Devi Prashanth

• Result-oriented techno-commercial professional with rich experience in Valve Industry, seeking middle managerial assignments in Techno-commercial Operations, Procurement, Sourcing / Vendor Development
• Goal-oriented professional offering expertise that directly results in efficiency improvements & cost savings in Purchasing and Sourcing
• Qualified PGDBA (Operations Management) & B.E. (Mechanical Engineering) with nearly 10 years of rich experience in Sourcing, New Product Development, Vendor Development, Supplier quality, Production, Sales and Techno-commercial Operations in Steel Casting, Valve Industry and pipeline products
• Specialization in dealing with different kinds of Valves, Pipes, Fittings, Instruments and accessories used in different sectors such as Petrochemical,O&G,Firefighting,HVAC, Waterworks, Marine, Flowcontrol, etc.
• Exhibited excellence in effectively handling cost effective sourcing solutions; achieved significant savings through effective negotiations with a huge Supplier Base of for diverse products across Asia and Europe
• Strong exposure in identifying & developing suppliers of valves, pipes and fittings from across the globe
• Holding in-depth technical knowledge of valves, pipes and fittings; well versed with various international valve and pipe standards like ASME/ASTM, API, BS, DIN/EN, AWWA, MSSSP, etc.
• Skilled in strategic sourcing through identification of cost effective vendors for procurement with an aim of cost reduction while improving quality & reliability; excellence in establishing system for supplier quality assurance
• Adept in full life-cycle of product development including analysis of requirements for product development based on annual requirement, market survey & information from Sales & Marketing; undertaking analysis of competitors’ products for development of OEM products and add in the product range
• Experience in providing sourcing & techno-commercial support to cross-functional departments such as HVAC, Flow Control, Piping Division, Fire Fighting, Water Works, Marine, Petrochemical and Oil & Gas
• Holding strong exposure to commercial terms & conditions, production, shop floor supervision, commercial operations etc.
• An effective communicator with excellent decision making, analytical, problem solving & planning skills; holding a positive attitude and zeal to learn