Vithyaa C K M

• Collaborated with 25 buyers, managing procurement operations, and ensuring sourcing for over 25,000 SKUs worth ₹600 Cr across a 1.8 MTPA Al Smelter and a 2.4 GW TPP
• Drafted, reviewed, and evaluated technical and commercial bids and RFQs using SAP MM and ARIBA; ensured alignment with plant demand and procurement policies
• Led 15+ e-auctions for high-volume critical consumables, achieving 33% cost savings through detailed cost-sheet benchmarking, price indexing, and supplier negotiations
• Developed a comprehensive SOP for the PR-to-PO cycle, applying Six Sigma DMAIC to reduce turnaround time by 7% and improve process standardization
• Managed over 300 annual rate contracts (ARCs), ensuring strict adherence to schedules and timely renewals, contributing to streamlining operational workflow
• Built a Power BI dashboard to monitor open POs, PRs, stock levels, and buying patterns; automated manual compilation, enabling real-time insights
• Collaborated cross-functionally with end users, material planners, and finance to finalize technical scope, clarify specifications, and resolve offer queries
• Validated material requisitions were shared by the planning team by analyzing consumption trends and current stock to ensure timely and sensible buying decisions.
• Conducted monthly store audits covering over 1,000 SKUs; identified and helped clear ₹2 Cr worth of NMI/SMI, reducing excess stock and developing alternate vendors.
• Coordinated with over 100+ suppliers to expedite deliveries and resolved delays, ensuring over 95% on-time material availability against firm orders and service level

Key Project: Outsourcing Tail Spend Management

• Outsourced ₹40 crore worth of tail spend through competitive e-auctions, with a 2% service fee, focusing on transaction volume reduction and vendor consolidation.
• Reduced transaction volume by minimizing POs and developing alternate vendors to ensure competitive pricing, resulting in procurement savings of 8% to 10%.

• Reduced record keeping time by 81%, improving accuracy and customer satisfaction.
• Streamlined stock ordering operations using Zoho IMS, enhancing inventory management efficiency.
• Conducted regular check-ins with over 500+ customers, resolving complaints with a 90% success rate.
• Analyzed daily reports to present key findings, enabling timely decisions on inventory levels.
• Coordinated logistics and scheduling for operational efficiency.

• Managed B2B client relationships through open communication, consistently meeting client needs, improving satisfaction, and fostering long-term business partnerships
• Analyzed production data, recommended process improvements, and successfully negotiated a 10% cost reduction with suppliers, enhancing operational efficiency
• Developed a strategic roadmap for key initiatives, aiming to establish long-term partnerships, and drive sustained company growth and profitability
• Performed in-depth market analysis to identify product gaps, implementing strategic changes that resulted in a 20% increase in the customer base

• Mastered lean manufacturing and production concepts, including 1-piece flow, 5S, and TPM, to optimize efficiency and streamline operations.
• Implemented accelerated durability testing on 50 brake prototypes for passenger vehicles, ensuring performance and compliance with industry standards.
• Evaluated performance of components through laboratory tests and simulations.