Chandan Patil

 Developing, implementing and monitoring the procurement strategy, policy and procedures for an addressable spend in the region  Developing and implementing strategies for the effective negotiation and management of strategic contracts and suppliers  Leading and driving initiatives that deliver improvements in the efficiency and effectiveness of procurement activities and creating a simplified process for end-users  Managing the day-to-day operation of the procurement department and its resources in order to deliver the procurement strategies  Working collaboratively with key stakeholders to achieve 'value for money' savings targets that support the achievement of budgets  Ensuring a high degree of compliance to the finance and purchasing regulations  Interacting and maintaining close contact with the subcontractor market to monitor subcontractor workloads, watch trends and market conditions  Active involvement in presentations, proposals and technical documentation  Developing a comprehensive working knowledge and understanding of the contract documents to ensure all procurement requirements within scope are accomplished within budget.  Overseeing and managing the bid, negotiation and award processes for all subcontractors and vendors

 Negotiated for the best purchase package in terms of quality, price, term, delivery and service with suppliers and sub-contractors assigned  Steered the entire gamut of sourcing process (Procurement to Payment) including vendor development for 5 manufacturing locations in India along with one in Ethiopia while administering the total business volume of INR 84 Cores annually with 130 vendors including 90 international & 40 domestics  Drafted the contractual terms and conditions in adherence to organizational policies  Resolved the claims & warranty related issues and provided resolution in coordination with the suppliers/contractors  Maintained the inventory related MIS for the senior management  Designed, implemented & monitored the Management Operations Systems  Consistently received B+ rating for procurement function from external auditors  Assisted Procure-To-Pay (P2P) cycle including internal demand management, specifications standardization, RFX creation, & management, auctions, bid evaluation, co-ordination with other departments, negotiations, & PO administration  Negotiated for the best purchase package in terms of quality, price, term, delivery and service with suppliers and sub-contractors assigned  Steered the entire gamut of sourcing process (Procurement to Payment) including vendor development for 5 manufacturing locations in India along with one in Ethiopia while administering the total business volume of INR 84 Cores annually with 130 vendors including 90 international & 40 domestics  Drafted the contractual terms and conditions in adherence to organizational policies  Resolved the claims & warranty related issues and provided resolution in coordination with the suppliers/contractors  Maintained the inventory related MIS for the senior management  Consistently received B+ rating for procurement function from external auditors  Assisted Procure-To-Pay (P2P) cycle including internal demand management, specifications

 Ensured the procurement /logistics and order fulfillment  Evaluated the positions, shortlist, interview, hire & managed procurement & warehouse team  Enhanced the resources from 300 orders per day to 3000 orders per day at Bangalore warehouse