Krishnakumar Natarajan

PROCURE TO PAY & ASSET LIABILITY MANAGEMENT

• Represent America’s Procure to Pay Process Operations and Assumed to be leader of 14-member team
• Responsible to handle the Outsourced team with quality work inputs and ensure regular targets on invoicing process, covering 50 plus legal entities.
• Communicate with Vendor's leadership and achieve determine terms and availability.
• Devise purchasing instructions and policies and ensure proper procedure from both company and vendor.
• Resolve issues with regular workflow and Production in connect with releasing purchase orders!
• Develop and implement KPI Metrics for Outsourced team.
• Manage staffing level for Procure to pay process!
• Responsible to Process and Approve Capital Purchases across Americas as Regional Business Unit
• Maintained proper staffing levels to guarantee timely and accurate deliveries
• Coordinated among multiple external stakeholders to gain consensus on major project milestones and prioritization goals

• Managed 20 Plus Procurement Process Reporting includes Purchase order Report's, Blocked & Parked Invoices
• Handling day to day operation's with Third party Procure to pay team
• Supporting user Queries into Ariba Guided Buying Issues across North America Entities
• Conducted performance reviews each Month, offering praise and recommendations for improvement
• Input analysed and reported on data covering all aspects of procurement operations
• Drove operational improvements which resulted in time management and improved process flow.
• Validated results and performed quality assurance to assess accuracy of data
• Recommended process improvements to continually identify, analyze and fix constraints and challenges
• Optimized core processes to improve business performance and operational agility
• Assessed data modelling and statistics to integrate high-level business processes with data rules

• Setting up Procurement Strategy and Deploying best Procurement Practices
• Planning /monitoring operations of Purchases
• Developing plans to improve t Procurement process by cost cutting and saving
• Ensuring Proper Communication & Schedules to Suppliers with necessary PO and RFQ for new developments
• Collecting quotations, making comparative statement, finalizing Vendors & negotiations
• Developing long-term partnerships with suppliers; Tracking supplier performance to ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery and quality norms
• Ensuring Proper tracking for making payment to Suppliers and smooth relationship with Finance Department for making effective Payments
• Responsible for import business needs for Merchandising products
• Trained, mentored and supported team members with respect to Retail brand merchandising
• Planned and implemented cost control measures to control expenses of department.
• Increased sales 2 Crore INR through aggressive sales program overhaul, market campaigns and new product launches
• Hired and managed 5 new Supply Chain Interns to drive business growth
• Enabled revenue generation by pursuing partnerships, sourcing funding, and capitalizing on market opportunities
• Fostered new business through participation in trade shows and initiating communications with prospective clients via phone and email
• Developed effective business strategies to capitalize on emerging market trends
• Shaped solutions and approaches by leveraging trends in customer marketplaces and industries
• Aligned organizational objectives with company mission to increase business growth and integrate work strategies
• Developed and implemented new strategies and policies in collaboration with executive partners to establish and achieve long-term business objectives, providing company with strong and sustainable organizational leadership
• Established and directed successful programs focused on Supply Chain practices
• Streamlined operations to maximize business efficiency and profits

• Responsible for managing complete supply chain operations along with general administration includes 35 Luxury Brands
• Liaised with merchandising and vendor team in expediting products to customers
• Coordinated with shipping partners in packaging and dispatching products to customer's doorstep
• Seamlessly handled reverse shipping and its associated formalities
• Involved in budgeting department's costing and ensured that workings are well within budgetary constraints
• Coordinated hassle free movement of shipments and consisted met agreed turnaround times leading to higher levels of customer satisfaction
• Prepared and submitted reports detailing performance metrics to management
• Tracked vendors and followed up with vendors to enable speedy supply of product
• Raised quality issues with vendors and sorted them through effective coordination
• Ensured that ordered products reach customers within stipulated timelines.
• Taught employees how to collaborate on daily job tasks and achieve service targets
• Supervised operations team to support operational excellence and excellent customer service
• Introduced new methods, practices, and systems to reduce turnaround time
• Stayed up-to-date with industry trends and best practices to improve skills and organizational operations
• Performed statistical analyses to gather data for operational and forecast team needs

• AS-IS study for intensive understanding of existing business processes and documenting business and workflow diagrams
• Preparation of Process Quality Document (PQD)/Design Book, for various processes to be implemented on Client site
• GAP Analysis to figure out variation and exceptions of existing business practice to standard software functionalities
• Configuration of Basic & Master data like customer and vendor master, tax master, GL account master, inventory / item master, tax structure definition along with its applicability
• Writing of Functional specification for customization requirements and follow-up for validation
• Prepared data collection templates as per data requirements in terms of TO-BE and system specifications for various masters
• Compilation, correction and validation of User data for final migration into ERP Application
• Migration of Master Data and Transaction Data through Epicor DMT Tool for Data Migration
• Mapped processes with Application in Test Environment for - getting UAT clearance for same, along-with identification of process gaps
• Uploading and confirming opening balances
• Configuration of Permission sets and Custom Fields
• Go Live and Post Implementation Support.

• Handling Overall Chennai Branch For Corporate Stationery Procurement - Key Account's
• Analysed, optimized and oversaw inventory procedures to improve supply chain operations
• Uncovered most cost-effective shipping modes and schedules, saving
• Developed solutions to address problems in distribution and transportation of products
• Assessed vendor operations according to quality benchmarks and standards
• Facilitated change management strategies and incorporated functional area infrastructure to support demand planning and supply initiatives.
• Uncovered most cost-effective shipping modes and schedules, saving 50,000 INR Quarterly
• Analyzed, optimized and oversaw inventory procedures to improve supply chain operations
• Negotiated contracts with suppliers and customers

• Handling More than 350 Branch assets includes both property and IT assets and maintaining 1 lac Square Foot warehouse with detailed inventory
• Kept detailed track of asset maintenance
• Managed office inventory by restocking supplies and placing purchase orders to maintain adequate stock levels
• Prepared packages for shipment, pickup and courier services for prompt delivery to branches
• In charge for Asset Operations issues across TamilNadu, India
• Performed frequent branch audits.
• Provided excellent customer care to maintain and improve customer relations, strengthen loyalty and increase product and service sales
• Optimized business processes to foster operational efficiency
• Verified compliance with best business practices throughout organization
• Interfaced with department heads to establish tracking mechanisms and processes that created clear and effective information flow internally