Rajesh Kumar

About Rajesh Kumar

A competent professional with 23+ years of experience in Strategic sourcing, Global Procurement, Category Management, Vendor Management, Large Capex Projects, OPEX & Proposal management with distinctive blend of Source to Contract (S2C) and Procure to Pay (P2P) life cycle exposure with demonstrated success record in Metal, Mining & Steel Industries worldwide. Leadership skill includes decision-making, result oriented, and lead cross-functional teams.

Experience

1. Group Category Sourcing Manager - Global Procurement

   Vesuvius

   Oct 2022 — Present · Pune, IN

   Managing Group Procurement (S2C) of a large category of Silicon Carbide, Graphite, Carbon Compounds, Silicon Metal, Silica Fume, Ferro Alloys, Ferro Silicon, Silica, Quartz, MRO’s and large capex projects globally.Strategic Procurement Management* Develop strategic category sourcing plans and roadmaps for optimizing procurement operations, focused on operational enhancements, cost-savinginitiatives, and process improvements with group procurement.* Global purchasing & sourcing geography China, India, Japan, Vietnam (60%),Europe and the rest of the world (40%) with switching plans.* Bottom-line Group Procurement Savings ~10-15%. SRM with top 20 Key supplier accounts per category.Supplier Management & Commercial Negotiation* Maintain and enhance long-term relationships with incumbent vendors, ensuring supply chain reliability and performance.* Lead contract negotiations and agreement structuring to secure the best commercial terms without compromising quality and service levels.* Conduct regular supplier audits and performance assessments, implementing corrective actions as necessary to uphold stringent standards (IPR).* Monitor inventory levels and implement strategies to optimize stock levels, minimize costs, enhance working capital by payment terms.Technical & Quality Assurance Leadership* Ensure all vendor-supplied raw materials, parts and components meet global engineering, quality, and compliance standards as per global standards.* Collaborate closely with the quality assurance and engineering teams to address technical challenges and implement process improvements.Operational Excellence & Financial Oversight* Optimize sourcing operations to reduce lead times, improve cost efficiencies, and enhance overall supply chain performance.* Monitor and analyze sourcing expenditures, continuously identifying opportunities for cost savings and efficiency improvements.* Utilize data analytics to monitor procurement KPIs, forecast demands.

Education

• Hanken & SSE Executive Education

  Expert Leadership, Supply

• Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode

  PGCPM, Supply Chain

  2003 — 2004

• Hanken & SSE Executive Education

  Negotiation Skill & Strategies, Supply

• Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

  BE, Mechanical Engineering

  1995 — 1999

• Globsyn Business School

  Postgraduate Degree, Computer Software Engineering

Skills

• Supplier Evaluation
• Operations Management
• Team Management
• Cross-Functional Team Leadership
• Spend Analysis, Procurement Cost Reduction,
• Procurement
• Mrp
• Strategy
• Contract Negotiation
• Procurement Negotiations, Evaluation & Supplier Performance Management,
• Management
• Leadership
• Supply Chain
• Supplier Development
• Purchasing
• Factory
• Spend Analysis
• Supplier Relationship Management
• Analysis
• Logistics
• Low Cost Country Sourcing
• Process Engineering
• Supply Management
• Engineering
• Budgets
• Supply Chain Optimization
• Evaluation
• Spm Rapid-Deployment
• Contract Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Iso
• Materials Management
• E-Procurement
• Sap
• Change Management
• Kaizen
• Six Sigma
• Supplier Negotiation
• Quality Management
• Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Management