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1.  +918123350757
 jayaseelanig@gmail.com
 Bangalore
 linkedin.com/in/JayaseelanS
SUMMARY
MBA with 11+ years of experience involving sourcing, procurement, BPO Transitions, Source to Pay, supply chain management, automation, accounts
payable, and vendor development. Ability to utilize inspiring leadership, personal drive, creative vision, and analytical skills to yield successful delivery of
both team and individual goals, actively contributing to organizational growth. Technical skills include MS Office, Oracle Fusion, Oracle EBS, Ariba, Power
BI, Tableau, and SAP.
KEY SKILLS
BPO Transition E-Procurement Vendor Management Accounts Payable Spend Management Staff Development & Training
Team Handling Automation Indirect Procurement Procurement Solutions RFX Power BI Customer Support Tableau
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Procurement Lead Aug '21 - Present
VFISLK (Voya & SLK)
Indirect Procurement, PO Management, Contract Management, Team Management, Bid Management, AP Support, Vendor Management
Associate Manager Dec '14 - Aug '21
Softtek India Pvt Ltd
Indirect Procurement, BPO Transition, Accounts Payable, PO Management, Solutions, Spend Management, Contract Management
Bangalore
Bangalore
Jayaseelan S
Lead Procurement Operations
Fully Responsible for managing Procurement operation, Helpdesk& Tactical buying activities for Voya.
Directing and coaching the team of focal, buyers & agents on a regular basis towards meeting customer expectations.
Responsible for reviewing existing and new contracts with suppliers and vendors to ensure their on-going feasibility.
Purchasing and sourcing activities for global indirect requirements like facility management, IT software license & hardware, SAAS, contingent labor,
Temporary Labor, legal, office supplies, transport, IT, travel, telecommunication, consulting, professional services, MDS, real estate, advertising etc.,
Defines the procurement targets (SLA, TAT, Savings, Performance, etc.) and publish management reports and adheres to the timelines.
Currently leading a team of 14 (India & US), my responsible includes talent acquisition, training & development, performance management, and
retention of team members.
Ensures that the team meets all service delivery targets, develops and executes action plans to continuously improve performance.
Ensure renewals and intake requests are completed on time and with proper lead time.
Works with vendors on quotes, proposals and validating contract terms. Co-ordinates with business owners, contracting and other teams as needed
before execution of agreements.
I've created several Tableau dashboards to track metrics performance (PO Spend Metrix, Savings, QA Dashboard, Daily Huddle Dashboard, AP Spend &
Aging Dashboard, C-Sat Dashboard etc.) for the Voya Strategic procurement team.
Maintains a strong relationship with Voya stakeholders. My role acts as an escalation point for any issues raised by business or the supplier.
Ability to read and interpret contracts (SOW, MSA, NDA), RFX (RFP, RFI, RFQ), and other legal purchasing types of agreements.
Creates and maintains spend analysis reporting as assigned.
Perform quality checks as per the agreed criteria and share QA Dashboard results with the teams and Voya management.
Investigates and resolved invoice and PO inquiries, matching to contract terms and scope.
Demonstrates knowledge reporting and analysis techniques to support and manage the team’s capacity and strategic governance model.
Monitor the Volume, Turn-Around-Time (TAT) and present governance metrics to the Voya stakeholders on monthly basis.
Creating SOP's related to procurement operations and updating them as needed.
Regular brainstorming session with team and management for continuous process improvements and share best practices across teams.
Responsible for changes in procurement process implementation.
Supported RFI/RFP management, solutions and transition execution.
Prepare a resource plan for execution as well as allocate resources for engagements in consultation with the Delivery Manager and BPO Director.
Expertise in procurement strategy, category management, spend analytics, supplier research, purchasing & expediting, and P2P.
Process transitions, preparing project plans (both detailed and high-level), volume ramp plans, communication plans, and governance plans.
Setup metric deliverables (SLAs and KPIs) and report effectively to ensure visibility and achievement of goals from day 1 of go-live.
Understanding of contractual documents such as SOW, NDA, and MSA and the ability to draft the documents in consultation with legal, risk, and
compliance.
