Sagar Kumar Sutar

Team Lead – Procurement.

• Leading and mentoring the procurement team, ensuring effective execution of sourcing, purchasing, and supply chain activities across HSM, CRM, SMS, Utility, and Power Plant, ferro alloys plant areas.
• Driving weekly, monthly, and quarterly procurement planning for raw materials, consumables, capital equipment, and project requirements to support uninterrupted operations.
• Managing annual rate contracts (ARC), and strategic sourcing of drawing-based fabrication items, plant-specific spares, mechanical equipment, industrial chemicals, and utility consumables.
• Led cross-functional teams to enhance operational efficiency and streamline processes
• Developed and implemented strategic initiatives to drive revenue growth and market penetration
• Guiding buyers in supplier development, cost optimization, negotiation strategies, reverse auctions, and procurement process compliance.
• Collaborating with internal stakeholders and suppliers to ensure timely material availability, inventory optimization, and efficient procurement execution.
• Conducting weekly team review meetings to monitor PR/PO lead times, aging, delivery performance, TAT adherence, buyer productivity, rejection cases, savings achievements, ARC coverage, KRA progress, and many more.
• Leading complex negotiations, cost analysis, and value engineering initiatives to achieve procurement savings, and improve supplier performance.
• Coordinate with production, maintenance, engineering, stores, finance, and project teams to ensure seamless procurement operations.

Vendor Development and Supplier Management.

• Development and maintenance of vendor databases.
  Supplier evaluation is based on quality, cost competitiveness, delivery performance, and service support.
  ABC classification of suppliers for effective procurement management.
• New vendor identification, qualification, and onboarding.
  Conducting supplier audits and performance reviews.
• Organizing supplier training programs to align vendors with organizational requirements.
• Timely resolution of supplier concerns and payment-related issues.

Core Functional Areas:

• Team leading and conversion of critical/high-value PRs to POs.
• MRP/AP items: safety stock monitoring.
• Contract and supply issue resolution.
• Implementation of cost-reduction and value-engineering initiatives.
• Replacement of OEMs in drawings-based items for reducing OEM monopoly.
• Prepare procurement MIS reports, spend analysis, savings reports, PR to PO TAT, and delivery compliance.
• Monitor procurement KPIs, including: Cost Savings, On-Time Delivery, Procurement Cycle Time, Vendor Performance, and Contract Compliance.
• Support internal and external audits.
• Ensure compliance with procurement policies, quality standards, and statutory requirements.

Key Responsibility

• Procurement of electrical, electronics, raw materials, and services.
• Annual rate contract of electrical items.
• Customer order processing, schedule management, and TAT compliance.
• SOP preparation, MIS reporting, and savings analysis.
• Vendor development, onboarding, and supplier performance monitoring.
• Price negotiation and contract finalization for cost optimization.
• Vendor sourcing, relationship management, and market competition development.
• MRP planning, safety stock maintenance, and manual reorder point management.
• Project material procurement.

Key Responsibilities

• Procurement of electrical items.
• Creation and management of Purchase Orders (POs), Purchase Requisitions (PRs), Goods Receipts (GRs), and invoice tracking in ERP through VIMS.
• Ensuring timely material availability while maintaining optimum inventory levels.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Coordinating new product development.

Organization – Key Responsibilities.

• Capex/Opex cost modeling, strategic sourcing, and contract management.
• Tendering, reverse auctions, supplier negotiations, and ARC agreements.
• Vendor management, supplier evaluation, and compliance monitoring.
• MRP, Bearing Bank (VMI), Manual PR, and packing material management.
• Managed procurement processes for materials and services, ensuring compliance with organizational policies.
• Developed and maintained strong supplier relationships to enhance collaboration and reliability.
• Procurement support for Production, Maintenance, Safety, IT, QA/QC, Admin, and Dispatch departments.
• KPI/MIS reporting, documentation control, and payment aging monitoring.
• Coordination with suppliers for quotations, invoices, and material deliveries.

Organization – Key Responsibilities.

• SAP MIGO (GRN, MRN, and Material Issue Entries)
• Inventory and Stock Management.
• Stock Ledger Maintenance.
• Supply Chain and Store Operations.
• MIS Reporting and Documentation.
• Audit Coordination and Compliance
• 5S Implementation.
• SWOT Analysis and Continuous Improvement

Organization – Key Responsibilities.

• Maintenance and troubleshooting of Electrical Load Lifter Cranes (Slew, Luff, Hoist, & LT).
• Inspection of contactors, fuses, 3-phase power supply, lighting, PLCs, and gearboxes.
• Coordination of manpower, and rotational shift management.
• Material issuance control through authorized personnel.
  Overall responsibility for crane maintenance and operational reliability.
• Designed and implemented electrical systems for residential and commercial projects.
• Conducted troubleshooting and maintenance on high-voltage equipment to ensure optimal performance.