Sandeep Sawant

Experience

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  MPS Food Products Ltd

  Jan 2008 - Jul 2009

  Business Executive - Purchase & Logistics

  Responsibilities: Standardization of the purchase orders for Raw Materials & Packaging Materials. Develop and establish smooth channel of communication with vendor for maintaining continual information flow and to reduce cycle time to resolve issues. Addressing inventory, purchase related issues and concern with the Sr. management. Coordination with the Project team regarding the new project for procurement within time frame. Review root cause, take corrective and preventive measure for accidents if any. Show less

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  Aero Pharma Pvt. Ltd

  Aug 2009 - Feb 2010

  Jr.Officer - Purchase

  Responsibilities: Implementation of processes & procedures for effective and smooth purchase functions. Select and develop the source/vendor to supply the material.  Procures Raw Material & Packaging Material from Local, National & Overseas suppliers. Use selective inventory control techniques for effective purchasing. Finalization of terms of purchase order with the concurrence of the user department. Coordinate with the stores to maintain EOQ/Safety stock/Re-order level, inventory control of the same material to avoid stock out. Taking care of Safety, Security and Hygiene Standards of the warehouse. Show less

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  Lipi Data Systems Ltd

  Mar 2010 - Feb 2011

  Officer - Purchase

  Responsibilities: Handle materials operation for branches which are located at all over India. Prepares Purchase Requisitions & Purchase orders. Procures Consumables, Accessories & Office Automation materials & Raw Materials for Electronics equipment. Release quarterly & monthly procurement plan. Use VED Analysis for better inventory control.

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  ABG Cement Ltd

  Mar 2011 - Nov 2012

  Sr.Officer - Purchase & Supply Chain Management

  Responsibilities: Materials procurement for plant which is located at Kutch & Surat. Procures Steel, Cement, RMC, Paint, Lubricants, Electrical materials, Cables, Pipes & Pipe Fittings for Project requirement. Look after administrative & IT Procurement for Mumbai HO, Plant & all other branches. Develop vendor & do negotiate with them on all aspects. Use ABC Analysis for better purchase systems. Work in Just-in-Time (JIT) & Kaizen systems

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  Lodha Group

  Nov 2012 - Jun 2016

  Sr.Executive - Procurement & Supply Chain Management

  Responsibilities: Handled purchase & contracts portfolio of multiple categories like civil, electrical plumbing & finishing exceeding annual spend of 200 cores for 6 different locations & 28 projects across India. Designed Vendor management system (VMS) & develop new vendor for right material in right cost & better lead time. Worked on market research, vendor identification, rate discovery, vendor performance appraisal. Looked after purchase to pay cycle by standardization of inputs and automation of process. Use selective inventory control methods for better inventory management. Also, coordination with vendors for timely & right delivery. Coordination with Design, Construction management & Construction planning teams to understand procurement needs & timelines, strategic planning & effective supply chain management to achieve. Coordinating with multiple cross functional teams to develop new product categories and sourcing strategies. Harmonize with Cost Management team for finalizing the budget. Worked on comparative analysis, cost avoidance analysis, MIS reports. Show less

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  MSupply E-commerce India Pvt. Ltd.

  Jun 2016 - Dec 2017

  Associate Manager Purchase and Vendor Development

  mSupply is a startup specially for realty sector in B2B segment, trying to help builders to build buildings, homes in a hassle-free way and solve procurement issues of builders, contractors and architects.Responsibilities: Responsible for procurement of 100 cores of annually material in various categories from excavation to finishing. Price negotiation with vendors by undertaking clean sheet costing / activity costing so that best possible rates can be negotiated. Complete ownership of Vendor management system which includes introduction, empanelment and grading of new vendors across organization for all categories Performed new vendor’s opportunity assessment through bench marking, market research, key stakeholder interviews. Working on Customer Acquisition and Retention (B2B), Payments and Partner Alliances. Working on model correction projects with special focus on increasing margin. Developing Revenue and Profitability properties for the company. Working on model correction projects with special focus on increasing sales, go to client’s place & set up a purchase system. Led Vendor Management Team and Responsible for making sure that any gaps in performance or expectation are quickly identified and addressed. Produced accurate reports and updates on team performance to top management. Streamlined the vendor billing process by making payment process guidelines and conducting training sessions Explored latest products and technologies backed by techno-commercial evaluation. Monitored the adequacy in pool size and performance gaps for all material/contracts. Provided support in turning around non-performing vendors by providing timely replacement. Show less

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  Avighnaa Contractors Pvt Ltd

  Sept 2018 - now

  • Purchase Manager

    Apr 2022 - now

  • Assistant Manager Purchase

    Sept 2018 - Mar 2022