Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Websites
Languages
Certification
References
Timeline
Generic
Vinu N Ravindran

Vinu N Ravindran

Sharjah,UAE

Summary

Motivated Purchase/Procurement Engineer with close to 4 years of experience, recognised for assessing operational needs and developing solutions to save costs, improve revenues and drive customer satisfaction. Resourceful and well-organised with excellent leadership and team-building record. Experienced working in team environment and having the willingness to learn new technological upgrades to meet business objectives.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work history

Purchase Engineer

Mahindra Middleeast Steel Service Centre FZC
Sharjah, UAE
08.2022 - Current
  • Understanding the technical data, drawings, specifications that pertains to a customer requirement.
  • Serve as the point of contact between engineering departments and
    suppliers to clarify technical specifications or resolve issues
  • Oversee the entire ordering process, from initial requisition to final
    delivery, ensuring timeliness and accuracy and maintain and nurture
    relationships with suppliers for long-term partnership and potential
    cost savings.
  • Maintain accurate record of materials, machinery and equipments and managing stock levels and coordinate timely reorder.
  • Ensure materials received as per Purchase Order specifications and inspect and verify quality of incoming stocks and report shortages, damages and discrepancies.
  • Adopting appropriate supplier management methodologies and
    Procurement strategies in purchasing to secure better prices, ensure
    delivery of materials and goods in support of operations and project
    plans.
  • Participated in client meetings to gain a clear understanding of requirements.
  • Liaise with Procurement, Warehouse and Departments to forecast material needs to ensure timely availability.
  • Performing regular performance review with suppliers to drive
    continuous improvements and ensuring commercial, legal and
    contractual compliance in all the Procurement transactions.
  • Perform detailed cost analyses to identify optimal procurement
    options aligned with budget constraints and quality standards
  • Supported team by demonstrating respect and willingness to help.
  • Arranging Pre-Inspection Meetings (PIM) and visiting vendors for
    expediting orders which are urgent to the customer while also
    complying UAE regulation and company policies.
  • Monthly reconciliation and preparation of Production MIS of
    Sales/Purchase, Actual vs Target production.
  • Reviewing physical stock detail, verification and reconciliation using
    SAP
  • Improved inventory control practices, reduced stock wastage significantly.
  • Raw material(CRGO Steel)import from China, Japan through Letter of Credit and favorable payment terms looks for and detects purchasing opportunities for goods and services overseas.
  • Implemented risk management procedures in purchasing activities to minimise financial losses.
  • Liaising with Sharjah and Dubai customs for import & Export clearing, monitoring customs refund, Bill of Entry, Exit certificate and other customs related activities.
  • Facilitated smooth resolution of any discrepancies or issues concerning invoices or shipments from suppliers.
  • Also liaising with bank for opening Import & Export LC's & document
    negotiation.
  • Identified cost-saving opportunities through careful monitoring of market trends and pricing fluctuations.
  • Fostered long-term relationships with suppliers; resulted in better discounts and priority services.
  • Used exceptional relationship building abilities to establish, develop
    and maintain positive business and Customer/Supplier links.

Purchase engineer

Al Hani Gulf Contracting
Dubai, UAE
09.2017 - 04.2018
  • Selection of appropriate methods and sequences of events for a
    particular project and see if resources are properly managed and that
    there is no project running short of resources.
  • Identify project phases and other elements and collect and analyze
    project information to create status reports and recommend future
    actions.
  • Completed duties to deliver on targets with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Performing jointly with all dept managers and site managers to see
    whether sequence of construction operations are performed on
    schedule to achieve targeted production, productivity, yield, quality &
    cost metrics.
  • Assist in resolving Supply Chain or Material related issues.
  • Prepare regular inventory and usage reports and support compliance with company policies and regulatory standards.
  • Applied critical thinking to analyse problems, evaluate solutions and select best decisions.
  • Review & analysis of Contract documents for each Construction
    Package and advice the Projects Manager of any planning deficiencies from scheduling point of view
  • Prepare weekly and monthly reports on Purchase, sales &
    Inventory(PSI)
  • Led negotiation efforts for better contract terms and conditions.
  • Developed long term purchasing plans, reducing expenditure on non-essential items.
  • Achieved streamlined procurement process by implementing effective sourcing strategies.
  • Introduced initiatives to improve process flows and reduce waste.

Planning engineer

Al Reyami Steel Industries
Abu Dhabi, UAE
02.2012 - 08.2014
  • Managing project operations with a view to ensure timely
    accomplishment of targets within the scope, time and cost parameters and to optimize Material & Energy Consumption as per Standard norms.
  • Planning and Inventory Management of Raw Materials & Finished
    Goods and coordinate and ensure prompt & timely execution of
    Customer orders.
  • Issue of drawings, revision drawings, specifications, site priority
    lists/production schedule to the shops are preparation of progress
    report, periodical/priority status report.
  • Tracking project progress, creating and assigning roles, resources,
    codes and expenses and to control the subcontracted works and
    keeping record of pending status to be completed.
  • Perform overall quality control of the work (budget, schedule, plans,
    personnel's performance) and report regularly on project status.
  • Documentation: Preparing, reviewing, and maintaining project
    technical documentation and reports.
  • Interacting with clients, interpreting their needs and requirements,
    and making sure delivery commitments are followed
  • Delivered effective presentations to communicate complex engineering concepts clearly.
  • Maintained up-to-date knowledge on industry trends, ensuring cutting-edge service delivery..
  • Participated in client meetings to gain a clear understanding of requirements.
  • Coordinated multi-disciplinary teams with efficient task delegation.

Education

Master of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering with Specialisation in Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Federal Institute of Science and Technology
10/2013 - 11/2015

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Vidya Academy of Science and Technology
India
02/2007 - 03/2011

Skills

  • Proficient in SAP
  • MS Office & MS Project
  • Primavera P6
  • Product lifecycle awareness
  • Cost optimisation techniques & Inventory control understanding
  • Supplier conflict resolution
  • Materials requirement planning
  • Supplier evaluation
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Major project milestone tracking

Languages

English
Fluent
Hindi
Fluent
Malayalam
Native

Certification

  • Certificate of Completion of AI Supply Chain practises.
  • Primavera Certificate


References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Purchase Engineer

Mahindra Middleeast Steel Service Centre FZC
08.2022 - Current

Purchase engineer

Al Hani Gulf Contracting
09.2017 - 04.2018

Planning engineer

Al Reyami Steel Industries
02.2012 - 08.2014

Master of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering with Specialisation in Computer Integrated Manufacturing

Federal Institute of Science and Technology
10/2013 - 11/2015

Bachelor of Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Vidya Academy of Science and Technology
02/2007 - 03/2011

Similar Profiles

Create profile
Vinu N Ravindran