Aryashree Karmabir Samal has over 16 years of experience in project management, supply chain management, and business development. She currently works as an Assistant General Manager at Jindal Steel & Power Ltd, where she is responsible for planning, monitoring, and coordinating a complex PMO setup. Previously, she has worked on electrical projects, vendor selection and negotiations, and strategic marketing for power plant projects. She holds an MBA in Operations and a BE in Electrical Engineering.

1. ARYASHREE KARMABIR SAMAL
17 Balagi Layout, Marathali, Banglore-560037
karmabir@gmail.com
+91-7683873031
Profile Summary
A seasoned professional with nearly 16 years of work experience from which 3 years extensive PMO Experience. Engaged
in Project Monitoring Role of India’s Largest Steel Industry with key emphasis on Project Management, Supply Chain
Management, Business Management, Tendering, Liaising, Vendor management and Program management.
Organizational Experience
Dec’08 to April’16 with Jindal Steel & Power Ltd., Angul as Asst. General Manager
Present Role:
 Responsible for planning, monitoring & coordination with KPMG at Angul Project
Site,Odisha.
 Scope of Work analysis.
 To Initiate, Implement & Deliver a complex, multi-parameter PMO setup across a Steel Plant.
 Creating Project WBS using Primavera P6.
 Assigning appropriate milestones, tasks, dependent relationships with defined lag/lead & constraints.
 Preparation of L3 Schedule in consultation with Package Owner, Project Manager and various Interface Managers.
 Crashing of L3 Schedule in consultation with Project Manager respective Interface Managers considering the Target
Date.
 Responsible for tracking and monitoring progress of project office as well as coordinate delivery dates
 Perform responsibilities like maintaining existing departmental and the policies and procedures of project office
 Generate, update and improve project strategies and methodologies
 Handle tasks like reviewing, maintaining and highlighting the changes in project plan
 Prepare and maintain weekly and monthly project status reports
 Initiated & implemented key meeting in order to track & monitor the daily progress.
 To conduct the Procurement meeting.
 To conduct the Coordination Meeting with various departments
 To attend the Weekly, Bi-weekly & Monthly Review meeting conducted by Package Coordinator and Executive
Director.
 Preparation, updation & circulation of Procurement and Construction Tracker & MOM.
 Preparation & Circulation of Project Dashboard, Client Dash Board, Weekly, Fortnightly & Monthly Reports.
 Assist Project Managers and Program Managers in handling daily activities
 Build and establish the PMO in terms of Polices, Process and Guidelines etc.
 Ensuring compliance, and adherence and support to Project Management Communities.
 Establish, operate and enforce overall project management standards across the Project Management community.
 Prepare overall strategy, Roll out plan, and reports to Steering Committee.
 Ensure successful achievement of milestones and successful delivery of projects/ program objectives within budget &
time.
 Gap analysis, Impact Critical Path, Floats Analysis and discussion with the Project Head.
 Discussion with the Project Team on Inter-dependencies and Intricacies.
 Prepare various reports to Management which will give over view on historical trends & forecasts, project roadmap,
Project Traffic Light, Staffing plans & utilization , Time sheets, CAPEX/OPEX status, new initiatives etc
 Coordinate the issues/ resolution of projects and interdependencies and escalation with Executive management &
Steering Committee.
 Extensive knowledge of implementing and configuring SAP MM module in complex business environment.
 Highly skilled in SAP Material Management
Previous Role:
 Monitoring and executing electrical projects with respect to budgeted cost, demand forecasts & time over-runs to
ensure timely execution of the project (6X135MW Power Plant at Angul).
 Conducting cost benefit analysis of projects including feasibility studies, assessment of the requirements, etc.
 Anchoring on-site erection & commissioning of plants and ensuring effective resource utilization to maximize output
 Planning and effectuating preventive/ condition based maintenance schedules of various machineries and equipment
to increase machine up time and equipment reliability
 Planning material and developing vendors for obtaining timely procurement of materials & equipment at cost
effective prices to ensure smooth execution of projects
 Directing, leading & motivating Engineers; imparting on job training for accomplishing greater operational efficiency

