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Ravindra Bhati

Ravindra Bhati

Goa

Summary

Results-driven procurement professional with expertise in identifying cost-savings opportunities, managing vendors and negotiating contracts. Proven track record of successful cost optimization and supplier performance management.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience

Work History

Procurement and Contracts Manager

Sesa Goa - Vedanta Limited
04.2021 - Current
  • Responsible for annual P2P spend base of 22 M$ for third party services & long term contracts inline with company's policy and core values as ...........
  • Fostering digital buying through Ariba platform, Faceless buying with online auctions, end to end contracting, ESG vision.
  • Trained junior procurement professionals in contract negotiation techniques, fostering a culture of continuous learning within the team.
  • Achieve ARC/LTC coverage to 80% and minimize spot purchase requisition.
  • Continuous engagement with O&M team to identify improvement initiative, prepare in depth techno commercial scope and deliver a optimum solution with right quality within stipulated delivery timelines.
  • Increase gender diversity at site up to 33% by 2024. development of local stakeholder and local employment up to 40% by 2024.

Lead - Capex Procurement

Sesa Goa - Vedanta Limited
04.2020 - 03.2021
  • Procurement of sustaining Capex for the business with spend base of 10 M$. Vendor base benchmarking, techno commercial discussion, ordering on EPC basis, ensure timely completion and closure with capitalization.

HOD - Electrical & Instrumentation, Blast Furnace

Sesa Goa - Vedanta Limited
04.2019 - 03.2020
  • Prepare annual maintenance budget and planner for 173 X 2 M3 blast furnace complex.
  • Plan & execute sustaining Capex, compliance to statutory norms, PM/CBM maintenance schedule, people development.

Head - Instrumentation, Blast Furnace

Sesa Goa - Vedanta Limited
04.2016 - 03.2019
  • Prepare and execute annual budget, maintenance planner and sustaining capex for instrumentation department of 173 X 2 m3 blast furnace complex.
  • Process automation, PLC/DCS & SCADA, Calibration.

Education

M TECH - Manufacturing Management - Manufacturing Management

BITS PILANI - WILP
GOA
11.2019

Bachelor of Engineering - Control & Instrumentation

L.D College of Engineering
Ahmedabad
06.2009

Skills

  • Strategic Sourcing
  • Contract Negotiation
  • Stakeholder Engagement
  • Process Improvement
  • Cost Assessments
  • Procurement Expertise
  • Price Negotiations
  • Pricing Structures
  • Team Leadership
  • Procurement Proposals
  • Purchase Orders

Accomplishments

  • Identified as Star of the business through structured workshop conducted by KPMG.
  • Continuing as Hi potential employee for the business.
  • Consolidated blast furnace & FE-Si plant O&M contract along with R&M ARC. The contract issued to a single vendor with 680 nos of daily manpower footfalls.
  • identified the forward & backward value stream process contract for consolidation, prepared scope along with technical team and concluded the ordering of a single contract with optimized resource and savings.
  • Consolidated small contracts and spot orders through aggregator, thus simplified the P2P transaction process, single window transaction, reduction in vendor count, increased credit period etc.
  • Concluded sinter plant head ESP capex project ordering with 20 Cr (50%) savings. Achieved through vendor benchmarking, internal costing, scope fit and multiple negotiations & online auctions.



Languages

English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Gujarati
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Procurement and Contracts Manager

Sesa Goa - Vedanta Limited
04.2021 - Current

Lead - Capex Procurement

Sesa Goa - Vedanta Limited
04.2020 - 03.2021

HOD - Electrical & Instrumentation, Blast Furnace

Sesa Goa - Vedanta Limited
04.2019 - 03.2020

Head - Instrumentation, Blast Furnace

Sesa Goa - Vedanta Limited
04.2016 - 03.2019

M TECH - Manufacturing Management - Manufacturing Management

BITS PILANI - WILP

Bachelor of Engineering - Control & Instrumentation

L.D College of Engineering
Ravindra Bhati