Amit Tiwari

Senior Manager - Procurement and Supply Chain Management @ KTM IMPEX PRIVATE LIMITED

About

Strategic Sourcing & Procurement Professional with 10+ years Experience. Global sourcing experience across India/China/Mexico Expert in envisioning SC trajectory across functions. Extensive knowledge of Contract Management. Project/Program Management - Planning, Budgeting, Estimation, Execution. Proven Expertise in Process Improvement and Demand Management. Expert in Inventory functions for supporting sourcing plans. Worked on Microsoft Navision and AX. Working Knowledge of MS office - Word, Excel and Power Point Pursuing SCMP & CPP Fluent in English, Hindi and Chinese (Mandarin). Specialties: Strategic Sourcing Purchase Management Vendor Shortlisting Supply chain optimization Market research and need identification

Country

Canada

City

Mississauga

Industry

International Trade & Development

Skill

Purchase Management, Brand Development, Supply Chain Optimization, Team Management, Management, Supply Chain Management, Sourcing, Start-ups, Market Research, Forecasting, Product Development, Leadership, Logistics, Key Account Management, Strategic Planning, Training, CRM, Business Development, Process Engineering, Procurement

Experience

Senior Manager - Procurement and Supply Chain Management

KTM IMPEX PRIVATE LIMITED

2014-11 - 2018-12 · 4 yrs 2 mos

Shanghai, China / Panipat, India

Managed a buying Portfolio of USD 25 Million annually over 48 SKUs. Developed General Merchandise department and increased buying by 60%. Overhauled packaging of Home Textile SKU’s to bring cost down by 38%. Led end to end sourcing activities including sourcing strategy, requirements analysis, supplier assessments and contract/price negotiation. Conducted total cost of ownership analysis, cost modelling & financial analysis. Applied best practices for procurement strategy, risk analysis, financial analysis, project planning, scoping, and contract negotiations. Authored the content and evaluation criteria for Request For Qualification (RFQ) and Request for Proposal (RFP) and defined new Procurement Policies and KPI’s. Performed iterative rounds of negotiations until best pricing is achieved, while ensuring all quality metrics are maintained; Sustaining negotiated prices, and negotiating cost increases as they arise along with freight and packaging costs. Appointed and approved all QA/QC initiatives with external vendors. Built long lasting strategic relationships with suppliers/vendors.

Procurement Manager

KTM IMPEX PRIVATE LIMITED

2008-1 - 2014-10 · 6 yrs 10 mos

Key sourcing account management for the following territories / clients: India – Reliance retail – Luggage, Future Group - Projects etc. Latin America: Walmart, Mcqueen, Apollo group etc. South Africa: Mr. Price retail, Willard etc. Supervised the sourcing and sales team of 10+ associates. Analysed needs, worked backwards and offered cost effective and competitive solutions. Collaborated closely with the Quality team for most accurate delivery. Opened new product line - Garment Accessory Department including Threads/Velcro/buttons. Increased sales by 125% in 6 months – from USD 1 million to USD 2.25 million. Forecasted the retail sales to plan purchase.

Subject Matter Expert

Nipuna Services Limited

2005-6 - 2006-12 · 1 yr 7 mos

• Co- heading a team of 18 Technical Support Associates. • Providing Tier-II support during live calls. • Generating Avaya reports and compiling them for forecast analysis using “Blue Pumpkin”. • Delivering individual and group feedbacks. • Working in close association with the Quality Analysts’ and Voice Coaches’ for the constant improvement of the process and the Associates. • Hosting the Process Update Seminars.

Education

Humber College

Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

2019 - 2019

S P Jain School of Global Management

Marketing - Services

2006 - 2007 · 1 yr

Internship at the B-School awarded “Best SGP – Interactive Q & A” & “Best Team Spirit” Internship with Global leaders - KPMG, UAE and Nokia, Singapore