May’08 to Till dt:
Sr. Manager - Business Excellence, Global Procurement

1. Leading tools and business process development and harmonization for P2P, S2P, Q2C areas and various other consulting activities in Global Procurement.
2. Development and transformation of process documentation: guideline documentation, templates, user guidance on IT tools needed, communication, and training material.
3. Planning and Implementing the best practices and improvement strategies so that optimizations and value creation can be done while developing and transforming various business processes.
4. Ensure defined processes implemented in concerned Category Clusters and Groups.
5. Interface to relevant stakeholders outside Global Procurement: Process Owners, Business Excellence persons, IT Application Owners etc.
6. Training/Coaching and support.

Aug’06 to May’08:
Sr. Consultant - Procurement & Supply Chain Practice

1. Solutioning and managing the RFx (RFIs / RFPs) for various clients for Procurement & Supply Chain from consulting & outsourcing perspective which also includes the implementation of e-Procurement and e-Auction tools (like Ariba, Procuri etc) as per client’s requirements. Majority of the clients are from Manufacturing, Automotive, Hi-tech/Electronics, Energy & Utilities, Chemicals, Telecom, Retail and Pharmaceutical industry verticals.
2. Involved in various Procurement (P2P, S2P) & Supply Chain Due diligence / Transformation / Consulting and Advisory engagements in United States and Europe.
3. Planning for the five major aspects - People, Process, Technology, Implementation Plan and Pricing while submitting the propositions to the clients
4. Ensuring proper Knowledge Transfer and Acquisition from the client organization with necessary change management.
5. Creating various templates and objects for the propositions
6. Creating and pitching the Practice/Capability Presentation for the prospective clients and organizing various workshops like Supply Chain Road shows for prospective clients, Proposal Defence presentation for the clients etc.
7. Creation and development of various Practice Collaterals – Capability Document, White Papers, Case Studies, Sound bytes, Cheat sheets, Training Modules etc.
8. Attending various industry seminars organized by Aberdeen, Everest, IDC etc.

Jan’06 to Aug’06:
Sr. Manager - Procurement Practice

1. Managing the SCM processes for the GE’s customer base from Quality point of view using six sigma / lean methodologies.
2. Creating and defining of cost effective sourcing strategies.
3. Procurement planning with best practices.
4. Working towards the Process improvement for SCM system for various clients.
5. Involved in the designing of Base lining, Metrics and Dashboards to measure the health of the process.
6. Involved in the Optimization of SCM processes by Gap Analysis, Process Reengineering and audits, which results in the Business Impact.
7. Analysing the Voice of Customer and providing with cost effective solutions, contributing in a Global environment.
8. Improving the Turn Around Time of processes.
9. Implementing six sigma methodologies on the processes.
10. People Management, recruitment and training of new team members.

Oct’01 to Jan’06:
Team Lead - Sourcing

1. Managing the complete procurement and supply chain functions using Design Chain Solution for Commodities like ICs, Passives, and Connectors etc; working in the Component & Supplier Management of Supply Chain Management Module.
2. Responsible for streamlining the SCM Business Process / Transition from US to India, Documentation of Process Manuals, GAP analysis, Process Mapping (As is & To be) and Business Process Re-engineering and conducted Process Survey thru’ Web for capturing Voice of Customer (VoC) for Process Improvement / Optimisation.
3. Worked for the implementation of Oracle Applications SCM module from the functional side. Also contributed for imparting training, future enhancements and worked as a user.
4. Also created various templates for proper tracking mechanism
5. Procurement and Planning of Stationary, Paper products along with Electronics and Semiconductor Commodities.
6. Ensuring the Quality, Cost and on time Delivery of commodities.
7. Involved in people management and handling a team of 10 people.
8. Handling various functions:
- Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) for items from conceptualisation to obsolescence using Item Master in Oracle 11i SCM module.
- Maintenance of Item History and Item documentation in Matrix One (3rd party tool).
- Engineering Change Management by preparing ECR/ECO in Matrix One and implementing the same in Oracle Item Master at the enterprise level.
- Conducting technical sessions with supplier & designers for deciding correct components and providing remote support to manufacturing locations in Asia-Pacific, Europe & US.
- As member of the Quality initiative team, involved in capturing Voice of Customer (VOC) and transforming it into concrete execution support as a part of Six Sigma initiative.
9. Projects:
- Creation & implementation of e-business (B2B) standards to form a common e-business language and thereby aligning processes between trading partners on a global basis.
- RoHS initiative implementation by EU for various bought out components Electronic & Semiconductor).

Sep’00 to Oct’01:
Team Lead - Procurement

1. Handled the procurement of mechanical and electrical auto components/accessories like wire harness, music system, lights, etc.; also involved in procurement of Non OE components, Spares & Service Contracts.
2. Involved in the Indirect sourcing of Office supplies like Paper products, stationeries and gift items.
3. Also involved in Procurement of Non OE components, Spares, Capital Equipments and Service Contracts.


Mar’96 to Sep’00:
Sr. Engineer - Materials

1. Handled the procurement of Electrical & Mechanical Components entailing material planning & scheduling, Preparation of BOM, Material dispatch to Vendors, inventory management & logistics activities.

2. Handled the non OE procurement like Office Supplies, Contracts, MRO items etc.

3. Member of the Functional Team at the unit level for the successful implementation of SAP/R3 System (MM Module)

4. Worked on SAP R/3 to perform MRP, Material movement, RFQs, BOM, etc.

PGDBM (Operations) from Institute of Management Technology,
B.E. – Engineering Technology.

Diploma in Electrical Engineering.

Training Programs Attended
• Attended PMI certified Project Management Training Programme.
• Certificate Program in Japanese Language.
• Technical Problem Solving - A tool to systematic problem definition, analysis & resolution.
• ISO 9001 - Design, Documentation, Systems & Procedure.
• PMI certified Project Management Training Program.
• Six Sigma Training Program.
• HRD Training programs on Communication skills, Motivation, TQM & Kaizen.
• Knowledge of French Language.