Anish M. B.
Skilled in managing end-to-end supply chain processes
Summary
To join a team of quality professionals working in a highly innovative environment to utilize my present experience, educational background and interpersonal skills that, would be mutually beneficial for the advancement of the organization and enriching my knowledge towards continuous growth for both me and the organization.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Deputy Manager - Procurement
Popular Vehicles and Service Ltd.
04.2023 - Current
- Lead strategic procurement of goods, materials, and services to meet organizational needs, balancing cost-effectiveness, quality, and timely delivery.
- Collaborate with marketing, sales, and project teams to support procurement activities that align with business goals.
- Develop and manage outsourcing contracts to ensure uninterrupted supply chains and high-quality service delivery.
- Spearhead vendor finalization for the construction of showrooms, service centers, and outlets, ensuring adherence to project timelines and quality standards.
- Oversee finalization of maintenance work and manage vendor relationships for smooth operations and asset longevity.
- Finalize comprehensive insurance coverage for fixed assets and employees, mitigating operational risks and safeguarding company interests.
- Drive procurement of essential assets and machinery to support project execution and business expansion.
- Lead negotiations and finalize Annual Maintenance Contracts (AMC) and Comprehensive Maintenance Service Contracts (CMSC) for equipment and facilities.
- Manage yearly contract finalizations for various services and maintenance needs, optimizing costs and ensuring reliability.
- Procure IT products and software solutions, including AMC for IT systems, ensuring robust and up-to-date technology infrastructure.
- Build and maintain strong supplier relationships through performance monitoring, continuous engagement, and collaborative development.
- Ensure strict compliance with company policies, ethical standards, and regulatory requirements in all procurement activities.
- Develop, maintain, and analyze accurate procurement records and reports to support data-driven decision-making.
- Champion cost reduction initiatives and process improvements, driving procurement excellence and bottom-line impact.
- Mentor and guide procurement team members, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
- Implement innovative procurement strategies and leverage market intelligence to secure competitive advantages.
Assistant Manager-Purchase
DDRCSRL Diagnostics Ltd.
08.2021 - 04.2023
- Purchase goods, materials and services to ensure that the company operational needs are met, taking into account price, quality and delivery and to ensure continuity of supply.
- Take responsibility for a specific task or hold a larger remit in terms of purchasing responsibility.
- Purchasing and negotiation Related to goods, materials, components or services in line with specified cost, quality and delivery targets.
- Negotiate contracts, improved prices and terms of business with suppliers and review opportunities to make business savings utilizing negotiation and procurement best practice tools and methods.
- Ensure continuous supply of required goods and materials and communicate any supply problems which may pose a risk or impact on business operations.
- Develop ideas and strategies to improve operational efficiency, add value, aid business performance and work towards a strategy of continuous improvement.
- Responsible for all the purchase activities right from receipt of indents, order placement after negotiations and follow up till delivery of materials required for various sites, as per Purchase Procedures.
- Responsible for Logistic Management.
- Overall implementation of Purchase / Stores / SAP / ISO System at the Regional level./ Branch level.
- Developing new vendors, source of supplies for all items and checking Vendor Capabilities.
- Registration of new vendors and renewal of vendor registration for existing vendors as per laid down procedures.
- Resolve Supply, Quality & payment issues. Proactive escalation.
- Assess and evaluate suppliers and undertake performance reviews to ensure contract compliance and manage performance improvement activities.
- Carry out Performance Evaluation of vendors every six month.
- Preparation of Monthly Purchase Report, Quarterly Price Variance Report, Comparison Report of SAP Vs. MIS (Consumption & Stock of Major Materials) and confirming stock closures Report.
- Responsible for bringing down the material cost with proper control of Purchase & stocks maintaining price trend analysis for all the major materials.
- Check for material availability, requirement and / or excess stock at each site and plan / monitor stock transfers accordingly between various sites.
- Organizing stores meeting quarterly at R.O. level.
- Development of all the regional purchase & stores personnel and assess their capabilities and training needs.
- Maintaining Quality Records, as per ISO Procedures related to purchase functions and attending ISO internal & external audits.
- Ensure accurate product inventory.
- Develop an inventory tracking system to streamline for business operations.
