Feb 2022 – Oct 2025 · 3 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

•  Part of Strategic Sourcing department leadership team for driving sourcing excellence and contributing to organization’s bottom line by delivering significant cost savings.
•  Successfully oversaw all the Infra & Facilities requirements for Syngene International’s 3 sites at Bengaluru, Hyderabad & Mangalore totaling to more than 3 Mn Sqft of area.
•  Successfully negotiated and executed Turnkey Infra MEP contracts for expansion projects, encompassing civil and interior works as well as mechanical, electrical, plumbing, utility (solvent piping), HVAC, BMS–EMS, fire alarm and protection systems (FAPA), public health engineering (PHE), and data and voice infrastructure.
•  Skilled in negotiating Infra - Capital equipment’s like High Side HVAC – Chillers, Vacuum pumps, Compressors, Elevators, UPS, DG Sets, Electrical Panels, Fire hydrant pumping systems etc.
•  Executed Procurement strategies for Base build civil construction project of 5 Lakh Sqft- starting from warm shell readiness to Interior Fit outs for creating high end office spaces to the creation of Next gen labs for Pharma R&D purposes.
•  Firsthand experience in Real estate leasing – well versed in negotiating Rents, CAM, Rent free period, and other Lease deed clauses.
•  Collaborated extensively with developers in Bengaluru and Hyderabad for leasing 3.5Lakh Sqft of office & Lab space from FY 23 to FY 25 in Bangalore & Hyderabad markets.
•  Ensuring the operational readiness of all the buildings by ensuring the OPEX Coverage of all Infra equipment.
•  Support the Engineering team in on boarding consultants and contractors for periodic building assessments, retrofits & modification works.
•  Well versed in cost estimation, analysis, evaluation & finalization of orders for varieties of equipment & services with diverse applications.
•  Proficiently managed Annual spend of over INR 250 Crores for FY 25.

Jan 2018 – Jan 2022 · 4 yrs · Greater Chennai Area

•  Successfully managed the procurement team for the Construction & Building of 20,000 Tyres per day Green filed Project for M/s CEAT Limited, new plant at Chennai.
•  Well versed in cost estimation, analysis, evaluation & finalization of orders for varieties of equipment & services for diverse departments like Civil, Mechanical, Electrical, Utility, Production, Engineering, QA-Testing, Outsourcing, Warehouse automation, Liasoning HR & IT functions of the Plant
•  Finalized orders for Civil (INR 175 Cr), PEB (INR 85 Cr) managed the full contract life cycle with amendments of scope/escalation claims.
•  Undertook the responsibility of sourcing and procuring equipment like 110 KV substation / Power transformers / Distribution transformers / HT-LT Cables / 2000 KVA DG Sets/ HT – LT APFC Panels / Electrification of the complete industrial complex with an order value of INR 100 Crore
•  Sourced and procured Water Treatment plant / Boilers / Chillers / HVAC / Air Compressors / Cooling Towers / Centrifugal Pumps with an order value of INR 60 Crores
•  Managed several contracts for Piping, Plumbing, HVAC, 15000MT Equipment erection, manpower deployment & specialty fabrication packages.
•  Skilled in handling all production equipment sourcing, starting with RM mixers, Tire building machines, Curing presses, and downstream equipment for QA and Testing.
•  Finalized outsourcing contract (3PL service providers) for the operation of RMS, FGS warehouse including warehouse automation orders.

Sep 2015 – Jan 2018 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Greater Coimbatore Area

•  Lead the end-to-end sourcing of production consumables, sealants, Adhesives, Oils/Lubes and Die coat chemicals for all M/s Pricol 6 plants in India with an average value of INR 20 Cr
•  Oversaw procurement of IT networking hardware (CISCO), internet leased lines, data recorders, MPLS linkage, CCTV surveillance systems, Wi-Fi, EPBX, HP servers, and related equipment. including AMC contracts.
•  Successfully sourced and procured the following:
• o 6 Set of 150T High Pressure Die Casting Machines, accessories & spares. 11 set Vertical Machining Centers & 1 set CNC Wire Cut EDM machine.
• o 4 set Horizontal Turning Centers- INR 1 Crores, Tech by M/s Lakshmi Machine Works, Coimbatore
• o Finalization of Key Utilities like 1250 KVA DG set, 500 CFM VFD Air Compressor, setting up of airline and water lines, 36KW Melting cum Holding Furnaces, Electrification works, HVLS Fans & HVAC Systems
• Successfully executed sourcing strategies for setting up of In house SMT PCB Assembly lines with state of the art equipments sourcing from OEM's like YAMAHA, HELLER, OMRON, KYORITSU

Aug 2007 – Sep 2015 · 8 yrs 1 mo · Bellary, Karnataka, India

• As Deputy Manager, responsible for :
• Project Purchase for the expansion of JSW Steel from 4-7 MTPA with key facilities like:
• o 50 Million Gallon per day Water Supply from Almatti Dam to JSW site by L&T (Rs. 600 Crores)
• Purchase of Spares & Consumables for the operation of 110MW * 2 captive power plants.
• Negotiation & Finalization of Annual work orders pertaining to the AMC of equipment’s, manpower work orders, Rate contracts, O&M contracts and other outsource contracts which involve purchase of services for various production shops like HSM, utilities, Power distribution systems etc.
• Purchase of vide variety of electro-mechanical equipment’s, Material handling equipment’s, Cables, Kits, Lighting accessories, Gear boxes, Motors, flow control valves, MS ERW pipes & fittings, Bearings, panels, Substation equipment’s, Transformers & Other equipment’s etc.
• Revenue purchase of spares and operational consumables for production shops