Senior Procurement Professional

Needhi Deepak Lakhani

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/needhi-lakhani-84391373/

Contact : +91-983******* / 970-***-**** . Email: ad8fmz@r.postjobfree.com Seeking Opportunities with an organization of repute where I can display my skills to its benefits, with honed knowledge and experience in Indirect and Direct Procurement, Contract Management, Administrative & Operations.

Profile Summary

A focused professional with over 8+ years of experience in :

Procurement & RFQ Vendor Management

Strategic Sourcing & RFI Contract Management

Bidding & Negotiation &RFP ERP, On-Base & People soft

Documentation Process Unity & Adobe Sign

Accounts Payable

GEP Smart NextGen Tool

Time Management & Project Management

CMPro - Ariba Spend Managements

Gained experience in procurement & support by working with core business users, with implementation, contract management & renewals.

Sourcing new suppliers & registering, vendor negotiations skills, enquiries for material purchase with existing and new vendors.

Expertise in procurement, planning including Documentation & training users.

An effective communicator with excellent relationship management skills & strong analytical skills, decision making, problem solving and organizational skills

Delivering all report creations for management and stakeholders of the business without delays.

Overall experience of 8+ years ( Contract Management, Project Management, Risk Management, Procurement, Sales support & Marketing – BTL Activities) Core Competencies

Strategically categorizing the spend according to specific goods and services and keeping in mind quality, service, risk, and cost.

Create the estimates, forecast the requirement &identify the cost reduction strategy.

Creating & Validating data involving, vendor master, purchase requisition, quotation, purchase orders, outline agreements, purchase & payment information.

The ability to persuade, influence & explore positions & alternatives to reach outcomes that will gain acceptance of all parties and will also meet your organization’s strategic procurement objectives. Organizational Experience

Willis Towers Watson, Mumbai (Feb’23-March’24, Senior Sourcing Manager, Global Procurement)

Assisted category – Networks & Telecommunication (N&T) which was categorized within Enterprise Technology & Supported C suit executive Associate Director of N&T with multiple renewal contracts, strategic sourcing & incumbent negotiation projects.

Handled the requirement majorly coming from the Transformation Team and Networks Team, also supported regional Renewal team as & when needed. Moreover, accessed N&T inventory for generating the request for cease or query by raising tickets on the vendor (AT&T & Verizon) portal.

Successfully managed to generate savings for $2.2M by investigating company inventory for their simplification & transformation initiatives

Supported Telecommunication RFP for Europe & North America region

Responsible for the N&T contract ownership within the Ariba tool including aligning of MSA / LSA with the executed Order forms & amendments; which also helped in understanding the contract renewal pipeline for 2024/2025 & setting goals & objectives for the category

Worked on quarterly reports for N&T which is reviewed by the Global Head of Procurement.

Managed the category projects utilizing tools like, Highlight, Ariba, DocuSign and PowerBI

In terms of responsibility started with an ICT role followed by managerial role.

Represented local procurement in CREW activities.

Principal Global Services, Mumbai (Oct’21 – December’22, Senior Sourcing Associate, Procurement)

Review the multiple contract for the renewal and/or termination.

Handling the contract for Business Intelligence Category, by using the application like GEP Smart NextGen tool, Suplari, CMPro, Adobe (e-signatures)

Work closely with the departments and with business units to ensure their prompt and accurate resolution of any issues or additional documentation required for request.

Enter requests in GEP tool and submit to senior management for approval.

Ability to manage multiple projects in faced paced environment.

Ocwen Financial Services, Mumbai (Feb’20 – Sept’20, Senior Vendor Performance Analyst – TPRM )

Assist business units in managing vendors to ensure we are meeting all NMS, CFPB, Statutory requirements as well as investors guidelines.

Developing & maintaining strong relationship with internal businesses, processes & organization’s.

Ability to manage multiple projects in faced paced environment.

Manage multiple mailbox: AST, Vendor Audit, TPRM & accurate completion of each request.

Enter requests into process unity system and submit to senior management for approval.

Work closely with the departments and with business units to ensure their prompt and accurate resolution of any issues or additional documentation required for request.

Contact vendor to collect documents.

Escalate to & work with support teams to collect all data needed to have a request that can be submitted for approval.

Work within vendor management (i.e. Oracle, Process Unity, SharePoint) & reporting applications.

Create monthly and weekly reports for various database.

Critical/Analytical thinking skills & ability to solve problems, details oriented with a high degree of accuracy and follow through.

