Ravi Singh

Highlights:

• Led the successful procurement integration of acquired Ice Cream Businesses to Unilever Procurement functions.
• Led the Procurement SAP integration activity for Betty ICE, Romania site, gone live in Jan 2023
• Delivered savings of 0,9 Mn € for 2022 & 23, as part Integration in 1st year

Role:

• Lead procurement Integration of Ice cream sites in Eastern Europe e;g Betty Ice Romania, Denny Bulgaria
• Support Eastern Europe new integrated Ice Cream sites on synergy projects, Value Engineering projects & Supply Resilience
• Procurement Lead for REACH, European Green Deal, Supplier Collaboration Tool (SAP Ariba SCC), Brexit Support, EU Payment directive implementation in Europe
• Strategic Program Manager – Facilitating Governance for EMEA Procurement e;g mainly Monthly Financial Review, Contract Boards, Forecast Review , EMEA PLT Agenda, Commodity Boards, Strategic Projects Review for the markets with VP & PDs
• Plan procurement engagements, such as Procurement Leadership visits, EMEA procurement Hub meetings, EMEA Webcast, workshops, etc.
• Support Procurement teams in developing and communicating Trade Stories in line with the Quarterly full cycle Forecast.

Highlights:

• Demonstrated leadership transition process from GSK to HUL for procurement without conflict to business.
• Accomplished Seamless integration of procurement team to larger non-nutrition procurement organization in Unilever.
• Exceeded Cost-saving delivery target within year and attained more than 40% against target.
• Delivered Zero production loss during Covid uncertainties by identifying alternative strategies and reducing import dependency.

Role:

• Act as Procurement representative in Nutrition Supply Chain Leadership Team, all Governance, and business partnering forums
• Managing team of 9 members and handling transactions worth 1250 Cr (150 € Mn) spent on purchasing raw materials.
• Highlighting any major commercial risks or issues to Management and work with them to ensure optimum solution.
• Responsible for tracking key performance metrics such as PPV. Value analysis etc, and management of all Procurement KPI’s targets for Nutrition Business
• Actively promote and champion use of best practices ensuring compliance with organization's policies and procedure
• Orchestrating budgeting and forecasting for all Raw materials; Monitor and Track commodity market trends and keep leadership abreast of all market development.
• Collaborating with senior stakeholders to discuss business vision and identify ways to support Procurement in strategic and tactical execution.
• Developing procurement strategy based on business requirements across AOS, quality, Service, Regulatory, Cost, and Innovation
• Accountable for resilience strategies across categories for business continuity.
• Lead Cost Savings Program for delivery on YoY Cost Savings target and to develop healthy savings pipeline.
• Support sustainability agenda of Nutrition business working with sustainability team and suppliers.
• Spearheading transformational activities to build procurement organizational capabilities and to improve procurement efficiency.

Highlights:

• Developed long term sourcing strategies for commodities facilitating a 5% reduction in COGS
• Harmonized specification, rationalization & simplification projects on Dairy, Wheat Flour & Sugar
• Introduced new vendors for SMP & Whey Powder to improve leverage; Localization of import-dependent category
• Institutionalized use of e-procurement in commodities for driving competition and delivering savings vs market
• De-risking of critical categories DHA, Cocoa Powder, WPC80, ISP, Wheat Gluten, Whey Powder, etc.
• Reduced the cost drastically and obtained global leverage by importing sugar source (Al Khaleej sugar) into India
• Pioneered cost champion for vertical ensured delivery of YoY cost reduction targets through sourcing & VE projects

Role:

• Promoted as Agri. Commodity Procurement & RM Lead to lead 5 buyers and manage spend of 1200 Cr (150 € Mn) for GSK India
• Global Category Manager for Refined Glycerine, Sugar & Citric Acid (15 € Mn) (managing spends across more than 20 global sites)
• Develop sourcing strategy for categories to deliver on business requirements across assurance of supply, quality, regulatory, service, optimal cost, and innovation.
• Lead the execution of agreed sourcing strategies working with stakeholders; Implement plans supporting GM improvement.
• Directed risk identification and implemented mitigation strategies across categories for supply and business continuity.
• Supervised inventory reduction initiatives by working directly with sites/plants to deliver aligned inventory targets.
• Deploy plans on driving sustainable procurement objective of the company by collaborating with sustainability team & supplier.

• Implemented COGS projects leading to improvement in the COS for Taco Bell by 3%; Initiated S&OP meeting for Taco Bell India
• De-risked key single-sourced categories through alternate vendor development; Crafted sourcing strategies for raw materials
• Managed GM improvement program for key Taco Bell & KFC SKU; Prepared Annual Operating Plan /Annual budgeting for same
• Represented SCM in NPD with 100% OTIF as well as in forums like Brand Day, NPC, etc., for KFC & Taco Bell

• Responsible for handling Wheat Products, Sugar, RBDPO, Cocoa Powder, DHA, Flavours, Maize products
• Develop & implement sourcing strategies for categories major commodities
• Vendor development in line with category strategy for AOS, de-risking and cost savings
• Driving cost savings program with cross-functional teams delivering VE savings target
• Driving QIP and flow improvement projects as part of the continuous improvement program
• Represent Procurement in New Product Innovation and ensure 100% OTIF for the projects
• Preparation and Circulation of various MIS Reports PPV report, Flow KPI, Chairman’s report
• Effective usage of e-procurement platform for market pricing and maximizing value delivery