Surjya Kanta Basantia
Rayagada
Summary
To have a growth-oriented and challenging career, where I can contribute my knowledge and skills to the organization and enhance my experience through continuous learning and teamwork.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Manager (Purchase)
OCCL Limited
11.2025 - Current
- Leading the Dharuhera plant purchase team for all procurement related activities.
- Procured Capex, MRO, and services for the Dharuhera unit.
- Finalized major ARCs including manpower, mechanical, electrical, civil, and rental MHEs.
- Finalized major AMCs for equipment calibrations and preventive maintenance.
- Preparation & Finalizations of agreements for both materials and services.
- Day to day activities include receipt of Purchase requisition, verifying the PR, Floating RFQ’s to potential vendors. On receipt of Offers, preparation of comparative statements and getting it approved from Senior GM (Purchase) and Negotiation with Vendors and preparation of Purchase orders.
- Vendor Management: Following up with vendors to assure ordered materials as per PO delivery date, finding out potential new vendors, follow up with Accounts team for releasing of payment to vendors timely. Focused on finding potential alternate vendors to OEM Suppliers.
- Tracked and maintained documentation for daily procurement activities to ensure compliance and efficiency.
- Prepared and presented MIS reports to manager weekly for informed decision-making.
- Previously called Oriental Carbon & Chemicals Ltd
Team Member (Purchase)
Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd
08.2024 - 10.2025
- Leading the team of 4 members in handling functions like Capex, Services & MRO for Bhiwadi Glass unit.
- Procured Capex, MRO, and service items (both domestic and import) valued above 10 Lacs at Saint Gobain Oversaw operations for glass manufacturing business. Bhiwadi unit.
- Prepared Capex, MRO, and service MIS reports and discussed them with the TL - Purchase weekly.
- Responsible for finalization of major service contracts like Manpower requirement for Float line, Rental MHE’s etc.
- Handling and ordering of major items for Regenerator project like (Refractories, Regenerator Coolers, Mechanical Piping, Instrument items etc).
- Lead the MRO team for finalization of Bearing Contract on SKF for Northern & Western region (Saint Gobain units).
- Led and commissioned project for warehouse racks to optimize storage for final product (glass).
- Procured and delivered major Capex-related items for various ongoing projects.
- Procured other major MRO items valued over 10 Lacs for Bhiwadi and Alwar units.
Senior Officer (Purchase)
Andhra Paper Ltd
08.2021 - 07.2024
- Leading capital purchase team of 3 members. Team members are responsible for handling Electrical, Instrumentation, Mechanical and Civil related material, and Service PR.
- Procured fabrication (drawing) items for Rajahmundry & Kadiyam Mill Unit of Andhra Paper Limited.
- Procured import spares and equipment for paper machines, de-inking plant, recovery boiler, and power plant at Rajahmundry unit.
- Handled capital services purchase requisition for mechanical, electrical, and instrumentation department. Prepared service orders after negotiating with contractors and created costing sheets based on job type, required manpower, job duration, and equipment involved.
- Coordinated with customs house agents (CHA) for import material clearances and delivery of items to the unit.
- Handled capital purchase requisition for new equipment and spares related to projects and machine upgrades. Interacted regularly with the project team and updated the status of capital PR and PO.
- Managed vendor relationships by ensuring timely delivery of materials according to purchase orders, identifying new vendor opportunities, and coordinating with accounts for prompt payment processing.
- Responsible for coordination with CHA (Customs House Agents) related to Import material clearances and delivery of items to unit.
- Responsible for coordinating with Finance team for issuing LC (Letter of Credit) related to capex related orders.
- Followed up with the finance team for timely payments to vendors against ABG and PBG.
- Preparation of MIS [Major Capex Tracker, Stores discrepancy, Advance payment status, LC reports, BG Tracker] and report to AGM (Purchase) on a weekly basis.
Engineer Trainee (Purchase)
J.K. Paper Ltd
06.2016 - 07.2021
- Procurement of spares, equipment & capital items for Pulp Mill, Power plant & Soda Recovery maintenance.
- Checking the indents properly (Item specifications, PR value, last purchase rate & last supplier details etc.)
- Sending RFQs to potential suppliers through E-mail (Microsoft Outlook) in a specific format.
- Receiving Quotations/Offer through mail and compiling them.
- Preparation of CSQs and sending them for user technical approval.
- Negotiated with suppliers post-technical approval to select vendors based on suitability of offered items, typically choosing L1 vendor if technically compliant.
- Purchase Order preparation and send for signing & approval.
- Receiving order acknowledgement from supplier.
- Coordinated with suppliers via email to ensure timely delivery of materials to site.
- Updating the ASN (Advance Shipment Notification) in SAP after receipt of Dispatch details (Tax Invoice & LR) from supplier.
- Preparation of Payment request in SAP for processing advance payments to vendors.
- Coordinating with accounts team in releasing supplier payment on time.
- Creation of New Vendor Code in SAP (New Vendor Registration).
- Coordinating with Purchase team in updating & maintaining ISO documents.
- Preparation of MIS reports in SAP & Microsoft Excel monthly basis.
- Conducted monthly interactions and training with user department to enhance understanding of plant functions, equipment operation, and critical spares management.
Education
Bachelor in Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Gandhi Institute of Advanced Computer & Research
Rayagada, OdishaClass XII -
Royal College of Science & Technology
Bhubaneswar, OdishaClass X -
Sacred Heart School
Rayagada, OdishaSkills
- SAP (S/4 HANA) for 8 Years
- ERP (JD Edwards) for 2 years
- Vendor management
- Procurement strategies
- Contract negotiation
- Supplier negotiation
- Microsoft Excel, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word
- Supplier Relationship Management
Accomplishments
- State level basketball player participation.
- Quiz competition 2nd position (college).
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 04/09/94
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Single
Projects
- Project on zero degree steering system, Active team member contributed in assembly & preparation of project report for submission.
- Chainless cycle, Active team member contributed in assembly, welding and arrangement of Gears. Helped my team in preparing the Project report.
Disclaimer
03/18/26, Rayagada, Surjya Kanta Basantia
Languages
- Hindi
- Oriya
- Telugu
- English
- Hindi
- Oriya
- Telugu
Papers Presented
GEAR BOX ASSEMBLY OF JET ENGINE, Mini seminar at Gandhi Institute of Advanced Computer & Research
Languages
English
Advanced
C1
Hindi
Advanced
C1
Telugu
Upper Intermediate
B2
Timeline
Assistant Manager (Purchase)
OCCL Limited
11.2025 - Current
Team Member (Purchase)
Saint Gobain India Pvt Ltd
08.2024 - 10.2025
Senior Officer (Purchase)
Andhra Paper Ltd
08.2021 - 07.2024
Engineer Trainee (Purchase)
J.K. Paper Ltd
06.2016 - 07.2021
Bachelor in Technology - Mechanical Engineering
Gandhi Institute of Advanced Computer & Research
Class XII -
Royal College of Science & Technology
Class X -
Sacred Heart School