Deep Kundu

10+ Years Experience in Procurement profil.Specialties sourcing inventory management vendor Management Order Management P2P Cycle 

Rio Tinto, Gurgaon

Advisor (Team lead) | 30th January 2024 – Present

Created and implemented a strategic procurement plan for the in-sourcing shift. Global Buy function was outsourced for more than 70 full-time employees. Designed and established a purchasing/buying team strategy for implementing KPIs and SLAs. Leading and mentoring the purchasing/buying team for APAC and Australia regions. Managing the entire purchasing process, including requirement validation, supplier liaison, order lead time, and timely delivery of goods and services. Collaborate with project managers and business to ensure that procurement requirements are satisfied on time and within budget. Identifying potential for cost savings, process improvements, optimization, and efficiency gains. Responsible for managing and resolving key exceptions that arise from daily purchasing processes. Design dashboards and visualization tools to monitor and analyze trends and supplier performance, allowing you to make more informed decisions. Ensure compliance with business policies and processes, as well as any laws and regulations.

Vendor partnership and performance

Working closely with the RT business and operations team to increase the partnership and overall function performance, with a particular emphasis on partner interaction with Rio Tinto. Managing the commercial aspects of the BPO partnership throughout the work statement with the assistance of Rio Tinto's service delivery team. Providing assistance with the commercial uses of BPO contracts, such as the change request procedure, contractual compliance, and cost control. Ensure that BPO performance indicators meet expectations and collaborate with the data analysis team to give business context and interpretation of performance dashboards to stakeholders. Providing assistance in establishing a consistent cooperation model among Group Services BPO partners. Work in a matrix way across the BPO Management and Analysis team to deliver a valued service to the Group Services team. Providing project and program management on BPO Partnership initiatives.

Softwareone India private limited

Procurement specialist | 2nd November,2022- 27thJanuary,2024

• Creating Requisitions
• Sending RFQs and Management of RFx.
• Contracting and Negotiation
• Vendor Management
• Maintaining Softwarepurchase contracts
• Negotiate price with Vendorsand inform the changes to relevant departments of the organization.
• Monitor timelypayout to the vendors.
• Follow up with the seller for timely deliverable.
• Develop strongworking relationships with on field sales team.
• Verification of quotes receivedfrom sub-ordinates.
• Taking supplier’s feedback and try to resolveif any issue occurred.
• Undertakes VendorAnalysis & Development of new Vendors.
• Working for Special pricing from OEM’s and close the deal by coordinating with marketing team.
• Purchase and issue order in accordance with specification, coordinate with suppliers to ensure on-time delivery.
• Handle team in absenceof Manager
• Query Resolution raised by stakeholders.
• Enrollment of products into system
• Convey updatesfrom top publisher (Microsoft, Adobe, Citrixetc) within team.
• Supporting Sales team as sales Support by crating customer Quote and handling customer Query

HCL Technologies

Quality lead | 16 November2016 – 31 October2022

• Manage day to day requests from end-users to fulfill hardware needs and submit RFQs and POs as necessary.
• Accurately update the asset management database/spreadsheet as new purchases are made.
• Ability to work based on standard operating procedures and maintain knowledge base based on learning and changes in processes.
• Handsome experience with unified ticketing system & tools like Oracle, SAP, PIVT for PO and PR creation.
• Prioritized important customers by reviewing logistics and handling shortages, delivery schedules and office functions.
• Managing Standard ITAM Catalog for Google to trace down the approved assets & accessories.
• Understanding of various purchase order types like standard PO, blanket PO, Planned Pos. Knowledge & experience of global purchase of IT Hardware assets.
• Conduct Quality checks and Audits
• Record the Quality Audit scores and to give feedback.
• Record the Quality Audit scores and to give feedback.

British Telecommunication

             Senior associate | 16 October 2015 - 15 November 2016

• Involved in order management of products and services of BT. Engineer booking and tracking the order Management request.
• Involved in quality check of Third- Party Quotations, including list price verification, mark upconfirmation free hardware kit etc.
• Filed reports, gathered information, and performed research. Doing end to end procurement cycle activity.
• Handled and led the team while providing effective training, guidance, and motivation for effective results.

Tech Mahindra

Senior associatel 02 February 2011- 09 October 2015

• Tracking & maintaining inventory levels for IT hardware and accessories across the globe.
• Accountable for sourcing the supplies of material. Developed specifications in conjunction with users.
• Monitoring the Threshold of all Items.
• Taking care of PO raising and inventory management. Provide feedback to the Operations Manager
• Knowledge of Invoicing

EDUCATION:

2001 - 2005| Vinoba Bhave University

Bachelor of Science