Suman Paul
Pune
Summary
Professional with strong background in strategic sourcing and supply chain management, prepared for this role. Skilled in vendor negotiations, contract management, and cost reduction strategies. Known for fostering team collaboration and achieving measurable results. Adaptable, reliable, and focused on delivering high-quality outcomes in dynamic environments.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
2005
2005
years of post-secondary education
8
8
Certifications
3
3
Languages
Work History
Global Category Sourcing Manager – Pumps & Auxiliaries
Prodair Air Products India Pvt Ltd
01.2025 - Current
- Company Overview: www.airproducts.com
- Category Management: Managing global annual spend of USD 80+ MM for valves and USD 110+ MM for pumps
- Supplier Management: Identifying, evaluating, qualification and negotiating with suppliers to build strong, cost-effective partnerships.
- Cost Optimization: Reducing procurement costs while ensuring quality and reliability.
- Risk Management: Assessing and mitigating supply chain risks to avoid disruptions.
- Contract Negotiations: Drafting and managing agreements to secure favorable terms.
- Market Analysis: Keeping up with industry trends, pricing, and supplier innovations.
- Sustainability & Compliance: Ensuring ethical sourcing, regulatory compliance, and sustainability goals.
- Supplier relationship management with strategic suppliers.
- Developed high level sourcing strategies that helped project in sourcing of valves, pumps and cryogenic joints.
- Breakthrough in exporting of electrical equipment (PDC, motor & transformers) out of India for global project. Achieved ~ 1 MM USD savings for UzGTL project in 2019-20 by developing India electrical supplier base.
- Executed and managed multiple global supply agreements for manual valves and specialty items with annual ~ USD 5 million savings.
- Executed Global frame agreements for piping bulks to support large hydrogen projects (USA, KSA, Canada) savings procurement cost by 10% from budget.
- Achieved savings ~ USD 1 million from bundle negotiation for manual valves during 2023-24
- Executed multiple global terms and conditions agreements with strategic suppliers favoring buying conditions.
- Mitigate supply chain risk for Transition Joints during 2022-23 to support 30+ projects across globe following SRM program.
- Qualified 150+ new LCC suppliers during 2021-2025 with overall 250+ globally for competitiveness.
- Supported business development team in project estimate to secure new opportunities in India as a project procurement manager.
- Created a good supplier database by screening and auditing new suppliers for commodities like switchgears, motors, transformers and manual valves etc in India to help for India and Global projects.
Manager Supply Quality
Outotec India Pvt Ltd
10.2014 - 08.2016
- Company Overview: www.metso.com
- Being Manager Supply Quality, responsible for supplier qualification and supplier development to support in global sourcing.
- Development and implementation of project quality plan.
- Ensure timely inspection of equipments to meet project schedule.
- Responsible for product and supplier base development based on supplier performance.
- Conducting supplier QMS audit in India and Middle East.
- Inspection and expediting of ESP, Ducts & Multicyclones in India for Alumina Calcinations Project in UAE – Al Taweelah.
- Conducted multiple supplier audits and supplier assessment in UAE for Al Taweelah Alumina Calcinations project.
- Conducted supplier audit as part of supplier assessment and qualification based on system and field audit in India.
- Assisted in local SQE job for Outotec Shanghai and did supplier audit at China.
- Inspected various equipments for global projects.
- Prepared Project Quality Plan for (Tata KPO) equipments.
- Developed departmental formats and procedures related to inspection and supplier audit.
- Developed Supplier Risk Assessment checklist for global use.
Surveyor (Energy & Transportation)
Lloyd’s Register Asia
12.2008 - 09.2014
- Company Overview: www.lr.org
- Inspected site fabricated liquid storage tanks and horton spheres to API 620 and BS PD 5500 construction code at SAIL, Rourkela Steel Plant site for Linde India Ltd., Kolkata.
- Inspected above ground oil storage tank with floating roof to construction code API 650 at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, Balasore terminal, Odhisa.
- Inspected pressure vessels for gaseous product to PD 5500 for Linde India Limited for their ASU Plants in SAIL Rourkela and IISCO Burnpur.
- Inspected process vessels to ASME Section VIII Div I standard for Linde India Ltd for their different gas plant projects in India and abroad during 2009 to 2014.
Asstt Project Engineer (Inspection)
Projects & Development India Ltd
10.2005 - 11.2008
- Inspected equipments and did expediting for Tata Chemical Limited – Babrala Project 2007.
- Inspected equipments and did expediting for Chambal Fertilizer Corporation Limited – Gadepan project, Kota in year 2007 and 2008.
- Did third party inspection of bought out items and equipments including pressure vessels, heat exchangers, fabricated tanks, forgings, castings etc, for different statutory organizations. Inspection of equipments for different fertilizer projects (EPC).
- Reviewed & checked Quality Plan.
- Prepared departmental documents for ISO audit.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Tripura Engineering College
Skills
Cost analysis
Global sourcing
Supplier relationship management
Procurement strategy
Sustainability practices
Negotiation strategies
Lean six sigma
Supply chain optimization
Data analytics
Cost reduction strategies
Teamwork and collaboration
Problem-solving
Time management
Market research
Analytical skills
Certification
Certification on Strategic Management from IIM Bangalore
Interests
In wildlife photography, playing cricket, reading books, paintings, music
Other Information
- Current Base Pay - INR 42,37,500
- CTC – INR 51,86,500 (including annual variable pay)
- Notice period is 90 days.
Address
- 1506, Tower 20, Joyville Hadapsar Annex
- Manjri, Shewalewadi, Pune 412307
Timeline
AIGPE Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
06-2025
Certified Supply Chain Analyst
06-2025
QMS Lead auditor
05-2025
Certified Strategy Professional
05-2025
Supply Chain Management Expert
03-2025
Certification on Strategic Management from IIM Bangalore
02-2025
Global Category Sourcing Manager – Pumps & Auxiliaries
Prodair Air Products India Pvt Ltd
01.2025 - Current
Certified Program on Contract Management
08-2024
The Complete Skilled Negotiator – GAP Partnership
12-2023
Manager Supply Quality
Outotec India Pvt Ltd
10.2014 - 08.2016
Surveyor (Energy & Transportation)
Lloyd’s Register Asia
12.2008 - 09.2014
Asstt Project Engineer (Inspection)
Projects & Development India Ltd
10.2005 - 11.2008
Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
Tripura Engineering College
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