Managing escalations from vendors and business stakeholders promptly.
The company effectively manages and transacts purchase agreements, maintaining a healthy and active purchasing vendor list, consistent with the
functions and activities required by the company.
I managed a team of 15 individuals, including team leaders, senior buyers, buyers, and AP Agents.
Negotiate with vendors on the lead time, pricing, minimum ordering quantity, etc.
Responsible for creating and maintaining governance documents (PDP, SOW, PFMEA, BCP, Pugh Matrix).
Identified innovative and automated approaches to routine tasks, making suggestions that were widely received.

2. Purchase Administrator May '14 - Dec '14
Blue Stream Professional service ltd
PO, Vendor Management, Invoice resolutions
Senior Process Executive - Operations Oct '13 - May '14
Infosys BPO Limited
Logistics & Returns, Order to Cash
Associate Sep '11 - Sep '13
IGATE global solutions
PO & Invoice Resolutions
AWARDS
ACHIEVEMENTS
CERTIFICATIONS
Vskills-Certified Procurement Manager (ID 48518)
NIQCI - Lean Sig Sigma Yellow Belt (NIQCI/140222/1782)
TECHNICAL SKILLS
EDUCATION
MBA in Finance & Operations Aug '09 - Aug '11
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University
Bsc Computer Science Jun '06 - Jun '09
Bharathiar University
Bangalore
Bangalore
Bangalore
Conducted employee performance reviews through Key Performance Indicators in guidance with the company's guidelines and procedures.
Through proactive management of team customer service strategies, we developed a loyal and highly satisfied customer base.
Oversaw training and onboarding process for all newly hired employees within BPO team.
Process all requisitions and quotation requests from all departments, as well as generate purchase orders.
Solved diverse supply chain problems involving many sources, logistics, and scheduling factors.
Consulted with clients to explore solutions to identified billing errors and enacted prompt resolutions.
Onboarding/Activation supplier in the vendor database and ensure that signed contracts are communicated to all relevant parties to provide contract
visibility and awareness.
Vendor Documents Collection (MNDA, Banking Documents, Tax Documents (W8/W9)), etc.,
Revise Purchase Orders for price change, quantity, or delivery date.
Validating Online Submitted Purchase Order for Networking & Telecommunications Goods for Cisco Systems, Inc. for address, configuration, discounts
& logistic requests.
Resolving customer requirements and priority requests through e-mail interactions and calls
Problems or Delays on Purchase Orders; Cost Discrepancy on Purchase Orders
Handling mis-shipment, over-shipment, and under-shipment issues.
Supported on bill and ship to address change requests.
Worked with the export and customs teams for shipping documents.
Prepare purchase orders and send copies to suppliers and to departments originating requests.
Coordinate with suppliers and ensure arrival of materials as per agreed schedule and time.
Manage and monitor the AP email box to ensure timely processing of invoices.
Respond to vendor or employee inquiries to resolve payment processing issues, discrepancies, or any other related transitions in a timely manner.
This will populate the weekly invoice hold report and expedite the 3-way/2-way match process.
Invoice issue handling (Qty hold, Price issues, Tax issues, Delivery term) and complete ownership of the remittance details whenever requested.
VFISLK - R&R quarterly award
IGATE- Extra Miler award and R & R award.
SOFTTEK—Star of the Year & Best Team Player Award
Implemented tail-end spend management for our client, which resulted in a 7% increase in savings.
Helped Our client saves an additional 3.5% on invoice value by using a supplier with discounted payment terms that is tracked and paid on time.
To automate manual reports, I built a multiple Power BI and Tableau dashboard for S2P projects.
Implemented Ghost card setup for punchout orders, It reduced no. of invoice transaction for the client.
Implemented multiple automation within procurement function and reduced manual work.
Oracle EBS, Oracle Fusion & SAP (ERP)
Salesforce (CRM)
Aravo & HICX (VM)
Power BI & Tableau Desktop (Dashboard)
Perceptive/ iFlow / Content Explorer (AP)
SAP Ariba (AP & E-Sourcing), Live Source (E-sourcing)
DocuSign (Contracts)