Kiran B
Randstad India Pvt. Ltd.
Bengaluru
6
years of professional experience
Procurement Professional with 3 years 7 months of experience in buying, procurement operations, RFQ management, commercial negotiation, supplier management, purchase order processing, agreements, and end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P). Hands-on experience in SAP S/4HANA MM across PR creation, PO creation, GRN/MIGO, service entry, invoice coordination, three-way matching, and payment follow-up. Proven ability to manage high-volume transactions, support cost-effective sourcing decisions, maintain procurement compliance, and coordinate with business, Procurement, Finance, P2P, Treasury, and suppliers.
Work History
Procurement Executive / MIS Executive - Procurement
1 Year 8 Months- Create and process 50+ purchase orders daily in SAP S/4HANA, ensuring accurate material/service details, cost centers, profit centers, GL accounts, delivery dates, and supporting documents.
- Execute buying and procurement activities by obtaining RFQs, coordinating supplier quotations, preparing commercial comparisons, and supporting supplier selection based on price, quality, lead time, service capability, and commercial terms.
- Coordinate and support negotiation of pricing, delivery schedules, payment terms, freight, warranties, and other commercial conditions to achieve competitive and compliant procurement outcomes.
- Create, review, and track purchase orders, outline agreements, service agreements, and PO amendments; ensure alignment with approved requisitions, quotations, budgets, and procurement policies.
- Create 40+ GRN transactions per day through MIGO and process service entry sheets/SRN after validating PO quantities, service completion, delivery evidence, and stakeholder approvals.
- Perform invoice and PO validation, support three-way matching (PO-GRN-Invoice), resolve quantity/price/tax discrepancies, and coordinate timely invoice submission and payment processing.
- Collaborate with Procurement, P2P, Accounts Payable, Treasury, Finance, IT, and business stakeholders to resolve blocked invoices, payment-term issues, vendor master concerns, and urgent manual payments.
- Maintain supplier records and coordinate vendor onboarding documentation, including bank details, GST certificates, PAN, and billing-entity information.
- Prepare procurement MIS reports covering PR/PO status, GRN status, invoice ageing, payment status, open commitments, vendor issues, and pending stakeholder actions.
- Ensure adherence to procurement policies, approval matrices, audit requirements, documentation standards, and segregation-of-duties controls.
- Client: AB InBev
Marketing Operations Analyst / Buyer
2 Years- Created purchase requisitions, followed up for approvals and maintained accurate procurement documentation.
- Administered contracts and agreements by tracking validity, pricing schedules, renewal dates, scope, commercial terms, and supplier obligations.
- Manage the end-to-end Procure-to-Pay (P2P) cycle, covering requirement validation, purchase requisition creation, sourcing support, purchase order processing, goods/service receipt, invoice coordination, and follow-up payment.
- Validated GRNs and invoices against purchase orders and delivery/service records; supported three-way matching and resolution of price or quantity variances.
- Assisted with vendor onboarding, supplier master updates, performance evaluation, vendor reconciliation, and supplier relationship management.
- Maintained trackers and procurement MIS for open PRs, open POs, pending deliveries, GRNs, invoices, agreements, savings, and supplier performance.
- Client: DELL
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Aeronautical
Skills
Procurement Operations
Interpersonal skills
Vendor negotiations
Problem resolution
Team player
Vendor sourcing
Purchasing
PR & PO Creation
Contract negotiations
Cost Optimization
Timeline
Procurement Executive / MIS Executive - Procurement
Randstad India Pvt. Ltd.
02.2025 - CurrentRead More
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Additional Information
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka. Notice Period: Immediate
Personal Information
Title: Procurement Professional
Key Procurement Process Knowledge
- Requirement identification -> PR creation and approval -> RFQ/RFP -> quotation evaluation -> negotiation -> supplier selection -> PO/agreement creation -> delivery/service follow-up -> GRN/SRN -> invoice verification -> three-way match -> payment and closure.
- Exposure to direct and indirect buying principles, competitive bidding, total-cost considerations, contract compliance, risk controls, supplier performance, and stakeholder communication.