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CHETAN SURESH MANGALE

CHETAN SURESH MANGALE

Result-oriented professional offering 20 years Indirect procurement in large organizations. Industries exposure - E-Commerce , Retail , Manufacturing, Telecom &data centre, managed service, ATM.

Summary

Strategic Procurement Leader | Cost Optimization | ERP | Infrastructure Sourcing | Indirect Sourcing

Experienced in driving efficient, goal-aligned procurement operations across CAPEX/OPEX, IT, infrastructure, and marketing.

Skilled in:

  • Spend analysis & cost-saving initiatives
  • Category management & supplier relationships
  • ERP systems: SAP, Oracle, Baan, Oracle Fusion
  • IT procurement (hardware, software, services)
  • Marketing sourcing (branding, events, ATM ads)

Focused on delivering value through smart sourcing and operational excellence.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
3
3
Languages

Work History

Lead Procurement

Reliance retail
02.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for managing the infra rollout of various format stores for reliance retail pan India, grocery, apparel and electronics for free issue of equipment.
  • Also supporting various brands retails rollout plan supported by reliance.
  • Managing large variety of capex infra packages to support the warehousing requirement.
  • Packages includes but not limited to HVAC, AHU, DG, LT panels, PEB, precision weighing scales, chillers and freezers, lighting and fixtures, automation equipment cold rooms, MHE, Stabilizers, invertors, streamers etc.
  • Involved in vendor sourcing for R&D lab equipment for retail and turnkey infra project requirement.
  • Lead and coaching the team for complex procurement areas and simplifying the process.
  • Cross function collaboration and stakeholder management.

Associate Director Indirect Procurement

Flipkart
03.2016 - 01.2022
  • Company Overview: Bengaluru
  • Supporting infra expansion for warehouses pan India.
  • Category management - CAPEX (Spend of INR 500 Crores): Racking all formats large, furniture, grocery, electronics. Overall planning for racking with vendor strategic tie up, capacity utilization and planning.
  • ARC for DG, UPS, batteries, weighing scales, Material handling equipment, fire water tanks, infra fit outs, furniture, HVAC, cold storage, Chillers and freezers for grocery and last mile hubs.
  • Security command canter, electronic security CCTV, FAS, IDS, boom barriers, turnstiles, X ray scanner and cash lockers.
  • OPEX (Spend of INR 300 Crores): related to small hubs to medium to large warehouses (10 mn sft space) Catering, transport, packed snacks, Consumables, stationary, R&M.
  • CAMC of equipment at pan india warehouses.
  • Rental assets - rental furniture, pallets, material handling equipment, UPS, DG.
  • Employee welfare services - employee insurance, ambulance, corporate services.
  • POS, MDR, Cash Management (CDP), security manned guarding.8K guards with 10 agencies.
  • Developing & implementing a best-in-class category plan for the indirect procurement categories.
  • Developing key relationships with key vendors and sellers; mentor these relationships for the overall growth of the category.
  • Disposal of operational scrap (cartons, iron, PP & plastic) and FA scrap PAN India warehouses (@INR 10 Crores/annum); in-house E waste, servers & hazardous scrap and price discovery through auctions.
  • Working closely with Business Teams to understand their purchasing needs and align them with best suppliers to meet their long-term goals while focusing on Total Cost of Ownership (TCO).
  • Driving cost reduction initiatives. FY21 target 21 Cr.
  • Bengaluru
  • Accomplishments: Reduced the cost worth in FY20: INR 22 Crores per annum in racking through formularizing the steel + conversion concept. Partnering with racking vendors.
  • INR 15 Crores in opex spend in transport, CAMC and services through standardization of scope. Achieved average 8% cost savings compared to last year cost.
  • Scrap cost realization of 8% higher than the earlier through forward auction Instrumental in the converting EB power to solar for 6 warehouses.

Senior Manager - Procurement

Tata Communication Payment solutions Ltd. (TCPSL)
10.2011 - 03.2016
  • Company Overview: Mumbai
  • Managed CAPEX Non-IT and IT procurement such ATM/ CD Machines, VSAT, POS Terminals, UPS, AC, CCTV, DVR & Access lock, branding, visual merchandizing, civil and carpentry with a pool of 200 contractors.
  • Supervised OPEX activities related to: Services- ATM cash replenishment, FLM (First Level Maintenance), housekeeping, caretaker, roaming attendant, repair & maintenance, CAMC & spares and repair for assets.
  • Corporate services such as facility, admin, office requirements, HR, finance, professional and consultancy (indirect spend).
  • Inbound & outbound material movements; warehouse space (sq. ft.) based on the project roll-out needs with 3PL.
  • Supervised Network & IT assets (desktops, laptops & switches), infrastructure & related AMCs, software procurement and licensing agreements (ULA/ EULA, SPLA, pay per use, and so on).
  • Scrap disposal - ATMs and network equipment (E waste & non-E waste scrap).
  • Mumbai
  • Accomplishments: Procurement of campaign management system to facilitate 3rd party advertising for revenue generation.
  • Major role in project planning for roll-out of 7000 ATM sites with the timely completion of the procurement cycle; Spearheaded the MOF & WLA ATM project deployment and rolled out OPEX savings to the tune of 15%.
  • Standardized SOW template for reducing cycle time from 60 days to 45 days.
  • Awarded by CEO two consecutive years for bringing annual savings of 10 Cr annually.

Education

PGDBA - Operations

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL)

B.E. - Mech.

Rajaram Shinde college of Engineering

Diploma - Mech.

Shriram Polytechnic

Skills

  • Strategic category management

  • Stakeholder collaboration

  • E-sourcing expertise

  • Vendor Management

  • Operational improvements

  • Project execution management

  • Contract negotiation expertise

  • Supplier relationship management

  • Procurement management

  • Strategic category management

Personal Information

Date of Birth: 04/26/76

Timeline

Lead Procurement

Reliance retail
02.2022 - Current

Associate Director Indirect Procurement

Flipkart
03.2016 - 01.2022

Senior Manager - Procurement

Tata Communication Payment solutions Ltd. (TCPSL)
10.2011 - 03.2016

B.E. - Mech.

Rajaram Shinde college of Engineering

Diploma - Mech.

Shriram Polytechnic

PGDBA - Operations

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning (SCDL)

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