Manoj Kumar
Chennai
Summary
To pursue a challenging work path in a fast-paced progressive establishment where the job profile leads to an excellent opportunity for my contribution to the organization thereby enabling it to surge ahead and pave way for my career enhancement.
A seasoned professional with experience in Sourcing, Contract Management, Procurement, Vendor Management, Team Management with high growth-oriented organizations with overall industry experience of 13+ years. Domain expertise in Supply Chain Management Productive Operations Supervisor practiced in business and employee management. Bringing many years of experience overseeing day-to-day activities and production of goods. Decisive leader and strategic problem solver with excellent communication and planning abilities.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Lead, Operational Purchasing Support
Kone Cranes and Demag Pvt Ltd
11.2022 - Current
- Providing support for vendor Master Data related activities, (Deletion/Blocking/Tax changes)
- Maintaining purchase order confirmations
- Implementing Automatic purchase order in SAP for possible materials
- Supporting for supplier screening
- Validating and releasing of invoices
- Maintaining documentation of Quality audit related tasks
- Working with Quality auditor to follow up and close the findings occurred on vendor audit.
- Preparing and delivering monthly KPI’s and reporting.
- Prepare SOP’s for the tasks handled per company’s policy and acquiring approval from respective Process Owners.
- Supporting activities related to Indirect Procurement (Master Data Deployment, Supplier Enablement, Catalog Creation)
- Analysis related to procurement PO data, Auto-PO possibilities, Master Data cleansing.
Specialist MDM
Kone Cranes and Demag Pvt Ltd
11.2019 - 10.2022
- Providing support for vendor Master Data related activities, (Deletion/Blocking/Tax changes)
- Maintaining purchase order confirmations
- Implementing Automatic purchase order in SAP for possible materials
- Supporting for supplier screening
- Validating and releasing of invoices
- Maintaining documentation of Quality audit related tasks
- Working with Quality auditor to follow up and close the findings occurred on vendor audit.
- Preparing and delivering monthly KPI’s and reporting.
- Prepare SOP’s for the tasks handled per company’s policy and acquiring approval from respective Process Owners.
- Supporting activities related to Indirect Procurement (Master Data Deployment, Supplier Enablement, Catalog Creation)
- Analysis related to procurement PO data, Auto-PO possibilities, Master Data cleansing.
Senior Process Associate
TATA Consultancy Services
05.2015 - 10.2019
- Documentation : Prepared Methods and Procedure Manuals, SOP’s, FAQ’s to stream line the process
- One Time Set up : Perform an Initial Set up(Meta-Data Extraction of Key Parameters from Contracts) required to establish Vendor and Contract Base
- Tool Management : Required Inputs provided to IT Team and worked with cross functional team to gather all the necessary data’s for setting up of Trapeze tool
- Records Management : Maintain accurate vendor and contract records and corresponding documentation in E-Procurement Tool
- Contract Renewals/Maintenance Renewals : Process Contract Renewals, Validate requirements, needs and value with Kaiser TO and work with vendor to Renew/Renegotiate Contractual agreements
- Contract/ Maintenance Terminations : Terminate Contract and Maintenance agreements where either the product is not used, or services are no longer adding value
- Strategic Sourcing: Vendor Research, Vendor Negotiation and Vendor Evaluation
- Identify & analyse spends
- Look for the spend optimization/savings opportunities.
