Ayanish Sen

C-Level Professional ,Strategic Business Enabler & Promoter with dynamic career that reflects rich experience & year-on-year success in multifunctional roles encompassing SCM, Purchase & Procurement, P&L Management, Project SCM, Partner Relationship Management and Business Operations. Steller in delivering Performance and creates business process improvement, utilizing vision, technological understanding, and exceptional relationship management fostering revenue growth, cost savings, & improved productivity.

Versatile procurement professional experienced in setting up contracts and schedules, staying current with pricing structures and reviewing data to make accurate purchasing and logistics decisions. Bringing 25+ year's experience in the industry and expertise in Procurement , SCM & P&L management . Have worked out of 9 industry platforms viz, Automotive Tyres , Paints & Coatings , Adhesives & Sealants , Construction Chemicals , Consumer Goods , Telecom , International Trade , Rigid Plastic Packaging , SCM & Procurement consultancy .

. Goal-oriented Chief Procurement Officer adept at balancing supply needs with budget and operational requirements. Good researcher and multitasker with excellent judgment. Looking for a challenging role in a fast-paced environment.

Responsible for the S2P process as process owner handled procurement Spend of > 5000 Cr per annum.

Spearheaded the transformational journey of the procurement function through BPR- process standardization , Digitization , and Resource Skill development in MTL .

• CPSCM from Centre for PSCM Excellence from CA USA in 2019
• Operations Management and Systemic Thinking from Asian Institute of Management, Manila in 2015
• Master Class Certification on Strategic Innovation & Leadership , with Marshall Goldsmith , Member of the Thinkers 50 Hall of Fame and R. Gopalakrishnan , Author & Corporate Adviser Ex. Tata Sons Director
• Six Sigma Yellow Belt Training Program (An Internal Training) by Ericsson Global Team in 2010
• Inventory, Taxes & Imports Management from Indian Institute of Materials Management in 2010
• ISO 9001 Internal Auditor from RWTUV Germany in 2002
• Packaging Materials Management from Indian Institute of Materials Management in 1998
• Windows Office from Informatics Computer Systems in 1999
• C Programming from Datapro- Authorized Partner Microsoft in 1996

Provided Thought leadership to strategize & operationalize business plans to achieve business and financial targets with a cross-functional team

Strategized supply chain & procurement functions including Sourcing Strategies & Implementation, Capex & Opex Management, Budgeting, Supply & Logistics Framework Development, Category Sourcing Strategy, P&L Management, Business Operations Material Planning, Material Budgeting, Commercial Operations, Cost Reduction Plan Implementation and Realization, On-Time Delivery, Logistics, Inventory Control and Risk Mitigation for international projects

Front-led Digital Solution Implementation for VRM (Vendor Relationship Management), CRM (Customer Relationship Management) and PM (Productive Maintenance) to drive output efficiencies in sourcing, manufacturing, and last mile deliveries to the market

Played a key role in R&D, Engineering & Technology function collaborations, Process Optimization & Standardization, Cost Optimization, Debottlenecking through Global Demand V/s Capacity Forecasts, Market Geo-Political Economic Influencer Analytics, Plant & Machinery HI Assessments, induction of Robotics & Line Automation, and RFID controlled WMS

Partnered with core business operations to increase the global footprint of stakeholders, expand market share, and generate sustainable revenue gains

Focused on ensuring business objectives are achieved through delivery team, managed CXO level senior executive management to roll-out their mandate while supporting business to gain next level of growth and improve profit & margin

Directed & maintained efficient business operations; interfaced with cross-functional departments for sourcing of capital equipment; expertise in effectively negotiating, finalizing, developing and implementing contingency plans with vendors for materials

Delivered better fulfilment and profitability through cost reductions & quality improvements leveraging design & implementation of Procurement, Operations, Order Fulfilment Efficiency, Departments KPIs & so on

Acted as a Go-to Person for identifying improvement areas & driving innovative solutions towards sustainable change and implementation with management support and empowerment for >10 locations

Planned, formulated and implemented budgets for the projects in coordination with PMT to streamline cash-flow

Established strategic relationships with global vendors, achieved aggressive targets in terms of cost, quality and delivery for strategic sourcing (with compliances) of services & materials

Devised tactics for quick sourcing / change management (in compliances, quality & cost) & project management by identifying vendor pain points, supporting them through review meeting, process optimization & engagement, introducing various schemes for Win-Win situation / vendors’ improved performance, and performing contracts / agreements reviews to achieve better contract compliances, best price & quality purchasing

Conducted Spend Management & Quality Analysis for improving procurement efficiency

Managed materials & inventory / SCM (including documentation, inventory tracking, transportation, rejection analysis), negotiated with global suppliers to clarify contract, delivery, term of payment and other issues to optimize cost & delivery time and conditions, managed functions including drafting, taking approval for SCM parameters, reporting and creating checklist for audits, guided, mentored & monitored the performance of team members to ensure efficiency in process operations; developed competency among the team members

Strategic SCM & Procurement | P&L Management | Organization Vision & Mission | Business Management

• Passport Number: S7200486 valid till 08/23/28
• Date of Birth: 01/10/75

Run my own partnership organization  ,Connecgrow ,  from 2020 Mar to 2021 Dec  providing business consultancy to global clients and improving companies' operations by assessing weaknesses and recommending business solutions

English, Hindi, Oriya, Gujarati, Marathi, Bengali

• Ace Falcon Award for Business excellence in Q3 2009 in Ericsson Global
• Ericsson Global Surface Transport Award (Team Award) for increasing sea mode transport from 22% to 50% in FY’09-10
• Top Talent Certificate with stock option from Global CEO for achieving excellence in Operational Management in FY 09-10

• Had active participation across educational and professional career in terms of support to UNICEF , Colombo Expat Cultural Association , Elected Students representative for BE Che batch 1992-96 Batch NIT Durgapur
• Have been a professional cricket player along the educational journey and continued to play competitive Office League Cricket under CAB Kolkata till 2007