Vaneet Goel

Procurement Strategy, Transformation & Excellence

SUMMARY

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

CORE COMPETENCIES

ACADEMIC SNAPSHOT

MBA (IPMX – One Year Full Time Executive PGDM) IIM Lucknow (Noida Campus) 2016 - 2017 3.26 / 4 B. Tech. (Mechanical Engineering)

Giani Zail Singh College of Engg.

& Tech. (Bathinda - Punjab) 1999 - 2003 68 %

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

AGM - Merino India Group Oct’18 – Till date

Procurement Strategy, Transformation & Excellence

Role & Responsibilities

Develop strong collaborative relationships with key stakeholders across the company to strategically manage spend and the supply base for assigned categories

Understand the strategic business objectives and procurement requirements and develop sourcing strategies and category roadmaps to support the business objectives

Source, negotiate, contract and manage spend categories such as RM, Opex, IT Procurement, Indirect Spend

Manage complex sourcing projects and lead contract negotiations that optimize value to the company

Identify and report key performance metrics to measure success and drive continuous improvement

Act as sourcing & procurement subject matter expert in consulting with the business on procurement strategies, process, policies, and best practices

Prepare sourcing RFx, contracts, statements of work and related procurement documents

Provide regular communication and training on processes and systems

Perform the supplier management function in collaboration with the business

Develop strong partnerships with procurement operations, Accounts Payable, Contract Management and Legal teams

Manage, coordinate, and support special projects as needed; hands on behavior for operational tasks as needed Achievements

o Executed 7 step strategic sourcing processes to maximize effectiveness and deliver optimum results Summary Areas of Expertise Core Competencies Academic Snapshot Professional Experience New Delhi

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B. Tech + MBA with 15 years of experience in Procurement Strategy, Transformation & Excellence serving the Global giants across Industries working in multi-functional teams spread across geographies

MBA from IIM Lucknow (Full time - On Campus - Executive Program) with focus on subjects in Supply Chain management, Operations management & Strategy

Currently working with Merino India (Delhi) and reporting to Group Head (VP- Procurement), taking care of Strategic Sourcing, Transformation Projects, Procurement Excellence & New Projects

P2P Procurement Operations

Material Requirement Planning

Planning viz-a-viz Adv. Licences

Procurement Budgeting

Spend & Data Analytics

Function KPIs Setting

Dashboarding & MIS Reporting

Automation & E-enablement

Problem Solving & Decision making

Team building & Leading

Conflict Management

Customer Focus (Int. & Ext.)

o Source-to-Pay (S2P) E2E Procurement Process

o Strategic Sourcing & Supplier Relationship

o Project Planning & Management

o Contract negotiation, management & Governance

o Procurement Planning, Processes & Practices

o Spend Analytics, Automation & Dashboarding

o Cost Efficiency Strategies

o Vendor Rating & Management

o Risk Management Strategies and Tactics

o Cross-Functional team projects and coordination

Global Exposure

o Driving cost efficiency initiatives to the tunes of $ 3 M savings on annualized basis o Managed and negotiated annual and multi-year contracts primarily for raw material o Improving the profitability & productivity by bringing 3PL service providers for outbound logistics o Bringing the overall efficiency in daily purchases by outsourcing MRO/Consumables to bulk aggregators Manager - Maruti Suzuki India Limited Nov’07 – Mar’16 Project Management, Sourcing strategy, Cost Reduction (VA/VE/Localization/Benchmarking) Role & Responsibilities

Responsible for Sourcing & Project Management for Interior Assemblies, Sub-assemblies & Components

Cost reduction via Value Analysis & Value Addition of Interior Assemblies & Safety items Internal Parts

Managing Supplier performance and product quality for Interior Assemblies & Safety Internal Parts Achievements

o Developed & executed sourcing strategy for projects - Swift Dzire, A-Star, Wagon-R, Ritz, Baleno, Suzuki Carry o Introduced alternate sources for high volume models such as WagonR as a part of risk mitigation strategy o Contributed USD $5 M to the bottom line of the company via value analysis and Localization projects o Groomed and mentored fresh and experienced team members for Maruti Suzuki’s 2020 Vision o Worked at Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan on Sourcing & Development strategy of 3rd Generation WagonR o Worked with world class suppliers in Japan – NHK, Shiroki & Implemented best practices at Maruti Suppliers Senior Engineer - Spyker Cars N.V. Aug’06 – Oct’07 Sourcing, Development & Project Management

Study the feasibility of localizing the machined parts in India for introducing C8 Laviolette Luxury car in India

Frequent engagements with Netherlands based Project managers for work orders, finalization of deliverables and Project delivery in line with agreed deliverables

ONSITE GLOBAL EXPOSURE

Professional exposure

Seaflyer Precision Industry Co., Ltd. China for current Honda Amaze tooling

Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan for 3rd Generation WagonR Project

Spyker Cars N.V., Netherlands to study & develop the Indigenization strategy for its C8 model Study & Trainings

Certification program in Management in European Environment at ESCP Berlin, Germany

Certification program in European Supply Chain Management at ESCP Paris, France

Six Weeks Japanese language program at CKC, Japan IT TOOLS

Infor LN (BAAN) ERP, SAP Ariba (E-Procurement & Spend Management)

Excel Programming, MS Office Suite, MS Project

GAMS (SCM Analytics), SPSS (Statistical Analytics) DISTINCTIONS

Experience of working in Diverse Environments as diverse as Indian, European, Japanese & Chinese

Experience of working in Automobiles, Component Suppliers, Wood Panels, Furniture, Food, Agriculture Industry

Trained in Japanese Language from CKC, Japan & English Language from British Council, New Delhi

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt Certified

Registered an invention with Patent no. 201611018639A published in Patent Office Journal No. 48/2017 ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Date of Birth: 10th December 1981

Nationality: Indian

Languages Known: English, Hindi, Punjabi and Japanese Hobbies Fitness training, Yoga, Cooking, Driving, Sightseeing & Learni ng about new things Address: New Delhi-NCR, India

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