Rajat Pant
Summary
Dedicated Sourcing and Supply Chain professional with overall 13 plus years of experience in executing buying/ sourcing strategies in accordance with agreed-upon material buying plans at the optimum cost. Currently working as a Senior Category Manager in direct purchasing taking care of RM, Paint, Sub-contracting, Erection, reconciliation, and scrap in Pre-engineered buildings business, Along with experience in managing a wide spectrum of Buying Activities for all Indirect procurement categories & SCM functional skills, projects, and programs Proven success with multiple Procurement programs spanning from Financial Planning to logistics management to using Six Sigma Methodology for problem-solving, Ariba Implementation, Ariba Agility Integration,SAP & Business process improvements and responsible for purchasing assigned items.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Senior Category Manager
Everest Industries Limited
3 2024 - Current
- Responsible for purchasing assigned items and executing buying strategies for PAN INDIA Region
- Working as a Project Manager for All Outsourcing and Erection work of PEB and Steel business Unit and Paint category
- Identify cost optimization opportunities, analyze market trends and define sourcing strategies for critical item purchasing OEM
- Strategic Sourcing: Oversee the strategic sourcing process for designated categories, including conducting market research, identifying potential suppliers, and negotiating contracts.
Regional Purchasing Manager
Avery Dennison India
05.2019 - 09.2023
- Responsible for purchasing assigned items and executing buying strategies for PAN INDIA Region in accordance with agreed-upon material buying plans at the optimum cost
- Also do Supplier selection, Negotiation, and analyze sourcing information and present findings for process improvement and cost reduction while maintaining high-quality product and service delivery
- Working as a Project Manager for all the indirect purchasing for Facility, New construction, and corporate services, SCM, Packaging, and MRO categories.
Senior Sourcing Manager
Cummins India Limited
02.2012 - 05.2019
- Responsible for purchasing Facilities, Capital Purchases, and Corporate Services related Materials
- Executing buying strategies in accordance with agreed-upon material buying plans at the optimum cost
- Analyze sourcing information and present findings for process improvement
- Cost reduction while maintaining high-quality product and service delivery using spend analysis
- Executing Contracts and Catalogs
- Implement a world-class SRM ("Supplier Relationship Management") program that drives collaboration and performance improvement.
SCM Specialist/Analyst
International Purchasing Organization
02.2012 - 04.2014
- Develop supply chain analytics to make operational performance and trends visible
- Lead and participate in six sigma and supply chain improvement projects
- Ensure data integrity of all analytics and reports
- Develop reporting capability for supply chain Key Performance Indicators
- Analyze and interpret Key Performance Indicators to identify areas for improvement and action plans
- Develop basic supply chain models for scenario analysis
- Provide financial analysis as required.
Education
PGDM - Marketing, HR
Pune University
01.2009 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
DAV PG College
01.2003 - 01.2006
Skills
Procurement Certified Advanced Procurement Professional (CAPP) Certified Procurement Professional (CPP) Supply Chain Six Sigma Green Belt Capital Projects Negotiation Greenfield Project Brownfield Project Contract Management Relationship Management Ariba Sourcing Project Management Supplier Performance Management SCM Trainer & Process Specific Presentation Skills MSA and compliance Inventory RFQ/RFX/RFI Logistics Change Management Audit Analytics SAP
Certification
Six Sigma Green Belt (4 Projects)
Awards
- Cummins Impact Award 2018 in the category of Environment
- Cummins Chairman & Managing Director Award 2013 in the category of Global Involvement
- Cummins Chairman & Managing Director Award 2012 in the category of Innovation
- Participated in RDC 2005 and represented India to Bhutan under the 'Youth Exchange Program'
Projects
Ariba Implementation for India region at Avery Dennison India Pvt Ltd Agility and Ariba Integration for India region at Avery Dennison India Pvt Ltd SOP for outsourcing and Erection procurement for Everest Six Sigma Green belt project on "Reducing the cost of Megasite employee transportation" Annualized Savings of Rs 2.5Cr IFM/Securities standardization for PAN India savings of Rs 1 crore ETP/STP consolidation overall Maharashtra savings of Rs 50 Lakhs Start FCL shipments Improve container utilization, Annualized savings of Rs 70 Lakh Routing change / Freight consolidation for CF Izmir, Annualized Savings of Rs 2.2 Cr Implementation of Web-based Pipeline {Team member of a Black belt project} 3 Six Sigma Green belt project on "Reducing IEBU export Packaging Cost by 10%" Annualized Savings of Rs 65 Lakhs RFQ for Inbound and Outbound and packaging cost reduction Projects
Timeline
Regional Purchasing Manager
Avery Dennison India
05.2019 - 09.2023
Senior Sourcing Manager
Cummins India Limited
02.2012 - 05.2019
SCM Specialist/Analyst
International Purchasing Organization
02.2012 - 04.2014
PGDM - Marketing, HR
Pune University
01.2009 - 01.2011
Bachelor of Commerce - undefined
DAV PG College
01.2003 - 01.2006
Senior Category Manager
Everest Industries Limited
3 2024 - Current
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