- Communicate with Warehouse Manager about current stock and potential issues with orders.
- Conduct daily analyses to forecast potential inventory issues.
- Report on inventory activities and variances.
- Assess new inventory to ensure it is ready for shipping or delivery.
- Develop and implement inventory control procedures and best practices.
- Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and vendors.
- Maintain a database of approved suppliers.
- Forecast on projection of requirement and plan on monthly indents effectively/Follow ups on pending Purchase orders to plan on stock out situations.
- Compliance of stock in days as budgeted.
- Focus on correctness of figures reported in system stock.
- Creating various MIS reports as per the guidelines from corporate team.
- Coordination/conducting on job training for the subordinates & for the peripheral in the department.
- Proactive actions by for seeing the challenges on long term/Short term set Goals.
- Creating PO and ensuring Materials received on time of all centers.
- Ensuring Physical Inventory Statements of all centers are available for booking Consumption on Monthly Basis.
- Ensuring GRN done on same day in all centers.
Assistant Manager -Materials
Metropolis Health care Limited.
12.2020 - 08.2021
- Design, plan and implement sourcing and purchasing strategies.
- Coordinate with suppliers, manufacturers and internal departments.
- Negotiate lower pricing.
- Responsible for all the purchase activities right from receipt of indents, order placement after negotiations and follow up till delivery of materials required for various sites, as per Purchase Procedures.
- Responsible for Logistic Management.
- Build and maintain relationships with suppliers and vendors.
- Maintain a database of approved suppliers.
- Forecast on projection of requirement and plan on monthly indents effectively/Follow ups on pending Purchase orders to plan on stock out situations.
- Compliance of stock in days as budgeted.
- Focus on correctness of figures reported in system stock.
- Creating various MIS reports as per the guidelines from corporate team.
- Coordination/conducting on job training for the subordinates & for the peripheral in the department.
- Proactive actions by for seeing the challenges on long term/Short term set Goals.
- Creating PO and ensuring Materials received on time of all centers.
- Ensuring Physical Inventory Statements of all centers are available for booking Consumption on Monthly Basis.
- Ensuring GRN done on same day in all centers.
- Focused and result oriented approach for achieving the set goals.
Executive (SCM)
Future Retail Limited.
07.2017 - 12.2020
- Responsible for Logistics operation, Inventory management, Warehouse operation, Distribution, Team management and quality management.
- Managing Logistics Department.
- Coordinating with DC, Vendors, SCM, operation, Commercial dept, transporters and courier services.
- Check for material availability, requirement and / or excess stock at each site and plan / monitor stock transfers accordingly between various sites.
- Responsible for receiving material for sale.
- Checking Price, barcode, article code, expiry and damages of material.
- Ensuring availability of all material on the floor on time for sale.
- Responsible for all material outward process.
- Store to store transfer, store to warehouse, return to vendor, scrap outward process.
- Manage the training and development of new employees and Manpower planning.
- Ensuring and monitor all process according to company's SOP.
- Maintaining and preparing all records / data's as per the company norms.
- Responsible and Support for stock taking and auditing, giving proper justifications for the deviations if any.
Commercial Executive -(SCM)
Cholayil Pvt Ltd.
10.2012 - 07.2017
- Ensure timely RM &PM ordering as per lead time, safety stock and inputs/requirement from central planning team.
- Follow up with suppliers for timely delivery.
- Nurture relationship with suppliers to continuously improve performance and RM/PM service level (OTIF & RFT).
- Resolve Supply, Quality & payment issues. Proactive escalation.
- Work very closely with Central planning, Strategic sourcing, Production & QA to deliver expected results.
- Report RM/PMs below safety stock and any supply challenge that can impact production.
- Foresee risk & plan risk mitigation.
- Responsible for Logistics operation, Inventory management, Warehouse operation, planning material for production, Distribution, Team management and quality management.
- Taking care of all activities of material planning, material tracking, material receipt, material issue, material consumption / rejection, maintaining Stock inventory and periodical verification of physical stock.
- Monitor and execute plans to maintain the inventory levels as per the targets of the unit.
- Overall responsible for activities related to dispatch.
- Preparation of the documents, planning the deliveries as per the Market Requirements.
