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
Sr. Customer Care Executive - Tier 3 /Onboarding Specialist at LavuPOS Techologies India Pvt LtdSr. Customer Care Executive - Tier 3 /Onboarding Specialist at LavuPOS Techologies India Pvt Ltd