1. K.S.KRISHNAMURTHY
Mobile: +91 9944310969
E-Mail: kskm1970@gmail.com ,kissmu_ks@yahoo.com
Seekingmanagerial assignmentsin Materials Management/ with an organisation of repute preferably in the
Manufacturing sectors/Warehouse/Logistics Management.
PROFESSIONAL SNAPSHOT
A seasoned professional with over 22 years of enriching experience in the field of Purchase/Inventory
Management and Logistics. Material / Stores Management, Vendor Development, Import Operations
and Man-Management.
Previously associated with OEM in Coimbatore.as an Deputy Manager (Purchase)
Adept at development of sourcing strategies for localisation, vendor identification and development.
Expertise athandlingthe inventoryfunction,tocurtail inventory-holding expenses and adherence to the
minimum inventory level to minimize wastage.
Hands on experience in carrying out import operations with extensive knowledge of the government
policies & regulations and provisions of various statutory acts.
Effective communicator with assertive and strong leadership qualities and analytical.
A keen strategist and planner with skills in conceptualizing and effecting process initiatives, process
measurements and time studies to enhance efficiency and productivity.
CORE COMPETENCIES
Purchase Management
 Procurement Planning & Inventory Control, Generate budget for Procurement, Centralize the purchase
functions wherever possible, to gain an upper hand on negotiation thereby better discounts.
 Plan strategy for negotiation based on various parameters viz. value engineering, international trend,
demand supply, cross currency equations, etc.
 Managing inventory levels for ensuring ready availability to meet procurement & dispatch targets.
 Designing&schedulingmaterial procurementplansforraw materials,capital equipments, catalyst items,
process items & maintenance items.
 Coordinating with other departments for material requirement planning, material procurement &
purchase planning, ensuring continuous supply at optimum costs.
 Vendor development in domestic & international market, which includes selecting the right vendor,
qualityestablishment,finalizingall the commercialterms&conditions& contracting for long term, either
with a fixed or variable price, after working out the market dynamics & benefits.
 Periodic evaluation & decision making to be made across plants/locations for either consolidating
requirementstoleverage onscale of economies,else pushforlocal procurement for freight saving & cost
effective.(Net Landed Cost)
 Exploring new ideas and concepts for cost saving by means of outsourcing, optimized packing, reducing
freight cost etc.
 Aim at significant reduction in procurement price through effective negotiations, market intelligence,
reverse auctions, etc.
Inventory Management
 Tracking & maintaining inventory levels in the assembly and stores for all items required.
 Studying and preparing plans for non moving inventory.
 Planning and monitoring warehouse operations of receipt, storage, return of unsold stock, inventory
control and monitoring inbound logistics. Ensuring accurate stock records are kept.
 Preparing weekly / monthly / yearly store stock statement & submitting it to the management.
 Ensuring best rates for disposal of scrap for enhancing the by-products credit
Material/ Stores Management
 Formulatingplansforprocurementof spare/toolsand consumables & monitoring the procurement from
the markets at optimum costs for seamless operations.
 Interacting with user departments for analyzing the required material.

2.  Ensuring proper documentation for in warding of materials spares parts and consumables and checking
for variances by conducting stock verification.
 Handling the inventory function for curtailing inventory holding expenses & adhering to maximum and
minimumstockingsystemforvarioussparesandminimize wastage. Identifying and implementing A B, C
class spares parts, slow moving and non moving spares to reduce the inventory.
Six Sigma
 Maintainingandensuringstringentadherence toqualitystandards,identifying gaps and taking corrective
action’s
 Ensuring adherence to quality standards, implementing stringent quality control systems and reduce
rejection level & rework.
 Implementing & executing various quality improvement projects on various quality systems-Six Sigma.
 Designing new processes and improving existing processes by way of process re-design.
 Realizingprocessimprovements,applyingsix sigmatools&techniquesin different business processes to
enhance productivity & profitability.
Vendor Development
 Identifyinganddevelopingalternate vendorsource forlocalization, achieving cost effective purchases of
raw materials with reduction in delivery time and improve consistency in quality.
 Assessingthe performance of the vendorsbasedonvariouscriterionssuchas quality systems, rejections,
quality improvement rate, timely delivery etc.
 Drive the VendorDevelopmentInitiatives with Quality/Technical team through Vendor Pre-assessment,
evaluation &rating process.
