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Education
Skills
Affiliations
Accomplishments
Certification
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Vignesh Venkitaraman

Vignesh Venkitaraman

Bangalore

Summary

Dynamic procurement professional with a proven track record at Alcon Global Services, adept in SAP ARIBA and leading high-impact teams. Excelled in transitioning procurement operations, enhancing processes, and fostering continuous improvement with a Lean Six Sigma. Skilled in strategic esourcing operations and stakeholder engagement, significantly contributing to multi-million dollar projects. US B1/B2 VISA holder

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Source to Contract Analyst

Alcon Global Services
Bangalore
08.2024 - Current
  • Creation of E-Sourcing Events such as RFI, RFP & Reverse auctions with close collaboration with the Category/Sourcing Managers globally in the organizations
  • Monitor KPIs, performance, reporting and Analysis
  • Starting as a single FTE to build an entire new E-Sourcing Process leading to building a new team and its expansion
  • Following-up with suppliers for their on time responses
  • Giving Event Demo to the participants/suppliers
  • Initial Risk Assessments on newly invited suppliers
  • Finding new suppliers in SAP ARIBA Supplier Discovery
  • Surrogate bid for participants where required
  • Partnered with Category teams such Marketing, Clinical supplies, Packaging, Professional services, Fleet Management etc
  • In million dollar spends/projects
  • Co-review and provide strategic inputs on Sourcing event contents with Category management team and Graders/scorers
  • Maintaining & building the Sourcing library for frequent event use cases
  • Create and Deliver Quarterly Business Review to be presented to the Procurement Leadership Council

Team Lead - Procurement Operations

Alcon Global Services
Bangalore
08.2023 - 08.2024
  • Managing a team of 8 people for NAM and LATAM operations
  • Monitor KPIs, performance, reporting and Analysis
  • Working on Non-Standard Payment Term Deviation requests for NAM – Understand the request, requirement, need etc
  • And ensure alignment with Category/Sourcing Managers and CFOs/HoFs on the request
  • Create and Deliver Quarterly Business Review to be presented to the Procurement Leadership Council
  • Provided leadership and guidance to team members, ensuring that tasks were completed on time and to a high standard.
  • Developed strategies to increase team productivity and improve customer service levels.
  • Conducted performance appraisals for team members, providing feedback and identifying areas of improvement.
  • Trained new staff in relevant processes and procedures.
  • Ensured compliance with company policies and procedures throughout the team.
  • Monitored team performance against targets, taking corrective action where necessary.
  • Supported the manager in developing plans for future projects, initiatives and objectives.

Senior Procurement Specialist

Alcon Global Services
Bangalore
12.2020 - 07.2023
  • Responsible for handling the Transition of Procurement Operations activities from the previous organization to Alcon Global Services and play a key role for setting up a new team and enhanced new process in place for the organization
  • Manage a Team having daily activities such as PO creation, amendments, document verifications, PO approvals, Assisting PO owners with Goods receipt, PO creation and Invoice block related queries and concerns
  • Level 2 & above support on issues related SAP SRM, SAP ARIBA, Access Requests for SAP tools as a part of the COE Team
  • Generating Continuous Improvement Ideas for Process Efficiency, Standardization and Time Savings
  • Create and Manage Work Instructions/SOPs for the Procurement Process along with Training Presentations and Training plan for Alcon Globally
  • Create and Deliver Quarterly Business Review to be presented to the Procurement Leadership Council
  • Monthly Audits of PO Approvals and Ticket Resolutions done by the team to ensure the quality of work and process efficiency is maintained

Process Associate

Genpact India Private Limited
06.2018 - 12.2020
  • Working as a buyer for a renowned pharmaceutical company with an experience in Requisition-to-Payment department
  • Daily activities include creation & amendments of purchase orders and performing Goods receiving in JD Edwards, approving and verifying documents along with purchase orders in SAP SRM tool
  • Amendments include creation of pay line, changing Payment Terms, changing ownership of Purchase Orders, PO closures etc
  • Interacting with clients on purchasing issues, Goods Receiving/Returns/Change Orders, Blocked PO or Blocked Invoice issues and non-PO invoice follow-ups and providing assistance or resolution for the same

Process Executive

Concentrix Daksh Services India Private Limited
05.2017 - 06.2018

Education

B.com (Hons) - Accounting and Finance

University of Calcutta (BESC College)
01.2016

Skills

  • Kaizen
  • SAP SRM
  • SAP SIM
  • SAP ARIBA
  • Guided Buying
  • Guided Sourcing
  • BI
  • SAP GRC
  • ServiceNow
  • Novasol/Solman Ticketing tool
  • JD Edwards
  • Work Instructions
  • SOPs
  • Supply Chain Management
  • SAP MM
  • Microsoft office
  • Project Support
  • Requests for information
  • Proposal evaluation
  • Procurement
  • Document control
  • Presentations
  • Requests for proposals
  • Improvements development

Affiliations

  • Motorbike Riding
  • Musician
  • Travelling
  • Table Tennis

Accomplishments

  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt/Kaizen Certified.
  • Multiple Rewards & Recognitions for Ownership & Accountability

Certification

  • Lean Six Sigma Yellow Belt/Kaizen Certified.
  • Supply Chain Management Foundation - LinkedIn Training
  • Learning SAP MM (Material Management) - LinkedIn Training

Languages

Tamil
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Hindi
Advanced (C1)
C1
Bengali
Advanced (C1)
C1

Timeline

Source to Contract Analyst

Alcon Global Services
08.2024 - Current

Team Lead - Procurement Operations

Alcon Global Services
08.2023 - 08.2024

Senior Procurement Specialist

Alcon Global Services
12.2020 - 07.2023

Process Associate

Genpact India Private Limited
06.2018 - 12.2020

Process Executive

Concentrix Daksh Services India Private Limited
05.2017 - 06.2018

B.com (Hons) - Accounting and Finance

University of Calcutta (BESC College)

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