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