Sunil Kumar G S

Domain: Strategic Sourcing and Procurement

• Liaised between internal departments, teams and external vendors, suppliers as required.
• Monitored market trends in order to identify pricing opportunities for products or services purchased.
• Developed and implemented sourcing strategies to reduce costs across various categories of spend.
• Evaluated supplier bids, proposals, quotations, and negotiated terms to ensure optimal value for the organization.
• Conducted market research to identify potential new sources of supply.
• Collaborated with internal stakeholders to understand their needs and determine appropriate solutions.
• Identified new sources of supply through market research and industry contacts.
• Conducted regular reviews of existing supplier relationships in order to assess performance.
• Created and maintained detailed reports on purchasing activities, budgets, and forecasts.

Domain: Procurement (PR to PO) and Sourcing.

• Tracking all vendor contracts which is expiring before 125 days earlier.
• Contract management – Reviewing the contracts, Amendments, Addendums, SOW and consolidating the clauses.
• Coordinating with Stakeholders and get the confirmation for renewing the licenses, Gathering accounting information to full fill the requirement
• Execute the RFQ/RFP, follow up with supplier for quotation and negotiating price, terms and delivery
• Creating purchase requisition in Ariba and renewal Purchase Orders timely manner
• Closely work with stakeholders, activity owners and supplier on resolving process issues
• Preparing Spend Analysis/Budget Forecasted report for future quarters and presenting to leadership

Sourcing:

• Negotiate and manage contract terms with suppliers to ensure value for money, quality standards and delivery terms with technical and operational input from stakeholders
• Identifying potential suppliers based on project requirements
• Monitoring and updating relevant departments regarding price fluctuations of goods and vendor pricing
• Working closely with the legal department to ensure contract terms are favorable to the company
• Coordinate with Operation Heads or internal customers regarding discrepancies and errors in the supply chain process
• Generate savings through tactical buying: Analyze buying specs, Identify new potential suppliers
• Conduct supplier quotation (RFI, RFQ, RFP) from multiple suppliers and award business to proficient supplier