Experience

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  Transparent energy systems pvt. ltd.

  Jun 2004 - Feb 2007

  Sr. procurement engineer

  Brought production cycle time improvement of 14 days by contracting some operations as production engineer, contributed for improving quality team efficiency by better alignment with TPIs as quality engineer, Advocated & leaded make or buy assignments to bring cost down by 5% with operational efficiency enhancement. Grown commodity management with commercial savings of 8% by adding new suppliers & adding volume to existing suppliers.

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  Thermax limited

  Mar 2007 - Feb 2009

  Executive materials

  Value add in terms of restructuring team of buyers to improve delivery & response time of steel mills across Europe, Japan, China & Korea. Improvise through put time of by market research and analysis, leveraging spends, imports management, import substitutes, stocking policy for small sizes, inventory management, price trends etc

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  Atlas copco group

  Feb 2009 - now

  Heading sourcing for India operations, Matrix reporting to global VP in US, responsible for sourcing score cards, advocated vendor first policy, articulated various frame agreements-rate contracts, standardize commercial terms and conditions, supporting global locations of US, Germany,China,Korea from sourcing from India, Syenergize with purchase teams of different divisions in India, Synergize with divisional sourcing professionals & also at headquarters, Initiated spot recognition, Promoted buyer exchange program for India unit, Initiated KSP with fun learning within sourcing team, Ran successful reverse auction for one of the high value commodity, Localization of seal gas handling systems, Delivery mitigation by in house integrated lube oil skids, Part of recruitment team for newly formed CPC operations sourcing team Show less Responsible for delegation of daily operational tasks to subordinates, ensuring team's contribution in terms of cost saving,on time delivery and first time right commodities. Handled independently project of creating single ERP system from 2 different versions (BPCS V5 and V6 combining benefits of both V5 and V6), Proud to be part of 24 candidates across globe selected for IPPD (flagship leadership development program of Atlas Copco Compressor Technique group), Did independent project on Market research and mapping of vacuum pumps, recommendation of this project used as basework for creating separate business area of vaccum Show less Responsible for complete procurement starting with sending enquiries,getting offers, evaluation, negotiation and award of order, post order follow up and mitigate practical difficulties envisaging issues at supplier end. Handled procurement for critical commissioning sites like Vizag steel plant and Rourkela steel plant, Succesful in handling insurance claim of 1 MINR with New India Assurance Co for Cable theft, Can create such business partner relations with BHEL so that could mobilize their engineer to VSP in almost a day for handling site urgency Show less

  • Manager (Head) Sourcing

    Jul 2022 - now

  • Sourcing Manager

    Jan 2016 - Jul 2022

  • Team Leader Sourcing

    Apr 2012 - Jan 2016

  • Sr Sourcing Engineer

    Feb 2009 - Apr 2012