Vinayaka Sandeep Guru
Visakhapatnam
Summary
Dynamic procurement professional with extensive experience at Yokohama Off Highway Tires, excelling in vendor management and negotiation. Proven track record in cost reduction and alternative product sourcing, driving efficiency and enhancing procurement strategies. Adept at team management and expediting processes to ensure timely material delivery while maintaining strong supplier relationships.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Associate Manager Purchase
Yokohama Off Highway Tires
07.2023 - Current
- Handling all Opex procurement.
- Plant level Capex procurement
- Supporting production in critical times and breakdown by arranging material on emergency bases
- Support to Manager in assessments of procurement activities
- Implementing new strategies for overall development of purchase procedures
- Sourcing and suggesting alternatives for machinery and machinery related items
- Releasing Scheduling agreements for the items based on yearly consumption patterns
- Stock transfer of material from plants to reduce inventory cost
- Assisting other plant buyers with new sources and negotiation
- Team Trainings
- Tracking consumption patterns of items to avoid stock out situation
- Resolving documentation issues coordinating with stores and accounts dept.
- Assisting central purchase team in group vide ARC releases
- Identifying & avoiding non-value-added operations in purchase process
- Navigating the team in problem solving at critical times
Purchase Engineer
Sarda Metals & Alloys Ltd.
03.2021 - 07.2023
- Handling procurement of Opex procurement
- Purchase Of Capital items
- IT Hardware and Software procurement
- Lab Chemicals and Equipment procurement
- Assisting Purchase team with project procurements.
- Negotiation & Conflict Resolution.
- Identifying new sources and Vendor Development
- Arrange and participate in meetings between suppliers and Company engineers and other personnel to facilitate with technical procurement.
- Tracking and expediting the orders.
- Coordination with User Departments.
- Identifying & avoiding non-value-added operations in purchase process
Procurement and Material Coordinator
Viswamatha Constructions
Visakhapatnam
08.2018 - 12.2019
- Sourcing suppliers and alternative suppliers for construction material.
- Negotiating terms and prices.
- Converting vendors to open credit.
- Vendor ledger maintenance and reconciliation.
- Handling service request for construction.
- Inventory management.
- Material issuance.
- Liaising the suppliers and logistics for organizational benefit.
- Timely planning of the material
Purchase Engineer
HBL Power Systems Ltd.
Vizianagaram
06.2015 - 08.2018
- Managing Vendors in various entities through regular communications
- Communicating with supplier for material quotations
- Negotiation of prices and terms which are best suitable for the organization
- Generating Comparative statement for the quotes received.
- Releasing Purchase Orders in SAP.
- Follow up and tracking orders which are place.
- Coordinating with suppliers so that the material delivery is not delayed
- Coordinating internal users for technical negotiations and specifications
- Reconciliation of ledgers and resolving the issues
Education
Degree - ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Al-Ameer College of Engineering And IT
03-2014
Intermediate -
Board of Intermediate Education
12.2009
S.S.C. -
Board of Secondary Education
12.2007
Skills
- Sourcing suppliers
- Negotiation
- Expediting
- Planning
- Vendor management
- Material Management
- Team Management
- Cost reduction
- Cost avoidance
- Contract management
- ARC/AMC
- Schedule agreements
- Alternative product sourcing
- Vendor sourcing
- P2P
- Localization
Websites
Certification
- Purchase Management certification, VSkills, 02/01/19
- PERFORMER OF THE YEAR 2017, HBL Power Systems Ltd.
- Data Science with R certification, Simplilearn, 05/01/21
- Tableau desktop 10 Certification, Simplilearn, 12/01/20
- SAP MM Certification, Linkedin
Disclaimer
I hereby declared the above said details are correct up to my knowledge and belief.
Place
Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India
Accomplishments
"Awarded Performer of the Year 2017" at HBL Power Systems Ltd
Timeline
Associate Manager Purchase
Yokohama Off Highway Tires
07.2023 - Current
Purchase Engineer
Sarda Metals & Alloys Ltd.
03.2021 - 07.2023
Procurement and Material Coordinator
Viswamatha Constructions
08.2018 - 12.2019
Purchase Engineer
HBL Power Systems Ltd.
06.2015 - 08.2018
Degree - ELECTRICAL AND ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING
Al-Ameer College of Engineering And IT
Intermediate -
Board of Intermediate Education
S.S.C. -
Board of Secondary Education
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