Ing. Ketan Phakatkar

Thesis Title - "Improving Procurement Strategy by the Implementation of Real-Time end to end data availability and accessibility for Bayer AG". Objective:- • Evaluation and Identification of scope and focus area. • Expectation Management • Implementation of Business Intelligence tool: Power BI • Assessment of overall procurement performance.

• Working exposure in-migration from SAP ECC to SAP HANA in MM module. • On-boarding of supplier's for Coupa and Supplier Relationship Management tool. • Prepare, Analyze and Execute RFX, e-Auction and bidding events in the Zycus E-Sourcing tool. • Preparation of sourcing templates, business case documents and process flow diagrams. • Mapping and built up an approval process for supplier onboarding. • Perform data mining to identify potential saving opportunities.

• Successfully implemented UI-Path robotic process automation in the area of the supply chain. •Quantitative analysis of the procurement process, requirements and executing of strategy. •Multiple suppliers cost evaluation and strategic selection using techno-commercial bid analysis. •Increasing Visibility of spend and proposing cost savings strategies viz: Purchase Price. •Carrying out Advanced Global Trend Analysis and presenting case studies to Category Manager. •Evaluate Supplier Performance like PPV.

• Successfully Implemented Procure to Pay E-Procurement tool. Spend data management and sourcing solutions for fortune 500 companies. Supporting and co-coordinating with cross-functional teams for Change Order Request. Work with suppliers to develop continuous improvement plans and metrics to monitor supplier performance.

Global Supply Chain Management & Procurement, Project Procurement and Project Engineering Management

Supply Chain Management, Operations Management