Vaibhav J. KulkarnI

To be a part of a highly innovative organization where, I can enhance and share my technical skill & knowledge and personal growth through hard work and continuous improvement.

Over 11 year’s extensive experience as a professional buyer in end to end Procurement & Contracting activities with Buying Strategies as per material buying plans, Sourcing of wide variety of Products, Administrative Services, Consumables, tooling items, Engineering Services Domain. Perform Procurement activities Product/Services for assigned commodity & project. Issue inquiries (RFQ) including pre-qualification of suppliers, evaluate received quotation and negotiate commercial terms. Create Purchase Order (PO) according to budget and procedures. Review PO for accuracy such as incoterms, delivery address, technical & commercial requirements and get approval as per authority matrix. Resourceful at maintain effective procedure of Procurement and Planning with suppliers to achieve quality goods & services. Effective Communicator & involved in Global Purchase Team & Local Planning with vendors. Co-ordinate with logistics for transportation of materials. Co-ordinate with warehouse for goods receipt. Prepares & presents recommendations of improvement opportunities & alternative course of action to sourcing leaders. Price benchmarking, Vendor Management, Process analysis, market research & negotiations. Maintain Optimum Inventory Level of Consumables & tooling Items for smooth running of Business Operations. Vendor Management right from Vendor Identification to evaluation & supplier performance on Cost, Quality & Delivery. Familiar with different Inco-terms, government Taxation & schemes like EPCG, Import & Export Procedures are complied as per law. Working on SAP environments for all transactions. Presentation of monthly MIS reports. Conduct business review meetings with key stakeholders to assess risk, review future strategies, and identify potential areas of improvement. Flexible to learn new tools and processes as per the business demands like E-sourcing (Ariba Platform). Passionate about quality and internal customer satisfaction. Record of improving efficiency, productivity and profitability through different techniques. Ambitious Category Manager experienced in driving profitability and margin expansion with vision and ecommerce strategies. Systematic approach in building strong vendor relationships and driving negotiations. Attentive to dynamics of different markets and trends affecting clients.

• English
• Hindi
• Marathi

11, End to end Procurement & Contracting activities, Buying Strategies, Sourcing of wide variety of Products, Vendor Management, Price benchmarking, Market research, Negotiations, SAP environments

• Father's Name: Mr. Jagannath Anantrao Kulkarni
• Date of Birth: 03/25/87
• Marital Status: Married