Suresh Ramdial

Experience

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  KAEFER

  Jul 2015 - now

  Strategic Procurement Manager

  • Leading purchasing and sourcing strategies across business units for – Manufacturing, Construction.• Leading Project sourcing strategies internationally–various technical commodities and services.• Leading Information Technology (IT) sourcing across Sub- Saharan : hardware & software • Project Manager: Implementation of SAP ERP system for Kaefer Sub-Saharan Africa.• Providing leadership to cross-functional teams to resolve complex business issues. • Managing regional purchasing teams – 8 teams – transactional buyers, category buyers, logistics controllers• Defining project scopes, mitigates, risk, and identifies savings opportunities across business units.• Leading BBBEE supplier & enterprise development. Responsible for Kaefer’s BBBEE status level improvement.• Leading and development of MRO sourcing and procurement strategy – major CAPEX equipment• Implementation of policies and metrics to ensure the best combination of cost, quality and delivery.• Manage sourcing and strategies aimed at reducing cost, minimizing risk, and optimizing business processes.• Manage regional, commodity, and/or new product purchasing teams.• Promoting alignment of purchasing strategy with business unit and supply chain goals.• Identifying, plans, and implementing continuous improvement opportunities within the supply chain.• Building strong relationships with key suppliers.• Validating sourcing and contract activities of sourcing teams.• Driving total cost reductions across the entire supply chain.• Established purchasing target process and oversees teams’ delivery against those targets.• Identified opportunities and lead continuous improvement activities within key processes.• Lead, manage and coach teams – 8 teams• Delivering recommendations for training and development opportunities among staff members. Show less