Vaisakh Gokul
Dubai,U.A.E
Summary
Skilled procurement professional with proven success in developing procurement plans that maximise cost effectiveness and increase purchasing power. Experienced in advising and guiding management teams to support decision-making. Expert in strategic procurement with 5+ years of experience
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work History
Procurement Executive
Fugro Survey Middle East , Dubai
Dubai, U.A.E
05.2020 - Current
- Represented the procurement department in the successful implementation of the new ERP system (IFS), overseeing critical tasks such as data migration, process definition, and workflow establishment.
- Delivered strategies through engagement, consultation and negotiation with stakeholders.
- Analysed and developed procurement plans with cost-effective solutions and increased purchase power.
- Advised and guided management teams on decision-making, enabling cost-effective tendering processes.
- Built productive relationships with stakeholders, communicated updates and sought mutually beneficial outcomes.
- Facilitated project delivery by procuring raw materials and supplies.
- Worked with department heads to determine requirements for procurement activities.
- Evaluated procurement processes and used results to improve workflows and procedures.
- Assessed supplier base and categorised spending based on strategic and operational requirements.
- Delivered tactical cost savings by negotiating advantageous terms and conditions for new contracts.
Procurement Officer
Printpac Middle East Inc Fz LLC
Dubai, U.A.E
05.2018 - 04.2020
- Source vendors of materials or equipment and interview them in order to determine product availability and terms of purchase. Responsible for documentation of purchase and store records
- Prepare purchase orders for supplies and equipment, create internal part number for every specific item. Assist in internal stock audit every 6 months
- Conducting Supplier evaluation and supplier development. Establish and maintain relationship with supplier/vendor for flawless execution of assignments.
- Coordinate activities of personnel engaged in distributing supplies and negotiating contract terms of agreement and pricing and ensure the correctness in the quality, quantity, specifications, condition of the materials received from vendors.
- Booking subcontractors and ensuring they deliver within agreed terms and administer online purchasing systems. Manages all communication for all procurement activities.
- Track orders and ensure timely delivery. Responsible for timely procurement and over see the materials received from vendors as to ensure easy access identification, verification, handling, maintenance etc.
- Conducting Supplier evaluation and supplier development. Establish and maintain relationship with supplier/vendor for flawless execution of assignments.
- Perform receipt and issue of materials in ERP (MIS). Estimate consumption report of each department/category.
- Responsible for outsource jobs, service procurement and Monitoring returns, damage replacements, and warranty claims
- Generating and implementing purchasing strategies
Procurement Internship
Cosmoplast Industrial Co.
Sharjah, U.A.E
04.2017 - 12.2017
- Completed procurement documentation, including purchase order, invoices and delivery note with zero error.
- Reviewed proposals and submitted reports to procurement heads for selection.
- Prepared project briefs and business cases to seek management approval for procurement activities.
- Sourced and verified quotations from suppliers before initiating purchase processes.
- Processed retrospective purchase requisitions.
Education
Master of Business Administration - Supply Chain Management
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
Dubai,U.A.E 02.2019 - 04.2021
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
Yuvakshetra Institute of Management Studies
Kerala, India 04.2015 - 04.2018
High School - Commerce
The Emirates National School
Sharjah, U.A.E 04.2013 - 04.2015
Skills
- Strategic Research and Negotiation
- Financial risk analysis
- Logical reasoning
- Vendor sourcing
- Digitalizing and Optimizing functions
Languages
English
Fluent
Hindi
Advanced
Arabic
Intermediate
Malayalam
Native
Accomplishments
- Successfully reduced cost of direct materials by developing the product to optimum sate of our usage.
- Implemented EOQ, safety stock and reorder point system for undisrupted availability of materials
- Developed suppliers to a level where JIT strategy is achieved
- Headed ERP implementation
Certification
Six Sigma: Green Belt
Supply Chain Foundations: Analytics
Strategic Negotiation
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Quote
Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.
Voltaire
Timeline
Procurement Executive
Fugro Survey Middle East , Dubai
05.2020 - Current
Master of Business Administration - Supply Chain Management
Manipal Academy of Higher Education
02.2019 - 04.2021
Procurement Officer
Printpac Middle East Inc Fz LLC
05.2018 - 04.2020
Procurement Internship
Cosmoplast Industrial Co.
04.2017 - 12.2017
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
Yuvakshetra Institute of Management Studies
04.2015 - 04.2018
High School - Commerce
The Emirates National School
04.2013 - 04.2015
Six Sigma: Green Belt
Supply Chain Foundations: Analytics
Strategic Negotiation
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