Mohan Meesala

About Mohan Meesala

Mohan is a Senior Manager at NTPC Limited, India\'s largest power company, a results-driven professional with 14+ years of experience in procurement and contract management, including expertise in strategic planning, sourcing, project management, negotiations, and vendor management. He is pursuing a PGDM in Business Management from XLRI Jamshedpur(XOL), one of the top business schools in India, with a focus on strategy, supply chain management, operations and finance. He has proven track record of driving operational efficiencies, standardizing processes, and advancing technology landscapes. Strong experience in shared services, transformation, and category management. He is responsible for procuring imported coal worth $1.0 billion under complex international market conditions, enhancing competition and reducing total cost through strategic grouping and sizing of coal delivery across 25 locations. He also finalises terms and conditions of bidding for more than 50 tenders covering diverse scopes of work, including evaluation and award criteria, reverse auction, shipping terms & logistics, price adjustments with global indices, taxes and duties etc. He has developed procurement strategy and bidding conditions for sourcing of biomass pellets, and enlisted world renowned consulting firms for NTPC\'s merger and acquisition and transaction advisory services in the energy sector. He has successfully negotiated and settled contract amendments, scope variations, claims, and disputes. He has strong experience in dealing with executional challenges, managing budgets and cash flows, and implementing e-tendering systems, process automation and ERP operations on SAP. He has Proven track record of driving operational efficiencies, standardizing processes, and advancing technology landscapes. Strong experience in shared services, transformation, and category management. He possess excellent leadership, communication and presentation skills to collaborate effectively with stakeholders at all levels. He is a recipient of the Director(HR)\'s letter recognising him as a \"Young Change Agent\" for applying learnings at work place. He is fluent in English, Telugu and Hindi, and has excellent presentation and communication skills.

Experience

1. Senior Manager

   NTPC Limited

   Apr 2020 — Present

   Responsible for procurement of imported coal worth $1.0 billion/year under complex international market conditions. Enhanced competition and reduced total cost through strategically grouping and sizing of coal delivery across 25 locations 3. Finalised terms and conditions of bidding for more than 50 tenders covering diverse scopes of work, including evaluation & award criteria, reverse auction, shipping terms, price adjustments with global indices, taxes & duties, custom clearances, and logistics 4. Enlistment of world renewed consulting firms through QCBS for NTPC\'s Merger & Acquisition and Transaction Advisory services in Energy Sector. Developed procurement strategy and bidding conditions for sourcing of biomass pellets worth $ 2.8 billion to PAN NTPC stations for 7 years 6. Drafted Qualifying Requirements/ RFQ / RFP for selection of Solar developers in Cuba -International solar alliance’s (ISA) project management consultancy (PMC) 7. Handled multiple contracts simultaneously as a Contract Manager for various projects including Flue gas desulphurisation (FGD) and Combustion modification packages worth $350 million for i) Lara STPP(2 X 800 MW), ii) Simhadri STPP (4 X 500 MW) and Ramagundam STPP( 4 X 500 + 2 X 300 MW) 8. Examined and recommended methodology for settlement of claims and disputes during COVID period (Force majeures)

Education

• XLRI Jamshedpur

  PGDM-Business Management

  2022 — 2024

• Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University

  Bachelor of Technology - B.Tech

  2006 — 2009