Purchasing Manager
Resume:
RAM RAMACHANDRAN P.ENG; SCMP
*** - ****, *** ***** **** Toronto, ON, M2H 3J9. 416-***-**** or 416-***-****
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Buyer/Purchasing Specialist
HIGHLIGHTS OF QUALIFICATIONS
• Played lead role in sourcing of products from overseas countries like China, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand
and India and also undertook contracts assignments related with janitorial works, in - out of
factory/machinery maintenance and office related contracts.
• Established leadership role in organizing products management and proven interpersonal skills to deal
with contractors/vendors and logistic providers.
• Expertise include : Planning, budgeting, global procurement, tendering, contract administration,
negotiations and conflict resolution with vendors, logistics providers, inspection of incoming products
/services and training and supervision of assigned people.
• Well versed and highly skilled in managing procurement business flow processes of preparation of
bidding proposal/documents like Requisition for inquiry, Requisition of quotation, tendering process and
negotiations and vendor management.
• Experienced with office and ERP software like SAP, Visual manufacturing, Microsoft office, and fully
qualified in contract / materials management, inventory control and export / import procedures
• Worked for Federal Government of India: Involved in global RFI, RFQ, tendering and negotiations
• Membership with Professional Engineers of Ontario (P Eng), Contract administrator / Purchasing
Manager with 10 + years of solid experience in all aspects of contract administration and purchasing
using Enterprises Resource Planning (ERP) software like SAP, J D Edward and PeopleSoft etc.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES
MANAGER – GLOBAL SOURCING 2007 –
Present
SERTA MATTRESS COMPANY
One of the largest manufacturers of bedding products with ever changing sku!
Key Accomplishments
• Constantly interacted with sales and accounting departments to monitor profitability margin
established by the company with respect to changing cost of raw materials..
• Maintained Just-In-Time (JIT) system for day-to- day deliverable products, which resulted in
reduction of space, cost and much smoother production flow .
• Managed 2 ~ 3 million dollars worth of monthly budget
• Reduction in inventory from 3 to 2 million dollars
• Maintain tight control on contracts, open purchase orders, Canada customs procedures to
avoid conflicts
• Subjected to Canada Customs auditing at various occasion and passed them through with
flying colors.
• Reduced logistic cost by rationalizing forwarders and carriers’ contracts.
Duties
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• Sourced raw materials and finished products from overseas countries based on international
quotations.
• Managed contracts on open purchasing orders, factory overhead, and machineries overhaul
maintenance, janitorial works, parking lot paving, winter protection and landscaping service.
• Kept tight control on raw materials cost and continuously interacted with sales department to
maintain profitability
• Managed bidding process for products and maintained competitive contracts for vendors and logistic
providers.
• Dealt with contractors, consultants, vendors, logistic providers to firm the contracts and resolved the
conflict as and when arises.
• Controlled products inflow to suit consumer demand and retail requirement on “just in time” basis
• Forecasted products requirement months in advance to pre-plan overseas procurement
• Managed inventory in such a way high turnaround was achieved with minimum floor level stock
• Reduced the prices on locally sourced products by bringing in new vendors
• Managed off-site warehouse by controlling in and out of products and man power to suit the demand
• Trained, motivated and supervised purchasers, inspectors, receiver and shippers.
PURCHASING MANAGER
2002-2007
MAGICK WOODS LIMITED
Bath furnishing company with more than 800 sku
Key Accomplishments
• Played a key role in establishing overseas branch to source the products
• Managed 4 ~ 5 million dollars products budget
• Reduction in inventory from 4 to 3 million dollars
• Introduced Just In Time (JIT) system for day-to- day deliverable products and Pull systems for
products with long lead time, which resulted in reduction of space, cost and much smoother products
flow
• Reduction in manpower from 5 to 3.5 by implementing Go and Get It (GGI) procedure which
eliminated last minutes run around and/or duplication of work.
• Negotiated best price and terms through global sourcing, bidding and fostered positive relationship
with vendors
• Implemented annual rebate program with major contractors and vendors, which resulted in cost
reduction
• Introduced scrap recycling and green house procedures to reduce electricity and gas cost.
