Saurabh Yadav

Experienced global sourcing professional hiimsaurabh@gmail.com

Summary
Engineering and MBA from prestigious institutions; CPM (Certified Purchasing Manager) from ISM 'USA Business management professional with strong experience of over 7 years in inter-continental/inter-cultural environment. Though experience is as varied as global sourcing, not-for-profit start-up management and process designing; broad competencies are - Start-up management - Strategic business planning - Strategic sourcing, SCM and vendor development - Global sourcing and negotiation management - Project & Risk Management - Human centric process designing Have worked in UK, NA, Europe on fix term assignments. Also, I am freelance journalist and poet.

Specialties
Operations management, strategic planning, negotiations, global sourcing and SCM, start-up management, not-for-profit management, Large and complex project & risk management

Experience
Manager, IPO (International Purchasing Office) at BMW India August 2011 - Present (1 year 11 months) # Responsible for designing global sourcing strategies. # Managing supplier selection, negotiations, supplier development and supply chain management. # Drafting and implementing negotiation strategies for long and short term supply contracts. # Responsible for development & deployment of standard purchasing processes for all Indian suppliers as per requirements. # Conducting market analysis, competitive analysis and profitability study. Manager - Global Sourcing (India & South East Asia) at Fiat Partecipazioni India Pvt. Ltd. February 2007 - August 2011 (4 years 7 months) # Responsible for designing global sourcing strategies for Fiat Group (for BCC India). # Managing supplier selection, negotiations, supplier development and supply chain from South East Asia. # Drafting and implementing negotiation strategies for long and short term supply contracts.
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# Responsible for development & deployment of standard purchasing processes for all SE Asian suppliers. # Conducting market analysis, competitive analysis and profitability study. 5 recommendations available upon request Assistant Manager at Mahindra Renault Private Limited January 2006 - February 2007 (1 year 2 months) Global Sourcing: Identifying and developing suppliers for Renault & Nissan plants worldwide. Domestic Sourcing: Vendor development for Renault's debut project in India - Logan. Supply Chain Management Engineer at Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd June 2003 - December 2006 (3 years 7 months) Department - New Product Development. a) Time, Motion & Work Study,Layout Designing, Flow Manufacturing, Capacity Management, Process Costing,Low Cost Automation. b) Capital Purchase, Initial period control. 4 recommendations available upon request

Skills & Expertise

Negotiation Operations Management Strategic Planning Start-ups Non-profits

Education
Imperial College London MBA, Operations & Strategy, 2009 - 2010 Activities and Societies: Rajiv Gandhi Scholar. YMCA Institute of Engineering B Tech, Mechanical Engineering, 1999 - 2003 Saraswati Narnaul Schooling, 1985 - 1999

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Saurabh Yadav
Experienced global sourcing professional hiimsaurabh@gmail.com

9 people have recommended Saurabh

"Saurabh is cool, calm but very much target oriented guy. Good in sourcing, negotiation and purchasing commercial function, good network about INDIAN as well as GLOBAL supplier base. Never get tensed in panic situation." RAJEEV RANJAN, MANAGER, New Holland, managed Saurabh indirectly at Fiat Group Purchasing "A true gentleman with great sense of responsiblity and very strong in convincing people logically." Prabhat Todankar, as Manager, Mahindra Renault Pvt. Ltd, managed Saurabh indirectly at Fiat Group Purchasing "I got the oppurtunity to work with Saurabh Sir for 7 months. He was a great mentor to me helping me throughout the my internship. He has a calm personality and a good temprament towards his work. it was a great learning experience with him." Prateek Attree, 7 months Internship, FIAT Partecipazioni India Pvt. Ltd, worked indirectly for Saurabh at Fiat Group Purchasing "I have worked as an intern under guidance of Mr Saurabh Yadav for 7 months. He is a great team leader and decision maker. His ability to tackle the situation with appropriate solution is remarkable. The quality of team leading is his inherent quality, whether it is organizing the whole colleges cultural activity as a cultural head or managing the suppliers to meet the required quality standards. Also he is good in nurturing the youth and showing them right path. Another quality he poses is keeping the people cool and full of joy in though situation. It was time of a life time working with him." amandeep KAMBOJ, Supplier quality engineer, FIAT Partecipazioni (I) Pvt. Ltd, reported to Saurabh at Fiat Group Purchasing "Saurabh has an excellent ability to develop an execute a strategic purchasing plan. He is a visionary who continues to challenge the status quo and not give up in the face of adversity. His diverse background and passion for success make him a great asset to have on the team." Kyle Lindberg, Purchasing Manager, Case New Holland, managed Saurabh at Fiat Group Purchasing "Saurabh was a fantastic person to work with. He is not only a loyal and innovative employee but also an

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inspiring person.saurabh is a well educated, result driven and open minded team player. If you ever need someone to deliver under pressure Saurabh is your man!" Lokesh Verma, Section executive engineer, sona koyo steering system, worked directly with Saurabh at Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd "I know Saurabh for seven years since his Sona Koyo days when he used to Work in production Engineering team. Based on my over experience/interaction with Saurabh I can say with confidence that Saurabh is full of ideas, energy and commitment and this makes him deliver more than expected. The greatest value Saurabh brings to his role is his business maturity and dependability, and this makes a real pleasure to work with Saurabh." Sandeep Gauba, Astt. Manager- Quality Assurance, Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd, managed Saurabh indirectly at Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd "I had hired Saurabh from engineering campus and right from day one I was confident on his ability and potential. Though we have worked together for very small span of time but Saurabh was able to make his remarks for-ever. His engineering skills and desire to do something unique / extra was huge. All the best Saurabh for future endeavours." Prasoon Kumar, Section Executive - HR, Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd, managed Saurabh indirectly at Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd "Saurabh's Attributes were, 1. In Min Time Managing Max Output. 2. Gages things well. 3. Handle Pressure Better which is very important for performing a JOB. 4. Team Man." Sachin Rohatgi, Deputy Manager- Purchase., Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd, worked directly with Saurabh at Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd

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