Anoop Gopi

To secure a challenging Leading position with a progressive organization that would utilize my exceptional interpersonal, communication and business-related skills to have economical product cost, minimizing risks and ensuring supply security, managing relationships, and increasing product or service caliber

Furnace expansion brown field project at Piramal kosamba in year 2017, S4 HANA Implementation at Piramal kosamba in year 2018, Furnace expansion brown field project in year 2019 at Piramal Jambusar unit, Mckensey cost optimization shikhar project at Piramal., Furnace erection green field project in year 2021 at Piramal Jambusar unit, Implementation of B2C platform Moglix in year 2023 at SABIC Nandesari unit, Implementation of SAP ARIBA tool in the year 2023 at SABIC Nandesari unit

English, Hindi, Gujarati & Malayalam

• Techno-Commercial Strategy and Initiatives: -
• Understand the Techno-Commercial strategy and plan for BU at plant / specified spend category
• Take necessary actions in own area of work to implement strategic initiatives (Group-wide/ CPO specific BU specific) as per plan
• Purchase Requisition (PR) Review: -
• Assist in the review of approved PR from user department; seek additional information if required from user for correctness & completeness of PR
• Provide support in identifying the type and method of procurement (depending on type of material/ services to be procured, nature of PR (normal vs. emergency PR), stocks available, availability of rate contract, value, delivery timeline etc.)
• Strategic Sourcing for Capex, Opex, Bulk Material & Services: -
• Contribute to the strategic sourcing process by participating in activities such as:
• Selection of bidding process, preparation of vendor selection approach and vendor evaluation criteria depending on the nature of the category.
• Preparing the request for information (RFI) document for bidder evaluation.
• Identification of potential bidders who meet the requirements (using Company vendor database, Supply market analysis, advertisement or recommendations from other teams)
• Preparation of the Request for Proposal (RFP) document
• Organizing and planning pre-bid meeting based on the queries and communication requirements from vendors
• Technical and Commercial bid evaluation of vendors
• Conducting fact-based negotiations/e-auctions with shortlisted bidders
• Preparation of Note for Approval (NFA) for selected bidder (vendor) and obtaining required approvals as per DoA.
• Contract Preparation and Order Placement
• Prepare contract document as per stated protocols & standard templates
• Set up the approved contract record within the ERP system, using the appropriate system steps and functionality
• Maintain the contract document for future reference as per defined document management policy
• Send the contract to vendor and all identified stakeholders
• Collate the Advance Bank Guarantee/Contract Performance Bank Guarantee (ABG/CPBG)/Customs related documents from vendor as per requirements.
• Procurement Through Rate Contracts
• Based on approved NFA, prepare, review and issue rate contracts
• Prepare master outline agreement (OA) in ERP system based on agreement finalised
• Post Order Management
• Prepare Billing Break Up and get it uploaded in SAP, if applicable
• Address, resolve or re-allocate and share response for queries raised by vendors or from other internal stakeholders, during expediting delivery
• Prepare Change Order/ Amendments in the order including quantity/ Rate variation, Extra items, Time Extensions etc.
• Facilitate closure of contracts and take necessary actions
• Manage inbound logistics services for other Ex-Works Domestic Supplies
• Execute contingency plans in case of immediate business requirements
• Supplier/Vendor Identification and Onboarding
• Coordinate with new identified vendors to send information/documents in predefined forms for evaluation
• Prepare vendor evaluation criteria for the category in consultation with quality, engineering and project management & control departments
• Check details of forms submitted by vendor for their completeness and validity of documents
• Coordinate with Quality/Engg/User team for vendor assessment if required
• If the vendor is qualified based on the vendor evaluation criteria, update approved vendor list & communicate to vendor
• Populate required data and documents into MDG/Ariba system to get vendor code created in SAP
• Supplier/Vendor Performance Management Contribute to performance evaluation, management and development planning of suppliers/ vendors for assigned category by partaking in activities such as:
• Preparation of vendor segmentation matrix based on annual spend with the vendor and risks associated
• Preparation of vendor performance evaluation criteria and frequency of evaluation for each vendor segment
• Assigning performance levels to vendors, review of vendor scorecard, and checking if the performance is meeting desired level
• In case of satisfactory performance, communicating performance feedback to vendors highlighting improvement opportunities on individual parameters
• In case of unacceptable performance, communicating performance to vendor & planning discussions to identify actions required for performance improvement Supplier/Vendor Engagement
• Establish strategic partnerships with suppliers/vendors of assigned category which will benefit Adani from a long-term perspective and effectively leverage them for value additions to business
• Data Analytics
• Assist in collation and analysis of data related to various procurement activities (e.g. commodity analysis, supplier debugging, etc.) for respective categories
• Identify and seek opportunities to improve efficiency and value by analysing data
• Contribute to action planning and implementation based on data analytics performed for assigned categories
• Risk Management
• Assist in identifying all procurement risks for assigned categories (using master list of procurement risk, supply market analysis, long term procurement plan, annual procurement plan and project risk register)
• Provide support in evaluation and prioritization of the identified risks on their likelihood, impact and controllability
• Contribute to the preparation of risk mitigation plan and update of the category risk register