2.  Working on shift management activities and appraising the member’s performance & providing feedback.
 Liaising with cross-functional teams both Internal (Sourcing, Purchase, Sales) and external (Vendors, Subcontractors)
for the development and delivery
 Project Management including budgetary costing, preparation and evaluation of FEED & DEP, RFQs for supply of
materials and construction, reviewing of all bid packages for procurement, scheduling & coordination with vendors for
delivery & execution of the projects.
 Supervising all electrical installation works in respective area; handling packages vendor selection & negotiations
 Co-ordinate internal project team reviews followed by an approval and review by the client of the work schedule,
progress measurement and reporting systems. Review status reports, modify schedules and plans as required and
keep the management apprised of the progress on a regular basis.
 Undertaking review &monitoring cash flow, cost & resources against approved schedules
 Presenting work progress in the project review meetings with contractor
 Liaising with clients, other consultants and Government Agencies for approvals & clearance
 Ensuring that work is carried out in a systematic way following all the necessary local, International Standards and
specifications, and within Contract scope to meet project milestones
 Carrying out site inspections to finalize installation and commissioning snags; reviewing system final as-built drawings
 Assisting in management reviews like cost risk review etc.; setting up base line budget, WBS structure and controlling
actual expenditures against that
 Implementing project plans within pre-set budgets and deadlines; Monitoring project progress and taking necessary
steps to ensure completion within defined parameters
 Participating in negotiation activities with Technology Partners and Vendors for the new product developments
 Administering vendor management and assessing vendors for the different product categories
Jan’08 to Nov’08 with LancoInfratech Limited, Gurgaon as Dy. Manager (Strategic Marketing)
Project: 2X600MW Amrabati Power Project, Maharashtra, 2X660MW Lanco Babandha Limited,
Orissa, 2X250MW Chhabra Power Project, (BOP) Rajasthan
Role:
 Prepared techno commercial proposal in line with guidelines of NIT issues by various customers
 Drafted commercial clarification/deviation on commercial conditions.
 Received technical proposal and estimates from various engineering divisions and manufactures (Chinese)
 Analyzed technical proposal & estimates in detailed and compared with previous estimates and data bank
 Undertook clarification and discount from manufacturing units with justification
 Prepared management not for the estimates and the technical aspects of the projects and justification for the cost of
the projects; represented in various projects pre bid meeting & post bid meeting and finalized commercial conditions .
Jul’02 to Dec’07 with Monnet International Limited, New Delhi as Asst. Manager
(Business Development)
Projects: Central Electricity Supply Company of Orissa Ltd. (Played vital role in Supply and installation 6, 00, 000
Nos. of electro- magnetic meters (230v, 10-40A) from M/S China Machinery Equipments export and
import corporation, China (CMEC)
National Thermal Corporation (NTPC),Talcher, Orissa( Solely responsible for supplying turbines and spares
of turbine from M/S Skoda Energo S.R.O, Checks Republic
2 x 660 MW Thermal Power Project at Anugul, Orissa, India
Role:
 Represented organization at various techno commercial meetings of public sectors/private sectors across India
regarding supply energy meters, main plant equipment of Power Plant
 Handled tenders for government, private regarding supply of main plant equipment & energy meters for the company
 Assessed current tenders/enquiries from public & private sector companies from India regarding supply of main plant
equipment and energy meters
 Worked on estimation for some of high value & prestigious projects like Power Plant Project of NTPC, OPGC and
Aluminum Smelter plant of Vedanta Group
 Participated in techno commercial proposal, estimation and costing of these high value projects.
 Handled detailed estimation of projects with backup quotations from vendors, negotiating with them and finding best
sourcing possibilities for the particular project.
 Performed contractor estimate reviews on behalf of the project
 Participated to monitoring and control of the project expenditures
 Looked after the Public Relation Department

3. Previous Experience
Dec’99 to Jun’02 with S.K Engineers, Bhubaneswar as an Engineer
Projects:
 132/33 Kv. Sub-station at Sijua, Bhubaneswar for Govt. Of Orissa
 Bagged order and executed 45 No. of civil works Ground Base Towers for Ericsson India Limited
 11 KV Sub-Station at Jagatsingpur for OMFED, Orissa
Education
 MBA (Operations) from Institute of Management & Information Science, Bhubaneswar in 2013
 BE (Electrical) from Orissa Engineering College, Bhubaneswar, Utkal University in 1999
Personal Details
Date of Birth: 8th January, 1978
Languages Known: English, Hindi & Odia
Passport No: N 5580697 (08.02.2016 – 07.02.2026)
Notice Period: 2 Month
Annual Expected CTC: Negotiable