Experienced procurement professional with a strong track record in tactical buying, sourcing, vendor management, and cost optimization. Skilled in price negotiation and supply chain coordination to drive operational efficiency.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
Work History
Subject Matter Expert - Procurement
BAYER AG
Bangalore
06.2022 - Current
Allocating PRs, tickets, and other activities within the team on a daily basis.
Ensure the team exceeds TAT and the accuracy of assigned volumes through proper production planning.
Create and release purchase orders.
Help the team resolve the queries and challenges, if they have any.
Communication and collaboration with Sourcing, Content Management, and Country partners.
Quality checks—daily, weekly, and monthly.
Process order confirmations of suppliers according to process guidelines.
Communication and alignment with requisitioners in case of deviations within order confirmations.
Approving price mismatch approval requests.
Process overbooking requests.
Attending high-priority Smartdesk tickets and providing a solution within 24 hours.
Conduct process review meetings twice a week, and ensure the closure of requisitions without delay.
Act as the first point of contact for all requisitioning, purchasing, and payment inquiries of high importance.
Provide system support and training to users and procurement professionals via phone, mail, or online.
Conduct regular process reviews, take complete ownership of the processes, identify gaps, and help the team fix them.
Solve the process issues within the Procurement Operations.
Assisting the direct-level manager in weekly KPI reporting.
Senior Analyst
CONDUENT BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA LLP
Bangalore
03.2018 - 06.2022
Pre-validation of shopping carts and finding the right source of supply.
Sending RFQ to the supplier and follow up with the supplier in order to get quotes before bid due date.
Negotiate with suppliers for a better price to achieve savings targets.
Initiate bid summary before PO creation.
Worked on achieving savings – Marginal savings and Cost Avoidance savings.
Supplier awaited activities – Negotiates with the suppliers to make them accept the Payment terms and Terms and Conditions as per the process guidelines.
Interacted with vendors, store managers and other stakeholders to maintain on-time deliveries.
Plant awaited activities – Working with plant to increase estimated value, MOQ, amending SC currency and technical validation, if required.
Vendor master activities - Sending vendor onboarding requests for approval, follow up with team to get it done in time and communicate the changes in vendor contact details to update the same in vendor master data base.
Awarding the Purchase order to the suppliers.
Follow up with supplier to confirm the timely delivery of material.
Sending reports to management on a weekly basis.
In absence of supervisor allocating requests to other team members.
Mentoring new team members to develop their procurement skills.
Accountant,
HABNET DMCC
Dubai
01.2017 - 12.2017
Reconciles the bank statements to make sure that the balances of bank statement and company’s book is correct and there are no mismatches.
Monitoring Purchase process.
Prepares payments by verifying vendor invoices with our purchase order, checking the documentation, and releasing payments.
Reconcile vendor statements and resolve discrepancies.
Managing receivables by analyzing the sales report and Cash on delivery collection report.
Preparation of monthly staff salary by verifying the attendance report.
Perform day to day financial transactions, including verifying, classifying, computing, posting and recording accounting data.
Handling petty cash and making a proper record of the petty cash
vouchers for future references.
Guides account assistant staffs by coordinating activities and answering questions.
Preparation of monthly purchase order summary, verifying the cost fluctuations and reporting those to CEO.
Secures financial information by completing data base backups.
Accounts Assistant
AL REYAMI TRADING ENTERPRISES LLC
Dubai
05.2013 - 12.2016
Handling receivables – collection and deposits.
Handling payables - Preparation of cheques on the basis of aging reports Education Certificates by verifying invoices, delivery orders with approvals.
Preparation of Payroll JVs based on the final data sent by HR Department and upload into RBS (In-house ERP software).
Monthly salary preparation of both workers and staffs.
Preparation of leave settlement of workers and staffs.
Managing daily petty cash.
Review all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.
Reconcile vendor statements, research and correct discrepancies.
Maintaining and controlling Debtors ageing statement for effective payment follow up.
Reconcile the accounts receivable ledger to ensure that all payments are accounted and properly posted.
SENIOR ASSISTANT
TRIVENI ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIES LTD
Surat
01.2011 - 04.2013
Site office administration and Management of all other necessary day to day activities.
Managing Material Receipt Certificates: Preparation of MRC and
submission of the same to the client (BHEL) for the Payment.
Logistics Management: Planning the incoming of materials like
mechanical, electrical and instrumentation items, construction items like cement, tmt bars, sand, metals and efficient storage of the same.
Site Management and record keeping: Managing site activities and keeping all kinds of records (Purchase Orders, Invoices, Cash vouchers etc) in a proper manner.
Quality Control: Conduct quality control activities (Destructive Tests and Nondestructive Test) in accordance with instructions, inspection programs, using specified control measuring and testing equipment.
Assist in evaluation and solution of potential field problems, referring them to Project manager.
Understand and perform document control functions in accordance with on-site policy and procedures.
Education
MBA-Finance and Marketing - MBA
Kannur University
Kannur
2009
Bachelor of Business Management - Marketing & Sales
Kannur University
Kannur
2006
Skills
Indirect Procurement
Tactical Buying
Procurement process
Purchase order management
Supplier negotiation
Quality assurance
Cost analysis
Vendor management
People Management
Reporting
Training to Jew Joiners
Hobbies
Cricket
Badminton
Songs
Software
Ariba
SAP
SmartDesk
Tableau
Timeline
Subject Matter Expert - Procurement
BAYER AG
06.2022 - Current
Senior Analyst
CONDUENT BUSINESS SERVICES INDIA LLP
03.2018 - 06.2022
Accountant,
HABNET DMCC
01.2017 - 12.2017
Accounts Assistant
AL REYAMI TRADING ENTERPRISES LLC
05.2013 - 12.2016
SENIOR ASSISTANT
TRIVENI ENGINEERING AND INDUSTRIES LTD
01.2011 - 04.2013
MBA-Finance and Marketing - MBA
Kannur University
Bachelor of Business Management - Marketing & Sales