Devanand Garud

About Devanand Garud

A seasoned professional with over 29years of experience & expertise in managing Budget…

Experience

1. Section Head Commercial - Wind, Solar & Green Hydrogen

   JSW Energy Ltd

   Oct 2024 — Present · Mumbai, IN

   Heading Commercial of Renewable (Wind, Solar & Green Hydrogen) section at JSW Renew Energy Ltd,• Handling total procurement volume of more than Rs. Crs of CAPEX and managing OPEX procurement / SLAs for Assent management of of Renewable Portfolio to ensure best in class uptime and efficiency• Enabling YoY timely commissioning of > 2500 MW of Wind + Solar, Green Hydrogen projects.• Played a key role in increasing JSW Energy\'s solar and wind energy generation capacity from 7.6 GW to 10.61 GW.• Collaboration with stakeholders to navigate strict regulatory and governance frameworks, ensuring project success.• Procurement planning, Vendor On-boarding & Management, Supply Chain management, Inventory management, timely delivery of goods and services • Strategic sourcing, Long term rate contracts, EPC contracts ensuring best cost, quality compliance, and sustainability of project portfolio.• Procurement of Wind Turbine, EPC Contracts, Crane packages, WTG Towers, Internals and flanges, Solar Modules, Solar Cells, upto 400kV Transmission lines / Pooling Substation packages and BoP of Renewable projects• Team development and performance management. Leading team of 17 direct and 10 indirect subordinates• Adoption of Digitalization, Reverse Auction, Strategic Sourcing, Category management, Process mapping, SAP Rate contracts, Standardization and aggregation to leverage volume, cost savings and TAT improvement.

Education

• Welingkar's Institute of Management

  PG Diploma in Materials Management

  2004 — 2005

• University of Pune

  Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)

  1993 — 1995

• Government Polytechnic Pune

  Diploma in Electrical Engineering

  1990 — 1992

• SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS)

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

  2022 — 2023

Skills

• Epc
• Construction
• Project Planning
• Project Management
• Contract Management
• Sap, Bps, Autocad
• Materials
• Wind
• Power Plants
• Commissioning
• Global Sourcing
• Management
• Electricians
• Refinery
• Inventory Management
• Switchgear
• Supply Chain Management
• Negotiation
• Import
• Vendor Management
• Procurement
• Automation
• Sap
• Change Management
• Petrochemical
• Materials Management