOICE CHECKING, ASN, GRN, INCOMING STOCKS, ON TIME DELIVERY, DOCUMENTATION, MIS etc.