This document provides a summary of Rajesh Bhat's professional experience and qualifications. It summarizes that he has 7 years of experience in procurement in the IT field, including managing strategic purchasing functions and developing requests for purchase quotes. It also lists his educational background of a PGDM in Operations from IGNOU in 2003 and a BE in Mechanical Engineering from VT University in 1999.

1. RAJESH BHAT H
Contact No.: 91-9731039430/ 91-8026486060
E-Mail: rajeshbhatbg@gmail.com
PROCUREMENT PROFESSIONAL
~IT/Non-IT Procurement~
Location Preference: Bangalore
SKILL SET
Vendor Sourcing
IT/Non-IT Procurement
Order Generation
Procurement Initiatives
Documentation
Process Improvements
Team Management
Vendor Management
PROFILE SUMMARY
• A competent professional with 7 years of rich experience in Procurement in IT field.
• Skilled in managing strategic purchase functions including obtaining competitive
quotations, preparing purchase orders, negotiating with suppliers, processing bills and
maintaining all records
• Proven abilities in procurement through CITRIX & ARIBA Functionality
• Proficient in developing request for purchase quotes; deft in reviewing procurement
volumes by product class / customization / type, thereby identifying areas for rate /
frame contracts and finalizing the same
• Keen customer centric approach with skills in addressing client priorities & resolving
escalation within TAT, thereby attaining high business & compliance score
• Demonstrated excellence in devising & implementing various innovative purchase (IT &
Non-IT) processes / procedures; creating vision for objective and translating ideas into
clear & actionable business requirements & recommendations
• An innovative, loyal & result-orientated professional with strong planning,
communication, interpersonal & negotiation skills
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
Strategic Procurement:
• Ensuring that key procurement plans are aligned with all contractual & statutory requirements, holding techno-
commercial discussion with suppliers and overseeing commercial operations as per Annual Maintenance
Contract
• Benchmarking the organizational costs as per industrial trends and other group company price level;
implementing value engineering to reduce the cost of existing products & processes
• Developing purchase schedules / work orders and analyzing quotations against pre-set plan for timely
procurement of various items, project, operational spares, raw materials & capital equipment to ensure smooth
operations
• Assessing annual requirement of materials as per organizational objectives; guiding the Purchase Dept. for cost-
effective procurement from a base of reliable vendors and managing inventory control to ensure proper receipt,
storage and utilization of material
Vendor Management:
• Establishing long-term partnerships with local suppliers; acquiring techno-commercial offers and monitoring the
quality of procured material through regular meetings / interactions with vendors
• Monitoring the performance of suppliers as per percentage for rejection, quality improvement rate, timely
delivery & credit terms through localization and vendor managed inventories
• Holding techno-commercial discussions and finalizing contracts; preparing project lists and ensuring timely
release of payments to contactors & sub-contractors
Team Management:
• Providing feedback & direction to the team members for modifications based on customer inputs / specifications
• Planning & implementing employee grievance redressal related to administration services
• Creating & sustaining a dynamic environment that fosters development opportunities & motivates high
performance amongst team members; imparting continuous on-job training program to accomplish greater
operational efficiency

2. ORGANIZATIONAL EXPERIENCE
Since Nov’09: Altisource Business Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Bangalore as Sourcing Analyst
Key Result Areas:
• Managing Global purchase for Technology & Non-Technology through RFI/RFQ/RFP process by providing the
necessary details and solutions on time ensuring planned commissioning of the project and fulfilling every need
for its continuity through efficient vendor management
• Managing Technology Hardware purchases like Servers, Laptops, Desktops, Rams, Batteries, and Network
products such as Switches, Routers, IP phones, Network links
• Managing Facility purchases of DGs, UPSs, Air conditioners and related AMCs, Printers & toners, Shredders,
Projectors, Manpower hiring for Mechanical & Electrical services, Security Services, etc.
• Nominal selection of the vendors based on the project purpose and registering in DYNAMICS system
• Generation of procurement reports for different project requirements through CITRIX system
• Managing vendor payments to ensure timely payment and intervene to resolve issues ensuring smooth invoice
processing by interacting with respective BU and Finance team
• Optimizing vendor sourcing by minimizing number of vendors through multi products/services concept leading
to better vendor management
• Coordinating with Government bodies for OSP registration and maintaining the Certifications for the
organization across India
• Coordinating the vendors for Network links commission for different entities situated across India by providing
all the necessary documentation through various internal departments
• Provided inputs to the new DYNAMICS system & IVALUA tool to plug in the gaps & loop holes
• Providing improvement ideas to enhance the functionality of the system for its optimal utilization
Procurement Initiative Projects:
• Handled Project of Desktop and Laptop purchase by consolidating PAN India requirement and achieved 10%
saving on total spent of Rs. 7.35 Crores
• Handled Project on getting PAN India Vendor on Office Supplies with Annual Expense of Rs. 2.5 Crores and
finalized to achieve Annual cost benefit of 50 Lakhs
• Handled Project on getting single vendor on Drinking Water Cans for 5 different Mumbai offices. Achieved 25%
saving on Annual Spent of 45 Lakhs
Jan’06-Jan’09: Accenture Services, Bangalore as Procurement Analyst
Key Result Areas:
• Worked as Project Management Administrator for multi projects and ensured smooth functioning of the projects
by addressing their day-to-day needs
• Managed procurement of technical and non-technical items for the project
• Handled budget estimation, vendor management, PR generation using ARIBA Tool, PO tracking and material
delivery processes independently
• Played vital role in designing project Business Continuity documentations, critical application and resource
reports, incident reports etc.
• Contributed to real-time BCP scenarios with logistics & technical assistance
• Conducted Designed training materials for project induction and orientation programs, training plan for new
joiners to team and involved self in brown bag sessions and people development programs
• Developed self as a key team player and contributed to various engagement-driven people initiatives
• Managed Roll on/off and data base maintenance for the project
• Managed creation of Share point sites for the project requirement and uploading the domain related documents
and reports
• Designed share point site for PMO functions
• Created sites for project feedback, events management, purchase requests, travelers requirement
• Managed People Soft database. Carried out data validation, data scrubbing. Generated people Soft reports.

3. PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE
Dec’03-Dec’05: Motherson Sumi Systems Ltd., Bangalore as Production Engineer
Jun’01-Nov’03: Sudarshan Telecom Ltd., Mysore as Production Engineer
Feb’00-Mar’01: Rane (Madras) Ltd., Mysore as Temporary Graduate Engineer Trainee
IT SKILLS
• Well versed with:
o AutoCAD
o MS Access & MS Office
o 15 days training on exposure to fabric manufacturing at Grasim Poly Fiber, Harihar
EDUCATION
• PGDM (Operations) from IGNOU in 2003
• BE (Mechanical Engineering) from VT University in 1999
PERSONAL DETAILS
Date of Birth: 21st
October 1976
Languages Known: English, Hindi and Kannada
Address: Flat #001, Shravanthi Graces, 2nd
Cross, TR Layout, Hulimavu, BGT Road, Bangalore-560076