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TAPAS BISWAS

Greater Noida

Summary

A result-oriented professional with 10+ years of experience in the arena of: Strategic Planning, Sourcing, Techno-Commercial Negotiations, Vendor Development, Contracts Management, Logistics, Report Preparation, SAP, Global Procurement, Request for Quotation (RFQ), ARIBA & Newgen, Material forecasting. Skilled in planning and updating price lists of various suppliers and comparing the prices with other vendors’ lists; triggering healthy competition among vendors and negotiating best commercial terms for procurements. Expertise in ensuring preparation of various reports with respect to comparison statement of previous years; preparing and maintaining records as per ISO. A strategic planner with expertise in implementing cost saving measures to achieve reduction in raw material, procurement & logistics cost. Hands on experience in design and implementation of proper storage facility to different kinds of materials. An effective communicator with exceptional relationship management skills with ability to relate to people at any level of business.

Overview

16
16
years of professional experience

Work History

DM Project Procurement

Saatvik Solar Pvt Ltd
05.2025 - Current
  • Develop and implement procurement plans based on project timelines and budget.
  • Evaluate and approve suppliers based on quality, price, delivery timelines, and compliance.
  • Manage end-to-end purchasing of solar components: PV modules, inverters, mounting structures, cables, BoS, etc.
  • Identify, evaluate, and on board new vendors (local and international).
  • Negotiate terms, pricing, and contracts to ensure cost-effective procurement.
  • Procuring the material by maintaining and operating Saatvik procurement workflow and PR to PO system by the following BOQ, Technical review, Auction-Reverse.
  • Create, issue, and track purchase orders (POs) using SAP.
  • Monitor PO execution to ensure timely material delivery as per project schedules.
  • Resolve discrepancies in deliveries, invoices, or order fulfillment.
  • Key Responsibilities:

Assistant Manager Sourcing

Mogli Labs India Pvt Ltd
05.2024 - 04.2025
  • Managing Sourcing activities against the purchase requisitions of key customer (Hindustan Zinc, Vedanta group) for MRO and mechanical items.
  • Conducted thorough research and engaged with potential suppliers, comparing offered value, lead times, and payment terms to secure optimal economic benefits through effective negotiations.
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with suppliers to ensure a reliable and efficient supply chain.
  • Handled PR list from customer and sourced potential suppliers via RFP process on Ariba & SAP.
  • Prudent verification and comparisons of offers from suppliers.
  • Liaison with end user for technical verifications on the offered material.
  • Procuring the material with the value of 8-10 Cr. per Month by maintaining and operating Vedanta’s (HZL) procurement workflow and PR to PO system by the following SAP Ariba RFQ, Technical review, Auction-Japanese/English/Dutch, NFA, PO creation Etc.
  • Facilitate the final approvals on quotations from internal and external stakeholders.
  • Summary:
  • Key Responsibilities:

Asst. Manager Purchase

Royalux Export Pvt. Ltd
12.2021 - 04.2024
  • Developing & executing management strategies and plan, Monitoring deliveries, Financial Activities to achieve preset targets and ensure profitability of operations.
  • Purchasing of all the raw materials (import & domestic) required for assembly line i.e. Bare PCB, electronic components, soldering material, die casting parts, electrical & mechanical parts and packing material etc.
  • Cost minimization of various models RMC reduction.
  • Meeting and negotiation with Suppliers.
  • Working on SAP for daily activities.
  • Timely deliveries and Minimizing costing of various running as well as new BOMs.

Sr Executive MTL

ILJIN Electronics (Amber Group)
09.2017 - 10.2021
  • Handling procurement of raw material with low inventory cost.
  • Responsible for Air conditioner & WMC Parts Purchasing.
  • In charge of all PCB, Power Cord, Harness, Sheet metal parts, Plastics parts, Insulation parts, packing materials of Air Conditioner & WMC.
  • Documentation of all Purchase related document.
  • Ordering as per production plan, P.O. management, Delivery management, and lead time management.
  • Give weekly monthly and Yearly plan to Supplier.
  • Control PO delivery date.
  • Supplier Management -Related to procurement, Quality part management.
  • Inventory management with Zero-line stoppage.
  • Monthly Account reconciliation of Supplier.
  • Coordinate with inter Department.
  • Supplier RM Planning.
  • Tool management.
  • Adept at sourcing strategies, vendor identification & management.
  • Negotiating & establishing prices & commercial for direct materials. Also establishing costing structure.
  • Cost innovation through using various tools i.e. alternate source, value engineering, negotiation, clean sheet.
  • Monitoring timely updating component’s price in systems.
  • Supplier wise capacity planning like mould & tool capacity part wise per hour output. Plan vs output qty.
  • Vendor developing with SOP (Standard Operating procedure).
  • Alternate parts develop for critical parts with deciding SOB.
  • Monitoring supplier parts quality trend & supply capacity day, week, month wise.
  • Role & Responsibility

