Kumar Jagade
Purchase Manager
Pune,Maharashtra
Summary
Results-driven purchase and contracts professional with 15 years of experience in the construction industry. Expertise in procurement management, vendor development, and contract administration for high-rise residential and commercial projects. Proficient in cost optimization, ERP systems, and supply chain coordination, ensuring quality and compliance with timelines. Strong knowledge of civil, MEP, and building materials procurement, with a focus on budgeting and project coordination.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchase Manager
MALPANI PROPERTIES
05.2023 - Current
- Handling centralized procurement for residential and commercial projects.
- Managing the end-to-end procurement cycle from inquiry to delivery.
- Finalizing vendor agreements and subcontractor work orders.
- Conducting techno-commercial evaluations and negotiations.
- Monitoring project budgets and material cost optimization.
- Coordinating with the project, billing, accounts, and site execution teams.
- Preparing comparative statements and procurement MIS reports.
- Managing annual maintenance contracts and service agreements.
- Procurement of civil, MEP, finishing, and interior materials.
- Vendor sourcing and market rate analysis.
- Coordination with consultants and project management teams.
- Monitoring inventory and site material requirements.
- Preparing purchase orders and tracking deliveries.
- Reduced procurement costs by 12% through strategic negotiations.
- Developed an alternate vendor network, improving delivery timelines.
- Successfully handled procurement for projects worth
- 300 crore or more.
- Improved procurement tracking system using ERP reporting.
- Reduced material delays significantly across projects.
- Recipient of the Best Procurement Excellence Award from the company founder and chairman.
Purchase Manager
PLANEDGE CONSULTANT PVT LTD
08.2022 - 04.2023
- Vendor follow-up and quotation comparison.
- Preparing PO, WO, and material tracking reports.
- Site coordination for material dispatch and delivery.
- Assisting in billing and commercial documentation.
- Implemented supplier performance evaluations, driving improvements in delivery timelines and product quality.
Purchase Manager
VILAS JAVDEKAR DEVELOPERS
05.2015 - 03.2022
- Establish and implement purchasing policies, procedures, and best practices.
- Controlling the purchase and supply of all procured items and services.
- Negotiating price and terms of products with suppliers.
- Vendor Development and Management.
- Make a quote price comparison for final vendor selection purposes.
- Provide reports for upper management.
- Price analysis, negotiation, and releasing Purchase Orders and Schedules, material chasing, and coordinating with other departments for quality queries until payment to vendors.
- Follow up with the vendor for the incoming product with the correct quantity and quality.
- To maintain records of material consumption, material requirements, and should be able to manage stores.
- Checking various bills and ensuring that the necessary GR entry has been passed in the system.
- Coordination with accounts for timely payments of bills.
- Work in the FarVision ERP System (Enterprise Resource Planning).
Purchase Executive
RACHANA LIFESTYLE
10.2012 - 05.2015
- New user training on the basic flows of the ERP cycles.
- Support users in solving the issues they face during their day-to-day activities.
- Configurations of material, service, asset, and vendor master record data.
- Handling all queries related to the ERP system, and solving issues raised by employees.
- Co-ordination between the project team, vendors, and HO for payments.
- Preparation of end-user documentation.
- Vendor statement reconciliation in the ERP system.
- Involved in end-user training in ERP employees.
- Maintaining purchase and sales records in the ERP system.
- Work in the In4Suite ERP system.
Store Assistant
NANDEDCITY DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PVT LTD
03.2010 - 10.2012
- Inventory management.
- Goods Receipt, Goods Issue, Transfer Posting, Reservation, Physical Inventory.
- Work in the High-Rise ERP System.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - undefined
Pune University
10.2010
Skills
- Procurement & Purchase Management
- Price Analysis
- BOQ Analysis
- SAP/ERP Systems
- Billing & Commercial Coordination
- AMC & Service Contracts
- Purchase Orders & Work Orders
- Daily & Monthly Report
- New Vendor Development & Evaluation
- Negotiating competitive prices
- Project Procurement Planning
- On-time and Just-In-Time (JIT) delivery
- Inventory Control
- Subcontractor Finalization
- Organization & Time Management
- Team Handling & Coordination
Personal Information
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
Hobbies and Interests
- Playing cricket & watching live on TV
- Travelling
- Making New Friends
Training
Completed SAP training in Material Management & Financial Controlling module.
Timeline
Purchase Manager
MALPANI PROPERTIES
05.2023 - Current
Purchase Manager
PLANEDGE CONSULTANT PVT LTD
08.2022 - 04.2023
Purchase Manager
VILAS JAVDEKAR DEVELOPERS
05.2015 - 03.2022
Purchase Executive
RACHANA LIFESTYLE
10.2012 - 05.2015
Store Assistant
NANDEDCITY DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION COMPANY PVT LTD
03.2010 - 10.2012
Bachelor of Arts - undefined
Pune University