TANAJI C. WALEKAR

Procurement Professional

Cell: +91-904******* E-Mail: adtjmm@r.postjobfree.com

Location Preferences: Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad

Professional with over 16+ years of insightful experience in managing Procurement Function, seeks challenging assignments in the field of Procurement, Supply Chain Management, Strategic Sourcing. CORE COMPETENCIES

Procurement / Purchasing

Strategic Sourcing

Supply Chain Management

Market Price Trend Analysis

Supplier Market Analysis

Negotiation & Cost Control

Vendor Assessment / Evaluation

Vendor Performance Rating

Supplier Risk Management

Team Management

PROFILE SUMMARY

Strategic Supply Chain/Procurement Professional with expertise in meeting business needs in a fast paced, expanding MNC environment; focused on managing a wide spectrum of tasks in Procurement P2P Cycle, Strategic Sourcing, Vendor Assessment & Selection, Vendor evaluation & Performance Rating, Zero Based costing, Negotiations, Alternate sourcing, Global Sourcing, Import part localization, Capacity Planning, Supplier Relationship Management, Supplier Risk Assessment, and Management

Industry exposure entails: Heavy Engineering/Fabrication, Energy

& Environment, EPC Project procurement, Valves & Tank equipment for PSU, Oil & Gas, Phama and Chemal industry.

Skilled in handling techno-commercial aspects, entailing procurement activities, technical bid analysis, commercial negotiations, order placement, monitoring order progress until delivery & vendor payment release.

Effectively steering procurement operations with accomplishments in reducing material costs by formulating and deploying suitable sourcing strategies.

Team-based management style coupled with excellent relationship management, leadership, communication, decision-making, problem-solving & organizational skills

ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE

Feb’2020 To Till date Manager / Head Of Purchase

Protego India Pvt. Ltd. Navi Mumbai (100% Subsidiary of German MNC) Heading a Purchase function by leading a team of buyers for direct & indirect purchase, which includes Raw Material, Steel casting, Import, bought out components, outsourcing of machining & fabrication jobs, Sub-contracting operations supporting to production shop, Consumables, Packaging, Capex, Maintenance, Admin, Services etc.

Define & monitor department objectives with compliance to ISO & HSE requirements.

Setting & monitoring KRA for individual of purchase team to meet organization goal.

Developing & implementing purchasing strategies and working to improve purchasing systems & processes.

Managing daily procurement activities, supervising staff, and allocating tasks.

Managing supplier relations, negotiating contracts, prices, timelines and preparation of annual rate contract.

New Vendor assessment, selection, and development for the materials & services.

Vendor evaluation & performance rating for continuous improvement of existing vendor

Coordinating with inventory control to determine and manage inventory needs.

Ensuring that all procured items meet the required quality standards and specifications.

Preparing cost estimates, zero base price and monitoring the cost within the budgets.

Support to Marketing & Application engineering team in pre-bid stage for valued input. Dec’2009 To Feb’2020 Deputy Manager – Materials (Procurement)

(10 Yrs, 2 Months) Thermax Ltd. Chinchwad-Pune

Growth Path : Senior Executive Assistant Manager Deputy Manager Thermax Ltd is an Indian engineering company, involved in energy and environment. Thermax’s Boiler & Heater division is in the business of boiler EPC projects for Refinery, Petro-chemical, Fertilizer, Chemical Industries, Steel Industries & various other industries.

Led a team for the subcontracting of Pressure Part fabrication from IBR approved vendors as per defined manufacturing process & quality norms and contributed towards the revenue target within the project schedule.

Led a team for Procurement of Raw Material, Fasteners & Gaskets as per project specifications & approved vendor list.

Outsourcing of prefabricated piping by close monitoring of manufacturing activities at major milestones.

Handled Procurement of bought out components which includes Furnace Refractory, Insulation, Investment Casting, Ceramic Casting, Aluminum Cladding and Site contract for supply & application work.

Coordinated activities related to floating inquiries, conducting techno-commercial negotiations, PO release, Monitoring delivery, Good receipt & vendor payment release. Feb’2007 To Dec’2009 Engineer – Materials (Procurement)

(2 Yrs, 10 Months) Walchandnagar Industries Ltd. Walchandnagar, Pune WIL is Heavy Engineering company supplying High Pressure Boilers, Heat Exchangers, Pressure Vessels, Heavy Duty Gear boxes, Sugar, Cement & Mineral processing plant and Special products for DRDL,BARC,NPCIL,ISRO etc.

Served in corporate material division for Procurement of Raw material (i.e., pipe, plates, flanges, fittings & fasteners), Heavy Fabrication & Machining components required for Boiler and Cement plants.

Floating enquiry, review vendor offers techno-commercially, Compile, Negotiate & prepare proposal to finalize the order, where budget control was the primary aspect.

Purchase order release & liaison with suppliers for timely receipt of material.

To Ensure on time deliveries by close monitoring of schedule & regular visit to vendor works for execution of critical deliverables.

Aug’2006 To Feb’2007 Engineer - Production Planning & Control

(6 Months) Parmar Techno Forge, Chinchwad-Pune

PTF is a Leading manufacturer of pipe fittings as per IBR and Non-IBR

Handled post order execution of pipe fittings as per the requirement of clients in the public sector.

Preparation of weekly production plan, based on in-hand orders.

Processing work order based on sales order, Purchase requisition, follow up for timely material availability, ensuring production start and finish as per plan, update progress to customer and dispatch. HIGHLIGHTS ACROSS THE CAREER

Awarded as a ‘Best Employee 2021-22’ for contributions towards sustainable improvement plan under Lean Program

Achieved “Recognition & Rewards” for excellent execution of the key PSU projects, Reduction of lead time, Price reductions by Values engineering / Alternate Source / Annual rate contract, Timely execution of FOAK jobs in structured way & within the quality norms,

Established RFQ and contract document for site installation work, under top management initiative on process improvement.

Pivotal in reducing overall 12% (1.2 Cr) material costs by aggressively negotiating with vendors by implementing varours saving levers & strategies.

Played a key role in improving the product delivery matrix by schedule ordering, kit purchase & vendor stocking.

Continuous Vendor development to sustain the seamless supply chain.

Vendor quality improvement for preferred 22 vendors to bring them under green chanel vendor

Core member of the sourcing team for one of biggest order for supplying pet coke based CFBC boilers for the leading Indian Petrochemical company.

Organized eAuctions for high value orders with outcome of double digit price reduction. ACADEMIC DETAILS

Executive Certification in Supply Chain Management from Indian Institute of Management, Rohatak (IIM) in March 2021

Diploma in Materials Management (Part Time) from Indian Institute of Materials Management, Pune in 2011

Bachelor of Production Engineering (Full Time) from Shivaji University, Kolhapur in 2006 with 67.64%

H.S.C. from Shivaji College, Barshi (Pune Board) in Feb-2001 with 68.33 %

S.S.C. from Maharashtra Vidyalaya, Barshi (Pune Board) in Mar-1999 with 72.13% IT SKILLS

BAAN, Infor LN 10.4 ERP, Office 365, MS Office (Word, Excel, Power point) PERSONAL SKILLS

Good at planning and optimal utilization of resources Strong willingness to learn new skills and techniques.

Acumen for taking responsibility and high interpersonal skills.

Ability to establish report and work in a team.

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth: 13th March 1984

Languages Known: English, Hindi & Marathi

Address: Serve No. 174/A, Ganga Skies Complex,

Vallabhnagar, Pimpri, Pune – 411018

DECLARATION

I here by declare that all the information provided by me in this application is factual and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief

TANAJI CHANGDEV WALEKAR

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