This document contains a job application from Rakesh Sonawane for the role of Sourcing/Purchasing Manager. It includes a job objective, profile summary, education details, core competencies, managerial skills, notable accomplishments, career timeline, and personal information. The applicant has over 15 years of experience in purchasing operations, supplier management, negotiation, cost reduction, and strategic sourcing. He is seeking a reputed organization where he can apply his analytical and leadership skills.

1. JOB OBJECTIVE
Driven, hard-worker with acute attention to detail and strong analytical
skills seeking the role of Sourcing /purchasing manager with reputed
organization.
Mr. Rakesh Sonawane
9922601973
rakeshsonawane96@gmail.com
PROFILE SUMMARY
 Performance-driven and knowledgeable Purchasing Manager with 15
years’ experience, skilled at managing all daily purchasing operations,
evaluating suppliers, negotiating prices, and leading the purchasing team.
 Working experience in handling the commodities like Plastic, sheet metal,
proprietary, rubber products etc.
 Raw material supplier management with strategic planning with minimum
2 suppliers per category to reduce the risk.
 Expertise in evaluating, selecting and upgrading suppliers with respect to
need from domestic and international market.
 Expertise in handling RFQ with suppliers.
 Experienced in costing of different parts.
 Skilled in handling localization for imported parts with price saving.
 Expertise in negotiation and contract management.
 Experience in supplier relationship management, supplier performance
management.
 Experienced in handling critical issues with suppliers to maintain company
objective on priority.
 Expertise in International freight forwarding contract management.
EDUCATION
 Bachelor of Engineering -
Mechanical with first class from
Pune university
 HSC with first class from Nasik
Board
 Certified supply manager (CSM)
from ISM
CORE COMPETENCIES
 Strategic sourcing
 Effective negotiation
 Global sourcing
 Category management
 Supplier relationship management
 Contract management
 RFQ Management with suppliers
 Spend Analysis and management
 Supplier evaluation
 Localisation
 Yield Improvement.
 Alternate sourcing
 Import freight forwarding
management
MANAGERAIL SKILLS
 Strong analytical skills
 Leadership & personal integrity
 Connecting people
 Teamwork & collaboration
 Creative and innovative
 Forward planning & strategic thinking
 Problem solving & decision making
NOTEBLE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
 Developed new supplier Delfingen for protection sleeves and used globally
for all plants of Cikautxo in 2017.
 7% Saving in overall RM purchasing cost over previousyear purchasing value
in 2018 by driving a strategy of alternate supplier and minimum 2 suppliers
per product.
 Localization of EVRV and VSV valves from Europe to India with Net saving of
4.61 Cr per year- ongoing
 Re-negotiation of Valve prices to achieve 37000 Euro business discount
from European supplier in 2021.
 Saved 26 Lacs Rupees in the year 2014-15 for “Lumax Cornaglia” by identifying
alternate vendor to supply material (Hot melt glue).
 Saved 70 Lacs Rupees in the year 2013-14 for “Subros Ltd” by Selecting
Alternate Material of Air conditioner packaging.

2. Elaborative snapshot of the job responsibilities and key result areas:
 Participating in drawing up the strategies of the business, furnishing the information related to its scope and
defining, based on them, the organizational and management objectives referred to their area of action, planning
the precise actions and estimating the resources required for their achievement.
 Establishing the most suitable Sourcing strategies for each purchasing typology/family, with regard to: level of
purchase concentration, profile of the required supplier, framework of relations to be established, etc., managing
their achievement.
 Carrying out the request for quotations and negotiation of conditions for those elements that due to their
specificity or criticality require to do so, in accordance with the requirements of the organization.
 Ensuring the procurement of materials purchased or outsourced by the organization, carrying out their follow-up
in order to comply with the established specifications.
 Leading, promoting and coordinating the Improvement Internal Committees, entering new suppliers and products.
 Ensuring an efficient service towards the organization, supporting the value creation. Promoting and participating
in all those initiatives and projects that contribute to the efficiency of the organization.
 Enhancing the development of the members of team of collaborators, fulfilling the guidelines and systematic
processes of the personnel management model drawn, in order to achieve their best contribution, involvement
and satisfaction.
 Taking part and encouraging the improvement activities of the working processes organization where collaboration
is required.
 Developing suppliers local and overseas as per business requirement for New technologies, geographic advantage,
price saving, risk reduction etc.
CAREER TIMELINE
 Lumax cornaglia Auto technologies Pvt Ltd, Pune– as Assistant Manager Purchase, From May 2014 to April 2016
 Subros Ltd, Pune- as Engineer-SCM, From September 2011 to April 2014.
 Indo-Schottle Auto parts- as Engineer Vendor-Development, From June 2011 to Sept 2011.
 Welmade Locking systems pvt ltd- as Officer Supplier-development, From August 2007 to May 2011.
IT SKILLS
 Well versed with MS Office, World, Excel, PowerPoint and web browser.
 SAP MM Module.
PERSONAL INFORMATION
 Date of Birth : 9th
June 1984
 Marital status : Married
 Language known : English, Hindi , Marathi
 Address : F-503, Woodsville Phase 3, Borhade wadi, Moshi, Pune 412105.
 Passport : Available
 Notice period : 3 months
I hereby declare that the information furnished above is true to the best of my knowledge.
Date : Your Sincerely
Place: Rakesh Sonawane
WORK EXPERIENCE
Cikautxo India Private Limited (Automotive TIER-1)
as Head – Purchase since April 2016 to till, Reporting to Director -
Purchasing