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Work History
Education
Skills
Certification
Playing Cricket, Watching web series
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Naveenkumar Natarajan

Procurement Specialist - Global Business Service
Chennai

Summary

Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.

Overview

8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages

Work History

Procurement Specialist

Flextronics Technologies India Pvt Ltd
02.2022 - Current
  • Released PO's based on weekly MPN aligned with customer forecasts,resulting in an On-time order fulfillment rate of 95%
  • Conducted demand and supply checks to ensure sufficient open orders,minimizing supply chain disruptions.
  • Managed supplier relationships for SMI/VMI Parts, ensuring forecast commitments and reducing shortages by 15% through proactive planning.
  • Analyzed supplier feedback and addressed decommits, improving supplier responsiveness and reducing production downtime.
  • Coordinate RFQ's with Global materials team to close critical shortages within required timelines.
  • Facilitated the return of defective goods and managed vendor scrap, improving quality control processes and reducing material waste.
  • Maintained On-time Delivery (OTD) performance for all purchase orders,achieving a consistent OTD rate of 98%.
  • Handled challenging commodities with high-volume active parts,reducing late deliveries through meticulous follow up.
  • Minimized Purchase Price Variance(PPV),achieving 10% reduction in spot buys and optimizing procurement costs.
  • Managed vendor price revisions and lead time changes ensuring accurate updates in the system.
  • Resolved outstanding invoice issues with vendors,improving supplier payments.
  • Collaborated with site logistics team to expedite customs clearance and premium freight shipments,reducing transit time in urgent cases.
  • Maintained Min-Max inventory levels,optimizing warehouse space and reducing excess inventory by 10% through strategic inventory sizing.
  • Coordinate with Warehouse and IQA teams to manage inventory challenges and ensure timely GRN creation,improving inventory accuracy.


Purchase Engineer

FLDEC Systems Pvt Ltd
06.2019 - 11.2021
  • Worked in Project based procurement in Mechanical commodity materials.
  • Conducted thorough market research to identify potential vendors, negotiating contracts that resulted in favorable pricing and improved product quality.
  • Coordinate with Project team in order to identify their needs with target budget.
  • Procures various raw materials like Aluminum , Stainless steels , High Alloy Steels and Auto components based on the production need.
  • Negotiated lead-time, cost and quality to obtain maximum company benefit.
  • Analyzed vendors and suppliers to select most suitable to deliver high-quality products at competitive pricing.
  • Managed to Procure In-direct procurement items like Lubricant oils , coolant oil , Consumable wastes for machineries.
  • Work with various suppliers for RFQ's and procure samples and done various tests like chemical and Mechanical analysis in order to ensure the material meet quality objectives
  • Coordinate with Accounts team for Overdue Invoices and ensure timely payments to vendors.
  • Additionally , Handled Logistics domain for both In bound and Out bound.


Purchase Assistant

Devendra Autocom Pvt Ltd
04.2018 - 05.2019
  • Releasing Purchase Order based on Material Requirement Planning.
  • Handled Bought Out child parts for various commodities like Plastics , Steels , Sand Casting products which is used for Water Pumps in Automobile industry.
  • Visit supplier place on day to day basis in order to ensure the production schedule and delivers as per the commitments .
  • Good Exposure in Product process knowledge especially for Sand Casting items and Aluminum Die casting products.
  • Working for ISO Audits and maintained Purchasing documents & good exposure in DMS.
  • Coordinate with domestic logistics team for timely delivery of goods to the site.
  • Coordinate with Accounts team for Payment related queries.
  • Ensure for timely GRN and coordinate with IQA team for material quality clearance.
  • Resolved discrepancies between purchase orders and invoices promptly, maintaining accurate financial records.

Graduate Apprentice Trainee - Purchase

Gates Unitta India Pvt Ltd
04.2017 - 03.2018
  • Coordinate with Purchasing team members and ensure to receive the goods from vendors on time
  • Coordinate with Stores team to receive the goods in system and ensure the goods received with good condition.
  • Handled Domestic packaging suppliers and ensuring the stocks availability as per the production need.
  • Coordinate with IQA team and clear the incoming parts. For IQA rejection items communicate to supplier on time and arranging the materials to return back to vendors place / coordinate with vendors for segregation of rejected parts in customer premises with protocol.
  • Coordinate with Accounts team for Payment queries.
  • Coordinate with planning team and arrange necessary child parts for production .

Education

BE - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Sri Sairam Engineering College
Tambaram,Chennai
04.2001 -

HSC -

GGSMM Hr. School
Mayiladuthurai, India
04.2001 -

Skills

    Supplier contracts

    Purchasing processes

    Purchasing strategies

    Price negotiation

    Supplier relationship management

    Vendor relationship management

    Strategic sourcing

Certification

Certified [Supply Chain Quotient], [Flextronics]

Playing Cricket, Watching web series

Playing Cricket on weekends with friends & watching favorite web series on week end 

Timeline

Certified [Supply Chain Quotient], [Flextronics]

03-2025

Procurement Specialist

Flextronics Technologies India Pvt Ltd
02.2022 - Current

Purchase Engineer

FLDEC Systems Pvt Ltd
06.2019 - 11.2021

Purchase Assistant

Devendra Autocom Pvt Ltd
04.2018 - 05.2019

Graduate Apprentice Trainee - Purchase

Gates Unitta India Pvt Ltd
04.2017 - 03.2018

BE - Mechanical Engineering - Mechanical Engineering

Sri Sairam Engineering College
04.2001 -

HSC -

GGSMM Hr. School
04.2001 -

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