A curious and adept professional with 7.5+ years of experience in Commodity management, Digital procurement, New product development, Vendor development and Strategy roadmap. Proven track record in managing diversified cross-functional teams and executing projects across multiple divisions of the organization. Proficient in key account management of global vendors having footprint spanning 4 continents while also annually handling a business spend of over €100Mn (INR 8 Billion).
Experience
PURCHASER, VESTAS, CHENNAI
Youngest to lead a diversified commodity management team of 10 people for implementing various projects as a part of category strategy
Recognized for creating first of its kind commodity strategy that gave sustainable competitive advantage to the commodity for the forthcoming years
Crafted the Purchase price variance metric that was the key performance measure in terms keeping the EBIT above the target of 5%
Spearheaded localization of low voltage cables in India for wind turbine generator that increased the local content from 2% to 71% (in terms of BOM cost) and that increased the contribution margin by 1%
Specialized and set a benchmark in signing-off million-dollar negotiations and e-Auctions that yielded savings of over € 5 Million (INR 400 Million) annually
Led the development of digital procurement interface in SAP Ariba from the global procurement team to optimize E2E value chain cost
Successfully led € 100Mn (INR 8 Billion) commodity spend comprising Low/Medium Voltage cables and control panels while managed 30+ global vendors and thereby architected resilient supply chain spanning 4 continents that ensured seamless flow of goods
SENIOR ENGINEER,TAFE,CHENNAI
Recipient of prestigious TAFE cost award for two successive years for achieving recurring saving of INR 0.5 Million
Significantly improved the forecast accuracy from 40% to 65% for spare parts by integrating data from SAP system of customer and TAFE
Set the benchmark for On-Time-Delivery metric – 98% - by collaborating cross-functionally with internal and external stakeholders
Developed a robust supplier on-boarding process to ensure the technical & commercial viabilities in delivering the products within stipulated timelines and agile environment meeting the right first time requirements
Successfully built additional capacity for highly fluctuating volume commodities through alternate sourcing
Formulated packing logic for the selection of packing materials for all the parts thereby increasing both the value generated for clients and sales by INR 60 Million
Functional Areas
Education
BITS Pilani (WILP)
M.Tech (Manufacturing management)
2017 - 2019
PSG College of technology,Coimbatore
B.E (Mechanical engineering)
2008 - 2013
Accomplishment
Conferred with cost saving award of the year from TAFE
Alternate sourcing of Filters
Critically acclaimed for crafting the PPV metric.
Recognized for creating first of its kind commodity strategy
