ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Since April’                  Reputed Company (A : Joint Venture between Tata Steel & Steel Authority Ltd )                                         as Manager-Procurement & Account Management, Tata Steel & TIS Group, Jamshedpur

Area                                      EAM TIS BU

 Project Handled: Sourcing & Purchase of Cement. Steel, Various metal ,Electrical , Mechanical, Instrument equipment etc through e-auction platform

Client Handled: Tata Steel & Group of Companies (Jusco, Tata Bulk Procurement, Engineering & Project, Tata Motors etc)

Role:

• Lead the team for total account of Tata Steel & Group of companies for their e-auction /assistance procurement platform starting from Vendor development, Requirement analysis, RFQ preparation & Floating, Evaluation of offer, Co-ordination with global suppliers , Release of PO till assistance of generation of good receipt note (GRN) at IM section/ware house
• Manage existing set of clients and ensure achievement of targets KPIs across different service verticals viz. strategic sourcing, e-Sourcing & e Selling with the help of dedicated team of client relationship managers

• Finalize the requirement by discussion with the client
• Identifying the vendors.
• Follow the procurement plan and accordingly issue the RFQ to the vendors.
• Obtain offers from the various vendors.
• Evaluation of Offer and submission to client for approval
• Price evaluation and other data as per requirement.
• Discussion with the client and finalize the successful vendor.
• Preparation of Sanction Request, P.O. and W.O.
• Invoice verification before certification by client.
• Explore new business opportunities to generate revenue areas within same client & from new client sign-offs within Tata Group. 
• Actively involved in deployment & implementation of home grown e-procurement suite. 
• Creating and sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters new opportunities & motivates high performance amongst team members. 
• Encouraging senior client leaders to adopt new procurement & selling methodologies utilizing services of mjunction.
• Proficient in creating business proposals & cost sheets.
• Actively involved in strategy formulation to conduct procurement involving reverse auction, aggregated buy, multi-variable factor bidding, dynamic bidding, etc.
• Lead & Managing strategic sourcing teams who are responsible for procurement function of clients
• Lead the team to meet the revenue collection target

Significant Contribution:

• Within days of joining, overcame challenges to bring back large volume of business (approx Rs Cr) in e-auction platform after thoroughly discussion with client about their requirement & using procurement knowledge which was already lost and decided by client to do internally and received appreciation letter from BU Head & CEO.  

Aug’- April’               IPE Global Limited as Procurement Expert, Raipur

Area                                      Infrastructure BU

 Project Handled: AMRUT Project to build Water Supply Network, Sewerage/Septage Management & other basic civil amenities at towns & cities in Chhattisgarh State, India (Project Value: approx. Rs k Crore)

Client Handled: State Urban Development Authority (SUDA), Chhattisgarh (India)

Role:

• Responsible for managing All Procurement & Contractual Activities for Materials & Services.
• Develop contractual guidelines and support in the procurement of services as per concerned Central/State government/Client procurement procedures and spearhead the design, planning and implementation of all project procurement
• Co-ordination of the preparation and issuance of solicitation documents and advertisements of Bid documents, issuances of Bid documents to the prospective bidders and receiving bids, attendance at public bid opening as well as providing clarifications where necessary.

• Prepare & issuance of Contract, RFP/Bidding documents for the procurement of works, Goods and Services in accordance with the procurement guidelines of the Client
• Review and handle the technical, commercial and legal aspects of procurement (in consultation with Legal and Policy teams as necessary) at all stages of the project cycle and manage procurements through the e-procurement system of the Client
• Attendance at public bid opening as well as providing clarifications where necessary.
• Evaluation of Bid, Preparation of Price Evaluation Reports and award recommendations in accordance with Guidelines. 
• Negotiations and finalization of the orders.
• Interact with suppliers / service providers to obtain information pertaining to product, price, service and ability of supplier to produce product/service at a specified delivery/completion date
• Provide procurement support during project preparation/ implementation (including prior and post reviews of all procurement documents and decisions)
• Leading and guide Project Director/Manger on complex project procurement issues and build the procurement capacity by training the sub-ordinate/staff
• Procurement Planning , Monitoring and Management: Prepare/Update the procurement plan and schedule for the project, by taking care to ensure optimum competition, economy and efficiency and priority of items;
• Taking an active part in contractual analysis of the case, preparing the supporting documents for Arbitration /Legal purpose if required during post contract stage

