Sudharsan Srinivasan
Team Leader
2/16,10th Street, Raghavan Nagar ,Moovarsampettai,Chennai
Summary
Team Leader experienced in directing activities of workgroups. Develops strategies, provides training, sets goals, and obtains team feedback. Excellent interpersonal and communication skills. Big picture focus with excellence in communicating goals and vision to succeed. Problem solver, networker, and consensus builder. Driven Supply Chain Professional with proven to effectively resolve various types of technical issues. Successful at managing supplier efforts, delivering comprehensive client and employee compliance and acting as point of contact for important suppliers. Adept at overseeing on-site quality and managing specific inspections schedules. Works effectively in cross-functional environments.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Category Manager SCM Procurement
DXC Technology India Private Ltd
Chennai
08.2022 - Current
- Mentored junior team members in category management best practices, contributing to a high-performing and collaborative work environment.
- Category Manager roles includes evaluating vendors, negotiating quotes, contracts, and preparing reports (E.g., on orders and costs.) For this role, I would know good market research knowledge and solid analytical skills to make sure identifies the most profitable offers. Ultimately, I’ll create and maintain good relationships with key suppliers to ensure merchandise is high quality and delivered on time.
- Connect with business to understand their exact requirements for Software and IT hardware products based on budget.
- Research and finding the preferred suppliers to obtain the best (Quotes) for (APAC region)
- RFQ to the multiple suppliers and do some technical evaluation and price.
- Review the quality of purchased products (In terms of Term, Subscription and Perpetual license Etc.
- Negotiate with supplier Pricing, Payment terms and Delivery Etc..
- Evaluate the Quote Contract between
Customer - DXC - Supplier - Educate the business to process the Purchase requisition and Purchase order details via Ezbuy portal
- Review the Purchase Requisition for all the parameters and then approves the PR’s.
- Track orders and ensure timely delivery.
- Maintained updated records of purchased products, delivery information, invoices and payments.
- Prepared reports on current quarter and how to utilize the budget.
- Account review meeting along with BU’s and finance head (findings of cost savings)
- Vendor Onboarding / amendments/ Review and Approve the request.
Team Leader
Kone Elevators India Private Limited
Chennai
04.2018 - 03.2022
- Maintained an inclusive and diverse team culture, promoting respect and understanding among all members
- Enhanced team productivity by implementing efficient work processes and regularly reviewing performance metrics
- Promoted a culture of continuous improvement by encouraging feedback from all levels of the organization and implementing actionable changes accordingly
- Maintained an inclusive and diverse team culture, promoting respect and understanding among all members.
- Developed team members'' skills through targeted coaching sessions, resulting in improved individual performance.
- Empowered employees to take ownership of their roles by delegating tasks appropriately, resulting in heightened job satisfaction.
- Implemented data-driven strategies to identify areas for improvement in team performance, leading to increased productivity levels.
- Interacting with technical teams for incorporating, and other requirements from Business
- Working with Global team on global audit (Call Quality) for KEI
- Having experience in FSCM (Financial supply chain management) process, End to end support to the business to achieve the targets
- Contract renewable process, End to end support to the business development team to achieve the financial target for the year with help of sales force CRM
- Conducting Customer loyalty survey with the customers to get the feedback on the progress and NPI scores for organization in SAT Matrix
- Handling a team of 50 associates and driving the process without any escalation, also meeting all the business requirements
- Work closely with business groups to resolves the issues around the system functionalities, data issue and processes
- Handle escalations related to Identity Access Management and Training and on-boarding of New Users
- Identify problems and prospects by performing research and assessing best practices
- Understand and communicate where technology can help
- For new systems, help define goals and objectives of service level agreements (SLAs), including performance expectations
- Facilitates business efficiencies and innovation, including areas to harmonize and standardize processes, to optimize investments made in global ERP/SAP within the functional areas
- Knowledge of administrative activities
- Following best practices & standards
- Strong Customer Orientation skills to have the ability to communicate & align information with the team, business and the stakeholders
- Strong ability to cope with complexities, time difference, different cultures and ambiguities
- Review root cause analysis of production issues.
Assistant Team Leader
Customer Broadcast, A Division Of Ultramarine & Pigments Ltd
Chennai
03.2011 - 03.2018
- Collaborated with team members to achieve project goals within tight deadlines, ensuring timely completion
- Handling a team of 22 associates and driving the
process without any escalation, also meeting all
the business requirements - Organized weekly team meetings to discuss projects, share updates, and address any challenges faced by the team
- Worked closely with other departments to successfully execute cross-functional projects on-time and within budget constraints
- Resolved conflicts among team members diplomatically while maintaining a professional work environment
- Enhanced team performance by implementing efficient work processes and providing constructive feedback
- Assisted in the development of training materials for new hires, resulting in a more streamlined onboarding process
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Commerce
Calorx Teachers University
Ahmedabad, Gujarat 06.2011 - 04.2014
Skills
Key performance indicatorsEmployee EvaluationTeamwork and CollaborationProblem-SolvingQuality ImprovementOperations monitoringSAPSALESFORCEWORKDAYAVAYALanguagesEnglishTamil
Timeline
Category Manager SCM Procurement
DXC Technology India Private Ltd
08.2022 - Current
Team Leader
Kone Elevators India Private Limited
04.2018 - 03.2022
Bachelor of Arts - Commerce
Calorx Teachers University
06.2011 - 04.2014
Assistant Team Leader
Customer Broadcast, A Division Of Ultramarine & Pigments Ltd
03.2011 - 03.2018