Gaurav Pal Singh, PMP®

Experience

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  Arya Offshore Services Pvt.Ltd.

  May 2005 - Oct 2006

  Asst. Manager
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  Halcyon ASIA

  Oct 2006 - Apr 2008

  Manager of Business Development
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  Sankalpan

  May 2008 - Mar 2009

  Manager- Business Development

  Business Development, Commercial Negotiations and Project Management

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  Woodkraft (India) Private Limited

  Apr 2009 - Apr 2013

  AGM- Procurement & Projects

  Developing and Monitoring Commercial General Contracting business including Project Management, Procurement and Business Development.

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  Artizen

  Apr 2013 - Apr 2016

  Associate Director- Procurement & Projects

  Maintained synergies between various stakeholders to ensure smooth flow of procurement process, including the release of Work Orders. Managed procurement staff and internal customers in a coherent and effective manner ensuring desired output.Lead a team of 70+ Managers and Supervisors to deliver regional goals. Developed, implemented and reviewed procurement strategies, policies and procedures ensuring continuous improvement through strategic management of resources.Developed a robust supplier network, introducing vendor assessment techniques to measure techno-commercial performance.Negotiated complex services contracts with clients and vendors across industries. Managed the process of RFPs/RFQs to invite bids to procure raw materials and services. Excellent exposure to tender bidding on competitive bidding tool like ARIBA. Show less

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  Amazon

  Aug 2016 - Feb 2022

  Providing procurement support to Amazon’ first and largest robotics fulfillment center in Canada, managing entire “Procure to Pay” process.Strategic Sourcing & negotiations for large expansion projects including purchase of equipment, machinery, and furniture and fixtures. Managing critical services including annual RFQs, quarterly budgets, performance reviews and resource planning.Leading a team of associate buyers and receivers, ensuring successful area performance through tracking, reporting, and feedback of performance.Procurement of packaging, IT Hardware and industrial/office supplies to ensure uninterrupted operations. Working with Account Payable team to resolve on hold invoices, ensuring vendors are paid as per terms.Forecasting based on sales and operations plan and historical usage and sharing with suppliers to ensure requisite Inventory levels.Maintaining vendor score cards to monitor and review performance of suppliers on quarterly basis. Leading multiple operational excellence initiatives towards continuous improvement of processes to maximize output. Show less

  • Procurement Operations Manager

    May 2019 - Feb 2022

  • Procurement Operations Analyst

    Mar 2017 - May 2019

  • Inventory Control Lead

    Aug 2016 - Mar 2017