PUSHPAKANT VASANT LAD
Mira Road (E)
Summary
Dynamic procurement leader with extensive experience at Channel Packaging Pvt Ltd, excelling in vendor relationship management and negotiation techniques. Proven track record of driving cost savings and optimizing supply chains. Adept at analytical thinking and fostering strong supplier partnerships to enhance operational efficiency and ensure quality compliance.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Manager – Procurement (Food Packaging and Disposables)
Channel Packaging Pvt Ltd
05.2024 - Current
- Develop and implement procurement strategies aligned with business goals.
- Identify reliable suppliers and negotiate long-term contracts to ensure competitive pricing and consistent supply.
- Forecast demand and plan procurement volumes for food-grade disposables, paper/plastic packaging, biodegradable items, etc.
- Evaluate, onboard, and manage vendors for quality, compliance, pricing, and service.
- Maintain strong supplier relationships to ensure smooth communication and resolve any delivery or quality issues.
- Conduct supplier audits and performance reviews.
- Drive cost-saving initiatives through negotiation, alternate sourcing, and process improvements.
- Benchmark prices and materials to ensure best-in-class procurement practices.
- Identify opportunities for value engineering in packaging materials.
- Coordinate with production, sales, and warehousing teams to ensure timely material availability.
- Monitor stock levels and lead time to avoid stockouts or overstocking.
- Optimize inventory turnover and reduce obsolescence.
- Ensure all procurement activities adhere to food safety regulations and internal quality standards.
- Work closely with the QA/QC teams for inspection of incoming materials and packaging.
- Lead and mentor the procurement team; define KPIs and track performance.
- Present procurement reports, spend analysis, and strategic updates to senior management.
Manager Procurement – RM/PM and Key Accounts
Taramis Lab Pvt. Ltd
10.2022 - 05.2024
- Responsible for Procurement of Raw Material & Packaging Material @ the best competitive price and quality, vendor management and logistic.
- Support Material planning to ensure availability as per the weekly production plan.
- Optimize production plans & inventories to deliver business revenues.
- Medium- & Long-term material planning to meet inventory norms for the category.
- Deliver cost savings through loss elimination, lean supply chain management & continuous improvements.
- Review Raw Material status on weekly basis from all the plants and alert any surprises and variations.
- Exploring various possibilities on saving potentials to move in marketplace find the landed prices.
- Prepare Purchase order inform accounts for execution of Payment and other formalities.
- Ensuring the integrity of the raw materials and updates changes if any.
- Review of rates on Quarterly basis Meeting vendors and developing new and better vendors while retaining the vendors that already developed.
- Spearheaded the management of raw materials (RM) and packaging materials (PM), ensuring a steady and cost-effective supply chain.
Sourcing Manager- ( F n V and Grocery, FMCG )
Meesho (FASHNEAR TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED)
06.2021 - 09.2022
- Devise and use fruitful sourcing strategies.
- Discover profitable suppliers and initiate business and organization partnership.
- Negotiate with external vendors to secure advantages terms.
- Sourcing pockets mapping Seller options and on-boarding.
- Looking after Purchase function (raising repeat indents, inventory planning, processing of payments, management of brand and supplier level etc.
- Develop alternate sources for the critical products.
- Sellers and Vendor development from Mandi and Local Market.
- Distributor, manufactures and Connecting Sellers in Fnv, FMCG Category with Meesho Platform.
- Develop long term relationship with Traders Mandi,FPO’s Farmers, aggregator.
- Ensuring that the products and supplies are of high quality and as per set standards.
- Co-ordinate with Market Vendor for procuring Desired Stock.
- Manage supplier delivery times and logistics.
- Finalizing CW Location to reduce the cost of logistic which help to gain on product margin.
- Lead regular service and quality reviews.
- Negotiate delivery schedules, food quantities, Margin structure as per company model.
- Stay up to date on competitor pricing structures.
Procurement & Expansion Manager
Ninjacart (63Ideas Info labs Pvt.Ltd)
01.2019 - 04.2021
- Responsible for Volume procurement of all Veggies & Fruits for PAN India.
- Working with Sourcing Executive and Farmers /Source Vendors to procure the right products.
- Own up end to end procurement and operations of collection centers in given cluster.
- Planning and Execution of logistics strategy, ensuring target meet.
