Nine years of experience in Sourcing in various roles in Kenvue (former J&J),Whirlpool & Baker Hughes . Specific domain areas of exposure include strategic sourcing,NPI, Supplier development, Contract Management, Buying, Procurement. Results-oriented Sourcing Specialist with demonstrable experience developing profitable purchasing strategies and supplier relationships .
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
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Work History
Senior Sourcing Specialist
Kenvue, Former, J&J Consumer Health
Mumbai
01.2022 - Current
Responsible for both Direct & Indirect Category.
Under Direct Sourcing :
Rigid Packaging Lead for India and managing a spend of 15 M$
Managing the annual Capex for the category with 5-6% saving YoY
New supplier identification, development and product/process level qualification and contract management to add value to supply chain.
Agree for cost models with suppliers for clear costing and financial impacts for each cost drivers
Leading the Sustainability Target implementation for APAC region
Leading NPD/NPI projects from sourcing and managing seamless execution.
Under Indirect Sourcing:
Leading the BU spend for Business Services which include Consulting, Insurance, Travel & Meeting ,IT & HR Services.
Lead Implementation of Global Projects for cost saving in India .
Researched new vendors and partners to obtain most cost-effective pricing for HR & IT Services
Lead Contracting from Procurement for all contracts post separation from J&J.
Global Commodity Leader-ElectronicsWhirlpool
04.2021 - 12.2021
Develop global supply base strategies and drive decisions based on long termsupplybase and commodity vision in alignment with cross functional and globalstakeholders
Negotiate and agree on Global buy prices and sign agreements worth $ 100M
New supplier identification, development and product/process levelqualification
Worked with major EMS suppliers at Tier 1 and Tier 2 level
Lead NPI projects for Global/India Market by working with the Engineering andsalesteam and Lead there seamless execution
Implement and execute efficient and effective policies and procedures to helpexecution and delivery improvement.
Lead Commodity Specialist
Baker Hughes, Former GE
05.2019 - 03.2021
Lead strategy to grow the Electrical & Electronics commodity spent in India of$50 M
Experienced on products: Generators, Motors, VFDs, Cables, Transformers
Lead the Transfer project for PCBA from Global to India Supplier for YoY Buy of$25M
Lead the discussion with suppliers on partnership, cost, stability, T&C, EHS,corporate governance, regulation and compliance on multiple sub commodities
New supplier identification, development and product/process levelqualification
ITO Sourcing - Supported commercial team to win in the region for bids worth$50M
Accountable to bring efficiencies for OTD/COQ/productivity through supplierperformance metrics improvement through operations & quality team.
Buying and Fulfillment Specialist
General Electric, GE
Pune
05.2015 - 04.2019
Responsible for Buying & fulfillment till customer site for Non-Conformity
Material of TurboMachinery for Italy in Middle-End Region
Implementing process and strategy to reduce the End customer response timefrom 110 days to less than 60 days
Managed projects worth $ 30 M as Project Manager
Preparing sourcing strategies, Floating RFQ, comparative cost analysis,estimating andnegotiating price & Lead time, payment terms, T&C's
Coordinating internally with a cross-functional team & with Vendors for timelysubmission and approval of drawings and documents
Order Fulfillment, vendor follow-up for on time delivery and to mitigate risk andmaintaining On time delivery for supplier
Material Management activities like inspection, supply of material, monitoringprogress through planning & scheduling.
Fulfillment Specialist
General Electric, GE
07.2013 - 04.2015
Looking after Global Procurement / Sourcing of Balance of plant of C Classitems for
Turbo Machinery for Oil and Gas Projects
Lead and execute all sourcing activities from PO placement till delivered atplant i.e
Fulfillment of delivery, Logistics
Interfaced with cross-functional groups, including engineering, legal, program
Planning and control, compliance, and product support
Coordination with suppliers, ensure submission and approval of engineeringdrawings on time, sort out any pending issues, ensure manufacturing &inspection as per approved QAP
Address any manufacturing problem at supplier's facility by coordinating withtherelevant function in sourcing and engineering.
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