Saurabh Chawla
New Delhi
Summary
Experienced procurement professional with 9 years of continued career progression accompanied by key accomplishments in highly competitive solar industry, to seek and maintain a full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Aggressive and determined to find the strengths and weaknesses of both employees and an organization's..
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Sr. Manager - Procurement
Jindal India Renewable Energy Ltd
New Delhi
12.2024 - Current
- Developed Procurement Strategy for Solar PV Cells & Modules, Module Mounting Structures, Inverters.
- Developed strategy to achieve cost optimization using zero based costing method for PV & Modules , Module Mounting Structures
- Suppliers development for Solar PV cells & Modules, Module Mounting Structures
Manager- Procurement
Ampin Energy
New Delhi
12.2023 - 12.2024
· EPC contractor Due diligence, EPC Contract negotiation, reviewing, package wise costing (DC , AC BOS, TL line , PSS/GSS bay incl all approvals), finalisation of EPC contractor and award of order to EPC contractors for C&I segment.
· Floating enquiries, Evaluation of bids, shortlisting of vendors, meetings with vendors, Estimations, Pre-bid & Post bid meetings, finalization of General and Special Conditions of Contracts along with legal,contracts
,project and technical team .
· Price Negotiations, zero based costing, finalization of suppliers / vendors
Coordination with technical, business, and investment teams for BOM and budget finalization.
Manager- Contracts & Procurement
Indigrid
Noida
10.2022 - 12.2023
· Procurement of critical Equipments ( Modules ,DC,LV , HV cables , SCB/SMB, MMS, LV,HV panels.)
· Procurement of Operation & Maintenance Spares
· Contract Finalization for O&M Projects
· Vendor Evaluation & Management
· Drive cost roadmap: Developed cost roadmap and
achieved ~5% cost savings across various projects
· SAP MM
Lead- Procurement
ibvogt India
Gurgaon
01.2021 - 04.2022
· Vendor evaluation based on their Quality of work, Payment terms & conditions, performance etc
· Pre & Post Bidding Private Tender Costing for open access solar park projects
· Work collaboratively with the management and design team to coordinate supplier selection, credit and terms, track supplier performance standards, and conduct ongoing evaluation
· Monitor and support returns, damage
replacements, and warranty claims.
· Identified new and more cost-effective suppliers through participation in industry networking events, purchasing advantageous packages and cutting costs.
· Finalising DC & AC Packages for solar power plants
· Procured critical parts( Solar Modules, Inverters, to develop and coordinate sourcing requirements.
· Procurement of BoP for Utility scale Solar power Projects like inverters, DC, LV,HV cables, MMS, LV& MV panels, IDT .
Asst Manager - Supply Chain & Management
Sunsure Energy
Gurgaon
04.2015 - 02.2020
· Vendor Management & Evaluation (Managing supplier performance)
· Sourcing and rate negotiation of material locally
and pan India with proper delivery time and quality
· Preparing Bill of Material & Budgeting of the Projects
· Procurement of BoP for Utility scale Solar power Projects like inverters, DC, LT cables, MMS, LV& MV panels, IDT etc.
· Implementing processes and procedures to support
the purchasing process
· Forecast procurement needs
· Negotiate pricing and terms and conditions for
services ensure delivery in timely manner
· Establishing domestic suppliers.
· Conducted research, gathered information from
multiple sources and presented results.
· ERP
Education
Bachelor of Technology - Electrical, Electronics Engineering
Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engg
New Delhi , India06-2014
Skills
- Cost optimization
- Procurement strategy
- Supplier development
- Vendor management
- Zero based costing
- Budget finalization
- Market analysis
- Team leadership
- Cross-functional team coordination
- Strategic planning
- Innovation management
Affiliations
Some of the projects commissioned
1. USUPL, 25 MWp Ground Mount Solar Project, Rajasthan-Virescent Infrastructure
- Role: Procurement of MMS, LV, MV Panels, LV, and HV,cables, WMS, Data logger , finalsiation of I&C contractor.
2. PLG, 35 MWp Ground Mount Solar Project, Charanka- Virescent Infrastructure
- Role: Procurement of inverter, MMS, LV, MV panels, LV and HV cables, WMS, data logger, finalization of I&C contractor
3. Group Captive 20 MWp Ground Mounted Solar Project for various clients in Jaisalmer, Rajasthan—ibvogt solar india
- Role: Procurement & Contract Drafting of Solar Modules, String Inverters, Finalisation of DC- AC Packages , Finalisation of PSS/SY, TL line contractor
4. Hindware , 9.6 MWp Ground Mounted Solar Project ,Hyderabad SunSure Energy
- Role: Procurement of Solar Modules, Central Inverters, Inv duty Transformer, DC,LV & MV Panels, WMS, DAS, MMS ,LV & MV Cables & 33 kV T/L line contractor
5. Cleantech Solar, 28 MWp Ground Mounted Solar Project, Sirsa- SunSure Energy
- Role: Procurement of string inverters, MMS, DC, LV, and MV cables, inverter duty transformer, LV and MV panels, WMS, and selection of DC-AC contractor
Some of the Projects Bidded/Under Construction
1. Group Captive 50 MWp Ground Mounted Solar Project for various clients in Jalgaon, Maharashtra—ibvogt solar india
Role: Cost estimation of DC-AC packages, 50 MW, 132 kV SY, string inverters
2. Group Captive 2x6.25 MWp Ground-Mounted Solar, Chhattisgarh—ibvogt Solar India
Role: Cost Estimation of DC- AC Packages , 12.5 MW,33 kV SY, String Inverters, 33 kV T-L Line
3. Group Captive 2x25 MWp Ground Mounted Solar Rajasthan —ibvogt solar india
Role: Cost Estimation of DC- AC Packages , 12.5 MW,33 kV SY, String Inverters, 33 kV T-L Line
4. 116 MWp GM Solar Project , Chautan & Chatargarh , Rajasthan —Ampin Energy
Role: Finalization /Award of EPC contractor & contract closure package wise costing for cost optimization & zero based costing
5. 75 MWp GM Solar Project, Kuranganwali, Haryana — Ampin Energy
Role: Finalisation /Award of EPC contractor & contract closure package wise costing for cost optimization & zero based costing
6. 60 MWp GM Solar Project , Chautan & Chatargarh , Rajasthan —Ampin Energy
Role: Finalisation /Award of EPC contractor & contract closure package wise costing for cost optimization & zero based costing
Certification
1. Designing , Installation , Commissioning of Solar PV plants under Central Electronics Ltd, supported by MNRE, Issued on Apr 2015
2. Letter of Appreciation from Central Electronics Ltd, Issued on Dec 2014
3. Member, Electrical Division – The Institution of Engineers (India) Member ID: M-1782465 , Issued on Jun 2023
4. Chartered Engineer -– The Institution of Engineers ( India ); Member ID: M-1782465; Issued on Aug 23
5. 6 weeks LELS Certificate Cohort on Contract Drafting & Negotiation supported by JSA , a Delhi based Law Firm- Issued on Jul 2023
Timeline
Sr. Manager - Procurement
Jindal India Renewable Energy Ltd
12.2024 - Current
Manager- Procurement
Ampin Energy
12.2023 - 12.2024
Manager- Contracts & Procurement
Indigrid
10.2022 - 12.2023
Lead- Procurement
ibvogt India
01.2021 - 04.2022
Asst Manager - Supply Chain & Management
Sunsure Energy
04.2015 - 02.2020
Bachelor of Technology - Electrical, Electronics Engineering
Bharati Vidyapeeth College of Engg
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