Akshay Singh
Delhi
Summary
Experienced professional in procurement operations with more than 6.5 years of experience in both Direct and Indirect Sourcing with hands on experience in Coupa, SAP, Ariba , End to End Procurement , Source to Pay (S2P) , Procure to Pay (P2P) , Contracts management, Vendor Management, Total cost of Ownership, Coupa, Spotfire, Power BI, Negotiation.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Manager
HCL Foundation (Shiv Nadar University)
07.2023 - Current
- Managed the Direct and Indirect Spend Categories (IT Procurement (Hardware and Software (SAAS), Professional services, HR, Marketing Communications, Banking Operations and Security)
- ERP systems to process the contracts through Coupa, draft the contracts and initiate them through Coupa, and project implementation of vendors and contracts through Coupa.
- Monitoring supplier risk management activities in Archer IRM.
- Resolving the root causes faced by users and resolving the issues while executing the vendors into the system.
- Minimizing the impact on users and analyzing the reports by checking if the system is working as per our requirements.
- Deep understanding of the procurement reports presented to the Head of Procurement in weekly meetings to analyze the escalations and requisitions above the period.
- Rate and manage the performance of suppliers, and ensure the supplier performance of all contracts.
- Scouting for the best suppliers in the market by evaluating them based on performance management.
- Cross-functional training is given to the business and the team members for Supplier Evaluation and categorization of vendors as per the categories like Marketing, IT, HR, Facilities, and Administration.
- Support in regulatory compliance, audits, and necessary documentation, and examination of audits, which are required as necessary.
- Managing weekly reviews with regional commodity managers to ensure strategies are aligned and pipeline activity is proceeding.
- Maintains process documentation, including standard operating procedures, training, and compliance activities.
Assistant Manager
Genpact
05.2022 - Current
- Managed the Indirect Spend Categories (Professional services, HR, Marketing Communications, IT, CRE, Banking Operations and Security
- Drafting of contract, Vendor management and Third party risk assessment through Coupa and integral software of client
- Project Implementation for the client (HSBC) for acquisition of an L&T entity into HSBC Finance entity
- Integration all the acquired vendors into HSBC finance Arm
- Negotiating the prices with vendors and concluding the contracts with specified scope and commercials agreed
- Ensuring that the services are as per the contracts
- Drafting the contracts with pertinent specifications, Terms and conditions with detailed overview of the clauses
- Rate and manage the performance of Suppliers and ensure the supplier performance of all contracts
- Scouting best suppliers in the market by evaluating as per performance management
- To liase with the Business Units to understand there requirement and close there request as per the agreed SLA and defined KPIs
- Understanding the correct requirements which helps in faster execution of the contracts
- Perform spend and marketing Analytics in order to identify the best and possible market price which helps in better savings for the company
- Managing weekly reviews with regional Commodity managers to ensure startegies are aligned and pipeline activity is proceeding
- Carry out all reporting requirements accurately and within a specified timeframe.
Senior Executive
EXL SERVICES (I) PVT LTD
09.2021 - 05.2022
- Managing the Direct procurement of diffrent categories Facillities management, IT procurement, CRE, Professional services
- Drive the preparation of proposals, Quotations and competitive bidding to find the suitable supplier for goods and services
- Benchmarking of the prices against the vendors
- Creating and executing the rate cards with the vendors for maximum savings for a specific time period
- Onboarding of vendors in the company portal with all the specific documents which a required to onboard a vendor in the system
- Managing the contracts among the vendors
- Drafting the contract after accepting the legal formalities required to proceed for the contract
- Tracking of Invoice payments completed with the vendors and checking if the materials were received at the specified facility with all the necessary documents which helps in easy payments to the vendors.
Procurement Operations Associate
Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd
08.2019 - 10.2021
- Successfully Managed 1000 requistions monthly for PO creation without compromising the SLA time period which is agreed to the client
- Sourcing of goods and services of Onsite and offsite services, Coal mining equipments, Proffessional services,, IT equipments, FMCG products to be procured within consistent time frame which helps in customer satisfaction
- Creating P2P reports which helps to identify the errors and maintained the accuracy of each buyer which helps to take the corrective actions within a specified timeframe to eliminate the escalations
- Management of contracts with the vendors by checking if the contract is coming to its expiry date and getting those contracts recreated as per the sourcing managers
- Handling a good supplier relationship with the vendors which helps in expediting of quotations and on time delivery to the client which increases the client satisfaction
- Spot buy savings with the vendors to complete the initial target of every month.
Procurement Executive
Arlene Technologies Pvt ltd
04.2018 - 07.2019
- Procurement of machinery Equipments and Electrical equipments in APAC region and managing daily requisitions and closing them on priority
- Daily managing the workftow reports and creating proposals, Purchase orders from vendors, New buy order, Return to the vendor order, Scrap PO, identifying the correct set of suppliers through vendor master database
- Understanding the correct specifications from the customers to provide them the right products and services which helps in builing a better relationship with customers.
Education
BBA in logistics and supply Chain management -
University of Petroleum and management studies (UPES)
Dehradun, Uttarakhand05.2018
Skills
- Coupa
- SAP
- Ariba
- Negotiation
- Strategic Sourcing
- Contract Management
- Vendor Management
- Invoicing
- Buying
- E-procurement
- Communication skills
- Time management
- Customer service
- Writing Skills
- Operations Management
- Contract Negotiation
Certification
- NCC (National Cadet Corps) A B C Certificates
- State and Zonal level certificate in Badminton
Languages
- English
- Hindi
Timeline
Associate Manager
HCL Foundation (Shiv Nadar University)
07.2023 - Current
Assistant Manager
Genpact
05.2022 - Current
Senior Executive
EXL SERVICES (I) PVT LTD
09.2021 - 05.2022
Procurement Operations Associate
Accenture Solutions Pvt. Ltd
08.2019 - 10.2021
Procurement Executive
Arlene Technologies Pvt ltd
04.2018 - 07.2019
BBA in logistics and supply Chain management -
University of Petroleum and management studies (UPES)
- NCC (National Cadet Corps) A B C Certificates
- State and Zonal level certificate in Badminton
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