Harish Raghunathan

About Harish Raghunathan

About MeSkilled in supply chain planning, inventory management, and operations, with a proven track record in enhancing organizational performance through best practice policies and process improvements.Experienced Procurement and Supply Chain professional with a demonstrated history of working in the Data centre industry.Skilled in Negotiation, Sourcing, Contract Negotiation, Business Strategy, Experience in Services category, Indirect category procurement, preparing category strategy,supplier performance Management, vendor governance.As an experienced and highly skilled professional with 15+years of experience of procurement, analyzing sourcing opportunities and driving strategic, vendor negotiations to achieve business goals, running big value RFP, vendor and supplier relations, contract negotiation, cost reduction, and team leadership to facilitate improved financial performance and profitability. With experience in procurement, my additional skills in effective communication, problem solving, and relationship management allow me to excel in driving successful procurement strategies and ensuring achievement of corporate objectives.Led all facets of procurement responsibilities, including RFP and bid process management, contract administration, and report analysis.Skill fully negotiated and managed service levels agreements with various suppliers with respect to indirect spends of INR 100 Crs+ annually for various categories.Proven track record of managing strategic sourcing and procurement, along with my demonstrated analytical expertise and my superior relationship building skills.• Led procurement for critical data center infrastructure components including CHILLERS, PAC, PDU, MEP systems, civil works, diesel generators (DG), uninterruptible power supplies (UPS), and Integrated Building Management Systems (IBMS).• Spearheaded supplier evaluation and selection to ensure high reliability and cost-efficiency in data center operations.• Developed and maintained Procurement and Materials Transaction dashboards for real-time monitoring and decision-making.• Achieved significant cost savings through strategic sourcing and vendor negotiations, contributing to a 6-8% reduction in procurement costs.• Conducted analysis of Requisition and Purchase Order aging to prevent delays and streamline procurement processes.• Successfully implemented the I-Supplier portal, enhancing supplier interaction and streamlining procurement workflows. Do reach me out @ h••••••••@gmail.com |+91••••••••87

Experience

1. Procurement Manager

   Sify Technologies Limited

   Sep 2014 — Present

   Maintain and manage records System: As Procurement lead prime responsibility is to ensure PR→PO TAT is ensured. Procurement Dashboard Materials Transaction dashboard Process set up & Managing Procurement team Requisition & Purchase order Aging Savings Preview report New supplier evaluation and nomination Vendor management Negotiation Requirement Preview Report Invoice tracker ERP Implementation – End User Oracle 11i to R12.2.5 Re-Implementation & Data migration for Procurement Entity changes (Demerger Project) I-Supplier implementation 1. Re-Implementation Project Activities: Involved in Solution design & CRP milestone End User Training UAT Milestone Data validation Data preparation & sharing the input to Oracle consultant for Migration Based on UAT PO process, Queries & Input shared to Oracle consultant Validated Po auto creation to Po approval process Post Migration Trained internal team members 2. Entity Changes: Involved in CRP, Training and UAT milestone Data segregation and consolidation for 3 Entities Data validation and sharing with Oracle team for Migration Based on the validation process, Queries & Input shared to Oracle consultant Data validation post migration Trained internal team members 3. I-Supplier Implementation:(i) Process : Involved in CRP, Training milestone UAT session Data validation Data preparation & sharing the input to Oracle consultant for Migration Based on UAT I-Supplier process, Queries & feedback shared to Oracle consultant Vendor master creation Creation of Vendor login credentials Trained internal team and Vendors and ensured around supplier on-boarded thru iSupplier Portal (ii) Process Automation : PO copy receipt PO acknowledgement PO amendment Invoice Submission Auto MRN process based on ASBN input

Education

• iiBM

  Executive Master of Business Administration, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

• Carrier Institute of Technology

  Diploma, Mech

• IIBM Institute of Business Management

  Diploma of Education, Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management

  2013 — 2015

• Carrier Insurance Brokers Limited

  Master's Degree, Refrigeration and Air Condition