Abhay Ghirnikar

Heading multi location heavy manufacturing operations

Head of Procurement Expediting and Quality assurance

Provide strategic direction and leadership to New Business development, Integrated Plants & Turnkey Projects and Logistics & Supply Chain Management function of German multinational Organisation at their corporate office. Key Contributions: Major responsibilities include: identifying new business opportunities, business modelling, strategic tie-ups, forming pre-bid cooperation agreements/consortium/MoU, Liaising, Bidding Large Turnkey Projects, Project Execution, sourcing & procurement of mechanical & electrical capital equipment & packages. Bidding for Solar plants, EHV substation, Railway workshops, Water Treatment plants, Tanking projects for oil & gas. Expertly managing execution and P&L of Railway Forge Wheel Plant project for Rashtriya Ispat Nigam Ltd on EPC basis with budget of Rs 450 Crore. Major scope involves Civil, Structural, Utilities, Water Treatment Plant, HVAC, Fire Fighting, Electrical, Laboratory and testing facilities etc. Successfully commissioned world-class heavy Greenfield manufacturing facility with capital outlay of Rs.252 Crores in personal capacity as project manager in record time of 18 months. Leading multi-location Team of 72 Employees Developed new profitable business Won Turnkey Project worth Rs.85 Crores from Indian Railways. Achieved breakthrough in first year itself by winning four EHV substation projects worth Rs 100 Crores. Currently Heading Supply Chain Function of all the Indian subsidiaries of SMS Group. Consistently delivering 8–10% saving on Spend base (procurement volume) of Rs.650 Crore. Providing strategic and operational support to German Counterpart for global procurement. Expertly managing training & development and ERP-SAP for SCM process automation

Provided vision and leadership to commercial functions of Tuticorin & Silvassa by strategizing entire supply chain management (procurement, logistics, contracts and stores) budgeting, stakeholder management, team development. Key Contributions: Led Team of 86 Employees Essayed a stellar role in completing Rs 107 Crores capacity expansion Project of Smelter, Sulphuric Acid and Copper Refinery in a record time & achieved a cost saving of Rs. 7.81 Crores. Effectively conducted Vendor Meet for 3 years for better vendor collaboration. Conducted Group Commercial Meet for sharing of Best practices. Successfully managed diverse procurement of Rs. 660 Crores p.a. Frost & Sullivan recognized SCM “Better than the Best” Actively completed TPM Achieved improved process efficiency, cost cutting implementing SAP Supply Relationship Management (SAP-SRM). Achieved dispatch earning by efficient stevedoring operation - Rs 2.9 Crore p.a. Saving achieved thru Import substitution - Rs. 88 Lakhs Saving achieved by implementing online reverse auction – Rs 77 Lakhs (06-07). Saving achieved by applying TCO concept for Raw Materials - Rs 68.6 Lakhs p.a. 100% utilization of EPCG license for imports resulted in saving - Rs 56 Lakhs p.a. Elevated the Scrap sales revenue to Rs. 350 Lakhs. Conducted 9 TQMs for improving cost / efficiency & reduced the procurement lead-time by 24%.

Overseen the Purchasing functions of Wardha & Ghugus with a team of 12 members. Holds the distinction of handling yearly procurement of Rs 60 Crores of indigenous and imported spares and materials for the commissioning of SMS, HRM, CRM and Galvanizing Plant. Served as In-charge of sale of by-products such as Zinc Dross Ferric Oxide, Mill Scale and Discarded Rolls leading to monthly revenue generation worth Rs 35 Lakhs. Stellar role in achieving cost savings to the tune of Rs 1.63 Crores p.a. by developing alternate vendor base for Rolling Mill Back-up Rolls. Effectively brought down inventory of hoses, hose fitting and valves by Rs 22 Lakhs. Instrumental in achieving cost savings upto Rs 7 Lakhs through import substitution of various imported items such as mechanical equipment, valves pumps, hoses, oil seals, etc. Capably generated revenue worth Rs 1.37 Crores from sale of surplus inventory of spares. Dexterously handled the implementation of ERP System SAP R/3 - 4.0B (Material Management Module) in consultation with HCL Infosystem Ltd. as Power User & Module Leader.

Handled the procurement and planning of bought out proprietary items, turned parts, press parts, fabricated parts, etc. for daily production. Managed spend base Rs 30 Crore.