- Ensuring Quality Standard should follow, Market Intelligence on prices and arrivals.
- Price, source and destination market details collection from Center Market of City.
- Logistic Dispatches of Material from Sources and co-ordination with Demand Team and drivers for Timely arrivals at Fulfillment Center.
- Build, train and Manage a Team of highly motivated sourcing executives across multiple collection centers in given territory.
- Build & maintain a strong farmer pipeline for sustainable growth and ensure Suk’s availability for the given territory.
- Regular visit to local markets to identify sourcing regions and understand price fluctuations, preparing reports detailing, sourcing activities and identifying issue that need to address, communicating effectively and driving alignment on the mission, goals/targets, CC Expansion across all the territories.
- Maintain open, direct and professional communications with the relevant function within the organization to insure total understanding of their requirements.
- Maintains knowledge of market conditions, anticipates market changes based on trends and recommends appropriate actions related to those assigned items.
- Extensive experience in Sourcing/Trading/Supply chain management of Agri Commodities in domestic as well as International markets.
- Understand materials, price seasonality, Formulate and drive sourcing strategies in various Demand and Supply scenarios.
- Improving the overall supply chain performance and look for any possible innovations to the process.
- Responsible for leading High-Volume procurement of Agri commodities at Pan-India Level.
- Working with QA/QC in qualifying of material and vendors.
Procurement, Logistic & Import Manager
Cybele Paradise Pvt.Ltd. the Subsidiary (Choksey Chemical Pvt.Ltd)
12.2013 - 12.2018
- Overseeing the supply Chain management and managing end to end procurement process.
- Accountable for ensuring 100% on time delivery from suppliers.
- Monitoring Suppliers efficiency to archive best possible delivery performance, supporting company operations with an uninterrupted flow of materials and help keep a minimum inventory.
- Lead team that is responsible for Procurement (RM,PM, Capex and Opex item) and packing development for the company.
- Sampling of product for new product development.
- Vendor development, Negotiation Floating enquiry to various vendor, Quotations.
- Creating OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) networks, Co-coordinating shipping agent & CHA for import shipment.
- Providing leadership for the Supply chain operation (Procurement & Logistic) team including daily start meeting, KPI & Objectives meeting and motivating staff to achieve performance and efficiency.
- Managing and updating documents including stock, Material control, Logistic and accounting documentation; and supply reports to maintain operations within budget.
- Developed a robust network of an alternate local suppliers for most commodities, to minimize the cost of procurement and also eventually minimize the overall supply chain costs.
- Managing Replenishment in line with the vendor's Supply Chain constraints and capabilities.
- Planning and co-ordination with all respective process to ensure fulfillment of all orders.
- Handling First Mile & Last Mile Operation.
- Planning product ranges and preparing sales and stock plans in conjunction with buyers liaising with buyers, analysts, stores, suppliers and distributors.
- Avoiding stock out situation at the store level and ensuring stock availability.
- Working closely with visual display staff and department heads to decide how goods should be displayed to maximize customer interest and sales.
- Analyzing previous season's sales and reporting on the current season's lines.
- Ensure timely vendors to payment resolving the issues arising in processing the bills.
- Monitoring slow sellers, and taking action to reduce prices or set promotions as necessary; gathering information on customers’ reactions to products.
- Making of Purchase MIS, Awareness of Govt. Polices and state wise tax- Structure, Verification of all documents required in the Purchase transactions.
- Develop new sources for raw material/components of machines.
- P & L Ownership, introducing new SKU’s across categories, create new product masters, import of goods sourcing, logistic and documentation.
- Reporting to top management on weekly basis of Supply chain activities.
- Purchase material in given time frame as mention in indent.
- Evaluate, negotiate and finalize buying terms and conditions with vendors.
- Managing Replenishment in line with the vendor's Supply Chain constraints and capabilities.
- Planning and co-ordination with all respective process to ensure fulfillment of all orders.
- Monitoring slow sellers, and taking action to reduce prices or set promotions as necessary; gathering information on customers’ reactions to products.
- Analyzing previous season's sales and reporting on the current season's lines.
- Ensure timely vendors to payment Resolving the issues arising in processing the bills.
- Ensure Product availability as per planned Qty to all Receiving locations.
