RAHUL D KALE

Contact: +919820836352; Email: rahuldkale4@gmail.com, rahul.kale@maersk.com

ACCOMPLISHED PROCUREMENT CONSULTANT

Seeking challenging assignments in Consulting, Corporate Strategy and General Management while leveraging my experience in Procurement, Operational Excellence and IT with an organization of repute preferably with an MNC SYNOPSIS:

Certified Professional in Six Sigma (Black Belt), Sourcing Strategy Process & Business Statistics

Extensive understanding & in depth knowledge of the procurement processes, sourcing strategy, leading e-procurement tools & SAP Extensive experience of executing many Strategic Sourcing Projects in Category, Direct & Indirect spend
locally & globally. o Commodity Hedging (Kairos commodities, LPP, ICIS, Correlation, Regression, Time series) o Should Cost Modeling (Activity based costing, Material cost, Conversion cost, Inco terms) o Six Step Sourcing (Scoping, Demand analysis, Market analysis, Strategy development, Supplier selection process, Implementation & Tracking of sourcing strategy) o Category Management (Category prioritization and assessment, Strategy development, Plan deployment and implementation, Tracking reporting) o Cost Management (TCO, Cost drivers, Acquisition cost, Operational cost, Life time cost, Market research) Experience of successfully executing Strategic Onsite Operational Excellence Projects o Sourcing / Category Event Radar (Top management tool for strategic sourcing events) o Strategic Sourcing Tracker (Project management tool for 6 step sourcing process tracking) o Credit Rating (Financial risk assessment, Bankruptcy model, DNB, Moody's, Standard & Poor) o Risk Management (PRAF , Arrow, COSO, 3P Risk, Accenture risk model) o Supplier Performance Measurement (Rating, Sustainability, Responsible procurement) o Compliance Management (Contract compliance, Legal compliance, Process compliance) o Procurement KPI (Functional performance, Strategic performance) Successfully designed & implemented e-RFX, E-Auction & other e-Sourcing tools in a leading Fortune 500 MNC in India. Well versed with e-procurement tools like Ariba, Pool4Tool, Emptoris, Oracle, SAP BayBuy & GEP. Implemented SAP MM, mySAP SRM, BW & Curve in a Fortune 500 MNC in India. Extensive experience of Co-ordination multi faceted consulting teams from leading consulting firms like PWC, GEP, ISO, Global Auditors. Key Competencies

Attention to detail and ability to apply sound diligence ensuring high quality output International intercultural experience Flexible to changing business environments Good professional networking and interpersonal & collaborative skills Logical, Analytical thinker, with creative bent

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
A.P. Moller-Maersk

November 2012 till Present Project Manager: - Category Management

Category Management: o Identify, drive and realize projects within marine spare parts and consumables o Contract management & compliance to ensure all purchases are executed as per finalized contracts with nominated suppliers o Drive strategic sourcing projects for A P Moller Mearsk Group.

Operational Excellence: o Drive projects creating value, building competitive synergies and improving efficiency o Drive industry benchmarking, facilitate & implement projects for improving operational efficiency Drive risk management , Commodity price hedging, Equipment should cost modeling projects o Stakeholder management across business units of A P Moller Mearsk Group. o Drive processes and tools that enables the Category Managers and Buyers enabling efficient SPM Sep 2009 till Nov 2012 Manager: - Procurement Solutions

BAYER CROPSCIENCE LIMITED

Responsible for various tasks in Functional Excellence and Internal Consulting in Purchase to Pay process Strategic Sourcing Consulting : Sourcing Strategy & Process: o Executed projects in various chemicals sourcing & Low cost country sourcing o Practised tools like STP, Category assessment, ABC Analysis, Day one analysis, Supply market segmentation, Market forces, Cost analysis TCO, Risk Analysis, Category Positioning, Sourcing Strategies & tactics , SWOT Analysis, Rosma Analysis, Maturity Matrix etc . Technology Consulting (Project Leader / Functional Consultant) o Implemented e-Sourcing tool (Pool4Tool) covering e-RFX, E-Auction, Registration, Supplier Rating, Contract Management and Complaint Management module in 4 legal entities of Bayer India. End to End Implementation of SAP MM, mySAP SRM, BW & Curve Process Excellence (Project Leader) o Six Sigma Project Complexity Reduction in PR to PO Process: Executed DMAIC methodology driven project in indirect spend, identified potential root causes for high transaction time & implemented its potential solutions. Resulted in 50% reduction in manual POs, 40% reduction in Manual PRs, 50% reduction in Quotes, 80% improvement in release time, 400% increase in automation. Overall 40% reduction in manual transactions in Indirect Spend. o Supplier Performance, Sustainability Evaluations, Vendor visit, Risk Management: Designed supplier performance, sustainability, Vendor visit, Risk Audit process, criterias & questionnaire.

EDUCATIONAL & PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS

Sourcing Strategy & Process from EBS Executive Education 2012 Business Statistics from Berkeley University of California (Podcast course) 2012 Six Sigma Black Belt, Green Belt Certification PGDM (MBA) in Marketing and Operations Year 2009 Balaji Institute of Modern Management (BIMM/IIMM), Pune, 73%
(Ranked 5th for 'Marketing Management' in India) (Source: Business India, Oct 17, 2010)

B.E (Electronics) Year 2006 S.R.K.N.E. College, Nagpur University, 65.45%

(Ranked 52 in Outlook India's Top Engineering Colleges of 2011)

Extracurricular Accolades: Many Awards for Paper presentation, Project presentation, Sports from prominent institute like IITs. Best Debut & Best innovative project award in Bayer. Personal Information: Date of Birth: 20th Jan 1985 Passport No: F8597135 Expiry Date: 14/06/2016 Languages Known: English, Hindi & Marathi Present Address: Building No 2/C/301, MHADA Colony, Chandivali, Powai, Mumbai 400072 References: Available on Request Declaration:
I hereby declare that the above written particulars are true to the best of my knowledge and belief. (Rahul Kale)