KUNAL CHANDRA
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PROFESSIONAL SNAPSHOT
? A dynamic professional with around 5 years of experience in Supply Chain Management including Procurement, Sourcing, and Supply Chain Analytics with excellent communication, interpersonal & presentation skills.
? Presently associated with CORBUS India Pvt Ltd.
? Post Graduate Diploma in Materials & Supply Chain Management from IMT Ghaziabad.
? Bachelors of Technology Chemical Engineering Batch 2002 from (Govt. college) S.B.S.C.E.T, Ferozepur affiliated to Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar.
? Good understanding and exposure of managing business operations involving entire breadth of procurement operations inclusive Source to Contract, Procure to Pay, materials management, supplier relationship management.
? An effective communicator with excellent relationship management skills and strong analytical, problem solving & organizational abilities.
EXPERTISE
? Supply Chain Management
? Supplier Relationship Management
? Contract Administration and Management
? Global Sourcing
? Inventory Management
? Indirect Procurement
? Planning and Scheduling
? Supply Chain Analytics
CORE COMPETENCIES
Supply Base Management
? Identification of Suppliers
? Day-to-day Supplier Management
? Monitor and Improve Supplier Performance
Procurement Process Management
? Supplier Negotiations
? Expediting and Follow-up
? Monitor and Improve Delivery Performance
Supply Chain Planning
? Inventory Management
? Demand Forecasting
? Spares Planning and Forecast
? Supply chain analytics.
ORGANISATIONAL EXPERIENCE:
A) CORBUS India Pvt Ltd. Senior Sourcing Specialist Dec.09 till Date
Corbus is a proven leader in Procurement Outsourcing. Corbus is Headquarter in Dayton, Ohio and has offices in UK, Europe and India. The team in India manages the Supply Chain processes for fortune 50 Global Clients and has an ability to procure for clients based in US and UK from a global network of suppliers spread across emerging cost-saving markets of Asia, and existing supplier base of USA and Europe.
ACHIEVEMENTS:
o Working as Sourcing specialist for 9 suppliers to GE and over 1500 part numbers.
o 90% service level on the shipments from suppliers to distribution centre.
The major Global Client where I'm responsible for managing the process.
GE Aircraft Engines - Responsible for managing $50Million Spend out of a total of $300 Million, which Corbus is responsible for managing.
o Research market and industry trends, analyze and assess business processes to identify opportunities for process improvement across the entire supply chain.
o Build and maintain positive relationships with internal and external customers, to facilitate the flow of goods and related information.
o Supply chain analytics to support planning activities
o Publishing, reviewing & processing eRFx.
o Analysis & Negotiations.
o Getting approvals from commodity site leaders.
o Designing the analytics, reports & Computerized MIS tools by using Microsoft office, Microsoft Access.
o Engage with suppliers with a view towards productivity and delivery.
o Consolidation of materials from all suppliers for lower cost.
o Proactive identification of potential problems/issues and resolutions prior to scheduling IMPACT.
o To make sure supplier meets all the PO contract terms before shipping any Hardware to GE Process Documentation for premium approval for expedited delivery (approved by customer).
o Providing a support to Supplier's for ensuring delivery of materials/equipments meeting technical specifications and time Norms.
o Plan in place to resolve any delivery issues and prioritise the critical Hardware at supplier end.
o Managed daily communications with overseas suppliers on product availability, samples, pricing, delivery schedules, documents and other required information.
B) DSM Chemicals, The Dhampur Sugar Mills Ltd. Purchase Engineer Dec. 2006 - Nov. 2009
Chief Tasks Handled;
Purchase & Materials Management
o Monitoring procurement process & identifying potential suppliers considering organizational goal.
o Developing long-term partnerships with local & foreign suppliers, managing day-to-day supplies performance of vendors to ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery and quality norms.
o Consistently evaluating vendor performance to ensure adherence to predefined specifications and supply of quality material / execution of job works.
o Involved in implementation of key procurement strategies, plans for direct & indirect materials and ensuring that plans are aligned with production.
o Vendor Identification, Vendor Evaluation, Price Negotiation, Costing, Order Placing and follow up for material.
o Raw Material planning & procurement for in-house / vendors & Vendor payment clearance & co-ordination.
o Negotiate and manage cost, quality, delivery, orders and contracts with different suppliers.
o Technical & Commercial analysis of Quotations.
Production Functions
o Managing production operations of Rectified Spirit (R.S.), Extra Neutral Alcohol (ENA), Absolute Alcohol and ethyl acetate with a view to achieve business objectives and ensure top line and bottom line profitability.
o Managing preventive and predictive maintenance schedules of equipment to minimize stoppages in critical production areas.
o Conducting various tests & inspections to ensure that products developed are in compliance with pre-set technical specifications; detecting defects / faults and taking corrective actions.
Process Enhancement
o Identifying areas of improvement and recommending process modifications and equipment calibrations to enhance operational efficiencies of the systems.
o Reviewing the operational practices, identify the areas of obstruction/ quality failures and work on system and process changes for qualitative improvement/ energy conservation.
Team Management
o Directing, leading & motivating workforce and imparting continuous on job training for accomplishing greater operational effectiveness/ efficiency.
o Working on succession planning of the workforce, shift management activities, appraising the member's performance & providing feedback.
ACADEMIC CREDENTIALS
2009 Post Graduate Diploma in Materials and Supply Chain Management from IMT Ghaziabad.
2006 [login to view URL] in Chemical Engineering from (Govt. College) S.B.S.C.E.T, Ferozepur affiliated to Punjab Technical University, Jalandhar.
SKILL ENHANCING SCHEDULES
o Knowledge of various ERP systems.
o Good communication skills
o Strong Analytical and Problem solving skills
o Ability to motivate individuals and teams.
o Knowledge of MS -office suite of applications.
o Superior ability to achieve immediate and long-term goals.
TECHNICAL SKILLS
o Sound knowledge of modern e-procurement/ e-sourcing tools - Oracle 11i, SAP.
o Strong IT skills and proficient in MS Word, Excel, Power Point (2003 / 2007).
PERSONAL CREDENTIALS
Date of Birth : 29th September 1985
Nationality : Indian
Native Place : Noida
