Unmesh D. Kamble

Vendor Management and Procurement professional with 5+ years of experience managing large, multi-category vendor portfolios across corporate, pharmaceutical, and manufacturing organizations. Proven track record in end-to-end vendor onboarding, maintaining accurate vendor master data, and ensuring compliance with SLA commitments, internal policies, and governance standards. Skilled in coordinating with buyers, suppliers, Finance, and cross-functional stakeholders to execute agreements, streamline onboarding cycle times, and support regulatory and third-party risk requirements.

Experienced in developing and enhancing SOPs and process maps to improve operational clarity and efficiency. Adopts a customer-centric approach, prioritizing stakeholder needs and delivering consistent value across every vendor engagement. Comfortable operating in shared-service-center environments requiring high-volume coordination under tight timelines.

Vendor Management (Assistant Manager) - Emcure Pharmaceuticals

(2024-12)

• Own end-to-end vendor onboarding for print, design, and digital agency partners — from sourcing and due-diligence coordination through contract execution — ensuring each vendor engagement meets agreed SLA and compliance requirements.
• Maintain accurate, up-to-date vendor master records (commercial terms, scope, contact and compliance details) to support reliable procurement and finance operations.
• Coordinate with buyers, suppliers, and internal stakeholders to gather the documentation and approvals needed for agreement execution, reducing onboarding cycle time.
• Negotiate costing and commercial terms by scope of work, balancing cost efficiency with quality and delivery timelines.
• Partner with Finance and Accounts to ensure invoicing accuracy and timely vendor payments, resolving discrepancies proactively.
• Support enterprise governance by ensuring vendor engagements align with internal policy and corporate identity standards during rollout of a company-wide rebrand.
• Apply a customer-centric approach when engaging internal requesters and external vendors, prioritizing clear communication and consistent follow-through under tight deadlines.

Vendor Management (Assistant Manager) - Welspun Group

(2014-08 - 2024-12)

• Managed vendor identification, onboarding, and contract negotiation for creative, print, design, and branding partners across multiple group entities, maintaining SLA adherence throughout the vendor lifecycle.
• Built and maintained vendor master data across a large, multi-category portfolio, supporting accurate procurement, budget tracking, and audit readiness.
• Coordinated multi-vendor execution for a company-wide corporate identity rollout across print collateral and plant/office locations, developing process checklists and tracking documents (SOP-equivalent tools) to keep the initiative on schedule and compliant with brand governance standards.
• Negotiated commercial terms and cost structures by scope of work across dozens of concurrent vendor engagements, optimizing spend without compromising delivery quality.
• Coordinated the full vendor payment cycle with Finance and Accounts, ensuring accurate invoicing, reconciliation, and timely disbursement.
• Served as the primary coordination point between internal stakeholders and external vendors across multiple concurrent, multi-location projects — a high-volume, deadline-driven environment comparable to a shared-service-center model.
• Designed and coordinated production of marketing collateral (standees, emailers, flyers) by managing vendor briefs, timelines, and quality checks.
• Traveled to plant locations to coordinate on-ground vendor activity for events, branding rollouts, and interview scheduling, ensuring on-site compliance with process standards.
• Launched and sustained a weekly employee communication program and a company-wide SharePoint media library with a tagging system, improving cross-location collaboration and information governance.

Bachelor of Arts - Nagpur University (2019) Wardha, Maharashtra

Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) - Nagpur Board (2004) Wardha, Maharashtra

Secondary School Certificate (SSC) - Nagpur Board (2002) Wardha, Maharashtra