Saurabh Jadhav
Supply Chain
Ahmedabad
Summary
Experienced Supply Chain Professional with 10 years of expertise experience in procurement, strategic sourcing, vendor management, material management, logistics management and supply chain analysis. Skilled in IT procurement and vendor negotiations with a strong background of 10 years in SAP, ARIBA and other ERP systems. Proven track record in achieving cost savings, procurement, Buying, strategic sourcing and streamlining supply chain processes.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Certifications
Work History
Assistant Manager
Vodafone Shared Services India
10.2016 - Current
- Manage end-to-end procurement for IT parts.services and other procurement as per company needs
- Responsible for strategic sourcing, vendor negotiation, and obtaining the best price quotes
- Implemented Forward Contract system, resulting in significant cost savings
- Conduct auctions and reverse bidding
- Worked on smooth transition of SAP to ARIBA systems making minimal impact on Supply Chain
- Managed escalations successfully and providing desired outcome to Clients
- Experienced in SAP (Material Master Module) and other ERP systems such as Adempiere, ARIBA etc
- Played a key role in the Vendor Rating Project, improving vendor performance and streamlining supply chain processes.
Purchasing Specialist
GEP Worldwide Solutions
06.2015 - 09.2016
- Cater to procurement and other Supply Chain activities of a client which was a leading chemical company (Fortune 500)
- Cater to procurement and other Supply Chain activities of a client which was a leading Telecom company (Fortune 500)
- Did strategic sourcing as and when required as per project needs.
Purchase Executive
Goedecke IT and Associates
06.2014 - 06.2015
- Performed transcational procurement activities of organization
- Direct and Indirect buying as per project needs
- Worked with IBM and NCR as clients and was able to understand Supply Chain of each Organization.
Education
MBA (Operations) -
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS)
01.2012 - 04.2014
B.E. in Computer Science - undefined
C.U. Shah College of Engineering
Surendranagar, Gujarat 01.2009 -
Skills
Procurement
Supply Chain
P2P
ERP
Vendor negotiation
vendor management
Spend Analysis
Bidding
Direct Buying
Indirect Buying
Purchase
Sourcing
Contract Management
SAP
SAP MM
ARIBA
excel
Escalation Management
Purchase orders
Purchase requisitions
Escalation Management
Team Handling
Bussiness Process Management
Certification
Shipping and Logistics (AMA)
Accomplishments
- Top 10 finalist in Paper Presentation Competition at Nirma University (2007).
- 1st place in STOCK MIND – ICICI Securities Competition at college level for Pune Chapter in year 2014.
- Secured 99 percentile in MAT and 75 percentile in XAT.
Personal Information
- Father's Name: Chandrasen Jadhav
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
Languages
English
Hindi
Gujarati
Marathi
Extracurricular Activities
Casio Player Representative for Chanakya (college magazine) at KIAMS. Student Coordinator for NEXUS 2008 and OPERACY management events.
Projects
Vendor Rating Project: Evaluated vendors based on various KPIs to identify performance gaps and improve service quality.
Disclaimer
I hereby affirm that the information provided in this document is accurate and true to the best of my knowledge.
Timeline
Assistant Manager
Vodafone Shared Services India
10.2016 - Current
Purchasing Specialist
GEP Worldwide Solutions
06.2015 - 09.2016
Purchase Executive
Goedecke IT and Associates
06.2014 - 06.2015
MBA (Operations) -
Kirloskar Institute of Advanced Management Studies (KIAMS)
01.2012 - 04.2014
B.E. in Computer Science - undefined
C.U. Shah College of Engineering
01.2009 -