Binayak Das
Mumbai
Summary
Accomplished Procurement and Project Management Professional with a proven track record in sourcing, contract negotiation, spend analysis, and contract management. Skilled in utilizing industry-leading procurement and project management tools including Ariba, Zycus, Coupa, Kiodex, and DocuSign to streamline workflows, enhance supplier relationships, and optimize spend. Adept at managing cross-functional teams, aligning procurement objectives with business goals, and driving value through effective vendor management and cost-saving initiatives.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Global Procurement Application Administrator
Mondelez International
03.2013 - Current
- Cut-Over lead for major Change Management Projects within the organization
- Analytics and Reporting- spend reports, contract coverage reports and other KPIs
- Lead sourcing initiatives for key categories, delivering cost savings of up to 15% annually through strategic supplier negotiations and competitive bidding.
- Utilize Ariba, Zycus, and Coupa platforms for end-to-end procurement processes, including sourcing, purchase requisitions, and supplier management.
- Perform detailed spend analysis to identify opportunities for cost reduction and improve procurement efficiency, resulting in a 10% reduction in spend across critical categories.
- Manage contract lifecycle, from negotiation to execution, ensuring compliance with company policies and minimizing risk exposure.
- Work cross-functionally with legal, finance, and operational teams to develop and maintain vendor contracts, ensuring favorable terms and conditions.
- Foster strong supplier relationships to ensure high-quality service delivery, reduce lead times, and resolve performance issues effectively.
- SME, Trainer and Administrator for Procurement systems- Zycus( Sourcing, CLM, Vendor Management), Ariba( Sourcing, CLM, Vendor Management), SAP,Coupa, CSO, Tableau, DocuSign, Kiodex etc)
- Analytical and consolidation support of Asia Pacific and global BPM projects
- Global Master data maintenance Material and Vendor (completeness, compliance and consistency) Vendor and material classification activity- logic design and execution
- Spend Validation and analysis
- PMO (Scorecard and Productivity Portfolio Management)
- PTP Optimization
- Floating RFPs and conducting eAuctionq along with Supplier training
- Single headedly completed Training
Spend Analyst
Zycus Infotech Pvt Ltd
06.2011 - 09.2012
- Extensive data cleansing activities Interacting with Client to keep them informed about Project Progress and provide them consulting service
- Using Zycus tools to Classify ERP/eprocure/ Catalog Data to standard /customized schema/ taxonomy (UNSPSC)
- Implementing Zycus Supplier Management suit which covers the are of spend analysis, esourcing, contract management, supplier information management and supplier performance management
- Help client to Identify new savings opportunities and create a detailed opportunity assessment Organizing sourcing event for Suppliers- Zycus (RFI, RFQ, Reverse Auction, Forward Auction)
- Checking contracts and showing compliance to the client.
Project Coordinator
PCS Technology Ltd
12.2010 - 05.2011
- Handling Coupa, Zycus, Apttus globally- functionality based
- Deputed to Reliance life insurance Co.ltd ,IT Governance
- Working on the revamp of Reliance Capital website
- Working on a project called mCommerce, where in the functionality , look and feel etc of the existing reliance capital website will be put on mobile portability
- Participation in R&D Team Meetings Coordinate meetings, including travel arrangements and expense reports Maintain Project Managers calendars Sites include all coverage, control locations including central and secondary dispatch locations, backhaul locations, and generation plants and associated facilities Ensure coordination of the interfaces of R&D with DRA, Marketing, Medicine and Operations Prepare and/or edit meeting minutes, presentations and tables Also included is the scheduled deployment of mobile and portable radios to meet district roll-out Ensure coordination of the interfaces of all disciplines within R&D
- The detailed schedule will include all project phases and dependencies including at least preliminary engineering, property review and acquisition, detailed design, material procurement, installation, test and turn-up, and site and system acceptance
- Responsible to track project changes and produces updated site based schedule as agreed with engineering and project management
- Conduct sourcing events (RFI, RFP) using Ariba
- Compile summary documents, e.g
- Product Development Plan, management Summary and Target Product Profile
- Collect and include contributions of theTeam Responsible to take input from the business analysts and project engineers to develop and maintain the detailed schedule
Cluster Engineer
ACME Telepower Ltd
05.2009 - 01.2010
- Looking after all the Electrical and Electronic equipments like DG, PIU, SMPS, Battery Bank and AC
- Heading a project called NMS Project (Network Management System) with 17 other technicians and Engineers
- Attending client meetings to discuss about the costing and supply of the equipments needed for smooth operation of a telecom site
- Responsible for automation of DG and maintaining the MIS of Site report, DPR report, PM report & EB report and DF report
- Solving the PIU, DG, SMPS, Battery Bank related problem as well as handling the customer complaint
- Attending seminar with customers and also with the Organization's top management group
- Preparing the monthly invoice, EB bill, diesel bill, and other account related tasks
- Sourcing materials, parts using by floating RPFs and Auctions- Ariba
- Preparing the outage validation, outage reconciliation and outage signoff from customer
- Monitoring and checking the fuel consumption, certifying the vendor bills and provide input to accounts for raising invoice to the customer
- Maintaining the attendance of the employee and their issues.
Associate
Transwork,Aditya Birla Group
08.2007 - 09.2008
- I was working for Maryland Bank of North America
- My work was to look after the technical issue which the customer faces during any kind of bank trasaction.
Education
B.Tech/B.E. -
Visveswaraiah Technological University (VTU)
01.2007
12th - undefined
CBSE, English
01.2000
10th - undefined
CBSE, English
01.1998
Skills
- Sourcing & Procurement
- Contract Lifecycle Management
- Spend Analysis & Cost Optimization
- Procurement Process Automation (Ariba, Coupa, Zycus)
- Project Management Office (PMO)
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Risk Management & Compliance
- Data Analysis & Reporting
- Supplier Performance Monitoring
- MDM
- Change Management
- Transformation
- Project Management
Certification
Procure to Invoice System Administration-Coupa
Languages
Bengali
Hindi
Assamese
English
Timeline
Global Procurement Application Administrator
Mondelez International
03.2013 - Current
Spend Analyst
Zycus Infotech Pvt Ltd
06.2011 - 09.2012
Project Coordinator
PCS Technology Ltd
12.2010 - 05.2011
Cluster Engineer
ACME Telepower Ltd
05.2009 - 01.2010
Associate
Transwork,Aditya Birla Group
08.2007 - 09.2008
12th - undefined
CBSE, English
10th - undefined
CBSE, English
B.Tech/B.E. -
Visveswaraiah Technological University (VTU)
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