Akshay Patel

Handling the Dual role of Procurement : 1) Project Procurement : Handling the Project prodcument of 2000 Cr. Project of various chemical Project such as ECH, H2O2 and caustic at Bharuch Location. 2)Raw Material : Responsible for procurement of crude Glycerin, Storage and Logistic to the Site.

Recruited for development of new TBCB (Tariff based competitive bidding) of Transmission Project where handling Project Procurements of Transmission Line and substation packages. Deliverables for New Business: • Estimation on ongoing/Upcoming TBCB Projects • Identifying Potential vendors & strategic tie up to extract best rates to increase the winning chances • Win-Loss tender analysis & implementing weak points in Ongoing/Upcoming tenders • Preparing Hedging strategies for commodity products for risk free bidding in project • New vendor development across all categories in Transmission & Distribution Projects Deliverables for already established assets: • Handling Procurement of day to day procurement & services for Transmission line • Preparing long term AMC for capital items and rate contract for regular items • Administered the order management from RFP to finalization and execution of entire order up to delivery of material at site Handling ERP System: SAP – MM Module Highlights: • Prepared excel based atomized costing module for LT Power & Control cable, HT cable & EHV cable. Also, key account for cable estimation across the Torrent Power • Prepared 10+ Estimation Module for cost estimation purpose • Prepared Excel based Live Dashboard for commodity tracking

Deliverables: • Handling Project Procurements of Transmission Line and substation packages of TBCB Projects. • Estimating & Procuring high value items for EHV Substation and Transmission Project of TBCB & Solar Projects. • Evaluated the performance of the vendors based on various criteria such as percentage for rejections, quality improvement rate, timely delivery, credit terms, etc. • Managed procurement activities viz. Transmission & Distribution; CAPEX Procurement and Solar Project. • Spearheaded the commodity tracking activities for Copper, Aluminum, Zinc and Steel for driving positive impacting to the buying process, thereby delivering high cost savings for the purchase group • Administered the order management from RFP to finalization and execution of entire order up to delivery of material at site • Tackling execution issues; arranging Meeting with contractor; arranged ISO, Business excellence, Safety Training and Heading Supplier Meet for suppliers on yearly basis; TOP management connect with A-Class supplier to strengthen business relationships. • Handling ERP System: SAP – MM Module • Handling CAPX and OPAX Procurement for Transmission and Solar Projects worth of Rs. 1000 Cr. Annually. • Key account for procurement of commodity items i.e. conductor for across Adani group. Highlights: • Accolades performer rating “Excellent” in FY 19-20. • Finalized Approx. 400 Cr. Order of conductor on all time low Aluminum Price and fetched Approx. 5%-6% additional saving.

Throughout my stint with Godrej & Boyce, I scaled up across different roles from an Assistant Manager to a Deputy Manager, wherein I was tapped to organize activities such as sourcing, techno-commercial evaluation, contracting, inspection, logistics & delivery and payment processing. I evaluated vendor performance, managed procurement activities viz. Transmission & Distribution, New Factory CAPEX Procurement, Rooftop Solar Project and led various commodity tracking activities for Copper, Aluminum, Zinc and Steel. Selected accomplishments of this role include: • Received “Best Commercial Support” Award for FY 17-18 • Secured Best Performer Rating “Suppress Expectation” in Procurement Departments • Finalized 100 Crores Gas Insulated Substation in GETCO Project • Managed Pre-Bid for GIS Project for rating 145kV, 220kV, 400kV in WBSETCL, PGCIL and GETCO Project

Procurement for Transmission & Distribution Projects, Solar Projects, EHV lines. Project Handling/Handlled : APTRANSCO - 220kV EHV D/C Line and 220kv sub-station WBSETCL - 400kv Bay Extension PGCIL - 400-220kv Jalandhar-Sabha Sub-station. WBSTECL - Sagardighi - 220kv GIS GETCO - Pachham - 400/220/66kV GIS Project PGCIL - maharanibang - 400kV GIS - Extension PGCIL - WRSS - 01 Project Knowledge : 1) knowledge in order finalization from PRP to Dispatch of Goods. 2) Knowledge of Transmission and Distribution items. 3) Knowlege of Pre-Bid Tie ups. 4) Knowlege of GIS Market and Substation items finalizations.

With Thermax, I was recruited to manage the procurement functions for Electrical & Instruments and Mechanical Items. I developed new vendors for capacity addition & cost reduction, designed procurement schedules and established the quality & quantity limits for effective inventory control. I also finalized commercial terms and condition with all vendors and established revision contracts. Selected accomplishments of this role include: • Managed procurement worth INR 350 Cores + • Finalized Electrical – Balance of Plant Package of INR 50 crores with Alstom • Received Fighter Award for achieving revenue target in FY14-15 for NMDC Project

phd scholar at SPU. Doing research for leveraging the AI Technologies in Supply chain Management for to make SCM more resilience & Cost effective. Working on the Automatized contract negotiations implementation for Indian companies.