Swapnil Tikhe

Background

About Swapnil Tikhe

Bringing over 7 years of robust and extensive expertise in international procurement processes. • Currently working as Procurement Specialist/Demand Leader for Schlumberger since Feb-2017. • Cultivated solid business relationships with different suppliers that enabled in demands planning and fulfilment with annual spend approx.$30M for IT Category. • Sending RFQ & RFP to the appropriate vendors to meet stakeholder needs. • Execution of SOW/Contracts and Ariba catalog management. • Complete understanding of Procure to Pay Process and systems within Supply Chain Domain • Earlier worked on PR to PO conversion of Intercompany as well as External Vendors for aftermarket business, Mechanical parts under direct category procurement • Prepare and perform negotiations with supplier for best package (MOQ, MOV or Delivery date improvement) • Highly Experienced in conversion of Purchase requisitions to Purchase Orders in Various ERPs. • Supporting Production planning and Inventory control department. • Expediting for on time delivery, delivery improvement, cycle time reduction, material inspection, quality assurance, documents/certifications, tracking info, packing slips, bill of lading. • Coordinate between Quality Assurance (MRB) team & supplier to resolve material quality related issues. • Communicate effectively with internal and external stakeholders to ensure alignment on procurement strategies and objectives. • Hands on experience on giving international shipping release and organize shipments via company approved freight forwarders such as DHL Express shipment and Expeditors Int etc. • Maintain Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system data accuracy throughout the Procure-to-Pay cycle. • Onboarding suppliers onto the Ariba Sourcing tool. • A self-starter with strong communication, coordination, analytical & problem-solving capabilities. • Experience of working cross cultural and in an international environment • Resilient with excellent communication and interpersonal skills at all levels in the organization. • Monitor supplier performance with Demand to Fulfilments KPIs and present in quarterly business reviews. • Overall Governance & Relationship Management • Processing Invoices, helping suppliers to sort out their queries regarding invoice. • Previously employed by multinational corporations including Tetra Pak, Siemens, and Honeywell