AKASH KUMAR2A, Siddhi Enclave, 115 Bramha Samaj Road, P.O. Bramha Samaj, Behala, Kolkata, West Bengal, 700034Cell Phone: +91 9903026221 ; E-Mail: rupak_passion@rediff.com

SENIOR PURCHASE / LOGISTICS PROFESSIONAL Seeking senior management role in the domains of Purchase / Materials management with a progressive company in Steel / Metal / Power / Cement / Oil & Gas /allied industries in India /abroad.

PROFILE A resolute and result driven purchase / materials management professional with illustrious ca-

reer of over 11 years in leadership roles with renowned business organizations in steel / allied industries.

Demonstrated strong commercial acumen with ability to contribute effective strategic and op-erational drivers in streamlining purchase, logistics and inventory management activities to generate distinct cost advantage for the company. Proven expertise in identifying and devel-oping stable sources of supply in India and abroad to feed the production lines/ project needs.

Effective negotiator with ability to conclude long term purchase contracts on most reasonable terms to even out the tendencies of price escalations. Adept in driving cost reduction initia-tives such as - alternate sourcing, material substitution, indigenization and generating healthy competition among suppliers.

Skilled in systematizing entire stores operations and regulating inventories to logical levels with deft application of modern inventory management techniques. Strong credentials in managing entire project procurements including capital purchase for large steel /mineral ben-eficiation plants.

Deft in SAP, RAMCO, ERP, MS Office, Lotus Notes and Internet Applications. Self-driven, dili-gent, methodical and detail-oriented with ability to excel under demanding work situations. Effective team leader, trainer and motivator with excellent written & communication skills.

Key Strength Areas● Materials Planning/scheduling ●Vendor Development/ Vendor Audit ● Purchase/ Logistics ● Tendering /Imports ● Inventory Management ● Cost Reduction ● Strong Negotiation and Coordination skills

CHRONOLOGY OF PROFESISONAL ASSIGNMENTS RASHMI METALIKS LTD. Kharagpur, West Bengal Jul’12 – Present Purchase Manager Successfully managing entire procurement for 2.0MTPA Beneficiation Plant

MSP STEEL & POWER LTD. (MSP Group Company) Kolkata, West Bengal Jul’09 – Jun’12

Assistant Manager Purchase Efficiently managed procurement for 2 X 0.6 MTPA Pellet Plant & 2 X 1.0 MTPA Beneficiation

Plant

ELECTROSTEEL STEELS LTD. (Electrosteel group Company) Kolkata & Bokaro Oct’07 – Jun’09

Assistant Manager PurchaseSuccessfully handled purchases for A 2.2 MTPA Integrated Steel Plant

ADHUNIK ALLOYS & POWER LTD. (Adhunik Group Company) Kandra, Jharkhand May’04 – Sep’07

Purchase Officer Effectively managed purchases for 2 X 350 TPD Sponge Iron Plant, Coal Washery & Railway Siding

HIGHLIGHTS OF MAJOR RESPONSIBIITIES Spearheading the entire purchase operations assuming final accountability to ensure availabil-

ity of all required materials in right quality, on time, and on most competitive rates. Providing leadership to a team of buyers /. Stores and other staff and integrating their efforts

to optimize overall team productivity.

Exploring & developing a strong base of reliable vendors to set up an uninterrupted supply stream to support production lines and project needs. Providing needed technical assistance to the vendors to ensure compliance with defined quality parameters.

Drawing materials plan and defining procurement / delivery schedules of various inputs in-cluding, raw materials, capital equipments, consumables, spares etc and concluding long term supply contracts on the most competitive terms to generate substantial cost advantage for the company.

Driving cost reduction initiatives viz. alternate sourcing, material substitutions, indigenization, long term contracting and implementing JIT and other modern inventory management tech-niques to maximize cost economy.

Contributing techno-managerial inputs in managing project purchases observing entire pur-chase process involving - Estimation, tendering, Negotiations & finalization of supply con-tracts for Capital goods /other consumables with local /overseas suppliers. Developing out-sourced service providers for identified activities and finalizing contracts on best terms. Main-taining regular follow up with vendors to ensure deliveries as per schedule.

Periodically arranging disposal of slow moving / non-moving items and scrap and facilitating liberation of blocked capital.

Contributed Project Management expertise in implementation of all Brown & Green field ex-pansion projects.

Generating /submitting structured MIS reports relating to purchase function covering infor-mation of status of major projects, Raw material inventory and Direct Raw Material cost, to the senior management.

Keeping track of price movements in global markets to negotiate best terms with the suppli-ers. Finalizing long term contracts to even out the possibilities of periodic price escalations.

Conducting periodic vendor audit and rationalizing the number of vendors by separating non –performers.

Identifying reliable transportation / logistics service providers and finalizing service procure-ment contracts on advantageous terms.

MAJOR ACCOMPLISHMENTS Successfully completed entire purchases for 0.6MTPA X 2Nos. Pellet project, recently. Conferred with overall responsibility to manage entire project purchase for 2MTPA beneficia-

tion project. Visited China twice & concluded purchase contracts directly with OEM on more advantageous

terms. Reduced lead time and procurement /logistics costs where ever feasible. Earned wide appreciation from the management for achieving ‘best price / best quality’ in pur-

chases managed. Procured / facilitated developed of equipment & spares with improved technology to save on

cost and to meet increased production levels. Streamlined entire procurement, import, clearance, transport and logistics activities to en-

sure availability of right quantity of materials at the right time.

EDUCATION Bachelor of Commerce, Ranchi University - 2004. Certificate course in Logistics & Supply Chain Management, IIT Delhi, IACT. Diploma in Automobile Engineering, India Society of Engineers (India), Kolkata - 2004

IT Skills: Proficient in SAP, RAMCO, ERP, MS Office, Lotus Notes and Internet Applications under Windows environment

Date of Birth: 5th January 1981Gender: male; Marital Status: MarriedLanguage Known: English & HindiLast CTC Drawn: INR 8 L.P.A.Permanent Address: House No#190/2/3, G.H. Colony, Govindpur, Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, 831015