Krishna Samarth , CPSCM™

Experience

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  Patheja Brothers Forging & Stampings Limited

  Jan 1997 - Jan 1999

  Engineer - Industrial Engineering

  Industrial Engineering, process engineering and cost estimation.

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  Motherson Sumi Systems Limited

  Feb 1999 - Feb 2002

  Member - Material planning & development

  Material planning and Purchase, Product Subcontract development,ISO9001:2000 and QS9000 Quality systems Internal Audits

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  TATA AutoComp Systems Ltd

  Mar 2002 - Jul 2005

  Member - Material planning

  Material planning ,Sub-contractor development, training for QCD, QS and ISO audits at sub contracter

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  Armacell India

  Aug 2005 - Sept 2006

  Asst Manager Procurement

  Raw material planning and Sourcing Packaging material DevelopmentProduct costingCapital Equipment sourcing and development Coordination for Export Import of equipment and materialSupplier Negotiation , Vender Evaluation

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  Nvidia Graphics

  Sept 2006 - Nov 2014

  Sourcing and Procurement

  Profile-Manage Sourcing business requirements under cross matrix organisationHandled 100+ sourcing projects include IT and non-IT with cost savings of US$7M plusSourcing & Procurement of Servers, Storages, Networking Products, Telecom & IP Telephony Products, Testing Tools, Computing & Mobility products, Cabling Products & Software licenses Etc.IT Networking & Security components, network services links contract etc.Sourcing of Capital equipment's and Services for Real Estate Facility Build ProjectsSourcing and purchase of Engg items, HW, office stationery and packing itemsFacility Services Contract managementVender assessment ,Vendor negotiation and Contract managementPerform RFI, RFxImport order management Online E-bidding / Reverse auction (E-Auctions, E-Sourcing )ERP - SAP environment for Indirect Purchasing Show less

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  IT Industry

  Nov 2014 - Aug 2015

  Strategic Sourcing

  Self Entrepreneurship for managing Strategic sourcing and procurement for IT HW, Network,Telecom commoditie for a third party.Assisted in preparation of purchasing policy and guidelines, run RFP's and e-auction managementSet up Purchase order and termsSet up Pricing contracts, Provide Pre Sales support on pricingContractor negotiation and set up services contract for facilities, engineering resources ,MRO itemsValidate CAPEX purchase and monitor spend Vs Budget

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  UKG (Ultimate Kronos Group)

  Aug 2015 - now

  Director Strategic Sourcing ( Procurement )

  Global tactical procurement responsibility regarding PO execution and Supplier set up. Strategic sourcing for International offices for IT and non-IT commodities including but not limited to Servers, Laptops, Network Infra equipment, Security systems, Telecom, Professional services, Marketing services and Real Estate project etc. Working with all major HW product OEMs for rate contractsLeading RFP’s and online e-auctions, Supplier management for engineering contractor’s and professional services, Contract preparation and contract management, Supplier negotiation, meet cost savings target, Lead real estate sourcing projects for all commoditiesManage and sustain the procurement compliance guidelines and policies within the organization by working closely with corporate and regional compliance team.Currently worked on 100+ IT and non-IT strategic sourcing projects with savings beyond millions of US$. Mentor team to align and achieve the shared organizational goal , team performance review and appraisals, monitor tactical purchase and execution turnaround time, liaison with finance and Legal for resolving business transactional conflicts.@UKGAt UKG, Our Purpose Is People. Built from a merger that created one of the largest cloud companies in the world, Ultimate Kronos Group believes organizations succeed when they focus on their people. As a leading global provider of HCM, payroll, and workforce management solutions, UKG’s award-winning UltiPro, Workforce Dimensions, and Workforce Ready solutions help tens of thousands of organizations around the world and in every industry drive better business outcomes, improve HR effectiveness, streamline the payroll process, and help make work a better experience for everyone. With more than 12,000 employees around the world, UKG's own workplace culture has been named a best place to work all over the world, including consecutive years on Fortune’s 100 Best Companies to Work For list. To learn more, visit UKG.com Show less