- Invoicing : Monitor invoice frequency and payment requirements to ensure continued support without lapse, and receive invoices for approval prior to pay vendors
- Reporting/Metrics : Generate/Provide data to support department reporting requirements
- Benchmarking & Competitive Analysis : Perform benchmarking and competitive analysis to validate pricing and ensure the best value for KP
- Governance Calls : Weekly calls with the KP Stakeholders to escalate/discuss to resolve the issues
- QC : Perform quality check for random samples of Meta data extraction from Contracts, Invoice validation and helped to resolve the gaps
Accountant, P2P Vendor Master Data
Nokia India Pvt Ltd and Microsoft India R&D Pvt Ltd
01.2013 - 04.2015
- Providing support globally to align the vendor master data as per the needs
- Creating and maintaining supplier providing various services for Nokia
- Synchronization of data across all the systems (Ariba, SBM/SAP) used by Nokia
- Devised compliance procedures in cRoom (Contract Database)
- Contract will be maintained in both soft and hard copies to users maximize contract value with fulfillment pursuing
- Work closely with the operations team to support sourcing projects, to make a contract for non-contracted suppliers
- Designing and expanding training and development programs based on both the organizations and the individual’s need
- Perform purchase analysis and negotiate with suppliers to select appropriate source for each item as per their cost, capacity, previous performance, and process technology & Managing supplier’s database
- Timely issuance of PO’s to vendors and coordinating for actual delivery status of material
- On time completion of Open PO and shortage report
- To Efficiently and accurately execute core procurement process for assigned products
- Prepare customized reports for analyzing and incorporating improvements in process
- Handling AP related issues to avoid delay in payments
- Timely management of in-bound issues including Problem receipts, Delivery Issues, and Invoice issues
- To identify, recommend and implement operational efficiency to drive continuous improvement in the execution of procurement process
- Handle escalations if any, and escalate matters requiring the senior management’s attention on a timely basis and delivering enhanced business performance and driving bottom-line savings
- Prepared SOP documents, train new and existing team members on an ongoing basis on relevant topics
- Knowledge in ERP – SAP related to Purchase and Master Data
Jr. Executive
HCL Technologies Ltd
05.2011 - 01.2013
- To work with cross functional team, vendor to understand the requirements and funding etc.
- Performs market analysis to develop sourcing strategies and identify supplier which produce the most favorable financial and operational outcomes for internal business partners
- Drives all aspects of complex strategic sourcing RFP’s and direct contract negotiation processes and leads negotiations of business and pricing terms
- Responsible for end-to-end elements of the sourcing process to drive consensus on critical supplier selection
- Analysis of supplier proposals and presentation to cross functional team
- Maximize the clients purchasing power to achieve a lower cost
- Perform ongoing supplier management to ensure contract terms, conditions, and performance management compliance
Education
MBA International Business -
Annamalai University - Distance Education
01.2014
Bachelor’s in computer science -
Dr NGP Arts and Science College
01.2011
Skills
- Sourcing
- Vendor Management
- Order Management
- Master Data Management
- Contract Management
- Assessment
- Supply Market
- Vendor Identification
- RFQ
- Negotiation
- Vendor Relationship
- SOP
- Payment Issues
- Performance Review
- Forecasting
- Data Integrity
- Contract Review
- Spend Trend Analysis
- Maintenance Renewals
- Terminations
- Fund Flow Management
- Vendor Payment Cycle Management
- Implementation Cost
- Benchmarking
Certification
Obtained government certificate for English typing (Junior)
Coreachievements
- Awarded by TCS as a “Star Player” of the team
- Received “Peer to Peer” recognition for supporting the end users
- Recognized by HCL Technologies twice for Effective performance and Quality maintained in the process
Passportdetails
U8471500 (Valid till 07/27/2031)
Currentcity
Chennai, Coimbatore
Personal Information
- Father's Name: T Paul Raj
- Date of Birth: 07/05/1990
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
Tamil
First Language
English
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that all the details furnished above are true to the best of my knowledge
Timeline
Lead, Operational Purchasing Support
Kone Cranes and Demag Pvt Ltd
11.2022 - Current
Specialist MDM
Kone Cranes and Demag Pvt Ltd
11.2019 - 10.2022
Senior Process Associate
TATA Consultancy Services
05.2015 - 10.2019
Accountant, P2P Vendor Master Data
Nokia India Pvt Ltd and Microsoft India R&D Pvt Ltd
01.2013 - 04.2015
Jr. Executive
HCL Technologies Ltd
05.2011 - 01.2013
MBA International Business -
Annamalai University - Distance Education
Bachelor’s in computer science -
Dr NGP Arts and Science College
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