PROFILE SUMMARY
A CIPS qualified senior procurement professional with 15+ years of proven experience working in project procurement. Profound ability to manage P2P lifecycle from Sourcing, evaluating offers, negotiation, vendor selection, releasing POs, and manage vendor performance. Strong experience in devising and leveraging fruitful sourcing and procurement strategies, align with organization business objectives.
Ability to build a culture of long-term savings on procurement costs and performing risk management for supply contracts and agreements. A skilled team leader with good communication skills with ability to establish good rapport with members of the team. Good experience in working with Global sourcing, International Procurement, vendor management, Imports and Exports.
Proficiency in MS Office, Primavera, JD Edwards & Oracle ERP, SAP (MM) and MS Projects
• CIPS – Level 5, (In Pursuit of MCIPS)
• Project Management Professional (PMP), PMI License #1847006
• Certified Internal Auditor ISO 2015, SGS
• Course in PRIMAVERA 6.7 Project Planner
• Art of Negotiation, Stanford University (Online)
WORK EXPERIENCE
• Lead the development and implement procurement plans and strategies to meet project/ business needs and objectives.
• Manage end-end procurement and expediting activities with stakeholders to ensure that materials are delivered accurately and on time, under budget according to the project's schedule.
• Develop category strategies including spend analysis, market analysis, benchmark pricing and negotiation planning.
• Vendor assessment, vendor visits, Post order vendor performance evaluation and periodic re-evaluation of vendor to ensure their performance level.
• Planning and conducting negotiation with suppliers on the strategic aspect of Total cost of Ownership.
• Expand the vendor database with market analysis and develop alternate suppliers locally/ globally to reduce the overall cost of the supply chain.
• Works closely with Estimation team to ensure competitive offers/ costs received for the project bid submissions.
• Analysis of actual costs post execution and implementation of updated information to be fed back into estimation to maintain market competitiveness.
• Managing the Import/ Export of the project materials in and out of UAE.
• Performing risk assessments on potential contracts and agreements.
• Controlling the procurement budget and promoting a culture of long-term saving on procurement costs.
• Preparation of procurement reports for review meetings and cash flow reports, payment runs for Top Management.
• Governed procurement budgets of $300M and ensured the projects were controlled within the budgets and time.
• Handled end to end procurement activities in purchase cycle including vendor selection, negotiation & finalisation, material traffic, payment control, vendor performance management and continuous improvements.
• Handled categories including Mechanical (Rotary & Static), Electrical and Instrumentation, Piping & Project Consumables
• Implemented sourcing strategies to P2P (Procure to Pay) cycle for the allotted projects and the indirect/CAPEX material
• Tracked financial results and quantitative supplier performance for strategic suppliers; identified gaps in performance and develop mitigation strategies to restore planning performance
• Finding opportunities to have frame work agreement, annual contract and fixed price agreement with vendors.
• Creating expediting strategies for purchase orders with particular attention to critical items and long lead items.
• Governed vendor ratings/appraisals, vendor site visits and QHSE audits
• Updated clients and project stakeholders with different status reports such as Procurement Status Report (PSR), Closeout Status Report (CSR), project cash flow reports and look ahead schedules
• Achieved desired profitable outcomes by discussing the best rate, best contract rates, lead time, and price with all vendors
• Conducted performance review and collaborated with suppliers on value engineering to drive continuous improvements
• Supported audit of the procurement, including ISO 9001:2015, ensuring that the audit recommendations were implemented
Key Achievements
• Successfully drove a savings of ~8% of the budgeted cost across each of the projects
• Delivered 90% of project materials on time as per the agreed schedule through rigorous expediting
• Developed frame work agreement for factory consumables items which resulted in savings of 2-3 million SAR.
• Developed alternate vendors/standardized supplies in areas including mechanical, electrical, instruments, and consumables
• Actively contributed to the implementation of ISO 9001:2015 quality systems and procedures
• Negotiated and changed the payment term for 40% suppliers from 100% prior delivery to credit terms.
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Key Projects
• Khursaniya and Haradh Gas Field Project (Gas Modular Skids) for Saudi Aramco
• Shedgum Oil Reservoir Project (Oil Modular Skids) for Saudi Aramco
• Khuff Gas Reservoir Project (Chemical Injection Skids), for Saudi Aramco
• Supported the development of project scheduling w.r.t to dates of requisitions and purchase order placement
• Identified target suppliers, established expectations, action plans and results to deliver required improvements
• Handled a procurement budget of $60M, sourcing items including Pumps, Blower, Instruments, Electro-chlorination unit, Chemical Injection Package, E&I Cables, LV/HV Switch Gear and Transformer
• Prepared and reviewed material specifications within the quotation packages, including general and technical requirements
• Reviewed project documentation, including specifications, BOQ and contract documents
• Tracked incomplete RFQ packages received from the project team and followed up to conclude open purchase projects
• Evaluated vendor bids, analysing rates, and making decisions on awards while remaining compliant with the sourcing strategy
• Maintained a database of preferred vendors within the company's procurement systems
• Implemented the most suitable method to finalise negotiation with the supplier (Closed bid procedure or direct negotiation) as per the company's defined procedures and following the hierarchy of approvals
• Followed up with the logistics to ensure timely arrival of goods at the project destination
Key Achievements:
• SPOC for preparing procurement plans for the purchased items, cost bid evaluation, and engineering material requisition
• ZADCO – Zirku Facilities Potable water system and Sewage Treatment Plant., Value – 100M USD.
• Project & procurement planning in discussion with the stakeholders & preparing schedules using MS Project/ Primavera
• Received appreciation letter from Saudi Aramco PMT for the timely execution of the WASIT project
• Developed a new common system for project tracking and documents' control by enhancing the process and providing smooth workflow
PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
EDUCATION
• M.B.A in Logistics and Supply Chain Management, Ascencia Business School, 90%, 2022
• B. Tech (Chemical Engineering), AAM Engineering College Anna University, Chennai with 70%, 2007
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
• Language Known: English, Tamil, Hindi, Malayalam, Japanese (Basic).
• Nationality: Indian
• Driving License UAE