SUSHMA VIVEK
Toowong,QLD
Summary
Highly skilled and result oriented Procurement Specialist possessing total 5+ years of experience and 3.5 years of experience as SAP S4 HANA Consultant with a proven track record of implementing 2 end to end Implementation and 2 Support projects along with strategic procurement initiatives that drive cost savings, project administration and supplier performance improvements. Successfully negotiated contracts with key suppliers, achieving significant cost savings in tenders, contracts by mitigating risks. Adept at streamlining procurement processes, implementing technology solutions, incident management and leading cross-functional teams to deliver exceptional results in Direct and Indirect P2P process improvements.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Procurement Officer
ENERFLEX AUSTRALIA
Brisbane, Australia
01.2024 - Current
- Co-ordinates in Bidding, Contract Management, Strategic Planning, Vendor negotiation, Internal License approvals, cost-saving techniques, compliance and Purchase renewals by maintaining Supplier and stakeholder relationships strong by assisting category managers with reports while working through other Procurement Teams
- Dealt with real-time problem on issues such as Contract alignment issues, Invoice posting, Purchase order issues, Goods Receipt [GR/IR] issues etc
- Examined spending, negotiations, contracting processes, payment plans, and Standard Payment methods, developed data-drive actions to reduce risk and ensured proper resource budgeting for up-to 50% of total pay-out
- Identified sourcing risks and mitigated them in a timely manner with effective solution
- Maintained supplier material selection database and conducted supplier audits as part of continuous supplier improvement program
- Mentored and supervised monthly Key Performance Indicators (KPI's) and Supplier Level Agreements (SLA's) reviews for functional buyers and Interns with team leading experience and people management skills via Agile workforce methods
- Managed risks by proactively identifying, mitigating and appropriately escalating such risks on priority.
Procurement Associate
KOCH BUSINESS SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
India, India
11.2021 - 09.2023
- Good capabilities in writing Functional specifications for SAP MM related developments along with owning the delivery to Business and the Technical ABAP Team
- Good Integration knowledge with other SAP Modules likes FICO, SD and ABAP along with FI-MM and FI-SD integration mechanism, GL Concepts, Month end and year-end activities, Automatic Payment Program, Customer Interest calculation and Dunning methods
- Experience on the ability to migrate legacy system data into the SAP system to LSMW along with Transport request, ASAP, Activate Implementation methodologies and Unit testing techniques, withholding taxes along with Taxes on Sales/ Purchases alongside Project Administration for Tenders Programs and Contracts
- Performed activities like Review, recommend, define and test ITSM and ServiceNow platform capability enhancements as defined by IT Leadership, collaborated with clients acted as a central communication point for all P1 and P2 issues to identify requirements, manage expectations, resolve high severity incident issues resulting in improved client relationships
- Experience in creating test plans, test case scenarios and all types of test scripts [ Unit, Integration, Regression, and UAT].
Procurement Professional
IBM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
Bangalore, India
10.2018 - 10.2022
- Worked on S4 HANA TELSTRA FIORI apps to carry out procurement processes (P2P) and Telstra APIERON via SAP MM configurations and involved in the implementation of multiple development front end tools and worked as a key person in customer helpdesk for technical issues during project go live
- Utilized, established and configured full procurement functionalities from Automatic PR Creation to Invoice verification including PR/PO Cycle, Release Strategy, Stock transports, Source lists and determination, Service Entry lists, RFQ, Info Records, Scheduling Agreements, Contracts, Quotes, MRP, Price Schema, Physical Inventory, ASN for all stock categories and Special stock configuration, Third party and Sub-contracting
- Tracked / Amended Purchase Orders, Purchase Requisitions, RFQ's, reconciled invoices via AP, negotiated costs with vendors while developing yearly and monthly budgets
- Managed and resolved problems of SAP issues of clients and internal team members
- Managed logistics of international shipments reducing customer clearance times by 50% and saving company transportation costs by $100,000.
Education
Bachelor of Engineering [Electrical & Electronics Engineering] -
PES University
07.2018
Secondary and Higher Education [Science] -
Presidency Institutions
06.2014
Skills
- Strategic Planning and Problem Solving
- Vendor Relationship Management
- Supplier Sourcing
- Project Administration and Process Improvement
- Cost Assessment and Compliance Analysis
- Purchase forecasting and Risk Management
- Bid co-ordination
- Contract Negotiation
- Team Player
- Operations Management
References
Daniel Paul, Supply Chain Manager, Enerflex, Australia, +61 403 690 248
Hobbies and Interests
- Writing Travel blogs and Journaling.
- Painting and sketching.
- Swimming
Timeline
Procurement Officer
ENERFLEX AUSTRALIA
01.2024 - Current
Procurement Associate
KOCH BUSINESS SOLUTIONS PRIVATE LIMITED
11.2021 - 09.2023
Procurement Professional
IBM INDIA PRIVATE LIMITED
10.2018 - 10.2022
Bachelor of Engineering [Electrical & Electronics Engineering] -
PES University
Secondary and Higher Education [Science] -
Presidency Institutions
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