Objective
Seeking a challenging position as a Buyer where I can use my sourcing, supplier management, customer service,
negotiations, problem solving, and inventory management skills to ensure access to the most competitive pricing and
providing the company with an excellent return on investment.
Experience
Work Experience
•Handling all basic functions related to purchase cycle
•Receiving requisitions(spares/consumable goods) from vessels using electronics PMS system like AMOS-D, AMOS-W, Bassnet and Microsoft office
•Floating inquiries to approved suppliers for quotations
•Negotiating with suppliers as per situation demands
•Preparing comparisons based on quality, price, lead time, quality and credit terms of quotations received.
•Submitting comparisons to the Managements for approval and issuing a purchase order against the approved quotation
•Regular follow up with vendors to ensure timely readiness
•Coordinating between vendors/freight forwarders/ agents to ensure delivery at correct place and correct time.
•Regular follow up with the vessel to close all requested indent within requested time frames.
•Keeping tracks of wrong supplies/non conformities and taking appropriate action on the same.
•Approvals of invoices before releasing for payments to accounts department.
•Follow up for invoices with vendors to ensure no accruals remain open for payments.
Additional Responsibilities
•Vendor sourcing and development.
•Maintaining vendor database for approved spares, consumable goods and repair providers in department.
•Responsible for approval process for new spares consumable goods and repair vendors for department.
•Maintaining a records of non conformities against suppliers/purchasers and corrective actions taken for same.
•Creating monthly, quarterly/yearly reports for reviewing of Key Perforce Indicators for managements.
•Was part of a team for creating an induction module for new recruits, for their ease in joining the organization.
•Training of Junior Purchase officers
Education
First Class(65.71%) BE Electronics, from Dwarka J. Sanghvi College of Engineering Mumbai,Mumbai University in 2006
First Class with Distinction (92.33%) Diploma in Electronic, from Premilila Vithaldas Polytechnic, Mumbai,SNDT University in 2003
Certification
Certified as ISO 9001 Lead Auditor from Pillar Management Associates USA.
Certificate in Negotiation Skills
Skils
•Handling purchasing for up to 9 vessels at a given time. Types of vessels purchased for: RORO [PCTC, PCC], Bulk carriers, Seismic.
•Successfully carrying out the procurement of spares, paints and other dry dock related items during the dry dock of nine vessels in various locations in Europe, Singapore, Japan, and China.
•Successfully taking over five bulk carrier vessels into purchasing system, by supplies of initial consumable goods, ISPS equipment, manuals etc.
•Successfully transferring purchasing of 6 seismic vessels from Oslo, Norway to Mumbai.
•Participation in 2 months of training program at Oslo, for specialization in Seismic vessel purchasing
•Participation in one week field visit to Singapore for vessel upgrade discussion. Trip includes two days of visit to vessels.
•Creation of four induction modules for introductions to fresher’s into the system.
•Setup for new database for approval of Repair Suppliers for department.
•Successfully carried out bulk purchases of various equipment resulting in savings for the owners.