- Managing logistics, negotiating with transporters for cost effective transport solutions & clearances.
- Monitoring the vehicle timings & ensuring timely delivery & analyzing the transitional losses, claiming Insurances.
- Responsible for Weekly, Monthly, and Yearly stock taking, giving proper justifications for the deviations if any.
- Maintaining and preparing all records / data's as per the ISO norms.
- Preparing purchase order for Local Purchases and Procurement of Engineering Items, Lab chemicals, consumable goods etc. and preparing GRNs in ERP.
- Purchase of all above mentioned material on most competitive rates as per Purchase procedure of the company and preparing related documents.
- Indent, enquiry, quotations, comparison, negotiate, Finalize and release the purchase orders, procurement of goods preparation of GRNs follow-up for payments to vendors.
- Responsible for Scrap sales, introducing new vendors for scrap price hikes and constant vigil of scrap rates.
Operation Executive (Export & Import)
EAST WEST FREIGHT CARRIERS Ltd.
05.2010 - 10.2012
- Responsible for exports & imports related functions including custom clearances, documentation, correspondence, coordination and legal compliances.
- Co-coordinating with all Departments within the divisions of the company, including communication with offshore/subsidiary management, external resources and concerns, such as freight forwarders, third party providers and governmental agencies.
- Coordinating with shipping lines, clients, clearance and forwarding, logistics, Accounts department.
- Verify method of shipment, and prepare bill of lading, invoices, and other shipping documents.
- Calculate freight or postal rates, and record shipment costs and weights.
- Seasoned professional, with planning, execution, monitoring and resource balancing skills and ability to handle multiple functions and activities in high pressure environments with tight deadlines.
- Coordinate with clients for necessary documents for Customs clearance.
- Updating the clients regarding the status of consignments from time to time.
- Preparing daily, weekly and monthly consignment statements and provide the same through e-mail to the clients.
- Ensure proper coordination with the clients.
- Set up manifest to accompany shipments.
- Successfully coordinating with shipping lines regarding rates, custom clearing agents and various transporters for the smooth functioning of operations.
- Maintained the aptitude in the Inventory Shipping and Receiving, Scrutinized inbound and outbound shipment.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Shipping & Logistic Management, Marketing Management
Sadanam Institute of Commerce and Management Studies (SICOMS)
Palakkad, Kerala 01.2008 - 01.2010
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
Calicut University
HSE - undefined
Kerala State Board
SSLC - undefined
Kerala State Board
Skills
procurement
inventory management
supply chain operations
logistics
purchasing
stores
dispatch
contract outsourcing
contract service to third-party vendors
vendor management
freight forwarding
customs clearance
documentation
analysing profitability
operational alignment
cost efficiencies
operational excellence
analysing supplier markets
vendor identification
vendor evaluation
vendor finalization
import/export operations
container management
cargo movement management
customs documentation
negotiation
communication
interpersonal skills
influencing stakeholders
supplier relationships
planning
coordinating
delivering results
cost efficiency
commercial acumen
financial acumen
attention to detail
problem-solving
ownership
calm under pressure
Interests
Reading
Trekking
Traveling
Playing & watching cricket
Listening music
Personal Information
- Passport Number: P 0097916
- Date of Birth: 05/23/87
- Nationality: Indian
- Marital Status: Single
Passport Expiry
04/20/26
Timeline
Deputy Manager - Procurement
Popular Vehicles and Service Ltd.
04.2023 - Current
Assistant Manager-Purchase
DDRCSRL Diagnostics Ltd.
08.2021 - 04.2023
Assistant Manager -Materials
Metropolis Health care Limited.
12.2020 - 08.2021
Executive (SCM)
Future Retail Limited.
07.2017 - 12.2020
Commercial Executive -(SCM)
Cholayil Pvt Ltd.
10.2012 - 07.2017
Operation Executive (Export & Import)
EAST WEST FREIGHT CARRIERS Ltd.
05.2010 - 10.2012
Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) - Shipping & Logistic Management, Marketing Management
Sadanam Institute of Commerce and Management Studies (SICOMS)
01.2008 - 01.2010
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
Calicut University
HSE - undefined
Kerala State Board
SSLC - undefined
Kerala State Board