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Karuppiah P

Karuppiah P

Procurement Specialist
Medavakkam

Summary

  • Hardworking Procurement professional with 33 years of experience maintaining vendor relationships to facilitate cost-effective and timely purchasing functions. Excellent negotiation and contract development skills with proficiency in AutoCAD 2010 Operating System : Windows 2010 Packages : SAP R/3(4.7) MM Module/RAMCOERP/MS Office
  • An astute & result oriented leader with proven success in various aspects of Purchase, Expediting & Supply Chain Management for Power and Oil & Gas sectors.
  • Vendor Management Sourcing & Procurement Supply Chain Management Inspection & Expediting E – Procurement / Reverse auction EXIM (Import & Export) Logistics Management / Warehouse Management Commercial Operations
  • Budgetary / Cost reduction Skill

Overview

34
34
years of professional experience
2
2
Certifications

Work History

Procurement - Consultant

Technip Energies India Limited
04.2023 - Current

Manager – Purchase (SCM-Logistics, Exim & Warehouse Management)

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Limited
06.2019 - 09.2020

L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering, a wholly owned subsidiary of Larsen & Toubro Limited (L&T), serves the Oil and Gas sector around the world. Organized under Offshore, Onshore, Construction Services, Modular Fabrication and Engineering Services verticals, the company delivers 'design to build' engineering and construction solutions across the hydrocarbon spectrum.

Dy. General Manager (Procurement & Contracts)

TPSC (India) Pvt Ltd.
08.2013 - 01.2018
  • Major Proposal contract proposal work outs
  • Running projects order negotiation and finalization of BTG supply portion & Erection contract.
  • Co-ordination for the supply of BTG, BOP and Auxiliaries package.
  • Mechanical, Electrical and C & I- supplier registration / ISO Internal audits / Expediting & Inspection co–ordination.
  • Preparation of Weekly / Monthly / MIS reports to management

Projects Handled:

  • 3 x 55 MW Thermal Power Plant, Balingasag, Philippines (800 Crore)
  • 3 x 800 MW NTPC Kudgi Super Thermal Power Plant, Karnataka, India
  • 2 x 660 MW NTPC Meja Super Thermal Power Plant, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Senior Manager (Procurement & Expediting)

BGR Energy Systems Ltd.
01.2012 - 02.2013
  • Timely procurement of all raw materials and bought-out items for power projects.
  • Vendor registration, audits, inspection.
  • Planning, organizing, and controlling all requisite activities to perform, such as sourcing, techno-commercial evaluation, negotiation, recommendation, ordering, inspection, expediting, and tracking, reporting, logistics, delivery, and payment processing.
  • Coordination with Sub-contract and processing of supplier invoice payments.
  • Proficient in supervising and controlling the logistics processes and services at vendors' end, and providing valuable suggestions for efficiency enhancement.

Projects Handled:

  • 2 x 500 MW Thermal Power Plant, Marwa, Chhattisgarh, India
  • 2 x 500 MW Super Thermal Power Plant, Chandrapur, Maharashtra, India

Senior Buyer (Procurement / Supply Chain)

Saipem India Projects (SIP) Ltd.
11.2008 - 05.2010

Senior Manager (Head - Procurement & Stores)

AE & E Chennai Works Ltd.
09.2005 - 10.2008

Successfully procured:

  • Various boiler quality materials like plate, pipes, tubes, and fittings from Dubai.
  • Different varieties of welding consumables for processes SMAW, GTAW, SAW, and CO2.
  • 2000 M. Tones of EN structural raw material procured from Germany in 2002.
  • Controlled the stores and implemented ERP system / Active member of the Executive Management Team.
  • Imported 200 M.Tons of S-Ten tube materials were imported from Nippon Steel Corporation, Japan in 2007.
  • proved instrumental in procuring different specifications of tubes and pipes from Germany, China, and Japan.

Projects Handled:

  • NEM, Netherlands – Boiler Pressure Parts; PRATT – USA – Boiler Pressure Parts; BHEL; Thermax; Ansaldo; ITC.

Senior Engineer (Material Management-Procurement)

Enmas Andritz Pvt. Ltd.
04.1993 - 08.2005

-Vendor Management /Procurement of Structural raw materials, B Q & Alloy steel plates, Tubes & Pipes.

-Bought our component like fittings, flanges, vales, pumps etc.

-Import & export co-ordination / Co-ordination between third party inspections like IBR, BVQ, Lloyds etc.

-Familiar with various standards & codes like ANSI, ASME, DIN & IS.

-Expediting of Pressure parts & non pressure parts

Projects Handled:

-PAN African Paper Mills, Kenya & Yaslik Pulp & Paper, Turkmenistan

-ITC, Bhadrachalam, APPM – Rajahmundry, CPP – Lalkua, CPM – Songadh & JK Paper, TNPL, SP

Technician Apprentice (Operations - Tool Design)

Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
02.1992 - 02.1993

Trainee Assistant (Raw Materials)

The Madras Motors Ltd.
10.1990 - 12.1991

Education

B.Tech. - Mechanical Engineering

RVD University

Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (D.M.E) - undefined

A P A Polytechnic, Palani
Percentage: 90.08%

Skills

Supplier Relationship Management

Certification

Customized Course in MS – Projects Certified by CADD Center, Chennai.

Overseasassignments

  • Otto Wolf (Thyssen Krupp) &Salzgitter, Dusseldorf, Germany for raw material inspection and dispatch coordination for prestigious export order for Yaslik Pulp & Paper, Turkmenistan during Dec'02.
  • Pan African Paper Mills Ltd., Webuye, Kenya for the raw material coordination and material reconciliation during Nov'01-Feb'02.

Personal Information

  • Father's Name: C. Palanichamy
  • Date of Birth: 03/09/68
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Marital Status: Married

Languages

English
Advanced (C1)
Tamil
Advanced (C1)

Timeline

Procurement - Consultant - Technip Energies India Limited
04.2023 - Current
Manager – Purchase (SCM-Logistics, Exim & Warehouse Management) - L&T Hydrocarbon Engineering Limited
06.2019 - 09.2020
Dy. General Manager (Procurement & Contracts) - TPSC (India) Pvt Ltd.
08.2013 - 01.2018
Senior Manager (Procurement & Expediting) - BGR Energy Systems Ltd.
01.2012 - 02.2013
Senior Buyer (Procurement / Supply Chain) - Saipem India Projects (SIP) Ltd.
11.2008 - 05.2010
Senior Manager (Head - Procurement & Stores) - AE & E Chennai Works Ltd.
09.2005 - 10.2008
Senior Engineer (Material Management-Procurement) - Enmas Andritz Pvt. Ltd.
04.1993 - 08.2005
Technician Apprentice (Operations - Tool Design) - Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd.
02.1992 - 02.1993
Trainee Assistant (Raw Materials) - The Madras Motors Ltd.
10.1990 - 12.1991
RVD University - B.Tech. , Mechanical Engineering
A P A Polytechnic, Palani - Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (D.M.E),
Karuppiah PProcurement Specialist