Duties
• Established overseas branch to source the following materials from China and India. Ready
to Assemble (RTA) cabinets, bath furnishers, bath accessories and decors, designer knobs
and handles, faucets, vanity tops, sinks, hinges, etc etc
• Standardized norms for contract works with respect to overhead maintenance of
machineries, factories electrical, winter/summer maintenance and janitorial works.
• Established and looked after products and contract management department in Canada and
China/India
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• Selected line inspectors, shippers, receivers and provided training and motivation for them
• Carried out critical analysis of services and products requirements and developed sourcing /
purchasing policies
• Establishment of norms and procedure to deal / evaluate the vendors
• Formalization of prices and terms and conditions with vendors
• Preparation of departmental budgets, forecasting, global sourcing and contract management
• Data mapping of products, services, contractors and vendors with specification & description
• Administered global sourcing, competitive bidding, quotation evaluation, contract administration
• Logistic and customs formalities management and inventory control of raw materials
• Designed and implemented methods like JIT, Kanban and pull system to reduce cost, space and
inventory
• Long term contracts, direct global sourcing, optimization of inventory at vendor/our site at no cost
• Coordinated with design, sales and marketing department in launching many new products including
Point of Purchase and promotional (POP) materials to deal with mega customers Home depot and
Lowe’s
PURCHASING CO-ORDINATOR 2000 -2002
PHARMRITE NORTH AMERICA LTD
Import/exporter and distribution of generic drugs and food additives
Key Accomplishments
• Managed overseas purchase of food additives, nutraceuticals and vitamin / mineral mixes.
• Reduced logistic costing by rationalizing forwarders and carriers.
• Continuous improvement on products/vendors compliance.
• Subjected custom handling procedure and purchasing/ department to independent external audit with
3rd party to access “procedure and documentation compliance” with respect to customs and
government agencies.
Duties
• Liaised with customs/CFIA/NATFA/FDA/CSA/UPC/cUPC/uL/Health Canada to comply with their
requirement
• Initiated proactive procedure to deal with these departments to avoid costly delays
• Coordinated the management/vendor meetings to review internal audit results on non-conformities
of specification of materials
• Created key measurable based on corrective actions, customer/department complaints and thus
pushed forward preventive procedure, which resulted in continuous improvement on
products/vendors compliance
• Coordinated with sales and marketing departments to develop new materials and provide forecasting
to vendors
1996 - 2000
I was working for various agencies as ERP consultant to implement ERP packages like SAP, Peoplesoft,
Visual Manufacturing, J D Edward etc. Some of the noted clients I was working for are listed below .
• Bank of Canada
• Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
• Pepsi Cola Canada Limited
• Canadian Blood Bank
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PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
• Member of Supply Chain Management Professional of Canada.
• Member with Association of Professional Engineer of Ontario
EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
• Degree in Mechanical Engineering
• Trained on various ERP package like SAP & Visual Manufacturing with respect to purchasing,
MRP, inventory management and sales and distribution module
RAM RAMACHANDRAN
108 - 4005, Don Mills Road Toronto, ON, M2H 3J9 416-***-**** or 416-***-****
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Enclosed please find my resume for your perusal. I would like to highlight the following reasons to
have me in your organization.
• Worked with variety of organizations: Public / private: Government of India, Power sector,
wholesale distributors, manufacturing and service industries.
• 15 plus years of solid experience in purchasing and inventory control using ERP software like
SAP, Visual manufacturing etc.
• Excellent understandings of purchasing business flow: Established purchasing department from
scratch and put in place the processes - PR, RFQ, contract preparation, vendor evaluation,
negotiation, purchasing, inventory control, materials management, logistics, NAFTA, customs
regulations, CSA/uL regulations.
• Extensive experience in all aspects of materials management: Planning, budgeting, procurement,
competitive bidding, evaluation of bids, negotiating with bidders and inventory turnaround and
control.
• Expert knowledge in ERP and computer software: purchasing, inventory control and sales
components of SAP, Visual manufacturing, MS office products, EDI and ASN processing.
• Excellent in data extraction and analysis: Experienced in designing, deploying, extracting and
manipulating data for planning and forecasting.
• Strong analytical, planning, project management, contracting, negotiations with vendors on
global basis, global logistics management and team building skills. Proven experience in cost
cutting.
I would appreciate a meeting with you in person to further discuss how I can contribute to your
organization.
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Thank you
Yours truly,
Ram Ramachandran
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