Aneej George Thomas

Leading the identification and evaluation process of potential suppliers globally, conducting comprehensive assessments to ensure they align with our quality, cost, and sustainability standards.

Spearheading negotiations with suppliers to secure favorable terms and conditions, including pricing, lead times, and quality specifications. Drafting and managing contracts, ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Cultivating and maintaining strong relationships with key suppliers, acting as the primary point of contact for escalations, performance evaluations, and continuous improvement initiatives.

Implementing strategies to optimize costs across the entire sourcing process, identifying opportunities for cost reduction, value engineering, and alternative sourcing options.

Working closely with quality teams to establish and monitor supplier quality performance metrics, ensuring compliance with industry standards and regulatory requirements.

Staying updated on industry trends, market dynamics, and emerging technologies to proactively identify potential suppliers and assess their competitiveness.

Effectively managed procurement of critical items, on-site materials and services for projects, ensuring compliance with quality standards and efficient inventory management from local and international vendors.

Showcased comprehensive knowledge and expertise in all stages of sourcing and procurement execution, including adeptness in conducting price and cost analysis, source selection, and thorough evaluation of supplier proposals.

Successfully led negotiations for high-value items, leveraging strong negotiation skills to secure the best value for the organization and drive cost savings while maintaining quality standards.

Drove vendor performance by closely monitoring POs, their ontime delivery (OTD) and quality rejections, proactively addressing and resolving any issues that arose, resulting in 98% and above on-time deliveries.

Delivered timely and precise reports to internal stakeholders, providing comprehensive updates on procurement status and delivery progress, enabling informed decision-making and fostering effective communication within the organization.

Efficiently managed a high volume of purchase orders to ensure timely availability of materials for projects with short lead times, while meticulously adhering to Procurement policies and guidelines, maintaining strict compliance throughout the process.

Ensured seamless procure-to-pay workflow, diligently managing the end-to-end procurement process and proactively resolving any invoice-related issues to maintain smooth operations and financial integrity.

Demonstrated proficiency in change management within procurement, effectively implementing and adapting strategies to drive organizational transformation, optimize processes, and enhance overall procurement performance.

Efficiently handled procurement operations for construction related inquiries of the prestigious mega project STEP on behalf of the esteemed client, ADSSC.

Conducted comprehensive bid analysis, securing the most favorable pricing for materials while upholding stringent quality standards and meeting specified lead times.

Consistently facilitated prompt issuance of purchase orders while ensuring strict adherence to delivery lead times.

Actively sought out and onboarded new suppliers in the open market, strategically enhancing the organization's competitive advantage in terms of pricing and quality.

Nurtured robust relationships with suppliers, continually identifying and engaging new sources to achieve optimal pricing and superior quality advantage.

Skillfully executed cost-saving initiatives through strategic negotiations with suppliers, resulting in tangible financial benefits for the organization.