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LIJO M.E

Palakkad

Summary

Experienced Purchase Manager with a demonstrated history of working in the food & beverages industry. Skilled in Sourcing, Negotiation, Market Research, Product Development, Strategic Planning, and Business Development of Spices, Herbs and Cereals. Strong program and project management professional.

Overview

21
21
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages

Work History

Manager Purchase

Keya Foods International Pvt Ltd
Ernakulam
06.2019 - Current
  • Responsible for all the overall purchasing requirements of the company, and for procuring goods and services for the best price.
  • Operating at a senior level, working with all parties to find solutions to complex procurement issues.
  • Drafting high quality, articulate proposals, reports and presentations.
  • Ensuring that all purchase orders are logged.
  • Managing the international Purchases.
  • Supporting organizational change to improve business processes.
  • Monitoring all supplier contracts.
  • Processing payments and invoices.
  • Developing a purchasing strategy.
  • Ensuring inventory levels are adequate for the business.
  • Negotiating contracts with third parties and suppliers.
  • Developing relationships with suppliers.
  • Following up with suppliers concerning delivery times.
  • Reviewing proposals for competitive pricing, lead time and quality.
  • Developing strategies to address a wide range of regulatory and stakeholder needs.
  • Overseeing the execution of purchase orders.
  • Monitoring the cost and performance of major suppliers.
  • HACCP Audit Team Member
  • Analyzed spend data to identify patterns and areas for improvement in the purchasing process.
  • Streamlined purchasing processes for increased efficiency and reduced order lead times.
  • Developed strong vendor relationships, resulting in improved service levels and product quality.
  • Researched and evaluated potential suppliers to determine best fits for company needs and to identify cost savings opportunities.
  • Created purchasing policies and procedures that complied with company standards and regulatory requirements.

Purchase Executive

MANJILAS FOOD TECH PVT. LTD
Thrissur
07.2017 - 06.2019
  • Company Overview: (FMCG)- INDIA
  • Skilled procurement executive with two years of experience at the managerial level and 13 years in the Food industry.
  • Background in providing excellent service for large corporations that encounter detailed and ever fluctuating purchasing needs.
  • Extremely detail oriented, with a positive, upbeat personality.
  • Propose improvements to the current purchasing system that will improve vendor relationships and lower the cost of doing business.
  • Process purchase orders and requisitions for products.
  • Communicate with prospective vendors to determine terms and availability.
  • Devise purchasing instructions and policies, and ensure proper procedure from both the company and vendors.
  • Prepare reports for costs and market conditions.
  • Work with other staff members to generate product specifications.
  • Resolve issues with contracts and supplies.
  • Maintain thorough records of orders.
  • Develop and implement organizational policies for the department.
  • Manage budget for purchasing department.
  • Create specifications for the delivery of new products.
  • Consider environmental impact when determining transportation needs.
  • (FMCG)- INDIA
  • Negotiated with vendors to procure best prices and quickest service for equipment and supplies.
  • Developed strong relationships with key suppliers, fostering long-term partnerships and ensuring timely delivery of products.
  • Collaborated with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities for cost savings and process improvements in procurement activities.

SCM Manager

SKY WAY TRADING LLC
Dubai
04.2014 - 01.2017
  • Company Overview: (FMCG)- DUBAI
  • Responsible for planning out all warehouse resources & activities in relation to companies objectives & targets.
  • Preparing actual and forecast expenditure, prepare business and budget plans.
  • Track cost reductions and ensure operations are in compliance with government regulations.
  • Stock Control: Developed skills and understanding of processes to ensure ability to manage large variety of product lines while meeting production targets.
  • Logistics Planning: Calculated cubic meter requirements for dispatch and assisted in identifying transport requirements to meet customer deliveries and urgent order requests.
  • Records Processing: Developed understanding of con note processing and pallet control procedures.
  • Assisted with end-of-month reconciliation of pallet accounts.
  • WH&S: Developed understanding and appreciation for health, safety and environmental management policies in an organization.
  • Team Collaboration: Attended daily toolbox meetings reviewing daily production targets.
  • Contributed to discussions on efficiency and process improvements as well as problem resolution.
  • Cash Management: Ensured accurate management of all cash sales.
  • (FMCG)- DUBAI
  • Supervised [Number] staff members tasked with handling materials management, planning, purchasing, and customer service duties.
  • Provided supply chain guidance to team of [Number] employees.

