Somasundaram Muthiah

1. Effectively contributed to the bottom line of companies by driving the Procurement team to Save more than 10% on organizational spends by implementing Category Specific Sourcing methodology for both Direct and Indirect Spends
2. A Procurement Professional with Engineering Background with International Supply Chain Management / Purchasing Certifications – “CPSM, C.P.M and International Diploma in Supply Chain Management” from Globally renowned Institutes, having 20+ Years of Spend Management, Strategic Sourcing & Supply Chain Management Experience across Industrial Verticals like Retail, MEP, Real Estate, ITES, Automobile & Manufacturing
3. Identified top spends & consolidated fragmented spends by Spend Analysis and Implemented Strategic Sourcing Process
4. Implemented efficient & repeatable Procurement Process for major spends by Optimization of Specifications & Requirements, identified Key Cost Drivers and developed Cost Breakdown Templates and RFP/RFQ Documents.
5. Deployed Life Cycle Costing / Total Cost of Ownership for all Capital Expenditures including AMC, in selecting the Product & Supplier
6. Developed & Implemented Category Specific Supplier Outreach, RFI/Supplier Qualification Process & Consolidation of Supply base
7. Entered into Partner relationship with suppliers for high /Business Critical Goods & Services
8. Developed Procurement Policy for the Organization & established Centralized Procurement Team aligning to the Organizational Strategy
9. Improved Procurement Efficiency from Requisition to fulfillment by streamlining the Requisitioning Process in discussion with internal stakeholders
10. Guided & Educated the reporting team on the importance of Best practices in Procurement function & motivated them to obtain Professional Certification in Supply Management
11. DGM Procurement at Jumbo Electronics Group, Dubai Headed the Procurement for the entire group, Awarded Contracts worth AED 126 Million and Saved AED 18.7 Million
12. Sr Manager - Procurement at Al Futtaim Group Real Estate, Dubai (Dubai Festival City) established the Centralized Procurement, Awarded Contracts worth AED 100 Million and Saved AED 9.5 Million
13. Director - Setup of Procurement Shared Services Model for Go to Market & Global Sourcing for Sutherland Global Services international Locations
14. Procurement Consulting Program Management Services to International Clients - Diebold Inc, USA, BHP Billiton, Australia, Betagro, Thailand &Aditya Birla Chemical, Thailand and Indian Clients - Brakes India, Chennai, TVS Srichakra, Madurai & Pantaloon Retail, Mumbai.
15. Development of Automotive Components & Parts for Indian Automotive Companies to benefit from Free Trade Agreement between India & Thailand
16. Lead a team for Automotive Components & Parts Development and Procurement for Hindustan Motors - Mitsubishi Division and Designed & Developed Transmission Parts for Hindustan Motors - Power Products Division