Purchase Manager Logistics Management

VIJAY C. THITE

Chinchwad, Pune, Maharashtra -****34 ***********@*****.*** 91-986*******

Professional Summary

A result oriented purchasing professional with total 12 years of experience in Supply Chain management spearheading a wide spectrum of tasks including Purchase, Vendor Development, Inventory Management, Contract Negotiations and Quality Control across the supply chain. Key Expertise in material planning, Cost saving, purchase & category management with key focus on top line & bottom line profitability by ensuring optimal utilization of resources. Skills

• Vendor Development & Management

• Cost Saving

• Inventory Control

• Contract Negotiation

• Budget Management

• Strategic Planning

Work History

PURCHASE MANAGER MARCH-2019 to Current

UTTATA FOODS & FEEDS PVT LTD,PUNE

ROLES &RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for procurement of Raw Material like wheat, packing material, Engineering & Civil material, Capital Purchase etc in an efficient, timely and economic manner.

• Development of new Vendors for Wheat & for packing materials.

• To handle key domestic suppliers and maintained sauda, delivery and payment status.

• Monitoring Mandi rates, competitor activities for developing strategies for demand & Supply.

• Go down utilization & Logistics responsibility across all the locations.

• Co-ordination of fortnightly crop survey across both farmers & trading locations.

• Planning and budgeting of purchase functions, involving cost estimation, contract negotiations.

• Liaison with finance department for timely payment of the Supplier bills.

• Finalizing AMC for all engineering systems, Machines and Pest control Management.

• Maintain purchase records as per company policies ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance.

• Working knowledge of MS Office, Microsoft Dynamics ERP,SAP, Dot Net etc. PURCHASE HEAD FEB-2017 TO FEB- 2019

EVEREST SPICES,MUMBAI

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Heading the department for purchasing of Raw and Packaging materials for PAN India.

• Purchasing of Packaging Materials- Laminate, Labels, Pouches, Corrugated Boxes, mono cartons, Liner cartons, HDPE JAR, Pet Bottles, BOPP, Moulds and others packaging items.( over 850 items) Purchasing of Raw materials- like-Coriander seeds, Black pepper, Red Chilly, Saffron, Asafoetida, Cardamom, Cumin, Dry Ginger, Garlic, vegetable OIL, SALT, Flavours etc.

• Handling multiple plants across the country.

• Purchasing of Capex, engineering and other POS materials.

• Tracking the market intelligence on various commodities, raisins and petroleum prices to control the prices of RM/PM.

• Supervising overall purchase processes including of material planning, inventory control, quality maintenance.

• Alternate vendor's development, their evaluation and supervision.

• Configure inbound supply chain network by developing suppliers, raw material warehouses and selecting various modes of logistics.

• Carry out continuous evaluation of supply chain partners and provide feedback to improve trust & collaboration, inventory visibility, quality, pricing & on time delivery of materials & serv.

• Continuously evaluate inbound supply chain business processes to develop & implement policies, systems &standard operating practices for streamlining & achieving control over processes.

• Maintain purchase records as per company policies ensuring statutory and regulatory compliance.

• Oversee MIS & database reflecting the trends & developments of the company regarding, procurement spend, inventory turnover, supplier payments etc.

• For budgetary and strategic review to enhance the business of the company. JOINT MANAGER –PURCHASE DEC-2014 to JAN-2017

DABUR INDIA LIMITED, SILVASA

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Responsible for purchase orders, vendor development, procurement of raw and packaging materials in an efficient, timely and economic manner.

• Finalizing weekly, monthly procurement plan to ensure minimum inventory levels are maintained.

• Identification and development of new vendors by understanding their manufacturing ability through on-site visits and measurements.

• Continuously monitoring, evaluating and improving supplier performance.

• Regularly reviewed stock status & monitor timely replenishments (from warehouse to the store).

• Finalizing weekly, monthly production plan for both units.

• Review the plan vs.Actual production analysis on daily basis ensure that inventory of all stocks is maintained at optimum levels.

• Provide periodic updates on performance of purchase function to the Management. ASST. MANAGER –PURCHASE APRIL-2008 to DEC-2013

RICH GRAVISS PRODUCTS PVT LTD, PUNE

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manage day to day activities of purchase dept.to ensure smooth supply of raw materials & packing materials.

• Leading purchase function for PAN India plant requirements (Annually INR 100 Cr.).

• Planning and purchasing of raw materials and packaging materials required for production.

• Liaoning & collaborating with internal (SCM, marketing, R &D, QA, finance) & external stakeholders (vendors, auditors etc.) Vendor development, negotiate price, terms and supply contract to secure volumes of key commodities like Sugar, Liquid Glucose, Skimmed Milk Powder, Oil etc.

• Including price tier and volume rebates.

• Establish strategic relationship with key suppliers who are aligned to company's business needs.

• Foster close working relationship with associated departments- supplies planning & production, stores, R & D, Marketing, QA, finance etc.

• Prepare vendor database, MIS reports, price comparatives, and cost savings reports.

• Monthly supply review, supply risk assessment etc.

• Working with R & D and Marketing on new product development (NPD) initiatives.

• Ensure all policies and procedures are documented in relation of purchasing process.

• Development of alternative local sources for imported raw materials which helps in cost saving.

• Planning and budgeting of purchase functions, involving cost estimation, contract negotiations.

• Liaison with finance department for timely payment of bills & clearance of ‘C' forms.

• Finalizing AMC for all engineering systems, Machines and refrigeration systems.

• Working knowledge of MS Office and Microsoft Dynamics ERP. PURCHASE OFFICER JAN-2007 to APRIL-2008

S.M.AUTO ENGINEERING,PUNE

Purchase Routine work.

Education

PGDMLM (Post Graduate Diploma in Material & Logistics Management -2008 Pune University-Pune

BACHLOR OF ARTS - 2001

Shivaji University - Kolhapur

Good working knowledge of MS Office, SAP, Microsoft Dynamics ERP. I hereby confirm that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge & belief. Sincerely .

Vijay C Thite

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