Love Gupta

About Love Gupta

Purchase & Procurement professional with 8 years of experience across manufacturing, construction, real estate, and institutional supply chains.Currently working as Assistant Manager – Purchase in a manufacturing environment, handling raw material procurement, vendor development, cost optimization, and inventory planning.Strong experience in pre-project costing and price build-ups to support Sales teams for upcoming projects, RFQs, and tenders. Regularly involved in margin simulations and cost scenarios to enable competitive and profitable quotations.Lead a team of 2 procurement executives and work closely with cross-functional teams including Sales, R&D, Production, and Service. Actively support R&D for new product development by identifying vendors, assessing material feasibility, and providing cost inputs.Also support Service teams by arranging spares and replacement materials for warranty and after-sales service cases, ensuring quick turnaround and customer satisfaction.Skilled in vendor negotiation, cost reduction, new vendor onboarding, inventory control, and MIS reporting. Backed by a PG Diploma in Data Science, enabling structured cost analysis, forecasting, and data-driven procurement decisions.

Experience

1. Assistant Manager

   R R Kabel Limited

   Aug 2024 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

   Prepare procurement plans based on production schedules, inventory levels, and upcoming manufacturing requirements.2. Provide detailed material costing and price build-ups to the Sales team for upcoming projects, RFQs, and tenders.3.Support Sales with cost simulations and margin calculations for competitive quotations.4.Lead and mentor a team of 2 procurement executives, ensuring timely and accurate procurement execution.5.Perform vendor rate comparison, negotiations, and cost benchmarking to achieve cost optimization.6.Support R&D teams for new product development, including vendor identification, material feasibility, and cost inputs.7.Support Service teams by arranging spares and replacement materials for warranty products and after-sales service cases.8.Optimize deliveries using vendor lead time and consumption analysis.9.Monitor inventory to control excess stock, shortages, and working capital.10. Prepare procurement MIS, cost reports, and dashboards for management.

Education

• International Institute of Information Technology Bangalore

  Postgraduate Diploma, Data science program

• Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Technical University

  Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Civil Engineering

  2013 — 2017