Chethan Shrinivas

• Lead end-to-end procurement and supply chain operations for raw materials, packaging materials, plant spares, and MRO items. • Manage sourcing of raw materials, food-grade additives, laminated pouches, jars, cartons, and other packaging components while ensuring quality, cost efficiency, and timely availability. • Coordinate with production and maintenance teams for critical spare planning, breakdown support, and uninterrupted plant operations. • Develop and qualify alternate suppliers to improve supply security, reduce procurement costs, and minimize operational risks. • Negotiate supplier agreements, annual maintenance contracts (AMCs), and service contracts to achieve cost savings and operational efficiency. • Oversee inbound logistics for raw materials and outbound logistics for finished goods, ensuring on-time deliveries and optimized transportation costs. • Handle purchase orders, goods receipt notes (GRN), invoice verification, debit/credit notes, vendor reconciliation, and purchase returns. • Ensure compliance and accuracy of documentation for domestic procurement, logistics, and export shipments. • Prepare and analyze MIS reports related to procurement spend, inventory levels, vendor performance, and logistics efficiency. • Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Production, Quality, Finance, Sales, and Stores to support business objectives and continuous improvement initiatives.

- Lead procurement operations, collaborating with vendors to ensure timely and cost-effective sourcing of materials. - Procured raw material,and food-grade additives as per quality specifications - Managed sourcing of laminated pouches, jars, cartons, and secondary packaging materials - Procured plant spares & MRO items (mechanical, electrical, utilities, consumables) - Coordinated with maintenance team for critical spares planning & breakdown support - Developed alternate suppliers to reduce downtime risk and cost - Negotiated AMC & service contracts for utilities and equipment - Ensured timely availability of spares to support continuous production - Managed inbound logistics for raw materials, packaging materials, plant spares, MRO items, and other operational supplies, along with outbound dispatch of finished goods. - Optimized logistics workflows, reducing delivery times and improving inventory turnover. - Managed supply chain documentation for both domestic and export shipments, ensuring compliance and accuracy. - Negotiated contracts, achieving a maximum reduction in procurement costs. - Collaborated with cross-functional teams, including sales and accounting, to support business objectives. - Handled POs, GRN, invoice verification, debit/credit notes, and purchase returns - Prepared MIS reports on procurement cost, logistics performance, and inventory

• Managed end-to-end domestic logistics operations, ensuring timely dispatch and delivery of products to customers across multiple locations. • Acted as the primary point of contact for key customers, ensuring order accuracy, service excellence, and smooth order fulfillment. • Prepared and processed purchase orders, pro forma invoices, dispatch documents, and other commercial documentation to support seamless operations. • Coordinated transportation, material movement, warehouse activities, and delivery schedules to ensure efficient supply chain execution. • Provided commercial and administrative support to management in procurement, logistics, and operational planning activities. • Collaborated with Procurement, Production, Stores, Finance, and Sales teams to optimize inventory management, improve process efficiency, and minimize supply chain disruptions. • Monitored logistics performance, resolved operational issues, and ensured timely execution of customer orders while maintaining cost efficiency.

Packages: MS WORD, MS EXCEL, MS OFFICE, MS POWER POINT, TALLY 9.0

With an Aggregate of 82.16% from Department of Pre-University Education

With an Aggregate of 70% from Mangalore University

With an Aggregate of 87.2% from Karnataka Secondary Education Examination Board