SWAPNIL BHANDARI

• Handling strategic sourcing for a prestigious international Saudi client, NEOM, to hire consultancies like McKinsey, PWC, Deloitte, E&Y, Protiviti, etc.
• Floating RFQ through Ariba and converting PR to PO under Framework Agreement 2.0.
• Mentoring of new resources for process knowledge.
• Handled and awarded service procurements (contracts) with a value ranging from $1 million to $48 million under a mini framework agreement.
• Delivered approximately 23% savings against framework ceiling rates.
• Awarded the Ace Employee Award in the very first year of service at Infosys Ltd.

• Materials Management - Procurement of raw materials required in the manufacturing of steel, such as mining products (dolomite, limestone, quartz, fluorspar), solid charge (sponge iron, pig iron), special products like burnt lime fines, mill scale, general admin, and IT procurement, etc.
• Imported and indigenous procurement of coke, coal, and coke fines consignment.
• End-to-end reconciliation of conversion items, outsourced items.
• Project procurement includes TMT bars, structural steels, cement, bends, pipes, etc.
• Service, contract procurement, cap-ex procurement.
• Preparation of CSQs and POs in SAP.
• Preparation of the procurement schedule to optimize inventory levels in SAP (Inventory Control).
• P2P Cycle.
• Vendor management, inventory monitoring and control, end-to-end vendor reconciliation.
• Preparation of MIS reports related to procurement and presenting them to top management.
• Conduct internal audits and assist external audits for compliance.
• Supported in saving approximately 127 crores by providing proper analyzed data to management.
• Effective and efficient vendor management practices led to cost savings of approximately 5%.

• Associated with the Risk Management Team, which primarily focuses on finding unauthorized access to system tools and maintaining the confidentiality of the project.

• • Coordinated with the Production PPC team for the daily casting and rolling plan.
  • Monitored postproduction material tracking, process flow through SAP.
  • Preparation and development of new MIS reports for production, in-process quality, final inspection, and dispatches in various formats.
  • Conduct stock audits (internal and statutory) at various depots and sister companies.
  • Prepared a process flow chart and work instruction manual/SOP for each job and updated them frequently according to the production flow.
  • Carried out a root cause analysis for the rework and rejections and made the system to prevent occurrences.
  • Elected as a Zonal Safety In-Charge at Hospet Steels Ltd.

• Improved on-time delivery targets from 60% to 80% in Kristeel Shinwa Industries
• Prepared the B.O.M. of the job before the process and ensured that the material is consumed as per the B.O.M. in production.
• Also carried out an analysis of actual vs. B.O.M. consumption and improved the same.
• Analyzed capacity utilization and manpower utilization for each machine.
• Identified and analyzed the bottlenecks generated in day-to-day processes and resolved the process-related issues.