K.N Muralidhar has over 15 years of experience in supply chain management, procurement, and project management. He has worked for companies like Bosch Limited and Faiveley Transport Railway Technologies Private Limited, where he spearheaded procurement efforts, identified new vendors, negotiated contracts, and implemented cost-saving initiatives. Muralidhar has a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering and is proficient with SAP and project management tools.

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K.N MURALIDHAR
Bangalore, India | knmuralidhar@rediffmail.com | +91 77606 27666
SUMMARY Diverse experience of 10 years in Purchase & Procurement, Material Management, Vendor
Management, Project Management and Inventory Management. Experience in handling cost
effective procurement and achieving significant savings through effective evaluation & strategic
sourcing of vendors, developing cost-effective alternatives for various operations, coordinating
cross-functional activities encompassing In-process QA / Quality. Proficient in using SAP ERP
tool, project management in SCM and service management suite
Proficiency in supply chain operations, purchase & inventory, project management, vendor relation
management and contract management. Expertise in trading, manufacturing, sourcing, purchasing,
and cost-estimating. Implemented project management process for budget, resource, conducted
root cause analysis and took corrective & preventive actions
Consistent performer with advanced negotiating, counselor selling, people impact sensitivity, and
communication skills. A systematic, organized, hardworking and dedicated team player with an
analytical bent of mind, determined to be a part of a growth-oriented organization.
EXPERIENCE
2016 – till date FAIVELEY TRANSPORT RAILWAY TECHNOLOGIES PRIVATE LIMITED Hosur
Exporter of railway products, primarily brake systems, couplers, hvac, door, disk brake system,
disk brake pad, brake shoes
Deputy Manager
 Spearheaded efforts across procuring machine parts that includes aluminum, casting,
forging and steel material
 Identified and developed potential sources of supply and drives purchase initiatives to conclude
purchase contracts on most competitive rates/commercial terms and conditions with deft
application of negotiation skills
 Handled 20 suppliers and catered to various major clients including Indian railways and metro
rails to various segments in India as well as abroad
 Implemented various cost control measures for ensuring cost-effective procurements and
improving bottom-line performance
 Defined and led the purchasing strategy to increase profitability and drive the improvement of
the cost to sales ratio of the goods and services sourced and improve company working capital.
 Managed the supplier base in order to obtain the necessary improvements and protect the
company against potential unfavorable market trends
2006 – 2016 BOSCH LIMITED Bangalore
Leading supplier of technology and services in the areas of Mobility Solutions, Industrial
Technology, Consumer Goods, and Energy and Building Technology
Assistant Manager-Planning & Procurement
 Responsible for planning and procuring castings for various single cylinder fuel injection pumps
locally and globally
 Implemented and monitored effective procurement schedules along with finalizing the
specifications of the materials and established the quality & quantity limits for effective inventory
control
 Handled 10 suppliers, maintained and updated vendors list periodically as per ISO norms
 Mitigated possible risk and took appropriate action plan to avoid the risk by interacting with the
suppliers
 Conceptualized and implemented innovative cost reduction measures viz. alternative sourcing,
substitution, indigenization, e-sourcing etc. to maintain overall operational efficiency. reduced
the cost of procured products by 30%
 Implemented project management process for budget, resource and project management
 Completed projects assigned within the stipulated time frame using RASIC method
 Monitored project start date and end date using GANTT charts
 Liaised with accounts engineering department to get guidance cost and checked the
correctness of costing of the product provided by the vendor and negotiated the cost

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 Identified and developed vendor source for achieving cost effective purchases and procurement
of materials within stipulated time frame; triggered healthy competition among vendors and
negotiated best commercial terms for procurements
 Liaised with various departments including production department for facilitating timely
purchases, receiving stores for receipt of material and quality department to check the quality of
the incoming material
 Endorsed suppliers invoices for payment and coordinated with accounts and finance
department for timely payments to the vendors
 Imparted training to the new joiners and maintained leave tracker
 Implemented project management process for budgeting, resource and project management.
 Prepared strong and reliable MIS reports to streamline material management, cost savings,
vendor quality assurance operations for facilitating the decision making process and liaison with
management.
 Updated and maintained distribution list for senior managers
2005 – 2006 HINDUSTAN AERONAUTICS LIMITED Bangalore
One of the largest aerospace companies in Asia, HAL has annual turnover of over US$2 billion.
More than 40% of HAL's revenues come from international deals to manufacture aircraft engines,
spare parts, and other aircraft materials.
Purchase Engineer (Contractual)
 Managed entire gamut of Supply Chain activities for a variety of products that include finished
and semi finished components, raw materials (iron rods, steel sheets & aluminum plates), and
saturated parts for Cheetah, Chetak, Schweizer and Mirage Projects
 Identified and developed potential sources of supply and drive purchase initiatives to conclude
purchase contracts on most competitive rates/commercial terms and conditions with deft
application of negotiation skills
 Analyzed exact requirement received from various department raised material purchase request
(MPR) considering economic order quantity (EOQ), production programme, dues in and
available stock
 Issued tenders (limited tender, single tender, proprietary tender and open tender) for purchase
and evaluated bids for placing order.
 Handled arrangement of long term business agreement, liaised with Indigenization department
to indigenes the imported items
 Generated MIS reports for the top management thereby showcasing the financial performance
and various other details like warehouse utilization, inventory carrying cost, stock control,
vendor rating reports etc.
2001 – 2003 PTS BIO POWER PLANTS Bangalore
Assisted in preparing designs and drawings for various projects and ensured compliance to quality
procedures and standards
EDUCATION
2004 Course in AutoCAD 2000 (2D & 3D)
CADD Center
2001 Bachelors of Engineering (Mechanical Engineering)
Golden Valley Institute of Technology (University of Bangalore) Bangalore
PERSONAL Date of Birth: January 19, 1976
Languages known: English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada