Talented Purchasing Professional with 6+ years of experience managing and improving procurement operations. Successfully forging strong vendor contracts, sourcing quality products and reducing costs.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Purchasing Executive
Five Hotel Palm
07.2017 - Current
Devised and executed annual purchasing plans and contracts.
Built and maintained relationships with manufacturer representatives to negotiate pricing, terms, freight and return allowances.
Identified and implemented options to reduce overall product cost such as consolidation, volume discounts and use of low cost transportation alternatives.
Collaborated with quality control department to rectify customer complaints or quality issues with inventory.
Utilized eProcurement software such as Adaco to manage purchase orders.
Developed successful procedures to make company more profitable and eliminate major interruptions in production due to depleted inventory.
Evaluated current vendors and sourced out new vendors for bidding requests.
Sourced vendors, built relationships, and negotiated prices.
Performed monthly reconciliation of open purchasing orders.
Monitored and evaluated vendor performance to determine compliance with quality standards.
Used Adaco to authorize and monitor purchase orders and consumables.
Generated reports, documents and analysis in Adaco for senior management review and approval.
Implemented policies to reduce cost and eliminate waste.
Wrote standard operating procedures for department.
Purchasing Officer
Viceroy Hotel Palm Jumeirah
04.2017 - 07.2017
Complete all administrative procedures which includes create product code in system, vendor registration etc.
Update all vendor details on time.
Checks daily new Purchase Requests received in system, and verify departmental specifications and data entered correctly.
Process Purchase Orders and ensure all approved purchase orders are properly and correctly dispatched via e-mail to respective suppliers.
Follow up with suppliers on items which are not delivered on time. Investigates any discrepancy in price and / or quality provided by suppliers.
Monitors vendor reliability, dependability and establishes contact with prospective suppliers.
Prepare and develops bid documents and supplier bid lists to obtain competitive quotations on commodities and services.
Get quotations as per specifications requested by user department from various suppliers to ensure goods and services are obtained at best price prevailing in market.
Coordinates and resolves problems with end user departments and suppliers.
Assist Manager in obtaining relevant details, samples from vendors.
Close all the F&B back dated pending orders and Requisitions from the system.
Finance Assistant
Jumeirah Creek side hotel
12.2013 - 04.2017
Receiving Clerk
Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort
10.2012 - 12.2013
Education
Bachelor’s Degree - commerce – B COM
University of Calicut
Kerala
03.2006
BSc. - Hotel Management & Catering Science
Bharathiar University
Tamilnadu
05.2007
Higher Secondary (Grade XII) -
Kerala
Kerala
03.2001
S.S.L.C -
GVHSS Paravanna
Kerala
03.
Skills
Passionate, hard worker and well-organized professional with power to prioritize and multitask
Good negotiation skill
Ability to meet deadlines
Good liaison with all other department members
Able to work in team and willing to put up to team
Resourceful, well organized, dependable, efficient and detailed oriented
Proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook
Well versed with ADACO
Bid Process Management
Administrative Procedures
Supplier Performance Evaluation
Stakeholder Relationship Development
Administrative Duties
Selecting Suppliers
Request for Proposal
Purchase Order Reconciliation
Accomplishments
Trainings
HACCP
Basic Food Hygiene, Personal Hygiene
Customer service culture, Basic Telephonic ethics, and Fire & safety.
Timeline
Purchasing Executive
Five Hotel Palm
07.2017 - Current
Purchasing Officer
Viceroy Hotel Palm Jumeirah
04.2017 - 07.2017
Finance Assistant
Jumeirah Creek side hotel
12.2013 - 04.2017
Receiving Clerk
Sheraton Jumeirah Beach Resort
10.2012 - 12.2013
Bachelor’s Degree - commerce – B COM
University of Calicut
BSc. - Hotel Management & Catering Science
Bharathiar University
Higher Secondary (Grade XII) -
Kerala
S.S.L.C -
GVHSS Paravanna
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