- Identifying production and supply difficulties and dealing with any problems or delays as they arise; managing, training and supervising junior staff.
- Coordinate with Customs clearing agents (CHA) for custom clearance of sea & air shipments.
- Negotiations and Finalizing of international freight Co-ordination with overseas supplier for the pick, arranging document like Bill of lading, packing list Invoice, Certificate of Origin, fumigation certificate etc. for clearance’s-ordination with Freight forwarder for daily update with import consignment, TT Remittance, LC.
- Co-ordination with Insurance agency for the insurance of the Consignment, check the shipping documents to ensure that CHA classifies the goods as per ITC/BTN Classification.
- Coordinate with Custom & CHA’S for filing Bill of Entry & arrange physical examination in order to ensure that consignments are cleared without demurrages.
- Coordinate with Transporters & Warehouses for forwarding cleared consignments to respective user destinations.
- Coordinate with Survey agents for Survey of Sea/air shipments when required for Insurance.
Asst. Manager Purchase and Import
12.2010 - 11.2013
Sr. Executive - Supply Chain PAN India (Imports, and Warehouse)
Jammin Recreation Pvt. Ltd
09.2005 - 11.2010
Concept Supervisor – Warehouse
LIFESTYLE INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD.
08.2002 - 09.2005
Store and Purchase Assistant
N.L. Construction Pvt. Ltd
05.1999 - 05.2002
Education
Bachelors in Commerce -
Mumbai University
Mumbai01.1998
Certificate course - Computer Hardware, Networking & Multimedia
Government Polytechnic Bandra
Government PolytechnicSkills
- Negotiation techniques
- Vendor relationship management
- Analytical thinking
- Effective communication
- Purchasing strategies
- Market insight
- Decision-making abilities
- Problem resolution skills
Accomplishments
- Achieved 9.5% cost savings on a monthly procurement spend of ₹8 Crores through strategic sourcing, vendor negotiations, and process optimization.
- Reduced inward freight costs by 50%, delivering monthly savings of ₹2.5 Lakhs against a target budget of ₹5 Lakhs by optimizing logistics and consolidating shipments.
- Executed Return-to-Vendor (RTV) transactions worth ₹35 Lakhs, representing 25% of total stock holding, thereby enhancing inventory health and freeing up working capital.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 04/22/82
- Marital Status: married
Hobbies and Interests
- Listening to music
- Bodybuilding
Languages
- English
- Hindi
- Marathi
Professional Summary
13, Procurement & Logistics, Strategic purchasing, Planning and executing purchasing strategies, Contract and supplier management, Negotiation skills, Vendor development, Analytical skills, Communication skills, P2P Purchase, Direct and Indirect Procurement, Vendor Management, Market Knowledge, Decision making skills, Problem-Solving, Financial Acumen, Technology Proficiency, Leadership Skills, Import management, Warehouse Management
Other Qualifications
Certificate course in Computer Hardware, Networking & Multimedia from Government Polytechnic Bandra.
Languages
Marathi
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
Senior Manager – Procurement (Food Packaging and Disposables)
Channel Packaging Pvt Ltd
05.2024 - Current
Manager Procurement – RM/PM and Key Accounts
Taramis Lab Pvt. Ltd
10.2022 - 05.2024
Sourcing Manager- ( F n V and Grocery, FMCG )
Meesho (FASHNEAR TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED)
06.2021 - 09.2022
Procurement & Expansion Manager
Ninjacart (63Ideas Info labs Pvt.Ltd)
01.2019 - 04.2021
Procurement, Logistic & Import Manager
Cybele Paradise Pvt.Ltd. the Subsidiary (Choksey Chemical Pvt.Ltd)
12.2013 - 12.2018
Asst. Manager Purchase and Import
12.2010 - 11.2013
Sr. Executive - Supply Chain PAN India (Imports, and Warehouse)
Jammin Recreation Pvt. Ltd
09.2005 - 11.2010
Concept Supervisor – Warehouse
LIFESTYLE INTERNATIONAL PVT. LTD.
08.2002 - 09.2005
Store and Purchase Assistant
N.L. Construction Pvt. Ltd
05.1999 - 05.2002
Bachelors in Commerce -
Mumbai University
Certificate course - Computer Hardware, Networking & Multimedia
Government Polytechnic Bandra
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