Yadhu Mohandas

 Procurement/Sourcing & Vendor Management - Accountable for the complete Procurement and Logistics activities through different regions(Iraq, Africa, UAE, Kuwait, KSA, Afghanistan etc.) by ensuring procurement expenditure against budget by establishing proper Procurement plans and make decisions necessary to purchase products/services. - Develop negotiation strategies based on supplier proposals and act as a lead negotiator to ensure that target prices, company’s terms and conditions are met and lead the development and qualification of vendors/sources to support the procurement of equipment’s and services at the most cost effective level. - Establish partnership agreement with Vendors in order to achieve best price and to utilize their technical expertise and working closely with them for locking the specific deal and get best competitive pricing. - Pre-award evaluation of vendors by visiting premises and using market sources to know past performance and quality of products/services and regular monitoring through Quarterly vendor evaluation procedures. - Established and signed legal reseller partnership with Avaya, Axis, HP Inc, Fortinet, Fujitsu through which company has won several projects.  Logistics & Delivery Management - Responsible for the complete Logistics movements Import/Export with special reference to difficult countries like Iraq, Middle East, Afghanistan, African Countries etc by understanding their Customs and import policies completely with best price and timely delivery.  Reporting and General Responsibilities - Review and take corrective action based on regular operational reports to improve performance. - Ensure all financial risks related to procurement and contracts are mitigated and managed. - Effectively involved in the set-up of ISO9001 with complete Documentation and Auditing by ensuring the certification. - Full on experience in sourcing and delivery of Log cap projects for US government with Flour, Dyncorp, KBR, SOSI, PAE etc.

 Negotiation with vendors, analyze prices, specifications, delivery dates, quality and endorse the best bid among potential suppliers.  Monitor procurement expenditure against budget.  Establish Procurement plans and make decisions necessary to purchase products/services.  Work with Project teams to establish systems and controls to facilitate accurate understanding of requirements and material specifications in order to minimize cost.  Leading the team for preparing the centralized annual procurement plan and budget for the company based on accurate need analysis of its customers, project teams and the overall business.  Ensure goods are received from suppliers on time, inspected and cleared for payment as per agreed terms.  Resolve vendor disputes arising due to failure and rejection issues by taking necessary corrective action.  Maintain continuous Performance measurement and management of vendors to reflect the best providers in the marketplace.  Pre-award evaluation of vendors by visiting premises and using market sources to know past performance and quality of products/services.  Maintain relationship with existing vendors to ensure continuous improvement in services/terms.  Review reports prepared for purchasing such as Request for Proposal (RFPs) and Request for Quotation (RFQs) in collaboration with the concerned bid department, suppliers’ contract status, etc. to ensure clarity of scope, requirements, project deliverables and timings in line with business objective.  Negotiating with Freight Forwarders for better price and timely delivery  Leading in the Coordination for transportation scheduling and monitoring shipments from origin to destination ensuring timely pickups, transit times and deliveries.  Monitoring supplies keeping in view the cost and proper storage facilities.

• Monitoring and coordinating with the bank for the opening of Letter Of Credits, Telegram Transfers, and there by Amendments as per UCP500 norms. • Preparing Trust Receipts and Promissory Notes against the payments of L/C’s & T/T’s. • Reconciliation of outstanding L/C and T/R statements from banks. • Negotiating with Freight Forwarders for better price and timely delivery. • Monitoring and controlling the specified Bank Limits. • Monitoring the receipts of documents from banks and release of import goods from ports. • Monitoring & guiding the Re-Export procedures and reconciliation of claims refund. • Developing and implementing purchasing policies and procedures pertinent to the purchasing and contracts activities. • Facilitate support for the preparation of purchasing plans and programs pertaining to fulfilling all of company Division's general and auxiliary purchasing requirements, and determining specifications and quantities according to technical requirements and specifications taking into consideration best quality at lowest costs. • Supervising all purchasing activities to ensure its compliance with the company purchasing policy and monitoring the efficiency and effectiveness of these activities in terms of speed and cost, ensuring high standards of service delivery from the department to the Divisions. • Maintaining strong relationships with local and international suppliers and communicating with them to exchange information regarding quality systems and procedures in addition to discussing pricing, payment and delivery agreements. • Developing and negotiating with vendors for obtaining timely procurement of materials at favorable terms i.e. price, quality & delivery

• Ensure procurement of all equipment, machinery and general items based on requirements purchase orders and specifications as per schedule in a timely manner; support the onsite Contract Manager as required to carry out his onsite project specific activities. • Analyze technical data, designs and preliminary specifications of technical parts and equipment’s required by different projects. • Floating Enquiries and ensuring receipt of offers in time. • Developing and negotiating with vendors for obtaining timely procurement of materials at favorable terms ie price, quality & delivery • Monitoring supplies keeping in view the cost and proper storage facilities. • Settling vendor disputes, arising due to rejections and pending payments. • Procurement of maximum materials from manufacturer and vendors registered with excise department so as to avail Modvat benefits. • Dealt with the procurement of Machinery spare parts including Mechanical & Electrical Items, Consumable Items, Lab Grade Chemicals, Lab Grade Instruments & Kits, Gas Cylinders (Chlorine Tonner, Ammonia, O2, HO2, N2, DA), Printing & Stationery Items etc. • Preparing best commercial comparative chart of all items. • Follow up with stores and accounts for the execution of MRN/Payment to suppliers with in the prescribed period.