Suraj Durande

Deputy General Manager at Reliance @Reliance Industries Limited

Navi Mumbai, IN

A.End-to-end supply management of respective category Materials within parameters of targeted cost, quality and time, while participating in category management activities as directed by the Procurement Lead.•Formulate the respective category Procurement Strategy•Track supply market dynamics and global trends in the respective category of Direct items•Understand the likely impact on sourcing operations in the immediate and medium term•Conduct ongoing supply market analysis•Develop detailed supply market profile of all materials under his/her control•Provide inputs for formulation of Procurement Strategy for category under his/her control including: Vendors, Pricing/ Cost, Contractual Relationships, Lead Time, Inventory Levels etc.B.Guide Buyers in Undertaking respective Category Management related activities like:•Undertake category portfolio analysis, and classify items into bottleneck, strategic, routine, leverage etc.•Prepare internal cost estimates (ICE)•Optimise category-wise spend across the Organization•Explore alternative sources of procurement•Standardize contract templates and SLAs and obtain approvals•Conduct annual requirement planning of respective category of Direct items, based on Annual PlanC.Provide pricing inputs for development of an Annual Procurement Budget•Prepare a basis for the pricing inputs by conducting ongoing category market analysis•Review the approved Budget and make necessary changes in the respective Annual Materials Plan•Analyze spend vs budget on a regular basis to capture variations, and develop actions plans to bring spend under control, if requiredK.Facilitate people development•Build and develop team with experience in the field of respective category procurement•Build commercial intelligence within the team•Motivate Procurement Analysts to perform better & take up higher responsibilities•Monitor their performance on a constant basis, and counsel them as required

Mahatma Gandhi high School & Jr.College , Karjat

HSC

Sinhgad Institute of Technology , Lonavla

Bachelor's degree

Shri Chhatrapati Shahu High School , Baramati

SSC