Prabhu Natarajan
Procurement & Contracts - Senior Manager
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Chennai, Chennai districtMember since July 3, 2023
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About
- Procurement professional with 18 years of diverse experience in strategic planning, contract negotiation, and administration.
- Skilled in budgeting, invoice evaluation, material sourcing, inventory planning, SCM ERP, risk management, and team handling.
- Strong expertise in vendor management, delivery project tracking, business development, and cost control.
- Experienced in implementing innovative project management processes and procedures.
- Proficient in resource planning/allocation, information security audits, and fleet/equipment efficiency enhancement.
- Extensive experience in supplier operational performance improvement and supply chain optimization.
- Proven track record in cost reduction, warehouse/store operations management, and change management.
- Strong understanding of ERPs and Tools in the Procurement Cycle, including e-tender, , RFX, EBIZ, SAP MM & SCM, and MIS preparation.
Experience
- Procurement professional with 18 years of diverse experience in strategic planning, contract negotiation, and administration.
- Skilled in budgeting, invoice evaluation, material sourcing, inventory planning, SCM ERP, risk management, and team handling.
- Strong expertise in vendor management, delivery project tracking, business development, and cost control.
- Experienced in implementing innovative project management processes and procedures.
- Proficient in resource planning/allocation, information security audits, and fleet/equipment efficiency enhancement.
- Extensive experience in supplier operational performance improvement and supply chain optimization.
- Proven track record in cost reduction, warehouse/store operations management, and change management.
- Strong understanding of ERPs and Tools in the Procurement Cycle, including e-tender, , RFX, EBIZ, SAP MM & SCM, and MIS preparation.
- Proficient in budgetary controls and reporting, ensuring effective financial management in procurement.
- Expertise in streamlining procurement data by categories and countries, providing valuable insights for decision-making.
- In-depth knowledge of purchasing processes, strategies, and experience in cross-country procurement.
- Ability to engage effectively with senior-level stakeholders, facilitating productive dialogues and building strategic relationships.
Education
- Extensive experience in core procurement functions, global roles, and remote functioning.
- Track record of successfully driving PR to PO transformation, sourcing and category management, vendor management, and client relationship management.
- Exposure to the integration of S2P processes for merged entities.
- Skilled in identifying and driving interventions across process, operating model, automation, analytics, and experience design.
- Techno-functional knowledge of digital technologies, leading tools, and industry best practices.
- Proven ability to identify hyper-automation opportunities and create disruptive automation roadmaps.
- Self-initiated professional with a strong background in driving large change projects in cross-functional environments.
- Excellent team player with a track record of leading and facilitating teams using design thinking, journey mapping, data mining, and process design and improvement methodologies.
- Flexible to work in a global working window, adapting to different time zones and collaborating effectively across geographies.
