Mangesh Karande

Developed and executed regional procurement strategies for Direct Material (RM & PM), managing a significant portfolio, supporting revenue of £500m for APAC region, administering £35m spend, 50+ suppliers, for Taiwan, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka sites. Strategic sourcing initiatives, various value engineering and sustainability projects, enhancing the supplier portfolio, achieving procurement objectives across all categories. Delivered on cost reduction and cost avoidance targets.

• Managed comprehensive packaging procurement activities across multiple regions, overseeing a portfolio worth £18m and coordinating with 40+ suppliers. • Led supplier segmentation and developed strong relationships with regional suppliers, ensuring optimal performance and continuous improvement. • Conducted business reviews with strategic global suppliers and internal stakeholders, focusing on performance evaluation, issue resolution, and striving for excellence in procurement practices.

• Oversaw regional procurement for critical materials including API, Vitamins, and other raw materials, ensuring supply chain stability and quality. • Engaged in strategic sourcing, market analysis, and execution of procurement strategies for specific categories. • Managed global agreements and contracts and led risk management initiatives to secure the supply chain and maintain high standards of quality.

Procurement of RM & PM for 17 CMO, 400+ materials, Spend $30m Contracts, Purchase Agreement, Value Engineering, Cost savings with Should Cost modelling and negotiation. Purchase agreements, E-Tenders. Compliance with policies, procedures, and quality system regulations. Budget Analysis, Production Planning and Inventory Control, Material Planning. Import & Export: export orders execution. • Import from China, Austria, Australia and UK-Somerset • Export to 4 countries Bangladesh, SriLanka, Nepal & Thailand

Planning and standardization of prices. Project tracker and MIS. E-Auction. Negotiation contracts including blanket agreements and bulk commodity pricing agreements. Production planning. Core team member of implementation of SAP-APO module. Core team member of implementation of Auto PO Generation for 2 plants. Worked as SAP-Procurement module Super User & Training of different modules of SAP. Creation of Advance Planning forecasting reports, Stock reports, Purchase Price Variance (PPV) reports.