Ripudaman Verma

Managing 150 Million euro Annual spend category - Professional Services - Sub contracting services, Business intelligence & e services, membership, document records, quality assurance, translation, technical writing, Funding, Airlines, Accommodation, Ground transportation, Visa, Reporting Services, etc.
Long terms / Short term Strategy creation & Updation
Implementation of approved Strategy in Business Services Area
Responsible for KPI Performance of Business Services category, Price Reduction, Total payable day, Continues Improvement projects
Supplier relationship, high & complex negotiations, Total cost of ownership calculations, Saving validation & Reporting
Spend review, solution for complex low spend suppliers, Reduction of tail spend suppliers
Creating & updating E2E commodity process
Drive for Digitalisation of Process & Demand
Creating & finding opportunity for Automization of process in own area
Compliant contract management in own Area
Support in internal / External Audits
Operational Support to colleagues for contracts, order, RFI, RFP executions
Coordination with Legal & contract managers to ensure valid Contract clauses in Agreement
Supporting Business Team for operational & Procurement related challenges & Mitigation plan

Nokia Network & Solutions, September 2018 to Till Date Global sourcing of services for category – professional Service (HR Benefit, HR Operation, Financial, Tax & Insurance, Consultant & Facility Management, BPO, Business Services).
Managing Professional Services- Business Services E2E responsibility under the SPM & S2C Management
Cost reduction in own Category & services as per the agreed & plan
Negotiation through E-Auctions & other techniques, RFP through Ariba / I-Buy & other tools, myorder, SRM
Increasing the payment terms for own suppliers & Category
Implementation of CI projects

Participating in Strategy defining with the Nokia Procurement & Category managers
Interface between Business, Supplier, Strategy
Commodity SPOC for Finance, tax & insurance, BPO for Strategy, KPI, Cost reduction plan defining & monitoring
Supporting to Buyers & Procurement Managers in own Category
ensure correct supply, act as Supplier Manager and Consultant in a Cross Functional Team for internal stakeholders to ensure optimized alignment, cost and processes. Follow up of projects and orders
Supplier’s price list need to be turned into load files for getting the catalogues online in purchasing tool
Challenges all requests to get them re-routed to preferred suppliers
Supplier consolidations to reduce the supplier tails
SOX control and operational procurement work flow
Monthly/Quarterly price negotiations
Participates in sub commodity strategy creation and/or implementation
Develops and manages supplier relationships in own area
Creates and maintains instructions and documents processes in own responsibility area
Supports and coaches other team members in complex issues and acts as a source of Sourcing expertise to others

PR conversion into supplier orders within defined SL
Vendor performance monitoring in own area & taking correcting actions for achieving Vendor performance KPI’s
E2E spare buying & repairing services buying responsible for own Vendors (from demand to vendor payment)
Material delivery from Suppliers & Repairing vendors as per the contract against Orders
Manages inventory levels by assuring sufficient days of supply and days of supply distribution (right inventory distribution by considering fast and low turning items).
E2E Repairing process analysis & taking corrective actions for improvement of E2E repairing TAT
Follows changes of purchased items and manage ramp-ups/downs in own area.
Implement new ideas & initiative for improvement of vendor performance, material availability & cost reductions after taking approval from COA & different business teams (Refurbishment project, Etc.)
Alignment of Product catalogue with the defined Repairing SLA’s
Purchasing master data creation / Updation & clean up from SAP
Implements agreed allocations and version changes.
Manages ordering and demand visibility process and confirmations follow-up.
Manages tight supply situation individually.
Invoice error clarification and resolution.
Contributes in implementation of inbound logistics models based on agreed roadmap.
Contributes to category team strategy.
Component sales coordination (internal material exchange between factories/hubs, sales to suppliers/distributors/brokers).
Manages supplier claims and material returns according to agreed criteria and process.
Manages supplier performance measurement in material management.
Very Good Interpersonal skills and management of internal & external customers
Supporting day to day operations to SCM team members
Maintaining relations between inter departments planning, operations, Sourcing, LCM & Externals Vendors & GDC

Allocation of stock from the global distribution centre.
Responsible for export / Import document creations.
Responsible for DA (Delivery Accuracy) to customer as per SLA
Responsible for order correctness in SAP as per customer contract.
Responsible for invoice approval of LSP within SLA.
Responsible to upload the weekly progress MIS on intranet
Arranging licenses if any required.
End to end tracking of the material (from GDC to customer delivery).
Ensuring timely customs clearance at the origin and destination.
Negotiating with the LSP’s in case there is any specific requirement.
Maintaining the stock levels at customer’s place and spare pool at the
Regional warehouses
Availability check for late orders /unconfirmed orders in GDC daily.
Shortage list checking (when needed) from Planning Tool.
Follow-up with the vendors and buyers for any scarcity of stock
Unknown faulty items follow up & needed actions
Faulty item return follow up to customer / Region against replacement orders.
Late/unconfirmed sales order handling (sales availability etc.)
End customer invoicing
Communication about delivery delays and ETA information to FRC/HWS LCs
(Customer spares info to Ct / Care LCs)

Circle controlled Capex & Opex purchases of material & services.
Responsible for the Network, OSP & IT procurement for the Delhi & Haryana Circle.
Inviting Quotation, Comparison Analysis & Selection of Best negotiated Vendor.
Cost optimization.
Releasing PO in SAP after getting approved the Purchase Request from desired authority
Follow-up with vendors for timely delivery of material at warehouses as well as site to provide best services to our users.
Sourcing and developments of vendors
Rate Contract finalization for Material & Services
To get the Purchase Request approved as per Chart of Authority.
Ensure statutory compliances for Audit.
Timely conversion of Purchase Request to Purchase Order
Timely closure of Open POs.
Coordination with the user (Network, technology, IT) to complete the job as per schedule
Ensure timely payments to Vendors.

Leading Public Sector Unit vertical from Purchase & Logistic of Spanco.
Checking & Evaluation of BOQ (Batch Order Quantity), OPF (Order Processing Forms) & setting their priorities.
Inviting Quotation, Comparison Analysis & Selection of Best negotiated Vendor.
Cost optimization.
Preparation & RFP; Releasing Purchase Order
Vendor development
Project Monitoring
Timely delivery material at sites without any LD
Follow-up with vendors for timely delivery of material
Timely payment of Vendor as per payment terms.
Providing prices for Tender Biddings
Finalization of Transportations & fixing rates
Follow – up with FF & CHA for Material, Custom clearance
Inventory monitoring
Preparation & Monitoring of MIS
Co-ordination with F&A, Sales & Technical Team.

Procurement scope - RFP, Purchase order, Invoicing,etc.