Feb’-Aug’                   Tata Consulting Engineers Ltd. (TCE), Jamshedpur as Manager (Procurement & Contract) Area                                                Steel, Mining, & Metal BU and Infrastructure BU

Major EPC Projects Handled: Tata Steel: MTPA Kalinganagar, India (Project Value: Rs. K Cr-Package including Coke Oven Plant, Power Distribution System, Intake Water & Distribution network, BOD/Waste Water Treatment Plant, Other Plant Infrastructures, Co-ordination with  RITES & Indian Railway for rail connectivity which including civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & utility sub packages), MTPA, Jamshedpur, India (Project Value: Rs. K Cr. Package including Coke Oven Plant, Power Distribution System, Intake Water & Distribution network, BOD including civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & utility sub packages), E-blast Furnace Relining, Jamshedpur (Project Value: Rs. Cr. -Package including civil, mechanical, electrical, instrumentation & utility), CDQ Project (Project Value: Rs. K Cr.) and Tata Power: X . MW Gas based Captive Power Plant Project, Kalinganagar, MTPA Pallet Plant Modernization, Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, Nand Ghar Project of Vedanta Resource Plc. (Infrastructure: Project Value: Rs. Cr-Package including civil, utility, water, electrical & stand alone solar power),

Major Clients Handled: Tata Steel India & Europe, Tata Power, Vedanta Plc, Tata Projects, Siemens Germany & UK, Paul Wurth Luxemburg & Italy, SMS Siemag Germany, TMT Luxemburg, ACRE China, China IPPR, Danielle Italy, Outotec Germany, DNEPROHYDROMACH Ukraine and Sino-Steel China ,State Bank Of India, Woman & Child Development Ministry (India),RITES etc.

Role:

• Responsible for managing Purchasing & Contractual Activities in Materials & Services (CAPEX & OPEX).
• Steering the floating of tenders & fair price / market analysis, Formulation of Contract & guidelines, negotiation and selection of contractors / vendors; preparing tender documents & bill of quantity for bidding and evaluating contracts (technical & commercial)
• Selecting the potential bidders lists based upon nature of job from the existing data regarding contracts maintained in a data bank and checking pre-qualification status

• Administering all procurement activities such as scrutiny of purchase requisitions, creating & compiling tender documents, preparing price schedules and  floating of RFQ, rate analysis, pre-bid meetings, techno-commercial discussion and preparation of proposal note, contract documents for approval from Competent Authorities Finalization of work order & contract documentation

• On time procurement with a proactive approach of domestic & import materials as per line requirements in order to ensure no stoppage in project.

• Ensure that the procurement directives and norms, described in the Agreement, are fully respected in all stages of the procurement of goods, works and consulting services of the project. Establish a monitoring system to ensure the completion of procurement process according to the Procurement plan. 

• Leading:

• Preparation of RFP/Tender Bid /Contract documents with the guidelines & control methods including all major project phases of project execution with domestic & international clients
• Formulation of procurement strategy, contracting strategies, pre-qualification strategy, preparation Expression on Interest (EOI), financial analysis and evaluation
• Tender Bid/ Price evaluation, negotiation and clarification of contract terms both during pre & post contract award with domestic & international clients
• Negotiations and finalization of the orders as per the budget / market conditions.
• Preparation of Purchase order & Contract documents
• Ensure release of purchase order and payment to the vendors on time to avoid any delay in delivery of  material
• Review & finalization of Non-Disclosure Agreement, Agency Agreement, Subcontracts & MOU based on Client Policy guidelines
• Development of new vendors after quality approval by technical services.
• Follow the material price tendency, minimize the sourcing risk.
• Consolidate supplier base according to the suppliers score card
• Arrange vendor audit, rating and development programme.
• Inventory control - Kept Parts inventory at optimum level, handle the non-conformity material (rework, return, repair or claim)
• Make site visits to evaluate procurement practices and progress of projects to ensure quality and compliance with the required

• Taking an active part in contractual analysis of the case, preparing the supporting documents and presenting in the Risk Board meeting during proposal stage and for Arbitration/Legal purpose if required during post contract stage

• Evaluating claims of post contract, proper settlement of claims ,changing order requests as per contractual obligations and advising on appropriate measures

• Attending daily & weekly progress meeting with the client / consultant
• Provide procurement support during project preparation/ implementation (including prior and post project procurement activities) and provide operational advice to all staff on concepts, policies and procedures for procurement;
• Cost reduction - Continuously reduce spending to meet Material cost economical reduction target.