Production Coordinator & Planning

NADEC -DAIRY
Riyadh
05.2012 - 01.2014
  • Company Overview: (The National Agricultural Dev. company)- KSA
  • Responsible for planning day to day production out activities in relation to companies objectives & targets.
  • Analyze capacity utilization from record of daily production.
  • Production Planning & Material Requirement Planning.
  • Daily Production reports Preparing.
  • Managed overall project production workflows in relation to staffing.
  • Overall Machine efficiency evaluation and improving efficiency.
  • Attended scheduled team progress meetings and provided production progress status reports to team.
  • Provided technical support and guidance to assigned production staff.
  • Ensured appropriate construction detailing is being utilized for selected project building materials and systems.
  • Managing daily accounts in manual and computerized environments of all the three concerns.
  • Stock maintain manual and computerized.
  • (The National Agricultural Dev. company)- KSA

Production Coordinator Cum Accountant

MANJILAS FOOD TECH PVT. LTD
Thrissur
01.2008 - 01.2012
  • Company Overview: (FMCG)- INDIA
  • Responsible for preparing actual and forecast expenditure, prepare business and budget plans.
  • Track cost reductions and ensure operations are in compliance with government regulations.
  • Oversaw all plant operations and corrected production issues.
  • Monitored manufacturing to ensure it stayed on schedule and remained within budget constraints.
  • Monitored workers to ensure they maintained safety standards.
  • Created efficiency improvement models and implemented them.
  • Determined when to replace equipment.
  • Decided when overtime was necessary to meet manufacturing goals.
  • Perform other related duties and responsibilities as required or assigned.
  • Monitoring and Coordinating Sister Concern Production Activities.
  • (FMCG)- INDIA

Asst. Accountant

JAY SPARES & BEARINGS
Ernakulam
01.2004 - 01.2008
  • Company Overview: (Automotive)- INDIA
  • Provide administrative support to accountants, undertaking clerical tasks such as typing, filling, making phone calls, handling mail and basic bookkeeping.
  • Working with spreadsheets, sales and Purchase and Journals'.
  • Preparing statutory accounts and supporting to finalization.
  • Calculating and checking to make sure payments, amounts and records are correct.
  • Sorting out incoming and outgoing daily post and answering any queries.
  • Managing petty cash transactions.
  • Controlling credit and chasing debt.
  • Reconciling finance accounts and direct debits.
  • (Automotive)- INDIA

Asst. Accountant

SEN GEORGE ASSOCIATES
Ernakulam
01.2004 - 06.2004
  • Company Overview: (Chartered Accountant Firm)- INDIA
  • Income Tax calculation of various clients and submitting the IT return & Sales Tax assessments.
  • Correspondence with legal authorities on behalf of the clients.
  • Preparation and finalization of accounts of various organizations.
  • (Chartered Accountant Firm)- INDIA

Education

Bachelor of Commerce -

Diploma in Computer Applications - undefined

Skills

  • Raw Material Procurement

  • Strategic Seasonal Contracting of RM

  • Vendor development

  • Material Planning

  • Price Negotiation

  • Inventory control

  • Purchase Process

  • Import & Export Activities

  • Production & Coordinating

  • Accounting & Finance

  • Warehouse management

  • Logistics & Distribution

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 05/24/82
  • Nationality: Indian
  • Religion: Christian

Core Experience

  • Keya Foods International Pvt Ltd, Manager Purchase, 06/01/19, Present
  • MANJILAS FOOD TECH PVT. LTD (FMCG)- INDIA, Purchase Executive, 07/01/17, 06/30/19
  • SKY WAY TRADING LLC (FMCG)- DUBAI, SCM Manager, 04/01/14, 12/31/17
  • NADEC -DAIRY (The National Agricultural Dev. company)- KSA, Production Coordinator & Planning, 05/01/12, 12/31/14
  • MANJILAS FOOD TECH PVT. LTD (FMCG)- INDIA, Production Coordinator cum Accountant, 01/01/08, 12/31/12
  • JAY SPARES & BEARINGS (Automotive)- INDIA, Asst. Accountant, 01/01/04, 12/31/08

Timeline

Manager Purchase

Keya Foods International Pvt Ltd
06.2019 - Current

Purchase Executive

MANJILAS FOOD TECH PVT. LTD
07.2017 - 06.2019

SCM Manager

SKY WAY TRADING LLC
04.2014 - 01.2017

Production Coordinator & Planning

NADEC -DAIRY
05.2012 - 01.2014

Production Coordinator Cum Accountant

MANJILAS FOOD TECH PVT. LTD
01.2008 - 01.2012

Asst. Accountant

JAY SPARES & BEARINGS
01.2004 - 01.2008

Asst. Accountant

SEN GEORGE ASSOCIATES
01.2004 - 06.2004

Diploma in Computer Applications - undefined

Bachelor of Commerce -

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