1. Ramya Ramajayam
Contact: +91 9500191951
E-mail: rprabasri@gmail.com
Synopsis:
A dynamic professional with 4.6 years of experience in the field of Procurement / Sourcing and Planning.
Presently working as Specialist (Senior Buyer) in a Flextronics International Limited, Chennai.
Proficiency in handling for procurement and honed skills in working with the suppliers.
Functional expertise in handling the procurement & purchase operations with key focus on bottom line
profitability.
An effective communicator with excellent relationship management skills and strong analytical, problem
solving & organizational abilities. Possess a flexible & detail oriented attitude.
Possess excellent interpersonal, analytical, troubleshooting and team building skills with proven ability in
establishing quality systems / procedures and managing resources.
Employment Details
Present employment:-
Presently working as a Specialist buyer in Flextronics, Chennai.
Organization : Flextronics International Limited, Chennai
Designation : Specialist (Senior Buyer)
Domain : Procurement
Period : Apr 2013 to Till Date
Key Deliverables as Specialist in Flextronics
Developing potential vendors for the right sourcing, achieving cost effective purchases of materials.
Controlling all requisite activities to perform such as techno – commercial evaluation, negotiation,
recommendation, ordering, expediting & tracking, reporting, logistic and delivery, payment processing, etc.
Appointing alternate / new vendors as part of import substitution and cost reduction efforts.
Overseeing follow-up with vendors for engineering deliverables, timely deliveries and ensuring timely
payments.
Working for Pull-in request as per the demand change and notification sent to site on the daily basis through
consolidated reports.
Handling PO cancellation and delivery push out POs with suppliers to avoid excess inventory.
Developing long-term partnerships with suppliers/contractors; managing day-to-day supplier performance to
ensure meeting of service, cost, delivery and quality norms.
Previous employment:-
Organization : Wipro (BPO), Chennai
Designation : Senior Buyer
Domain : Procurement
Period : Oct 2010 to Mar 2013
2. Key Deliverables as Procurement Buyer in Wipro
Providing support to a leading US Aircraft manufacturing company in Procurement process as Strategic Buyer and
Procurement coordinator
Buyer for Non System orders to procure goods / services from vendors who are not in the system – using P-
Cards, if required.
Recommending vendor creation in the system to the concerned team based on supplier performance over a
period of time after analyzing the spends, trend, resourcefulness, track record of delivery, competitive edge on
the commodity expertise, projected savings on future business, diversity targets etc. of different vendors from
time to time with appropriate data.
Analyzing frequently procured products to include them in Catalog or to create catalog for those vendors upon
micro level negotiations.
Negotiation activities on IT maintenance renewals to bring more cost savings and avoidance to clients.
Converting potential non system orders to System orders by additional sourcing efforts with active in- system
vendors.
Expert focal for all Non system Invoice orders to facilitate timely payment for vendors – by coordinating with
business partners, suppliers and Accounts payable team while ensuring no zero duplicate payments were
made.
Request for Quotes, Request for Proposals/Request for Information from Supplier / Resellers and get the price
quote.
To follow up with supplier on shipment status and update the Estimated Arrival Time of goods to the end user
and provide the Tracking Number and Proof of Delivery to the end user.
Processing the change order requests received from Supplier / Business Partners on Purchase Orders.
Coordinating with the buyer and business partner / suppliers on the required approvals to amend the Purchase
Order as per the requirement.
To call, walk through and assist vendors who have problems / issues with invoicing in their system
Providing payment status, troubleshooting with invoice rejections and assisting in expedition requests for
requests coming from Suppliers and Business Partners.
Regular interaction with Client through conference calls.
Maintaining Inventory Maintenance Database System wherein we maintain a database for purchased IT
related products which involves Addition and Cancellation of Maintenance Support, Managing Maintenance
coverage for the HW devices, updating Maintenance Rates to the devise etc.
To update and maintain Catalogs per the requests received upon approvals.
Additional RESPONSIBILITIES
Maintaining good relationship with the clients to solve process issues.
Providing practical and conceptual training to new employees and assisting them to learn quickly.
3. ACCOMPLISHMENTS IN THE ORGANIZATION
Part of the Lean project to avoid duplicate payments for Non system orders – which is near closure status.
First winner of Dream liner award introduced by Clients in 2012 for going above and beyond expectations.
Specialized IT focal of Procurement coordinator activities for more than 6 months – including the peak year
end of 2011 and came out with flying colors.
Part of Training team to ensure successful knowledge transfer for all – especially new recruits.
Maintained a good record of accomplishment of all Management and Client required metrics.
Received multiple appreciation mails from the Client for meeting client expectations.
Filed Pragatis (Giving Ideas & Methods) in order to simplify the process more effectively, efficiently and
implement them in order to achieve desired goals and further process improvements.
Received lot of C-Sat surveys from the suppliers and business partners.
Received multiple awards namely - Frontier Award for maximum CSat Score, Annual Punctuality award
for the year 2011 and Star of the Month, Quarter Awards for excellent performance over a period of time
consistently.
KEY AREAS AND STRENGTH
Spontaneous and good communication.
Proactive and good team player, with excellent inter-personal skills.
Team oriented, Organized and one who Manage time well.
Works well under pressure, Flexible Quick learner.
Dedicated, enthusiastic for team work showing Positive approach.
ACADEMIC PROFILE
2011-2013 : M.B.A (HRM) - 78%
2007-2010 : B.C.A (Computer Application) – 67.27%
2005-2007 : HSC – 63.55%
2005 : S.S.L.C – 65.00 %
Personal PROFILE
Date of Birth : 15th
Jun 1990, Single.
Father’s Name : Ramajayam.V
Languages Known : English, Tamil
Permanent Address : #466, 2nd
Block, Mogappair West,
Chennai-37.