6+ years of procurement specialist experience in global business industries. Awarded by the employee of the year 2023 for managing overseas suppliers and maintained the least price contract.
• Successfully collaborated with Regional Leads from Customer Contact Centers and Business Process Associates, resolved issues through various channels, ensured smooth and efficient delivery of shipments by 95%.
• Conducted Root Cause Analysis to identify reasons for Fallouts, leading to the generation of effective solutions that improved the overall Supply Chain process by 80%.
• Provided crucial support in project initiatives, understanding impacts, recommending necessary process changes, and driving these changes to closure for successful project completion.
• Streamlined order processing through effective interaction with representatives of supplying organizations, achieved greatly enhanced customer satisfaction.
• Efficiently managed on an average 40-60 daily creation, booking, and material quoting of orders, contributing to a streamlined Order Management process.
• Successfully introduced new competitive suppliers into the network, achieving a significant reduction in product price by 23%, enhancing cost efficiency.
• Proactively engaged in the ERP development process, achieved 2-3 innovative developments in every quarter, demonstrating consistent progress and adaptability.
• Negotiated with suppliers on software and license purchase prices as well as on the payment terms, secured favorable conditions that contributed to cost savings and efficiency.
• Effectively managed daily follow-ups with approximately 100-120 suppliers for ordered products, ensuring timely and efficient order fulfillment.
• Played a key role in the internal audit team, conducting monthly audits to ensure adherence to company standards and regulatory compliance.
• Effectively maintained and analyzed all import data on a weekly basis, including landed cost, freight compression, and material cost comparisons, contributing to informed decision-making and cost efficiency.
• Successfully planned and arranged international logistics, negotiated with freight forwarders and transporters, achieving a significant 26% reduction in price.
• Played a pivotal role in the domestic purchase team too for source identification for raw materials procurement, successfully introduced 90 new cost-efficient suppliers during my tenure.
• Successfully created an annual contract for regular overseas suppliers and freight forwarders, based on a thorough analysis of the previous year’s data. This strategic move resulted in an overall cost saving of 43% on material and shipping.
• Efficiently managed imports for 4 manufacturing plants with rare occurrences of mistakes, demonstrating high accuracy and effective management skills.
Played a key role in the development of an electric bicycle project, taking responsibility for all parts and batteries, contributing to the successful completion and launch of the project.
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• Recently completed PG certificate in Marketing Research and analytics from Centennial College.
• Strong analytical and negotiation skills used for price and service negotiation and for the vendor management.
• Having a good sense and knowledge to make the procurement decisions by understanding the BOM, Part list and Drawing.
• Good experience in Supply Chain, vendor management, order management, order entry and customer satisfaction for both local and overseas clients and shippers.
• Excellent communication abilities (Speaking, reading, and writing) Fluent in multiple languages English, Hindi & Punjabi.