Currently working at Philips Electronics Pvt. Ltd., Noida as Asst. Manager, Purchase since Dec'08.

Synopsis of activities done:
Monthly Planning and Scheduling of material as per the Quarterly plans received.
Planning for the logistics as per the requirement of material for production and its availability with suppliers.
Ensuring timely availability of electronic components from international and domestic suppliers for production.
Working in co-ordination with EMS provider to ensure production of material in time.
Managing supply chain for distributing manufactured goods from EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Services) manufacturing unit to company Depots/ Distribution Points (DP's) to meet monthly requirements.
Part of the core team for NPI (New Product Introduction). Acting as a co-ordinator from the Purchase team to facilitate and ensure availability of components for Trial run of NPI.
Working in co-ordination with Development team for development of alternate vendors/ parts for the purpose of cost reduction and for NPI.

Worked at Godrej & Boyce & Mfg. Co. Ltd., Mumbai as Asst. Manager, Purchase in Electrical Contracts Department, E&E Division from Jun'08 Dec'08.

Synopsis of activities done:
Study the BOQ (Bill of Quantity) and plan for the material based on the Site Engineer's requirement and the lead time of suppliers.
Working on RFPs (Request for Procurement) as per Site Engineers requirement.
Study, send quotation request to suppliers, negotiate with them, prepare comparative analysis & release PO to the selected supplier.
Ensuring timely delivery of material from supplier to site/ warehouse as per the schedule.
Development of new vendors to achieve cost reduction and minimize lead time.
Development of new vendors to develop alternate sources of supply.

Worked as a MQA (Material Quotation Analyst) with Jabil Inc. from May 2005-June 2008.
Jabil Inc. is an EMS (Electronic Manufacturing Services) company doing contract manufacturing for Global customers like GE, Schneider, Seimens, Cisco, Sharp etc. Company has around 42 manufacturing facilities in Europe, Asia & America and is amongst the top 5 EMS companies in the world.

Synopsis of activities done:
Leading the RFQs(Request for Quotation) for electronics commodities for different regions like Asia, Europe & America supply base and market segments.
Played as a Global Sector Lead-Material Quotation Analyst for customers of Industrial and Mid-market sector.
Receiving the BOM (Bill Of Material) for a product from customer, processing the RFQ & sending it to Customer AML(Approved Manufacturer List) and Jabil approved suppliers through web based Tool.
Analyzing quotations as regards to Price, Lead time, MOQ etc. and negotiating with suppliers to achieve a competitive costed BOM.
Roll-up of complete BOM cost with ABC, Min-Max and Inventory analysis and submit to Business Unit Manager with selection of best MFR and price.
Working in co-ordination with Global Commodity Managers for high potential projects. Also work towards strengthening the existing supplier base by providing quarterly updates for suppliers performance and developing alternate source of suppliers.
Analyzing and improving global supply chains.
Working as an Interface between the Supply Chain Management (SCM) & IT Teams for development & maintenance of various SCM related software tools. Updating supplier database in web tools.