Mahesh Vittanala
Bangalore
Summary
Highly effective purchasing manager offering several years of experience in supply chain management. Proven excellence building, negotiating and managing supplier relationships to obtain favorable costs. Drive continuous process improvements.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Procurement Operations Manager
ElasticRun
Bangalore
01.2020 - 12.2023
- Spearheaded day to day procurement Operations as Order management, PO,PI Process, Product onboarding, Supplier Management ,PO Creation and Payment processing
- Ensuring RFQ, Invoice collection, Purchase order creation, Payment terms, Goods Receipt, Purchase invoice closure to be done as per SLAs on ERP tools
- Resolving service requests and incidents of concerns raised by the internal stakeholders and external stakeholders
- Continuous effort to improve procurement operations by tech enhancements, decrease turnaround time and streamlining work processes
- Directing and coaching the team and cross functional units on regular basis towards meeting a smooth supply chain operations as per SLA
- Recruiting, training and development, and retention of Team Members; improve employee motivation and provide weekly, Monthly performance feedback.
- Identify and mitigate any risks/issues that are foreseen as potential bottlenecks to the process.
- Participate in periodic internal and external reviews and resolve any issues relating to procurement fulfillment.
- Investigated any discrepancies between invoices received from vendors versus purchase orders issued and conducted RCA.
- Negotiated contracts, terms and conditions to ensure best value for the organization.
- Analyzed spend data to identify opportunities for cost reduction initiatives.
- Evaluated suppliers' proposals, quotations, bids, tenders and other documents related to purchasing.
- Ensured compliance with relevant laws, regulations, policies, SLA,SOPs and procedures relating to procurement operations.
- Collaborated with accounting department to ensure timely payments are made according to payment terms agreed upon with vendors.
- Reconciled discrepancies between invoices and purchase orders.
- Reviewed documents such as contracts, invoices, and purchase orders for accuracy prior to payment processing.
Area Manager
Philips Lighting
Vijayawada
01.2019 - 12.2019
- Managed consumer lighting business sales operations for assigned territory.
- Generating revenue by Super Distributors and Direct Distributors.
- Driving secondary business with assigned manpower, stockiest, Electrical dealers.
- Trade scheme management, Budget tracking, Audit on implementation of schemes
- Inventory management, FIFO management
Assistant Manager
Lava International Limited
Vizianagaram
10.2016 - 12.2018
- Lead the Mobile handset business operations by achieving daily, weekly, monthly targets.
- Availability of product mix at right place with WOD and DOD
- Retailers, DSE, SALES PROMOTER Management
- Distributor life cycle management.
Senior Executive - Prepaid Activations
Vodafone
10.2012 - 10.2016
- Overseeing end to end new customer activations process within TAT
- Hiring, coaching, and managing Activation center manpower
- Reporting, process improvements to minimize the activation TAT
- Proper audit of customer documents as per TRAI regulations
- Using CRM tools for end to end tracking of applications
- Educating and training of every channel partner's and team members on regulations on activation process.
Education
MBA - Marketing Management/Human Resource Management
Andhra University (Gayathri Vidya Parishad-Vishakapatnam)
05-2012
Skills
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Documentation And Reporting
- Reviewing purchase orders
- Order Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- Price Negotiation
- Contract Management
- Teamwork and Collaboration
- Problem-solving abilities
- Adaptability and Flexibility
- ERP Systems
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Continuous Process Improvement
- Strong Communication skills
- Microsoft Office
- Attention to Detail
- PO Amendments
Certification
Diploma in Supply and Materials Management from Welingkar Institute of Management, Regd Num: ER/SMM/NOV22/0025
Awards
- GEM- Going Extra Mile Individual Award - ElasticRun Oct 2022
- Star DM - Lava International Limited- Jan 2017
- Region star South Q3 - Vodafone -Jan 2015
Languages
Telugu
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Hindi
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Kannada
Intermediate (B1)
B1
Accomplishments
- GEM- Going Extra Mile Individual Award - ElasticRun Oct 2022
- Star DM - Lava International Limited- Jan 2017
- Region star South Q3 – Vodafone -Jan 2015
Timeline
Procurement Operations Manager
ElasticRun
01.2020 - 12.2023
Area Manager
Philips Lighting
01.2019 - 12.2019
Assistant Manager
Lava International Limited
10.2016 - 12.2018
Senior Executive - Prepaid Activations
Vodafone
10.2012 - 10.2016
MBA - Marketing Management/Human Resource Management
Andhra University (Gayathri Vidya Parishad-Vishakapatnam)