Achievements:

• Overcame various challenges for completion of all procurement cycle: nos. Packages (approx vendors in each package) within months during the completion of Relining of E Blast Furnace Project, Tata Steel, Jamshedpur, India

• Implemented several measures to identify deformities or abnormalities like no vendor data management as per requirements, selection of ordering the packages as per site & project schedule requirements and plenty of man-hour loss from receiving bid to placement of order in adequate cost data bank management for Relining of E Blast Furnace Project

• Appreciated for the same as the entire procurement of Relining of E BF Project considered by Tata Steel as benchmark for their other projects due to standardization of documents, vendor data management, cost data bank management and completion of a very large procurement cycle within a short time

Jan’-Jan’                     PowerTech Global Pvt. Ltd., Kolkata as Sr. Engineer-Project

Area                                      Power Sector

Major Clients Handled: ETA International (Qatar), Qatar Power Transmission Project, Phelps Dodge Corp., Thailand & USA, PFISTERER, Switzerland, IRCON International, Delhi Metro Railway Corporation, Tata Power, LANCO and SAIL

Role:

• Developed technical & commercial offers / proposals; managed tender/ contract / billing formalities & documentation
• Studied & evaluated the contractual obligations and advised on appropriate measures
• Ensured the accurate & economic costing of tenders & assessment of risk including competition / market trends
• Negotiated on terms & conditions of tenders with customers & suppliers to achieve the best commercial position with minimum exposure to risk
• Compiled tenders including analyzing appropriate technical methodology to execute the project; drafted costing & pricing spreadsheets and submission documents
• Reviewed all suppliers in order to select most suitable suppliers who could deliver high quality products at competitive pricing
• Managed the suppliers to meet objectives related to cost, delivery performance, schedule and quality
• Maintained the supplier base to ensure consistency with sourcing strategy

• PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

May’-Dec’                  Motwane Manufacturing Company (P) Ltd., Kolkata, West Bengal as Sr. Engineer-Electrical

Area                                      Project Division

Major Projects Handled: WBSETCL, WBPDCL, CESC, Tata Power, DVC, L&T, Stone India, ABB, Andrew Yule, Rotomac Electricals, Marathon India, EPCOS, Eastern Railway, Bhutan Power Corporation, Haldia Petrochem, Bhusan Power & Steel and DPSC Ltd.

Nov’-Apr’                   Dynaspede Integrated Systems India (P) Ltd., Kolkata as Electrical Engineer

Area                                      Power Engineering Division

                                                Major Projects Handled: Rs. Cr. Project from Municipalities in Greater Kolkata Region

Other Clients Handled: Reliance Telecom Ltd., Metro Railway, Eastern Railway, State Bank of India, Ceratizit India, UCO Bank and West Bengal State Productivity Council

PROFILE SUMMARY

• Dynamic career of over years that reflects pioneering rich experience & year-on-year success in Contract & Procurement and Project Management
• Certified Project Management Professional (PMP®)
• Experienced Procurement Professional in Govt./Private sector projects/CAPEX/Expansion (OPEX) projects
• Experienced in ensuring that key strategic procurement plans are aligned with all contractual & statutory requirements, holding techno-commercial discussion with  suppliers, finalising the order of products and overseeing all the operations
• Proficient in developing tender bid & related Contract documents of Import & Indigenous (Supply & Service); reviewing procurement volumes by product class / customization / type, thereby identifying areas for rate / frame contracts and finalising the same
• Preparation of Purchase / Work Order in ERP system, maintain and update of all documents related to payment instrument like BG,LC etc and coordinating with respective authorities, banks & cross-functional teams for resolving the issues
• Coordinating with cross functional global team for timely delivery of materials, maintain & update the manufacture & despatch clearance, payment, arbitration/legal purpose etc
• Skilled in managing entire procurement activities involving techno-commercial studies (technical & commercial aspects), cost benefit analysis, tendering, preparation of budget, pre-qualification strategies, financial analysis, project cost data review and cash flow analysis
• Directed cross-functional & cultural teams using interactive & motivational leadership;
• Target-oriented professional & independent achiever with analytical skill in Data Analysis from large volume of data base, strong communication  & organizational skills

JOB OBJECTIVE

Result-oriented professional with a proven record of achievement in conceiving & implementing effective ideas; targeting top managerial level assignments in Contract & Procurement / Supply Chain/Project Management with a reputed organization

Nationality : India

Residential country : india

Date of birth : 23-04-1981

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