Apurva Karandikar

Experience

1. Procurement Operations Specialist

   Vanderlande

   Jun 2025 — Present · Pune, IN

   1) Optimize Purchase Order Management: Ensure accuracy and compliance in processing, approving, and tracking purchase orders, driving timely execution and material availability. 2) Strengthen Supplier Performance: Monitor and follow up on supplier order confirmations, proactively resolving issues to secure on-time delivery and reduce delays. 3)Balance Demand with Supply: Manage expedite and defer requests from global customer centers, aligning supplier capacity with customer requirements to improve service levels. 4)Resolve Pricing & Invoice Issues: Streamline the handling of price changes and resolve invoice discrepancies in collaboration with finance and suppliers, preventing payment delays. 5) Enhance Customer Center Support:Act as the first point of contact for global customer centers, providing timely and service-focused responses to purchasing and administrative queries. 6) Improve ERP & Reporting Accuracy: Maintain and update purchasing records in ERP systems (JD Edwards/Oracle) and Excel, ensuring data integrity for reporting and compliance audits. 7) Drive Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Supply Chain, Finance, and Spare Parts Coordinators, while engaging with European suppliers to enhance procurement efficiency and supplier reliability.