Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Accomplishments
Hobbies and Interests
Languages
Timeline
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Praveen Chandra

Tirupati

Summary

  • A strategic SCM professional with over 1 year of enriched experience in procurement, sourcing, and especially in the EMS, ODM, OEM beverages and food industry, steel and iron, and electrical manufacturing industry (low voltage switchgears).
  • Materials management, commodity code, vendor development, material planning, and catalogue management.
  • Experienced in materials procurement for production, non-production, engineering, and commodity-wise (CAPEX, OPEX, MRO, IT procurement, contract management). requisitions.
  • Excellent understanding of the dynamics of the market, particularly Procurement Planning, Purchase of Production Material, MIS Creation and Reporting, and Cost Reduction.
  • Responsible for fully computerized procurement modules, like SAP Ariba my-BUY, Microsoft Dynamics 365, ERP screening of requisitions, PR to PO processing, purchase/work orders, and following the P2P cycle all the time. Skilled in helpdesk tools like Jira and ServiceNow.
  • Skilled and experienced in conducting vendor and internal audits, and delivering optimized objectives in the industries.

Overview

1
1
year of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Procurement Analyst

IBM Techologies
chennai
08.2022 - 08.2023
  • Provided L1/L2 support for procurement-related issues across global teams.
  • Handled queries on POs stuck in ordering, PR composing errors, failed ASN orders, and receipts stuck in processing.
  • Supported end users and vendors in navigating SAP Ariba for sourcing, ordering, and invoicing activities.
    • Assisted with administrative approvals and escalations to ensure smooth purchase processes.
  • Prepared and maintained daily, weekly, and monthly procurement reports to track pending approvals and order status.
  • Resolved tickets within defined SLAs, ensuring high customer satisfaction.
  • Collaborated with the Procurement and Accounts Payable teams for error resolution and process improvement.
  • Managed SAP Ariba spot buying requests, ensuring quick sourcing and purchase order creation.
  • Assisted in vendor registration and supplier enablement activities through the SAP Ariba network.
  • Collaborated with finance and category teams to resolve invoice mismatches and order discrepancies.

Education

B.Tech. - Civil Engineering

N.B.K.R Information Science And Technology
Vidya Nagar, A.P
10-2020

Skills

  • MRO
  • IT procurement
  • Supplier negotiation
  • Letter of agreement
  • Strategic sourcing
  • P2P
  • Agile methodologies
  • Vendor management
  • Contract management
  • Market data procurement
  • Help desk operation
  • Reporting
  • MS Office
  • Contract negotiation
  • Procurement contracts
  • Presentation skills
  • Lean manufacturing
  • ERP, SAP, Ariba
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Jira software
  • Decision making
  • Team building
  • AWS with DevOps
  • Supplier analysis
  • RFI
  • RFP document preparation
  • Exceptional negotiation skills

Certification

  • AutoCAD and STAAD Pro certified by J Spiders
  • Completed four days of workshop on employability skills module, certified by CE, on participating in PARIGRAH (Project Exhibition)

Accomplishments

  • Streamlined workflow by consolidating lengthy processes and redundant documentation, which resulted in more effective and timely completion of the PO closure process
  • Lead the team of two members for helpdesk and procurement operations
  • Non-catalog purchase to be directed as catalog solution
  • Created and developed critical policies to consistently exceed quality and production targets

Hobbies and Interests

  • Surfing in social media
  • Motor-Bike Riding
  • To explore the unexplored places
  • Watching movies

Languages

Hindi.

Telugu.

English.

Tamil.

kannada.

Timeline

Procurement Analyst

IBM Techologies
08.2022 - 08.2023

B.Tech. - Civil Engineering

N.B.K.R Information Science And Technology
Praveen Chandra