Azizi Developments, Dubai (May 2017 – June 2018, Procurement Assistant Buyer - In-Direct Spend & Operations)

Assisted in Planning & Executing BTL Activities for Sales Events.

Placing RFQs with suppliers and conduct a comparative analysis on price, payment terms, quality and risk

Sourcing the most profitable suppliers with regards to categories related to Marketing, Events & Corporate spend.

Negotiating with external vendors to secure the most advantageous terms and price quotes.

Coordinating with events department & vendors for the timely delivery of the requirements such as AVL, 3D Model Handling, & Branding Activities to ensure successful implementation.

Monitoring the level of inventory and re-order point.

Assisted in implementing strategic sourcing strategies to support categories under management.

Reviewing and evaluating performances of the suppliers and re-evaluating existing contracts with the focus of maximum optimization & continuous improvement.

Maintain records containing vendor and bid information and contracts in local archive.

Approval of Purchase Orders on reviewing required documentation as per SOW.

Maintain data and prepare reports for spend analysis and variations

Coordinate with Accounts Payables Department on the issue relating to the POs and invoice support in the clearance of the pending invoices.

Maintain & Submit weekly reports to Head of Department.

Adhere to companies’ policy & procedures; maintain of accurate procurement files for reporting and Auditing purpose.

Major Assignments & Achievement’s:

Successfully executed major events like City-Scape: Dubai & IPL: Abu Dhabi.

Successfully handled requirements for Property Handover Events.

Savings over 1Million with the strategic approach & adding value to the money spend on the marketing activities which is the highest budget of the organization

Equinox Global General Trading LLC, Dubai (December 2015 – February 2017, Purchase & Sales Support Executive - Indirect Spend & Contract Management & Operations)

Overseeing the activities – Indoor & Outdoor sales for primary oil & gas industries consumable products and services across the gulf ( UAE, Oman, Qatar & Iraq)

Acting third party for customers, coordinating & sourcing vendors to honor customer’s requirements.

Sourcing RFQ/ RFP, Bids & acts as company’s point of contact during enquiry and bidding process.

Maintaining expert level of product knowledge & application for the products – Consumables

(Stationery & Office Supplies), IT & FMCG Sector, Cleaning & Chemical Industries.

Preparing Quotations as per the enquires, sales order, delivery notes &Invoice on the order confirmation in ERP.

Verify & Review product information, shipping information, cost & delivery date before placing / confirming order.

Finalizing details of orders and delivery

Track deliveries and ensure timely delivery of products at the lowest possible cost.

Controlling spends and build a culture of long term saving. Major Assignments & Achievement’s:

Direct the tender towards successful closure; via Managing tender documents, production, logistics, warehouse management & review for accuracy and completion.

To maintain accurate & complete file record of all the calculations & Costing (Quotation), material list

& drawings, correspondence (projects) & purchase order (contracts) in company approved database.

Establishing and maintaining relationship with the clients & vendors.

Shree Ganesh Book Depot, Mumbai – India (May 2013 – August 2015, Store Manager)

Responsible for ensuring that the store is fully operational at the start of the day & overseeing entire store operations.

Monitoring product availability levels throughout the day and replenishing stock accordingly.

Monitoring competitor’s activity and local trading patterns & generated ways of increasing customer loyalty, retention & satisfaction.

Continuous update on the new launched product in the market to provide the clients with the best possible options & maximizing sales through effective merchandising.

Merchandise exchange, accurate money handling, ensuring timely & hassle free delivery.

Tata Consultancy Services, Mumbai – India (June 2012 – April 2013, Accounts Payable – Trainee 3rd party contract Avery Dennison)

Role was to look after specialty areas such as expediting invoice, raw material invoice payment, RLU payments (Rent, lease & utility), and credits etc. using On-base & People soft system.

Service Level Agreements on a daily basis & able to work with a large number of invoices.

Research & resolve invoice discrepancies & issues; Interacting with clients and various vendors of the client for the question regarding invoice / bills, details of shipment location, payment method etc. Academic Details

Bachelors in Commerce, from Ritumbara College of Economics & Commerce, University of Mumbai, India, 2010.

Diploma in Software Testing, from Seed Infotech, University of Pune, India, 2011. Personal Dossier

Date of Birth: 12th May 1990

Nationality: Indian

Marital Status: Single

Language known: English, Hindi, Marathi, Gujarati

Driving License: Valid India & UAE DL

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