Prashant Giri

Experience

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  Fashionandyou.com

  Nov 2012 - Mar 2013

  Sourcing Associate

  1) Sourcing associate at fashionandyou.com.(e-commerce company)2) Supply chain Management, process development, Business Development, Operation Execution.3) Maintaining Relationship with vendors, Purchasing, Purchase-Order Making.4) Co-ordination with teams (Procurement, Inventory, Catalogue, Marketing, Fulfillment).5) Maintaining Reports, Trackers, MS-Excel.6) Updating categories - Footwear & Watches on portal as per stock movement .

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  YCP Consus

  Apr 2013 - Sept 2015

  1) Covered 250 crores of spend in 7 months in various divisions of a leading technical textile manufacturing company and achieved 7.5 % overall savings in procurement2) Covered 100 crores of spend and increased 6 % saving in logistics by introducing 6 new potential nationalized transporters3) Responsible for complete training and development of client operational team on Ariba SoftwareManaged and mentored a team of Associate Consultants and Business Analysts on client site focusing on end-to-end vendor management Show less

  • Consultant

    Apr 2015 - Sept 2015

  • Associate Consultant

    Apr 2014 - Mar 2015

  • Business Analyst - Strategic Sourcing

    Apr 2013 - Mar 2014
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  GoZoomo (Gozoomo.com)

  Oct 2015 - Jan 2016

  City Manager

  1) Launched Delhi NCR operations for used cars maximizing field evaluations – 1200 cars listed in 2 months2) Led a team of 14 field executives and 5 operations executives responsible for used cars inspections and scheduling 3) Designed processes for efficient day-to-day operations to optimize the movement of field executives and maximize evaluations4) Established customer feedback process to monitor and improve quality of car evaluations – reduced escalations by 75%

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  Industrybuying.com

  Feb 2016 - Nov 2016

  Category Head

  1) Building Central Strategic & Tactical Methods for the Growth & Expansion across B2B categories. Diving into Market research & Analysis to derive Data to build a strong and Competitive Portfolio across B2B Categories.2) Driving all central Key Projects Across all Categories like Pricing Analysis, Returns & Cancellation, Pricing & Portfolio Leakage Prevention, Portfolio Strategy, Vendor acquisition Strategy. 3) Key Account Manager for Grainger.com Portfolio (US Ecommerce) in Industry buying. Achieved an Overall Margin of 30% on Grainger products in the initial two months with GMV of 10 Lacs by minimizing the spending on International freight.4) Reduction in Lead time from 25 days to 10 days on Grainger Products. (US Imported) with 100% Fulfilment of orders.5) Established and Optimized the Import /Export Process by negotiating price with CHA, DHL and reduced the process time by 50 % . Show less

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  YCP Consus

  Dec 2016 - now

  Managing customers across South East Asia ( Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Philippines)Responsibilities1) Driving turn key Sourcing projects and process and re-engineer existing set-ups around sourcing2) Managing a team of Sourcing, Supplier management, and contract management consultants for various projects3) Analysing the spend and requirements of the buyer with respect to Purchase4) Managing spend under managed, cost reduction, and cost optimization using the Strategic Sourcing approach5) Expert in handling complex RFQ, RFP and thereafter Negotiation, Order Finalization for large spend categories6) Establish purchase strategies for analyzing spend and prepare sourcing calendar for the customer7) Conduction of E-Auction, E-Bidding- Implementation of best practices in E sourcing tools.8) Preparing the schedule as per the criticality of requirement & Vendor to match on timely delivery of Materials.9) Identify & qualify potential new supplier in liaison with key decision supporters in order to further optimize costs10) Negotiate the Price and terms conditions to achieve maximum cost saving with minimum lead time and provide timely after-sale services. Negotiate contracts for products and services.11) Handling of the requirements of the following product line – Raw Materials (Direct Spend ) ,MRO, Packaging, Logistic Electrical, and electronics equipment, CAPEX, Civil Infrastructure, IT Hardware/Software, HR & Facility Related Services, NON-IT Spend, etc12) Managing and maintaining Supplier Relationships and Database handling along with Performance records for respective customers13 )Tool expertise: IVALUA/ARIBA Show less 1) Global Sourcing Initiatives and process streamlining for a Global PolyFilm Manufacturer (50 billion dollar company )2) Gaining Experience in working in three different (Time Zones )continents (Asia (India ), Europe, USA ) and working closely with the customer procurement teams/projects. 3) Building process/Strategic Sourcing Tactics to shape the sourcing cycle with the support of the ARIBA e-sourcing Platform.4) Handling team of 4 dedicated and energetic Consultants/Business Analyst . Show less 1) Driving E-sourcing, E-Procurement Activities and supporting Indian retail Giants in shaping their purchase Ecosystem. 2) Currently Initiating & Driving E-sourcing activities for two retail Giants . Shaping the process that offers the ability to drasticallyreduce transaction costs and cycle times, thereby improving a company’s bottom line. Also, enables the consolidation of the procurement process across various departments and also helps suppliers interms of demand projections, frees up the buyer’s time to pursue strategic initiatives, like total cost reduction and continuous improvement, and building collaborative relationships with suppliers. Show less

  • Engagement Director

    Jan 2019 - now

  • Senior Consultant Strategy Operations

    Oct 2017 - Dec 2018

  • Senior Consultant Strategy Operations

    Dec 2016 - Oct 2017