Purchase Executive

Amber Enterprises (I) Ltd
05.2012 - 08.2017
  • Carrying out procurement activities in the company to ensure a smooth and efficient procurement procedure.
  • Accountable for handling:
  • Spare Parts, Raw Materials, Mechanical parts from works at Delhi NCR, Punjab, Dehradun, W.B. & Haridwar.
  • Purchase related activities viz. RFQ, QCS, techno-commercial negotiations, payments and financial transactions.
  • Verification of operational efficiency levels and implementation of various cost control measures for ensuring cost-effective procurements and improving bottom-line performance.
  • Planning and inviting quotations, preparing proposals & negotiating contract terms to get the best business deals.
  • Checking the purchase requisitions, securing quotations from different vendors and preparing comparative statements and analyzing quotations.
  • Assessing vendor rating in the areas of Supply quality, delivery schedule and supplier capacity assessment.
  • Procuring by recognizing cost effective vendors/ suppliers for procurement when there are any issues arise from the original supplier.
  • Recognizing potential sources of supply and driving purchase initiatives to conclude purchase contracts on most competitive rates/commercial terms and conditions.
  • Supervising the incoming materials/ spare parts supplied by vendors and ensuring they are as per quality & quantity specifications; approving vendor bills on time.
  • To arrange transportation as per requirement for picking materials from various places, like NCR, J&K, Gujarat etc.
  • Formulating various reports for monthly meetings like consumption against receipt, delivery failures if any and for quarterly meeting like purchase highlights.
  • Involved in all new product development & Procurement of BOM parts deliveries as per proto developments & SOP as well as arranging PPAP audits. Arranging materials from EMS required for the running products in security division.
  • Extended net payment terms with the supplier base by an average of 75 days.
  • Role:

Purchase Executive

Victora Automotive Inc
03.2009 - 05.2012
  • Responsible for Material Management, Procurement for Raw Material for production, Vendor Development and Maintaining MIS.
  • Purchasing of all the raw material required for mass production plan and packing material.
  • Meeting and negotiation with suppliers.

Education

PGDMM - Material Management

I.I.M.M

B.Com. - undefined

IASE University

12th standard - undefined

ICI school

10th standard - undefined

ICI school

Skills

  • Well versed with SAP – ERP (MM Domain)
  • Ariba, NewGen, Oracle Software
  • Well versed with MS Office Suite (Excel, Word and PowerPoint), Computerized Accounting (Tally 72, 81, 9, Visual Payroll, Computax and Busy Software)

LNGG

Hindi, English and Bengali

CORE COMPETENCIES

  • Handling import & Local Material procurement with continues cost reduction efforts.
  • Planning the funds for procurement & sourcing of materials ensuring optimum utilization of raw materials, maximum cost savings & meeting anticipatory orders.
  • Taking care of all kind of advance payment, LC payment, and full payment for the import supplier as per agreed payment term for a product by coordinating with internal accounts team.
  • Procuring material related to consumables as well as permanent materials locally as well as globally.
  • Overseeing the overall procurement of material and production requirements including receipt accounting & maintaining minimum stock level.
  • Identifying & developing potential vendors / suppliers for achieving cost effectiveness; assessing performance of the vendors based on their competitiveness, reaction capabilities, etc.
  • Conducting vendor visits for monitoring development work to ensure time bound development.
  • Handling daily assurance of quality in incoming components & problem solving of the incoming issues.
  • Managing drawings study, price & technical negotiations and vendor process.
  • Overseeing follow-up with vendors for timely deliveries, release schedules, quality checks & ensuring timely payments to vendors.

PERSONAL DETAILS

  • Date of Birth: 3rd January 1986
  • Address: 603-T-5, Panchsheel Hyanish, Greater Noida

Timeline

DM Project Procurement

Saatvik Solar Pvt Ltd
05.2025 - Current

Assistant Manager Sourcing

Mogli Labs India Pvt Ltd
05.2024 - 04.2025

Asst. Manager Purchase

Royalux Export Pvt. Ltd
12.2021 - 04.2024

Sr Executive MTL

ILJIN Electronics (Amber Group)
09.2017 - 10.2021

Purchase Executive

Amber Enterprises (I) Ltd
05.2012 - 08.2017

Purchase Executive

Victora Automotive Inc
03.2009 - 05.2012

B.Com. - undefined

IASE University

12th standard - undefined

ICI school

10th standard - undefined

ICI school

PGDMM - Material Management

I.I.M.M

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