Amit Kumar

Associate Partner

Gurgaon, Haryana, India23 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

20+ years in Supply Chain Management
Expert in Strategic Sourcing and Procurement
Proven track record in cost reduction initiatives

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Supply Chain Management expert with extensive experience in procurement and strategic sourcing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Supply Chain ManagementProcurementStrategic SourcingSourcingSupplier ManagementOperations ManagementManufacturing Engineering

Other Skills

Contract ManagementSupplier RationalizationCost DeflationProduction PlanningShop Floor ManagementProduct DevelopmentOilManufacturingGlobal SourcingSourcing & ProcurementAutomotiveLean ManufacturingInventory ManagementKaizenSix Sigma

About

• Mechanical Engineering Graduate with MBA in Operational Management with 20+ years of diversified experience in the area of Supply Chain Management, Strategic Sourcing, Operational Procurement, Global Sourcing, Contract Management & Industrial Engineering. • Implemented multiple procurement transformation projects and global capability center (GCC) / center of excelence (COE) setup. Lead successful reorganisation, drive cost reduction and deliver on industry leading benchmarks. Skilled at building and inspiring highly motivated, diverse, cross-cultural team • Expertise in defining strategy and implementing the Category Management Process, Supply Market Analysis, Supplier Identification/Selection, RFI/RFP/RFQ evaluation, complex negotiation, contract award and ongoing supplier management process.

Experience

23 yrs 7 mos

Total Experience

3 yrs 11 mos

Average Tenure

9 yrs

Current Experience

Bank of america

Assistant Vice President

May 2017 – Present · 9 yrs · Gurgaon, India

Managing the Centralised Sourcing, Procurement and Contracting requirement for various regions of Bank.

Supply Chain ManagementProcurementContract Management

Walmart

Manager - Strategic Services

Jun 2013 – May 2017 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Gurgaon, India

Managing Strategic Sourcing & Procurement team for IT and Professional Services category. Defining the strategy for different IT category and responsible for setting up the process for Sourcing & Procurement execution.
Team responsible for identifying the sourcing opportunity through different value levers and executing those projects according to defined category management process (RFx, Negotiation, Contract Management, Supplier Management)
Couching & Mentoring to Sourcing & Procurement team to achieve higher engagement.

Strategic SourcingProcurementSupplier Management

Genpact llc

Manager - Strategic Sourcing & Procurement (SCM)

Jan 2011 – May 2013 · 2 yrs 4 mos · Gurgaon, India

Managing the Strategic Sourcing process for direct and indirect materials & services category.
Responsible to guide the sourcing team to meet the yearly target of Supplier Rationalisation, % saving, Increase on contractual Spending, Compliance adherence etc.

Strategic SourcingSupplier RationalizationProcurement

Schlumberger

Sourcing Specialist

Nov 2007 – Dec 2010 · 3 yrs 1 mo

Responsible for achieving the stretch target of cost deflation-10%, supplier rationalization -20%, FPY 95%, on-time delivery–95% etc to meet the SCM goal.
Approaching supply market and applying the required value levers in supplier selection process.
Visit to supplier facility, identify and measure capacity / capability, evaluate business risk, prepare SWOT analysis and identify strategic supplier for Global Sourcing.

Cost DeflationSupplier RationalizationSourcingSupplier Management