Vigneshmani Bhuvaneshwaran

Role:-

• Ensure that purchasing policies and processes are in place to meet business objectives and operational needs in terms of price, quality and delivery targets and which enables the company to function and compete effectively in the market
• Utilize appropriate resources including Supplier Development to ensure appropriate supplier partnerships and delivery of sourced products
• Provide management reports and key performance data and monitor cost savings
• Negotiate and manage contract terms with suppliers to ensure value for money, quality standards and delivery terms with technical and operational input from stakeholders and colleagues
• Review and negotiate existing agreements to optimize commercial terms
• Work with suppliers and have a process in place to measure effective performance, quality and compliance
• Measure against KPI criteria if these exist
• Ensure professional and consistent supplier management is applied across the supply base in line with the purchasing policy
• Ensure parts are sourced in full and aligned to production schedules and customer requirements
• Create and review opportunities to implement best practice purchasing policies, processes and procedures to aid and improve business performance and deliver best value and business savings
• Evaluate the challenges faced by the business and take action to mitigate risks and develop opportunities

Inventory Control:-

• Daily reviewing of Excess ordering if any and ensuring measures to control
• Working with Production & IT team for cancellation of excess ordering MOs (manufacturing Order)
• Sharing regular Free FG (Finished Goods) details with team which further help to liquidation of this FG and avoid FG ageing further
• Working with Procurement Head for the teardown approval against non-liquidation stock
• Expanded cross-functional organizational capacity by collaborating across departments on priorities, functions and common goals.
• Controlled costs and optimized spending via restructuring of budgets for labor, capital assets, inventory purchasing and technology upgrades.
• Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
• Kept detailed records of daily progress to identify and correct areas needing improvement.
• Prepared annual budgets with controls to prevent overages.
• Applied customer feedback to develop process improvements and support long-term business needs.
• Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
• Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.

Role:-

• Provide creative, cost effective contract solutions that meet the organizations business, technological and financial needs
• Work closely with the global Business and Technology groups to understand their requirements, plans and business strategies and leverage knowledge in leading contract negotiations with external vendors to generate savings and mitigate risks
• Ensure compliance with all corporate policies and procedures relating to the contracting of goods and services
• Lead and manage the RFI, RFQ and RFP process; evaluate proposals and bids; negotiate, draft and review contract and pricing provisions, legal requirements, terms and conditions; recommends and award contracts; and monitors contract compliance
• Effectively manage existing contracts and contract renewal processes, including managing the renewal of license and support agreements
• Ensure all contract paperwork is generated and issued in an efficient manner to ensure continuation of coverage and mitigate risk for the company
• Maintain contract files to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Develop and manage vendor relationships compatible with organizational mission and goals
• Perform industry research and utilize industry knowledge to develop successful negotiation strategies and structure for business relationships
• Maintains control and spending reports
• Manage the Procurement to global process and remediate any issues that come up
• Followed all company policies and procedures to deliver quality work.

• Procurement Professional - SCM (Procurement, Logistics & Capex)

Role:-

• Direct, Execute, Manage, Track, Optimize & Report end-to-end procurement of IT Hardware, Software & related services (from purchase request to invoice payment confirmation) according to agreed timescales
• Responsible for sourcing, negotiation, drafting and administration of software contracts and license agreements of low to medium risk and complexity, consistent with internal client and/or external customer requirements
• Identified new and more cost-effective suppliers through participation in industry networking events, purchasing advantageous packages and cutting costs.
• On higher risk contracts, work under the direction of more senior representatives. Communicates/negotiates with supplier counterparts; interfaces with supplier and IBM executives, legal counsel, intellectual property law, and multiple lines of IBM business clients
• Performs low to moderate risk/complexity supplier evaluations and selections
• Assists in supplier evaluations and selection of a moderately complex nature
• Leading, staffing, training and monitoring team members & their deliverable activities
• Ensuring strict adherence to client SLA's
• Driving productivity savings for the account and upskilling the team members
• Ensuring contractual reports are delivered accurately and timely
• Coordinating with the client for a better understanding of their needs and ensuring 100% Client Satisfaction
• Performing Root Cause Analysis (RCA) in case of escalations and take necessary remediation by implementing action plans and providing appropriate feedback & necessary education to the team members

Role:-

• Responsible for maintaining and publishing daily, weekly and monthly reports
• Training new joiners and assist them with the system & tools navigation
• Handling team escalations effectively, providing refresher training to the team appropriately and sharing feedback to the manager
• Responsible for PO Auditing to ensure 100% accuracy and quality in Order Execution and Help desk
• Assisting Clients & Suppliers on Requisitions, POs and invoices blocked for payment
• Supporting monthly Key Control Operations (KCO) testing and Control Self-Assessment (CSA) testing for the accounts for audit compliances
• Acted as a backup for the Manager for handling both process and people related issues
• Procurement of Electronics components (Capacitors, Resistors, Inductors, etc.) against Production plan from approved suppliers
• Analyzing the 3 months rolling forecast from customer and prepare the material planning with suppliers
• All the Raw materials imported from overseas suppliers across the globe
• Analyzing the Overseas suppliers MFG lead time & Delivery lead time and planning for the materials pull-in-push-out as per customer rolling forecast
• Coordinate with Logistics to negotiate transit lead time from overseas suppliers
• Follow-up with finance for vendor payment on time
• Procurement of production consumables from local vendors
• Maintaining deliverable On Time Delivery (OTD) to 100% throughout with a slight fluctuation to 99.8