Nilesh Pande
Pune
Summary
Experienced with a demonstrated history of working in the Pharmaceuticals, Biotechnology and an agrochemical industry. 12 + years of experience in Sourcing, Procurement, Negotiations, Supply Chain Management, Data analytics, Customer Service and SAP (MM) module. Studied B. Pharmacy and MBA in Production and Materials Management.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certifications
Work History
Direct Procurement Business Partner
Syngenta India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2023 - Current
- Sourcing and Procurement of Active Ingredient, Co-formulants and Packaging materials
- Budget the entire spend of Direct procurement based on the regional guidance of budgeting, uploading the budgets into SAP and monitoring PPV against budgets on quarterly basis to meet the required saving targets
- India Project Management group member for implementation of SAP S4 HANA. (Project CP core)
- Responsible for design, UAT and implementation of Procure 360 project.
- Effective usage of procure 360, smoothen MDGS process and usage of ONIT tool for contract Management.
- Production and Supply SPOC for Value product Business for Indian market.
- Strategic supplier development for various categories to support growth for Indian market
- Supplier Relationship Management (SRM) activities for various categories
- Cost efficient procurement of materials and services belonging to all Direct procurement spend categories, in a way that fully meets the needs of our Business
- Accountability for the spend for some of the categories in the scope of Direct procurement, namely Co-formulants/Raw Materials, Packaging materials and labels required for the production of CP formulations, 3rd party P2P products
- Continuous working on the possibilities for developing new tolling sites
- Contribute to the End-to-End approach to the supply chain delivering value to the customers & Syngenta.
- Active ingredients and formulations, Tolling management
Assistant Manager- Procurement
Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd
06.2018 - 03.2023
- Sourcing and Procurement of Raw materials, Resins, Adjuvants, Biologic's, Specialty chemicals, Antigen, Antibodies, Cell Lines and consumables for Vaccine products
- Responsible person for handling Technical Services procurement like Animal Studies, Cell Bank Characterization studies, Extractable and Leachable Studies, Gene Sequencing studies
- Independent procurement value for FY 20-21 was 330 Cr with 8% savings
- Alternate Vendor development for commercial raw materials, Biologic's, Specialty Chemicals, consumables and technical services
- Responsible for maintaining sufficient stock of key raw materials, Specialty Chemicals at plant to avoid production losses
- To develop an Alternate source for new material, prepare comparison data for available sources, arrange sample for R & D developments and finalize source based on technical requirement, cost and service level
- Raw Material Procurement and Vendor Development for R &D purpose
- Strategic negotiations for Technical Services (In Vivo and In Vitro Studies.)
- Sourcing and procurement of Resins, Proteins, Adjuvants, Media, Antibodies, Cell Lines and different type of testing KIT's
- Procurement for Extractable and leachable studies and Filter validation studies
- Sourcing for Animal Studies
Senior Executive- Global Sourcing (Materials)
Lupin Ltd
03.2014 - 04.2018
- Sourcing and procurement of Excipient for R & D products
- (OSD, Injectable, Ophthalmic, MDI, Derma)
- Sourcing and procurement of Raw Materials for New Product Launch for Advanced Market
- (US, Europe, AAMLA Markets)
- Actively coordinated with Packaging Development team for Artwork development of New Product Launches
- To develop Alternate source for new material procurements, prepare comparison data for available sources, arrange sample for R & D developments and finalize source based on technical requirement, cost and service level
- Strong negotiations with Vendor based on Market Insights, Peer pricing
- BOM database maintenance for NPL products
- Handled Procurement of API, Excipient and PM for NPL products
- Handled Commercial Procurement with 90% + OTIF
- To co-ordinate with NPL team & supply planners for ordering and delivery of materials with 90% + OTIF
- Preparation of Costing, MIS report, overdue reports and R1 shortages reports on new launch products
- Maintaining Material Masters of all New Product Materials with Rounding Value, MOQ, Lead time, Pack size
- Active co-ordination with Plant QA and QC Team for clearance of QM info for all new materials
- Active Co-ordination with demand planners and supply planners for completing NPL project
- Active co-ordination Scientist for fulfilling their requirement of materials for R & D and Exhibit batches
- Active involvement in Site transfer projects
- Active participant in Operational review meeting (ORM), S & OP meeting and NPL meetings
- Active member of ‘SHRUJAN' cost saving project for IRF market
- Studied competitors' products and analyze cost saving opportunities including packaging and excipient components
- Involved in Accenture's Alternate Vendor Development project and MIS reports design
- Actively involved in Vendor Audit process along with QA/QC team
- (APEX Project) achieved PPV target of 17.5 Cr for entire Excipient Category for FY 17-18
- Was responsible for managing PPV vs Budget
- Responsible person for Budget finalization from Excipient category
Executive- Supply Chain
Puneet Laboratories Pvt. Ltd
10.2013 - 02.2014
- Co-ordination and timely delivery of P2P orders of clients assigned
- Co-ordination of In-house department for execution of P2P orders
- Co-ordination with manufacturing sites for execution of orders within specified time
- Responsible for reviewing PM, API and Excipient status with procurement team
- Logistics and Inventory Management- Inventory management and control based on demand & supply variability
- Coordinating with Logistics team to ensure smooth deliveries
- New Product Launches- Communicating with clients for product introduction, cost sheet, or technical details
Summer Intern
Mylan Laboratories Limited
05.2011 - 06.2011
- Project Title- To study Process Mapping and Changeover of Packaging line
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Production And Materials Management
Sinhgad School of Business Studies
01.2010 - 04.2012
Bachelor of Pharmacy - undefined
MET's Institute of Pharmacy
01.2007 - 04.2010
Diploma in Pharmacy - undefined
Mahavir Institute of Pharmacy
01.2005 - 04.2007
Skills
- Negotiations
- Analytical Skills
- Supply Chain Management
- Strategic Sourcing
- SAP MM Specialist
- Market Intelligence
Certification
Supply Chain Analytics Foundations
Accomplishments
SIR RATAN TATA TRUST SCHOLARSHIP AWARD in 2007.
Affiliations
President-MET IOP Alumni Association,Nashik (MET-ALConnect) ( Duration:- 2013 to 2024)
Lead a team of 9 Core Committee Members (Permanent) and 25 Executive Members. Arranged several events on behalf of Alumni Association in order to bridge the gap between students and Alumni working in the industry. Took a lead in arranging several alumni meetups, which helped the students to interact with the alumni working in mid senior level in the industry. Planning and smooth execution of yearly activities for students like guest lectures from industry, resume writing sessions, campus to corporate preparations, Mock Interviews etc.
Timeline
Direct Procurement Business Partner
Syngenta India Pvt. Ltd.
04.2023 - Current
Assistant Manager- Procurement
Serum Institute of India Pvt. Ltd
06.2018 - 03.2023
Senior Executive- Global Sourcing (Materials)
Lupin Ltd
03.2014 - 04.2018
Executive- Supply Chain
Puneet Laboratories Pvt. Ltd
10.2013 - 02.2014
Summer Intern
Mylan Laboratories Limited
05.2011 - 06.2011
Master of Business Administration (MBA) - Production And Materials Management
Sinhgad School of Business Studies
01.2010 - 04.2012
Bachelor of Pharmacy - undefined
MET's Institute of Pharmacy
01.2007 - 04.2010
Diploma in Pharmacy - undefined
Mahavir Institute of Pharmacy
01.2005 - 04.2007
Supply Chain Analytics Foundations
Project Management Skills for Leaders
Data Analytics: Graph Analytics
Operational Excellence Foundations
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