General Manger - Procurement - Materials management in a manufacturing or project environment

ƒæ Seeking a challenging position in professional companies and MNC¡¦s that would utilize and enhance my potential in a professional environment and seeking career advancement in SCM/ procurement / general management in industrial or retail sector

Around 15 years of hardcore professional experience in all facets of materials management with world class companies like Mittal Steel-Romania, Sterlite Industries-multi-locations (Vedanta Resources Group), Essar Steel-Surat. Professional experience in procurement of raw materials, spares, consumables, equipments, project procurement; Contracts ¡V Projects, administrative, work contracts, repair and service contracts, complete warehousing and inventory management, packing of finished goods, logistics contracts and physical dispatch of goods, scrap management and related statutory environmental management, operational issues of Central Excise, Imports and exports. Expertised in Systems Implementation, monitoring, reviewing and controlling in newly taken over companies. With exceptional human relationship management skills, good talent on crisis management coupled with the ability to lead large teams used to accomplish the desired results efficiently and effectively inculcating team spirit.
1. Currently with Ararat Gold Recovery Company, Armenia a gold mining and processing company part of Vedanta resources (Stelite Industries India Ltd). Started working since May¡¦06 as General Manager-Commercial heading the $100Mn project procurement for the Exploration, Mining and POX processing plant and heading the $20Mn commercial activities of present operations.
2. Manager Materials with Mittal Steel Galati, Romania, (Mar¡¦03- Feb¡¦06) the largest steel manufacturer in the world. MSG is a 5 Million tonne fully integrated steel plant. Coordinated procurement for subsidiaries, other Romanian Mittal Steel plants and Mittal Steel Skopje. Managing procurement of $ 80 Million/p.a. of equipments, spare parts and project materials, Mill Rolls, Work Contracts, and Administrative Contracts for the integrated steel plant.
3. Worked as Asst. General Manager ¡V Commercial with Sterlite Group deputed to Bharat Aluminium Co. Ltd(Sept¡¦02-Feb¡¦03),India Foils Ltd,(July¡¦01-Sept¡¦02)and was the part of the team in turnaround of the unit.Sterlite Units(Sept95-Sept'02).
4. Joined as post-graduate management trainee with Essar Steel Limited, at Mumbai and moved to Hazira, Surat since Aug¡¦92. Worked as Purchase Officer until Aug¡¦95 during the project phase of the 2 Mn Mt HRC plant.

QUALIFICATION SCHOOL/COLLEGE BOARD/UNIVERSITY YEAR OF PASSING DIVISION
M.B.A ¡V Marketing; J.N.T.University, Hyderabad. 1990-92 First with Distinction

B.Tech¡V Mechanical Engineering; Bapatla Engineering College, Bapatla. Nagarjuna University, A.P. 1985-89 First

Intermediate St.Alphonsa¡¦s Jr.College, Hyderabad Board of Intermediate Education, AP 1983-85 First with Distinction

S.S.C (Class-X) Don Bosco High School, Hyderabad. Board of Secondary Education, AP 1982-83 First

I am seeking a job change to a professional company especially in countries like Dubai, Behrain, Oman, Singapore, European countries. Alternatively, I am also looking for opportunities in my home town, Hyderabad, India and can take up any challenging assignment of business development or as a resident manager for representing the companies products in Hyderabad or in general in India.