Karthick S

An experienced Supply Chain Professional with 6+ years intensive exposure to all facets of Supply Chain Management, specializing in Sourcing, strategic procurement, contracts, setting procurement strategies, supply and service level agreements, performance improvement, tendering, evaluation and awarding strategies, contract negotiation, make or buy decision. Presentable and affable with good command of English, organized, goal oriented, self-motivated and an excellent team player. Ability to enhance the profitability of the business by managing specific procurement teams, realization of procurement process to ensure that all materials and services are procured in accordance with the project specifications and project schedule at the most competitive price & quality. In depth knowledge of International market and in particular the USA, Europe, Africa's, Asia Pacific, UAE & KSA markets with hands on acquaintance of market players, prices and supply chain procedures.

Creating ‘value’ in all phases of SCM Business Lifecycle starting from Presales bid support, integrating partners’ services into Global Delivery Model by interfacing with partners & customers, handling project procurement, Vendor Management, contract negotiations, partner performance, relationship during Operations on an ongoing basis

Over all spend is more than 100MN and achieved 20% of savings.

• Area of Expertise: IT & Non IT Procurement, Sourcing, Vendor Management, Contract management, Order Management, Professional & Field Services, Logistics, Bid management, Spend & Savings Analytic.

Professional Profile:

• Working as Senior Executive (Supply Chain Operations) in HCL Technologies Ltd, Chennai- August 2012 to till date.
• Worked as Senior Associate (Supply Chain Operations) in TATA Consultancy services, Chennai- July 2010 to July 2012.
• Worked as Procurement Executive in AKAS Technologies, Chennai- October 2007 To April 2010.
Software Proficiency:
• ERP - SAP MM ( ECC 6.0 ) ,SAP SRM, CAPEX-OPEX
• Operating System - Windows 7,Windows 2000,Windows XP, MS Packages
• RDBMS - MS-ACCESS, Oracle 9i
Educational Qualification:
• Bachelor of Electronics science - 2006
• Higher Secondary Education - 2002
• Secondary School Education – 2000