ROHIT TAYADE
Summary
A competent professional with 13+ years experience in Strategic Sourcing/Procurement, Category Management, Vendor Development, Supply Chain Management and Project Management. Gained exposure in meeting the global challenges by continuous improvement in procurement cost (Direct/Indirect Spend) and operational efficiency. Expert in implementing regional strategies to source the Indirect Materials and Services categories on Flavors & Fragrance Site for APAC region, also expert in EPC CAPEX projects on Treated Water Pipeline, Hospital Buildings, Sewage Treatment Plants, Water Transmission Line, Industrial Projects, Metals & Mining and Manufacturing Industries. An enterprising leader with skills in leading multi-skilled motivated teams to achieving organizational goals and industry best practices.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Regional Category Manager IM&S
Givaudan Singapore Pte Ltd
08.2021 - Current
- IM&S APAC – Facilities Management, Utilities & Properties
- Leading regional sourcing teams for Indirect Materials and Services within controlled spend
- Drive, development and implementation of regional category strategies within framework of global procurement and category strategy
- Analyze market and implement risk management strategies for portfolio
- Lead regional sourcing strategy development within different teams
- Implement regional sourcing strategy by leading major request for quotation and negotiations
- Negotiate contracts regionally and locally
- Identify opportunities for portfolio optimization and involve and engage stakeholders in development of optimization plans
- Link with Site Buyers and Regional Managers (Indirect Materials and Services) and sourcing centers to identify alternative suppliers in other geographies, deploy global strategies, contracts and framework agreements, collect supplier performance feedback
- Identify potential demand and specification changes and communicate them with suppliers
- Oversee regional supplier relationship, and lead escalated supplier conflict resolutions
- Ensure vendor performance at target levels
- Communicate to key internal stakeholders/Global Category Managers any market conditions changes which may affect Business
- Support responsible sourcing projects implementation and provide information to Procurement Sustainability Manager when needed
- Identify potential demand and specification changes and communicate/influence business stakeholders to improve cost improvements
- Develop cost reduction projects
- Provide price forecast and market trends for commodities and services.
- Identified and reported key performance indicators to define successful category management.
- Reduced business risk by improving contract coverage for suppliers in spend category.
- Developed and executed spend category to support business objectives.
- Partnered with buyers to develop category-appropriate order frequency for spend under management.
IM&S Spot Buyer
Givaudan Business Solutions Asia Pacific Sdn
03.2019 - 07.2021
- Execute Tactical sourcing activities of both process and non-process equipment like Boilers, chillers, Blowers, Air Compressors, Pedestal Mixers, Transformer, Liquid Filling lines, Scrubber Package WTP, ETP, Racking etc
- On Capex technical materials and services
- Implementation of cost-effective strategies & processes to meet local needs whilst also adhering to the aggressive timelines & complying to company polices across Globe
- As a part of Center of Excellence drive automation & implementation of purchasing processes, development of supporting tools, to enable capture of savings & long-term development
- Managing internal & external customer satisfaction regarding Sourcing process, policies, by acting as a "trusted advisor" with respect to business sourcing needs & process
- Adoption of global category strategies, development & implementation of local category strategies, creating process to ensure effective utilization of resource
- Analyze and develop Suppliers in the region, opportunities for improvement, specific methodologies and purchasing strategies, contracts, etc
- Develop suppliers in different countries in the region; negotiate terms, conditions, and prices
- Identify opportunities to maximize purchase through Catalogues and trading: Define and maintain purchasing strategies through the creation of Category Purchasing Cards
- Report savings using established methodologies
- Knowledge Transfer, develop SOP's: Lead the knowledge transfer exercise between local procurement and shared services center team, develop SOP's identifying and recording local processes and exceptions
- Handled Categories like CAPEX's – technical Materials & Services, Facilities, Utilities, MRO, IT & Infra, HR services, professional services, Print & Packaging, Marketing Services
- APAC Countries covered: India, Indonesia, and Australia
- Six Sigma Green Belt on Capex Standardizing Process for APAC- India region
- Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
Site Buyer
Givaudan India Pvt Ltd, Pune India (On Contract -Lobo Staffing)
08.2018 - 02.2019
- Carry out procurement of both process and non-process equipment like Boilers, chillers, Blowers, Air Compressors, Pedestal Mixers, Transformer, Liquid Filling lines, Scrubber Package WTP, ETP, Racking et under CAPEX project
- Responsible for procurement and contract management of all indirect materials & non engineering supplies for site project operations
- To carry out negotiations with suppliers and ensure adequate contract within budget
- Manage supplier performance where necessary to ensure uninterrupted supply.
