SAP ERP by Hana
SRIKARA BALAKRISHNAN
Specialist - Procurement Operations
Mayiladuthurai
Summary
Totally around 8 years of Experience in Procurement/P2P/Supply chain management, including 3.5+ Experience in SAP Material Management, Inventory Management, Production Planning & Control. In-depth knowledge of the procurement process & capable of handling the team. Multi-faceted experience in project planning, scheduling, sourcing, and supply chain management. Vendor communication and follow-up through mail. Having exposure working with Global clients & Stake holders. Dexterity in handling tasks related to supply chain management; efficiently controlling inventory and ensuring adequate stock and replenishment based on demand/supply forecasts for smooth flow of business operations
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Apprentice - NATS(TNG088160400530)
Lucas-TVS
6 2016 - 5 2017
- Order Processing, SCM, Material follow up and vendor management.
- Supply chain management, production, operations planning and Inventory control for the entire value stream.
Calculating daily OEE and reviewing with the team for improvements. - Shipment follow-ups with forwarders to ensure Zero line stoppage
- Co-ordinating with logistics team on material receipt and timely GRN
Support Engineer - Purchase
Lucas - Martrikz
2017.06 - 2018.04
- Order Processing, SCM, Material follow up and vendor management.
- Supply chain management, production, operations planning and Inventory control for the entire value stream.
- Single point contact for all value stream product customers. (HVF, BEML)
- Monitoring customer weekly fill rate, On Time In Full %(OTIF) and backorder tracking.
- Weekly communication with all the vendors on production plan of the value stream.
- Shipment follow-ups with forwarders to ensure Zero line stoppage
- Daily review with operations team for material shortages and align the materials inline with the production plan and following up on the same with Vendors.
Executive - Sourcing & Supply chain - Defense Vehicles
Ashok Leyland Limited
2018.04 - 2020.12
- Order Processing, Material Management, Vendor Management in terms of SCM & Team Management.
- Projects Handled for the Defense vehicles such as Medium Bullet proof vehicle(4X4), Mine Protected Vehicle (4X4) etc.,
- Coordinated and scheduled physical inventories of assigned areas to adjust inventory levels as appropriate.
- Reduced supply chain disruptions by establishing strategic partnerships with key suppliers, ensuring timely delivery of goods and services.
- Developed solutions to address problems in distribution and transportation of products.
- Collaborated with sales and marketing departments to align supply chain strategies with business goals, achieving effective demand planning and accurate sales forecasts.
- Managed vendor negotiations for competitive pricing agreements, leveraging economies of scale to achieve cost savings across the organization.
- Established robust risk management strategies that proactively identified potential supply chain issues and implemented mitigation plans to ensure uninterrupted operations.
- Developed and executed cost reduction initiatives by identifying areas of improvement in the end-to-end supply chain process, ultimately increasing profitability.
Process Executive - Order Management
Redington Gulf FZE
2020.12 - 2022.11
- Inbound and Outbound Activities of Middle East and African Countries including shipment follow-up, Team & Project management.
- Responsible for material movements (Inbound) in accordance with contractual terms of the client.
Vendors Handled: Huawei, HP, Oracle, Avaya, Tripplite - Create purchase orders with vendors
- Following with Vendors for Material delivery and arrange freight for importing the shipment by Coordinating with Freight forwarders.
- Shipment follow-ups based on Incoterms and deliver the materials to appropriate regions.
- Placing Purchase order in Vendor Portal, following up for data sheet, getting approval from management in reasonable time. (EDI)
- Order acknowledgement, follow-up on agreed TAT and processing of IBDN (inbound delivery note) online.
- Maintain good rapport with logistics for timely delivery of Stocks
- Collaborating with Finance team for the vendor payment related queries
- GRN verification after the goods receipt.
- Creating documents for customs clearance, as customers were in Saudi & UAE countries.
- Preparing weekly Open order report for all Vendors and share with respective Business Heads and vendors.
Specialist - Procurement Operations
SoftwareONE India Private Limited
2022.11 - Current
- Team management, Sale Order & Purchase order Creation, follow up with Vendor for Delivery, Verification of Delivery and Invoices, deliver to the customer in the TAT / assigned SLA.
- Responsible for being the single point of contact with expertise on Software Contracts
- - Managed database of vendor details and pricing information to maintain organization.
- Maintained an up-to-date database of suppliers, vendors and contracts to support accurate
- Maintain a 70% customer renewal rate.
- Generating the Sales Quote as per the pre-determined margin.
- Create and manage purchase orders, Sales orders & process the delivery to customers.
- Handling Enterprise customers and familiarity with different withholding taxes for license deployment in various countries.
- Ensure to complete the requests in the TAT time of 8 hours from the reception of the request from customer.
- Interacting with Publishers, Distributors and Partners worldwide for better relationships and business growth.
- Build, maintain and manage supplier relationships and keep up good communications.
- Managed the Team to work collaboratively
Education
MBA (Marketing) -
Loyola College - Pondicherry University
B.E. (Electrical and Electronics) - undefined
Anna University
Higher secondary - undefined
D.B.T.R National Higher Secondary School
SSLC - undefined
D.B.T.R National Higher Secondary School
Skills
Customer Relations
Extramuralengagements
- Blood Donor Volunteer
- National Cadet Corps Volunteer
- Type writing Lower (English)
- Completed Hindi Examination (to final)
- Completed Sanskrit Examination First level with distinction.
Dateofbirth
10/09/1994
Gender
Male
Languagesknown
English, Tamil, Hindi and Kannada
Nationality
Indian
Key Deliverables
Team Management, Order processing, End-to-end supply chain, Procure to Pay, Order to Cash, Shipment tracking, and Invoicing.
In-depth knowledge of Procure to Pay process and End to End Supply chain Management process.
Material procurement from national markets & global markets with customs clearance knowledge.
Having good experience in organizational structure and Material Management.
Special procurement processes such as Subcontract, Consignment & RTP.
Having good experience in pricing & Negotiation procedures.
Tracking & maintaining inventory levels in the stores for all items required.
Have Can effectively manage designated team workflow to achieve SLA and Targets.
Capable of maintaining proper timeline and multi-tasking.
Personal Information
Marital Status: Married
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge.
Software
SAP ERP by Netweaver
Microsoft Dynamic Navision
Service Now (Ticketing Tool)
Leaps (Lucas TVS Enterprises Application Systems) ERP by wipro
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Tamil
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Intermediate (B1)
Kannada
Elementary (A2)
Sanskrit
Intermediate (B1)
Solving Sudoku
For Easy & Intermediate
Timeline
Specialist - Procurement Operations
SoftwareONE India Private Limited
2022.11 - Current
Process Executive - Order Management
Redington Gulf FZE
2020.12 - 2022.11
Executive - Sourcing & Supply chain - Defense Vehicles
Ashok Leyland Limited
2018.04 - 2020.12
Support Engineer - Purchase
Lucas - Martrikz
2017.06 - 2018.04
Apprentice - NATS(TNG088160400530)
Lucas-TVS
6 2016 - 5 2017
MBA (Marketing) -
Loyola College - Pondicherry University
B.E. (Electrical and Electronics) - undefined
Anna University
Higher secondary - undefined
D.B.T.R National Higher Secondary School
SSLC - undefined
D.B.T.R National Higher Secondary School
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