Vignesh M
Buyer
Chennai
Summary
Detail-oriented professional with strong background in purchasing, vendor management and inventory control. Proven track record of identifying cost savings opportunities and developing and executing strategies to maximize sales and profits.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Buyer
Flex
9 2022 - Current
- Procurement and Supply chain management
- Handling commodities: Mechanical and electronic components - Medical components
- Suppliers: 70+ International (70%) and Local suppliers (30%)
- Process: End to End Procurement cycle
- Projects involved: Involved in 5 different projects.
- Managed and maintained purchase orders and invoices
Buyer - [Operations and Supply chain management]
Maersk Global Service Center
2019.06 - 2022.04
- Container purchase and damage control
- Communicate with relevant team and speed up process if there is any delay in shipments
- Dealing with Logistics Team on Customs Clearance and choosing forwarder based on Vendor Shipment information
- In special cases raising Premium Freight Authorization to dock cargo earlier by changing regular shipment method
- Communicate with customer regarding discrepancies through phone or email
- Working on weekly basis to meet targets that impacts KPI & KOI directly
- Identify customer difficulties and educate customer so that it will reduce tasks in providing shipping instructions
Operation Executive
Elite
2018.09 - 2019.05
- Supply Chain and Vendor management
- Supporting service and ensuring to maintain inventory for 150 parts
- Ensuring RMA (Return material authorization) process with supplier for rework and achieved 92% on time delivery.
Process Associate
Agility
2016.01 - 2018.07
- Order management
- Maintaining on Time Delivery (OTD) for all Purchase Orders to keep measure on Early Shipments and Late deliveries
- Managing Days of Supply and probing on Aging Inventory
- Preparing of work done reports
- Managing PO's by coordinating with destination countries
- Based on Demand and Supply Check on enough Open Orders to meet demand based on Supply Lead Time
- Coordinating with destination countries for creating orders and missing orders.
Education
MBA - Operations & Marketing -
SAI RAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (Chennai)
B.com (GENERAL) - undefined
VIVEKANANDA COLLEGE (Chennai)
Skills
Microsoft Excel / word / PowerPoint
Planning
Vendor management
Kinaxis - End user
ERP - BAAN
Microsoft Excel / word / PowerPoint
Timeline
Buyer - [Operations and Supply chain management]
Maersk Global Service Center
2019.06 - 2022.04
Operation Executive
Elite
2018.09 - 2019.05
Process Associate
Agility
2016.01 - 2018.07
Buyer
Flex
9 2022 - Current
MBA - Operations & Marketing -
SAI RAM COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING (Chennai)
B.com (GENERAL) - undefined
VIVEKANANDA COLLEGE (Chennai)