Shashwat Das

Seasoned procurement professional with 19+ years of significant experience in energy sector, having good exposure of more than 12 years’ experience in eProcurement systems, sourcing and purchase of Capex, Opex, bulk material, service contracts, contractor prequalification, new vendor development and supply chain management.

1. Adani Power Limited- Apr’10 to Present

Projects:

1. Currently working at Udupi Power Corporation Limited (UPCL), 2 X 600 MW Thermal Power Plant at Udupi, Karnataka since Sept’16.
2. Earlier, worked at Adani Power Maharashtra Limited (APML), 5 X 660 MW Super-Critical Thermal Power Plant at Tiroda, Maharashtra.

• Leading procurement initiatives including team mentoring, monitoring of team performance, ensuring SLA, KPI's and process compliance as per procurement policies and procedures.
• Leading Strategic sourcing process for products, machinery, equipment and services involving supplier selection, creation of sourcing documents in SAP Ariba Sourcing Tool including preparation of RFP/RFQ, getting technical bid evaluation, commercial quotation evaluation, comparative statement preparation, handling e-auctions/ negotiations, preparation of note for approval, PO creation with optimal resource allocation, within SLA and approved budget.
• Resolution of various contractual related issues by coordinating with suppliers and internal stakeholders to ensure contract and legal requirements compliance.
• Local vendor identification, development, pre-qualification and registration in SAP Ariba Tool, existing supplier (vendor) evaluation, while driving continuous improvement.

• BE (Civil Engineering) from Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology, Nagpur (VNIT)