PAVAN KUMAR SAMBARU
Procurement Manager
Bengaluru,KA
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Experienced with procurement operations, including supplier negotiations and contract management. Utilizes strategic sourcing techniques to secure cost-effective and timely supplies. Track record of enhancing supply chain efficiency through effective inventory management and vendor relations.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Purchase Manager - Maida Category
Britannia Industries
06.2025 - Current
- Responsible for end-to-end management of the maida category, and meeting the budget alongside driving the cost efficiency program.
- Ensured an effective buying strategy for maida purchasing of 5 LMT through spot, forward, and custom milling, with a spend of 1,800 crore.
- Negotiated monthly custom milling contracts with 52 suppliers for optimal pricing, quality, and delivery terms.
- Maintained a comprehensive understanding of market trends of wheat, bran, and maida, utilizing this knowledge in strategic decision-making processes.
- Monitored various controls across the operations of custom milling, including BG handling of 100 cr, and ensured timely payment of byproduct payment.
- Reduced costs by using optimization tools for the effective distribution of the share of business for 52 vendors resulted in savings of 7 crore.
- Identified saving opportunities across the supply chain, such as effective logistics, warehousing, wheat buying, etc. amounting to 18 crore.
Purchase Manager - Digital Transformation
Britannia Industries
09.2023 - 06.2025
- WareTechPortal Ops Management Tool: Led the project through all phases of the lifecycle—Design, Build, Testing, and Go-Live—delivering a robust operational management solution.
- Closely collaborate with functional leads, technical teams, product management, and QA to rapidly deploy the four phases in six months.
- Achieved cost savings of approximately ₹6.5 crore by implementing enhanced stack-level stock controls, reducing losses from spillage, shrinkage, and inefficiencies in stock handling.
- Tableau Analytics: Led and delivered 36 analytics initiatives for the Purchase Department, covering end-to-end development of interactive dashboards, custom reports, and automated emails using Tableau.
- Mobile RFQ Application: Led the development of the mRFQ app, connecting 150 vendors, and enabling real-time bidding for streamlined procurement.
- Wheat Optimizer: Executed a transportation cost optimization model using Excel Solver and Python to streamline wheat movement across India, delivering savings of ₹7 crore in FY 2024-2025.
Purchase Manager - Wheat Operations
Britannia Industries
03.2023 - 09.2023
- Facilitated smooth operations for wheat procurement, storage, and godown management of 5 LMT.
- Led a team of 13 employees, overseeing warehouse operations across India, ensuring workforce management, procurement tracking, and operational efficiency.
- Managed 150 warehouses across India by optimizing warehouse utilization and minimizing stock losses.
- Ensured optimized wheat supply through efficient coordination of truck and rake logistics for custom milling operations
- Prepared SOPs and ensured timely MIS reporting on warehouse operations and operational KPIs to support data-driven decision-making for management.
Business Development Manager
Oxyzo Financial Services
05.2022 - 02.2023
- Responsible for B2B sales in lending working capital across Karnataka.
- Managed key accounts, ensuring smooth service delivery and client satisfaction throughout the loan lifecycle.
- Established the Bellary territory, driving ₹5 Cr+ net book creation, and building a ₹10 Cr sales pipeline through full-cycle sales operations.
- Participated in trade shows and conferences to network and generate leads.
Site Engineer
Larsen & Toubro
07.2018 - 11.2018
- Responsible for end-to-end construction execution of four housing blocks in the APTIDCO project, alongside managing a team of 80 workers.
- Identified operational bottlenecks and implemented process improvements, resulting in enhanced on-site efficiency, and reduced cycle time.
Education
MBA - International Business
05.2022
GPA: 2.54/4
B.Tech - Civil
05.2018
GPA: 8.03/10
Class XII - undefined
03.2014
GPA: 96.80%
Class X - undefined
03.2012
GPA: 9.8/10
Skills
SAP MM
Accomplishments
- Superstar Award – BIL (2024 & 2025) Received Superstar Award for contributions in development of WareTech FY23 24 and highest ever custom milling FY24 25
- Spot Award (2024) & Business Achievement Award (2025) - BIL Received Spot Award & Business achievement award towards leading Tableau automation and data-driven analytics efforts across commodities
- Bronze Medal - Oxyzo (2022) Received bronze medal for extraordinary performance in a nationwide competition OPL by disbursing 1.9cr in a single day
- National Finalist – L’Oréal Brandstorm (2021) National Finalist in L’Oréal Brandstorm 2021, top 6 teams in over 8000 teams
- National Finalist - HUL Techtonic (2021) National Finalist in HUL Techtonic’21 Season 3, among top 5 from 3219 teams
Certification
Lean Six Sigma - Green Belt certification from KPMG
Work Availability
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Timeline
Purchase Manager - Maida Category - Britannia Industries
06.2025 - Current
Purchase Manager - Digital Transformation - Britannia Industries
09.2023 - 06.2025
Purchase Manager - Wheat Operations - Britannia Industries
03.2023 - 09.2023
Business Development Manager - Oxyzo Financial Services
05.2022 - 02.2023
Site Engineer - Larsen & Toubro
07.2018 - 11.2018
National Institute of Technology - B.Tech, Civil
Narayana Junior College - Class XII,
Sri Satya Sai Vidya Vihar - Class X,
Indian Institute of Foreign Trade - MBA, International Business