Dynamic, results-oriented professional with 14+ years experience in Contracts, Purchasing and Stores functions. Expertise in managing various activit

Supply Chain Management ,Vendor Development,Inventory planning & control stores / Warehousing,• Import & re export formalities Negotiation, communication, interpersonal skills Computer skills: ERP - MM Module of SAP

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

GAIL (India) Limited 05 th May 1991 till present
The largest gas transmission and marketing company in India, GAIL owns and operates over 4,600 km of pipeline and has a 95% market share in India's natural gas business. It also has a fiber-optic cable network of over 8,000 km to provide bandwidth to telecommunications carriers and is also involved in liquefied natural gas import projects through a stake in Petronet LNG Ltd.

Vaghodia, District Baroda 25 May 2002 till present
Senior Manager (Contracts & Procurement)
Spearheading the Supply Chain Management team with a team of 8 at the GAIL Integrated complex consisting of LPG Plant, Compressor stations, Pipelines & Projects at Vaghodia.

• Overall accountability for all activities related to contracts management, including formulating, interpreting, executing and closing contracts.
• Responsible for materials management and procurement for both the operation and maintenance of plants & projects.
• Vendor Development: Identify, select, negotiate terms, appoint and manage vendors and monitor and improve their overall performance based on quality, cost and delivery.
• Responsible for Inventory planning and control.
• Warehousing: Receive, store and issue/ dispatch of purchased items & materials. Re exports and disposal of scrap/obsolete items.
• Handling the Infrastructure facilities arrangement for our Pipeline projects group.
• Co-ordination and follow-up of all cases relating to insurance claims.



Corporate Office, Noida 14 th Jan 1997 – 24 th May 2002
Deputy Manager/ Manger (Contracts & Procurements)

• Award Turnkey Contracts & Purchases for Petrochemical Projects and Civil works and supervise the centralized procurement of IT, Telecom, & Telemetry products.
• Involved in preparation of Contracts & Purchase manual and Works manual for the organization.



Significant Achievements:
• • Involved in several ADB funded projects and gained good knowledge of the procedures.


KG Basin & Cauvery Basin Projects, Rajahmundry, A.P 05 th May 1991 – 13 th Jan 1997
Officer / Deputy Manager (Contracts & Procurement)

• Responsible for independently managing Contracts, Purchase & Stores functions.
• Purchase: Handled procurement and materials management for the Isolated field pipeline projects.
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B.E Mechanical Engineering, 1989
Government College of Technology, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

Seminars Attended:
"The use of Consulting Services" by Asian Development Bank, 2001
"Growing Scenario in SCM" by MDI, Gurgaon, 1999