• Managed vendor relationships by sourcing and comparing quotations from multiple suppliers, negotiating pricing and terms, and building a vendor database across categories including tooling, electricals, and raw materials.
• Analyzed cost structures by tracking metal price trends (copper, aluminium, brass, etc.) and transportation cost slabs across weight brackets to support data-driven procurement decisions.
• Gained hands-on ERP exposure for procurement transactions and conducted factory site visits (Ecoboard Factory, Velapur) to understand manufacturing operations firsthand.
• Proposed a store reorganization plan incorporating 5S methodology, improved layout design for electrical and mechanical material , addressing gaps identified during a current-state assessment.