MANDEEP SINGH

Result-oriented professional offering over 11 years of experience in Supply Chain Operations, Logistics, Shipment Operations, Vendor Management, and Client Relationship Management. Leveraged understanding of Advanced MS Excel. Excellence in supporting Procure-To-Pay (P2P) cycle including internal demand management, specifications standardization, RFI/RFQ creation, & management, auctions, bid evaluation, for Transportation coordination with other departments, negotiations, PO administration & other post order activities. Expertise in preparing Request of Quotation (RFQ) documents right from rate quotation to rate negotiation to submit a price bid for products or services where the requirements are standardized or produced in repetitive quantities. Proven success in negotiating with suppliers to clarify contract, delivery, term of payment & issues and optimize cost, delivery time & conditions and pricing agreements to ensure cost efficiency and service quality. Impressive skills in identifying the technical & price specifications of the tenders invited, comparing & analyzing the same for the prequalification stage and deciding its acceptance or rejection. Exposure of managing all techno-commercial aspects of complex contracts involving liaison with various departments for smooth operations of contracts; excellence in coordinating with all Key Account clients, preparing quotations & price requests as well as managing RFQs/RFI, participating in auctions, and performing calculation for bid. Analyze freight rates and surcharges to optimize cost structures. Develop and implement pricing strategies based on market trends, cost analysis, and customer requirements. Drove logistics planning process for the country by developing & driving outsourcing strategies, focusing on identification, evaluation, selection, negotiation, and management of world-class 3PL providers on regional and country basis. Coordinate transportation and warehousing operations to ensure timely delivery. Added value to the efforts of the organization by developing proposals, responding to RFQ / RFI bidding, managing contracts & agreements, driving feasibility & viability analyses, coordinating auctions, sharing cost breakup to customer, performing ceiling price, administering contract signing, as well as preparing rate controlling chart. Impeccable record of leading high-performance cross-functional team of 24 members towards accomplishment of common goals and managing multiple stakeholders across leadership.

• Preparing administrative reports for Reconciliation with customers and payment follow-ups
• Coordinating with the Procurement Team and Sales Staff to improve performance
• Spearheading various functions of proposal creation such as releasing RFQs to vendors/subcontractors as well as Pre-Bid Design Consultants; analysing & validating proposals for complex and transformational category bids
• Receiving incoming calls from clients and facilitating as required; monitoring client orders and providing proactive notification regarding the status
• Directing pricing and performance reviews to identify service and revenue improvement opportunities and manage costs
• Negotiating rates with transporters on the basis of analyses & transportation finalization
• Ensuring timely payment and implementation of all contractual terms with to transporters/ vendors; following up with transporters for prompt delivery to customers & vendors and ensuring timely delivery of materials at the plant
• Coordinating & negotiating with the transporters to place the vehicles timely and preparing MIS reports for decision making
• Floating enquiries for requirements, getting quotation, conducting negotiation with vendors, preparing comparison statement and generating Purchase Order
• Submitting proposal, presenting the same to client and closing the proposal in the defined time
• Comparing proposed cost of the project with defined benchmark; validating cost basis different parameters by performing sanctity check on the basic assumptions and contingencies
• Compiling & reconciling techno-commercial proposals in compliance with project execution plans, organization charts, technical write-ups, bank guarantees, commercial and technical qualifications
• Ensuring availability & delivery of right quality and quantity materials at right time, price, source place & terms
• Interacting with major suppliers regularly to review performance & monitor supplier service levels or vendor ratings and place orders accordingly
• Developing long-term partnerships with suppliers and managing day-to-day supplier performance to ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery & quality norms.
• Accomplishing significant & sustaining savings and improving cash flow though longer payment terms and reducing supplier lead-times; brought additional savings by accelerating synergies following acquisitions