- Built long-term supplier relationships with vendors to establish quality and competitive pricing
- Maintained complete documentation and records of all purchasing activities
Sr. Procurement Engineer
Al Bayan Holding Group
01.2016 - 04.2018
- Major Projects Executed
- Project Design & Execution of Treated Water Transmission Lines & 7 Pumping Station to Project of King Abdullah Waad Al Shamaal City Development Lot 1 & 2
- Turaif, Arar Sakakah, Project Cost: SAR 1 billion
- Sewage Treatment Plant (STP Phase III) at Al Kharj, Saudi Arabia
- Strategic Water Reservoirs Tank Project Contract 3A, Capacity: 600,000m³ AR Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- Hail University Hospital Project Phase-I, Capacity: 500 Beds, Project Cost: SAR 299 million
- Managed 600 strategic supply chain relationships
- Sourcing/Purchasing for the materials and services required on the basis of approved requests received from requesting departments
- Preparation of Project Specific Procurement and Subcontract Procedure for approval of the client
- Pre-qualification of the Potential Suppliers not appearing in the Approved Vendor List
- Compiling of Bid packages and issue Request for Quotation (RFQ)
- Receiving of bids and preparation of commercial bid summary to arrive at a Purchasing strategy
- Arrange Pre-award technical meetings involving the Engineering, Project Manager and Supplier representatives to freeze the technical requirement
- Conduct price and commercial negotiation to optimize the purchases within the budgeted amount
- Appointing Third Party Inspection, Expediting and Clearing and Forwarding agencies
- Technical discussions with suppliers, Engineering design and Project Operation team from project bid stage to Project execution stage
- Achieved cost savings of approximately SAR 20.00 Million from year to year through the execution of sourcing, negotiation, and value optimization projects
- Registered equipment to be purchased directly with manufacturers capturing up to an extra 5% in savings
- Met equipment delivery requirements (including rush requests) over 95% of the time by leveraging professionally developed supplier relationships
- Re-negotiated ten existing Master Service Agreements for indirect spend categories saving SAR 450K
Process Specialist (Sourcing & Procurement)
Infosys BPM Limited
03.2014 - 01.2016
- Procurement Analyst for world's second largest mining Company Rio Tinto, a British-Australian Multinational metals and mining corporation
- Project Manager for various Sourcing Projects related to supply of goods and services, across the Sites and Business units, some of them includes MRO Contracts, Safety and Medical Contracts, IT Contracts, HME & LME parts, various Service Contracts, Offsite repair Contract.
- Examining, evaluating and determining all aspects of total cost reduction opportunities for sourcing & procurement of products and services
- Analyzing Spend for assigned projects and categories, and Preparing Bid Package, coordinating bid event (RFP/RFQ/RFT) and evaluating & negotiating with vendors for best price and commercial terms & conditions
- Drafting of contracts, Outline Agreements, Variations and implementation of the same across all business units
- Achievements
- Brought in ~ $ 2.5 Million AUD Savings via various Sourcing Projects
- Managing projects in SAP & Ariba, and focusing on Project cycle time reduction, improve value and fast deliveries of results.
- Developed standard operating procedures and document workflows to drive current and future processes
Project Engineer
Dana India Technical Center Pvt. Ltd
09.2010 - 03.2014
- Sourcing & Procurement
- Project 1: Implementation of P2P cycle of Dana Italia SpA, Arco Italy Europe to Dana India (Onsite working at ARCO, Italy on Procurement activities of Axle, Drive line and Transmission of Off- Highway, On Highway Vehicles)
- Module: Oracle 11i and SAP ECC 6.0 Procurement MM Module
- Key Result Areas
- Procurement of all Automobile Axle, Transmission components as per Production BOM (Bill of Materials), Negotiation with suppliers and Placement of Purchase Order/Work Order in Ariba, Invoice Management, and Supplier setup in Ariba and Finance system
- Vender Development, Negotiation's, Vendor Risk Management (Due Diligences of vendor's), Contracts
- Management, Spend Reports on vendors, Ariba Contract Workspace Creation (ACW), Monthly MIS on Procurement and Savings
- Liaison with finance department for timely payment of bills
- Assist tendering department to obtain competitive quotations from specified and other listed vendors
Education
MBA - Production & Material Management
IICMR, University of Pune
Pune, India2013
Bachelors of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
MES College of Engineering, University of Pune
Pune, India2010
Skills
- MS Office
- Operating Systems:
- Windows (10/8/95/98/2000/XP/2007)
- SAP MM ECC 60, SAP Ariba, CATIA R17, PRO-E 4, Team center PLM, Oracle 11i, SharePoint System, Edcat PLM, Wind chill, Baan IV, AS 400, Coupa, Tableau, Power BI
- FoxPro 26 & SQL
- Stakeholder Management
- E-Sourcing
- Vendor Development
- Category Management
- Engineering, Procurement, Construction (EPC)
- Liaison & Coordination
- Contract Negotiations
- Soft Skills
- Team Player Problem Solver Analytical
- Collaborator Communicator Innovator
- Data Analysis
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Hindi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Marathi
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Timeline
Regional Category Manager IM&S
Givaudan Singapore Pte Ltd
08.2021 - Current
IM&S Spot Buyer
Givaudan Business Solutions Asia Pacific Sdn
03.2019 - 07.2021
Site Buyer
Givaudan India Pvt Ltd, Pune India (On Contract -Lobo Staffing)
08.2018 - 02.2019
Sr. Procurement Engineer
Al Bayan Holding Group
01.2016 - 04.2018
Process Specialist (Sourcing & Procurement)
Infosys BPM Limited
03.2014 - 01.2016
Project Engineer
Dana India Technical Center Pvt. Ltd
09.2010 - 03.2014
MBA - Production & Material Management
IICMR, University of Pune
Bachelors of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering
MES College of Engineering, University of Pune
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