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Project Coordinator Procurement

Location:
Calgary, AB, Canada
Posted:
March 21, 2022

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ARIJIT BHATTACHARYA

Calgary, AB 403-***-**** ******.*****@*****.**

PROFILE

Purchasing Professional with 15+ years of international experience and a solid record of achievements in the field of Supply Chain Management.

• Delivers results through demonstrated strategies, applying procurement controls, and conducting audits.

• Strong ability to plan and run projects to yield profit.

• Known for effective negotiation skills that result in reduced procurement costs and time of operation.

• Sound planning & problem-solving skills have proven valuable in simultaneously managing multiple complex assignments requiring flexibility in demanding environments with a high degree of accuracy and quality. Key Competencies

Strategic Sourcing Bid Analysis Vendor Management & Audit Inventory Management Contract Management Negotiation(price/time/freight) Procurement Customs clearance HSE Logistics Planning & Operations CAREER SUMMARY

CANADIAN TIRE CORP.,Calgary, AB (on contract) Dec 2020 – Mar 2021 Logistics Coordinator/Dispatcher

• Planned & organized distribution of goods, booked trucks & prepared documents to efficiently handle operations. Placed consolidated order to distribution center based on requisitions from the stores.

• Tracked and traced every truck load and monitored reverse logistics for damaged or excess merchandize. SCHENKER OF CANADA, Calgary, AB Feb. 2018 – Nov. 2019 Project Coordinator – Oil & Gas Projects

• Provided cost effective logistics solution including storage facility to Oil & Gas clients extending them cost saving measure and increasing and helping company in profit maximization of around 20%

• Sourced cost-effective freight from steam-ship liners and truckers. Periodically negotiated freight and service contracts to reduce procurement cost & maximized profit by 40%.

• Filed freight rates with Principles to win business and prepared client quotations to earn a profit of 15%.

• Recorded deployment details related to equipment and other resources for any logistics operations to invoice client accordingly as per the contract while ensuring a minimum company profit of 10-15%.

• Recorded date of entry and exit for goods at the company’s storage facility, calculated storage costs, documented Act of Receipts and updated inventory.

• Evaluated HSE norms & conditions before entering into a contract with vendors, & approved vendor invoices as per contract.

• Created all purchase/service requisition with vendors/service providers on SAP system for every shipment to ensure 100% accuracy in terms of payment, documentation & storage cost saving 20% time

• Validated invoices of 3 PL service providers using SAP & forwarded to Accounts Payable for timely payment. Achievements

Provided average annual contribution of approximately $200,000 for the company.

Retained existing clients and increased the share of clients’ total shipments by winning over competitors. EAGLES WINGS SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT INC., Calgary, AB 2016 – 2018 Supply Chain Coordinator

• Strategically sourced various products as per clients’ requirements, conducted vendor audits and negotiated pricing and delivery schedules to enable cost reduction in terms of Supply Chain.

• Managed ordering cycle to ensure buffer stock & avoid delay in delivery of vital materials to ensure a smooth operation cycle.

• Developed an efficient inventory structure to ensure safety of stock based on Fast Slow Non-Moving items

(FSN) model. Handled troubleshooting issues in procurement including emergency purchase and organized storage facility of various commodity at cost effective rate.

• Documented goods received and updated inventory, organized dispatch to client, collected Act of Receipt and updated inventory status to plan for future ordering. ARIJIT BHATTACHARYA Page 2 of 2

ADVANCED POLYMERS P LTD., Mumbai, India 2012 – 2015 Officer, Commercial and Logistics

• Budgeted annual procurement expenses of approximately $ 2 Million.

• Sourced and Purchased raw materials, tools & heavy machinery after analyzing the bids of the supplier as per project requirements, designed efficient inbound logistics to ensure smooth operations & reduce shutdowns

• Negotiated product, service costs, delivery schedules & payment procedures with 100+ suppliers reducing operational expense by $40000 annually.

• Managed inventory & ordered new inventory according to work schedules in order to reduce costs, controlled ordering cycle to ensure judicious flow of goods and reduce wastage of raw materials & other goods by 20% Achievement:

Negotiated & secured over 60 purchase/service contracts with vendors & service providers to reduce expenses by 30%

SUN DRILLING LLP, Aktobe, Kazakhstan 2007 – 2012

Supply Chain Lead

• Issued tenders;monitored, worked on Purchase Orders(Pos), evaluated & allocated bids, Requests for Proposal

(RFP), & Requests for Quotation (RFQ).

• Applied strategic procurement principles & negotiated price, evaluated quality & safety standards of products with suppliers to reduce procurement expenses by 10-12%. Evaluated product standards for correct purchase.

• Sourced vendors from various locations to obtain specific products of good quality, at competitive price, & with efficient delivery schedules. Developed vendor relations and undertook vendor audits.

• Developed a panel of standard vendors, negotiated price, in-bound logistics schedule, & systematized requisition & purchase procedures to expedite delivery of goods & services to reduce carrying costs by 7%.

• Managed ordering cycle along with proficient inventory management to reduce wastage of raw materials & other goods by 20%

• Worked on Total Cost determination vis-a-vis time for Local or International Procurement.

• Advised local vendors regarding in-bound logistics to reduce expenses and time by 15%.

• Verified purchase and service contracts with vendors and service providers keeping the best interest of the company and revised it time to time to ensure day to day operation is smooth and hazard free, reducing operational cost by $40000 annually.

• Drafted proposals for the company to deal with vendors/clients keeping the company absolved from incidental expenses arising out of situation beyond human control thereby reducing expenses by $25000 annually.

• Organized vessel & aircraft chartering to ensure prompt delivery of over weight & over dimensional cargo. Achievements

Audited operational status, product quality, market position of hundreds of vendors to ensure quality, safety norms, and cost-effective procurement.

Introduced seasonal ordering cycle to reduce wastage & helped the company to save approx. $100000/year. THABET BROS. AND CO., Sanaa, Yemen 2004 – 2007

Executive, Procurement and Logistics

• Organized systemic procurement procedures with reputable suppliers at a competitive price, reducing company’s annual expenses by 7% - by importing, instead of procuring from local monopolistic suppliers.

• Evaluated proposals and issued purchase orders for prompt and cost-effective procurement. Determined transit routes of global transportation market, decreasing shipping costs by 2%.

• Developed and tailored contingency plans for unexpected changes (natural disasters, accidents, political sanctions, etc.) in supply chain.

Achievements

Introduced systemic material requisition procedure and ordering system to minimize shutdowns by 60%. EDUCATION

• Master of Business Administration (Major in Supply Chain Management), Equivalent to Canadian MBA as per certification from WES, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India

• Bachelor of Science, Equivalent to Canadian Bachelors levels as per certification from WES, University of Calcutta, Calcutta, India

• Certificate in WHMIS, Transport of Dangerous Goods(TDG), HSE Awareness, E-Safety First Canada

• Certificate in Supply Chain Management, Van Horne Institute, Calgary(AB), Canada



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