VISAAL VARDHAN
Burlington,ON
Summary
Versatile Purchasing Manager bringing 15 years of experience focused on actualizing high-quality, cost-effective procurement solutions. Talented in leading projects, directing logistics and managing inventory needs. Dedicated to maintaining schedules and budgets while enhancing operational performance.
Overview
14
14
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Purchasing Manager
Valbruna ASW Inc.
11.2022 - Current
- Report to the Plant General Manager with overall responsibilities for MRO procurement, ferrous & non-ferrous scrap sourcing, general & service contractors, OPEX and CAPEX activities with total annual spend of CAD $145 Million
- Structure and lead projects with cross-functional teams in order to solve business problems and drive strategy and decision-making
- Lead meetings, capture next steps, and ensure that cross-functional team members drive action items to completion.
- Selected Contributions:
- Supervise, mentor and train 6 Procurement Specialists in the areas of purchasing competencies, skills, procedures, metric compliance and policies.
- Work closely with engineering to ensure new items for custom builds were quoted and delivered within budget and time constraints to meet customer requirements; identified reportable savings worth CAD $300K in first twelve months.
- Actively rationalized low spend vendor list, resourcing to key strategic suppliers which resulted in vendor reduction and increasing spend visibility; attaining the cost savings of CAD $200K annually.
- Proactively address and resolve any issues on supplier performance, and assisting with inventory planning, analysis and resolving discrepancies.
- Assist HR in resume review and the interviewing process to fill department positions.
Sr. Maintenance Planner
Birla Carbon Canada
05.2022 - 10.2022
- Selected Contributions:
- Responsible for planning and scheduling of mechanical and electrical maintenance crewing in an unionized carbon black facility with focus on safety.
- Work with counterparts in process engineering group, outside consultants, and equipment operators to build and implement reliability centered maintenance program.
- Monitor monthly maintenance spending to ensure that maintenance division is working within it budget by coordinating between finance, accounting, and operations.
- Reduced downtime for critical assets by developing and implementing comprehensive maintenance plans.
- Coordinated with vendors and suppliers to ensure timely delivery of spare parts, minimizing delays in repairs.
- Ensured compliance with safety regulations and standards throughout all aspects of maintenance planning process.
- Created detailed work orders specifying required tasks, materials, tools, and resources for efficient execution by technicians.
- Performed root cause analyses on recurring equipment failures, identifying potential solutions to prevent future occurrences.
- Streamlined workflow processes for maintenance teams by monitoring performance metrics and adjusting task priorities accordingly.
- Managed maintenance team of 10 employees and coordinated repair schedule according to priority level.
Maintenance Planner
ArcelorMittal Long Product Canada
08.2017 - 04.2022
- Schedule Preventative Maintenance projects for the wire mil and coordinate maintenance priorities, determining most effective and cost-efficient maintenance solutions to increase man-hour effectiveness while reducing overtime and man-hour per work order.
- Selected Contributions:
- Supervised the rehabilitation of the plant's Water Filtration Facility (Cost CAD $500K).
- Project resulted in an annual saving of $CAD 100K.
- Routinely developed work scopes and oversaw multi-trade contractor jobs through to completion
- Focused on quality control for contractor work and accurate/detailed invoicing.
- Coordinated annual mill outages, equipment commissioning and shutdown planning utilizing Gantt charts.
Sourcing Manager, MRO
ArcelorMittal USA
10.2014 - 07.2017
- Provided executive-level leadership for successful management of national MRO agreements totaling $60M on Safety PPE Supplies, Uniforms, Corporate Travel, Staff Augmentation, and other MRO spend categories across 20+ AM USA facilities.
- Selected Contributions:
- Achieved excellent results; attained cost saving of $1M by leveraging consolidated procurement volume and facilitating TCO initiatives inclusive of product substitution and standardization.
- Secured more than $250K of savings on an annual basis by successfully introducing new products into the Corporate Travel program such as international consolidator airfare and real time fare adjustment.
- Managed the Corporate Credit Card and ePayable program, delivering annual rebate of $200K with DPO extension more than 60 days.
- Doubled industrial vending and locker program with 15 new vending implementations across facilities; attaining the cost savings of CAD $300K.
Procurement Manager
ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada
07.2012 - 09.2014
- Negotiated and finalized complex contracts with suppliers and identified cost saving opportunities in the areas of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap management, while entering new partnerships with strategic partners.
- Selected Contributions:
- Optimally utilized all the available resources for successful management of an annual budget of CAD $5M towards sourcing of indirect goods and industrial services.
- Supervised sourcing activities carried on by the purchasing agent and stores manager on day-to-day basis.
- Optimized procurement of low-cost scrap metal and periodically analyzed feedstock intake from key Industrial Accounts, Scrap Dealers, Auto Wreckers to promptly pinpoint noticeable variances.
Sourcing Leader, Raw Materials & Services
ArcelorMittal USA
09.2010 - 06.2012
- Provided tactical leadership for successful management of raw materials sourcing and successfully managed agreements totaling $200 M+ on Limestone, Burnt Lime, Magnesium, Slag Conditioners, and other business critical spend categories.
- Selected Contributions:
- Controlled an annual spend of $50 million requiring extensive full lifecycle of long-term limestone and burnt-lime contracts for integrated blast furnaces and steel-making operations.
- Realized cost savings of $1.5 million in 2011 for AM USA by negotiating lower raw materials prices for all facilities.
- Efficiently Managed supply base of 50+ critical suppliers to ensure prompt availability of above-listed raw materials, which are essentially required for continuous iron and steel production across AMUSA sites.
- Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
Purdue University, Krannert School of Management
W Lafayette, IN12.2012
Skills
- Purchase Order Management
- Supplier Relationship Management
- Inventory Coordination
- Supply Chain Management
- Problem-Solving
- Coaching and Mentoring
- Total cost of ownership
- Budget Planning
- Bid coordination
- Price Negotiation
- Project Management
- Cost Reduction
Certification
- PMP Certified
- MMP Certified
- SCMP Certified
- C.P.M & CPSM Certified
- Joint H&S Certified
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
- Certified Scrum Master
Degrees
- MBA
- MMP
- CPSM
- C.P.M
Others
Canadian
Languages
English
Full Professional
Additional Information
GC Holder
Timeline
Purchasing Manager
Valbruna ASW Inc.
11.2022 - Current
Sr. Maintenance Planner
Birla Carbon Canada
05.2022 - 10.2022
Maintenance Planner
ArcelorMittal Long Product Canada
08.2017 - 04.2022
Sourcing Manager, MRO
ArcelorMittal USA
10.2014 - 07.2017
Procurement Manager
ArcelorMittal Long Products Canada
07.2012 - 09.2014
Sourcing Leader, Raw Materials & Services
ArcelorMittal USA
09.2010 - 06.2012
Master of Business Administration (MBA) -
Purdue University, Krannert School of Management
- PMP Certified
- MMP Certified
- SCMP Certified
- C.P.M & CPSM Certified
- Joint H&S Certified
- Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certification
- Certified Scrum Master
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