Uttam Mandal

About Uttam Mandal

Competent procurement leader with over 20 years of rich national & international experience in supply chain management encompassing Procurement planning, Strategic Sourcing, Commodity Management, Global Sourcing, Localization, Vendor management, Team management and operations lead.19••••06 : 8 Years in Quality Control & Vendor development. Had the opportunity to enrich my knowledge and Skill to develop Casting finished machined parts from Pan India.20••••13 : 4 years in Category management in Siemens India ( Drive Technology div.): Had the opportunity to enrich knowledge in Global Category Management on Casting and Steel Open Die Forgings.20••••18 : 1 and Half : Team lead in a Steel Mill in Saudi Arabia : Had the opportunity to lead Multi national SCM team and enriched the experience in Procurement of MRO, Services, New Project and Capex and international Logistic.20••••23 : 10 Years : Project procurement and Capex for Metal Technology Businesses ( Steel ): Had the opportunity to have expertise in project procurement, strategic & Operative for Steel plant project.

Experience

1. Deputy General Manager - Procurement

   Primetals Technologies

   Apr 2023 — Present · Kolkata, IN

   Leading & Managing Project procurement - Strategic and Operative, of Equipment/Assemblies, Raw materials – Steel Plates, Casting and Forgings, Bought-Out, fabricated finished machined Parts required for Project and in-house manufacturing.Developing of procurement strategies to complete assigned project within the Project schedule, budget and saving target in collaboration with responsible stakeholders.Leading & supervising CFT, project management, Engineering, Production planning, Expediting, QC and Logistic to maintain the project schedule from Procurement side.Managing all disputes with Suppliers including price escalation/ revision, payment terms, payment, change in scope & specifications, taxation, release of payment to suppliers etc.

Education

• Jadavpur University

  BE Mechanical

• Indian Institute of Materials Management, Mumbai

  PGDMM

Skills

• Lean Manufacturing
• Vendor Relationship Management
• Cost Savings
• Manufacturing
• Project Planning
• Supply Chain
• Materials Management
• Supplier Negotiation
• Negotiation
• Procurement
• Global Sourcing
• Contract Management
• Continuous Improvement
• Materials
• Sourcing
• Purchasing
• Supply Management
• Supply Chain Management
• Strategic Sourcing
• Product Development