Vikas Venu
Procurement l Contracting l Sourcing l Greenfield Project Development l Project Management l Manufacturing
- Role
- Regional Procurement Manager - Ig India at Air Products
- Location
- Kochi, KL, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Vikas Venu
A strategic and results-driven Procurement Professional with over 20 years of experience in procurement, sourcing, contracting, and project management. Demonstrated expertise in establishing and leading greenfield projects for major corporations like Air Products and Larsen & Toubro. Skilled in stakeholder management and problem-solving, with a focus on building robust procurement functions that drive efficiency, mitigate risk, and achieve organizational goals.
Experience
Regional Procurement Manager - Ig India
Dec 2016 — Present · Kochi, IN
Regional Procurement Manager - Industrial Gases (IG) India• Successfully established a full procurement process and local vendor base for a greenfield plant at Air Products\' Kochi facility, leading the project to completion in just six months.• Manage the end-to-end P2P cycle across diverse categories, including plant equipment, chemicals, MRO services, and corporate services, ensuring seamless operations.• Develop and execute strategic sourcing plans using BI tools like Qlik Sense, leveraging spend analysis to extend global supply agreements to the Indian market.• Mitigate operational risk by maintaining a dynamic vendor base and leading the development and qualification of new suppliers and contractors.• Reduced Procure-to-Pay (P2P) process time by 15% through strategic process improvements, significantly boosting operational efficiency.
Education
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
PGDBA, Business Administration, Management and Operations
Cochin University of Science and Technology
Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech.), Mechanical Engineering
2000 — 2004
Skills
- Team Management
- Project Engineering
- Business Strategy
- Negotiation
- Operations Management
- Manufacturing
- Spend Management
- Project Management
- Management
- Procurement
- Sourcing
- Power Plants
- Project Planning
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