 Developing quality culture at vendor’s end through auditing and guidance.
Logistics Management
 Overseeingthe logisticfunctions and negotiating with transporters for cost effective transport solutions
and clearances.
 Monitoring and analyzing the loss in transit and undertaking measures to control the same.
 Ensuring best rates for disposal of scrap for enhancing the by-products credit.
Import Operations Management
 Managing Import trade operations entailing:
- Opening Letters of Credit.
- Vetting necessary commercial documents for pre and post shipments.
- Handling remittance/receipt of foreign funds, outward remittance for import.
- Liaison with banks for various documentation works.
Man-Management
 Leading/motivatingteamsensuringthere careerdevelopmentand positive contribution to the company.
 Imparting training to various personnel’s, thereby ensuring optimum performance.
 Determining the manpower requirement in accordance with the manpower rationalization and
production norms.
 Providing training inputs to employees at various levels for enhancing their efficiencies.
SAP MM Module Configuration
 Understandingbusinessprocess,studyandanalyze workflow todesignsolutions(As-IsandTo-Be Analysis
and Freezing).Handling configuration of material master, Vendor Master Account groups and assigning
users to the groups.
 Configuring terms of payment, document types & assigning number ranges to all purchase documents.
 Design, configure and provide leadership in MM module. Participates in architecture and design of
solution; leads module level design and implementation. Maps the project life cycle with the project
manager.
 Interacts with key users to understand requirement and implement the appropriate solution in MM
module.
 Cooperates with key users with regard to problem resolution and implementation of configuration
changes and enhancements to meet business requirements.
 Ensures knowledge transfer is conducted within the team, organization and the business.

3. CAREER HIGHLIGHTS
Machinery Manufacturing OEM-Coimbatore Senior Manager (Purchase) Jan’13 to till Date
Responsibilities:
 Procurement Planning & Inventory Control, Generate budget for Procurement, Centralize the purchase
functions wherever possible, to gain an upper hand on negotiation thereby better discounts.
 Ensure that Procurement plans & schedules are correctly derived from the Sales forecast & BOM
 Keepingtotal vigilance onthe market for exploring the right time of buying, spot purchases & maximum
procurement at the most beneficial price.
 Aim at significant reduction in procurement price through effective negotiations, market intelligence,
reverse auctions, etc.
 Exploring new ideas and concepts for cost saving by means of outsourcing, optimized packing, reducing
freight cost, etc.
 Periodic evaluation & decision making to be made across plants/locations for either consolidating
requirementstoleverage onscale of economies,else pushforlocal procurement for freight saving & cost
effective NLC (Net Landed Cost).
 Managementof logisticsforDomesticaswell asImports,Raw materials,Machineries,ToolingEquipments
&, Group buying etc.
 Consolidation of Suppliers, supplier Performance and creditors Management.
 Standardization of Purchasing Processes & Implementation across the divisions.
 Responsible for the management of the functions such as Strategic Materials Management, Vendor
Management.
 Finalization of Purchase Orders & Contracts with approval of MD.
 Generation of various MIS reports for management and Projection of monthly budget and flow to the
management aiming towards optimum utilization of fund s with lower inventory.
 Following up with suppliers of materials and coordinating with sites in respect of site requirements,
quality of materials supplied and thus meeting the project completion schedule.
 Commerciallyandtechnicallycheckingof quotesafterfinalnegotiationwith the Vendors, with respect to
all the external factors like tax, freight 'C' forms etc Preparing Purchase activities
 To Co-ordinate with Purchase committee, Interpersonal Departments to carry out effective purchase
activities.
 To ensure maintenance of all purchase related records as per ISO Certification requirements.
 Updatingon markettrends,price comparisonswithdifferentvendors,Ensure purchase beingmade as per
system policy.
 To carry out any other work / responsibility that management may entrust time to time.
Watertec Systems (I) Pvt ltd. Coimbatore Manager (Purchase) Mar’10 to April ’12
Responsibilities:
 Well versedwithSAP6.0Version -MaterialsModule forstorage.Inventorymanagement, scrap reduction.
Smooth flow for the shops on FIFO basis.
 Reconciled materials with sub contractors & conducted Vendor evaluation.
 Co-coordinator for TPMactivities/ISO Certification/ etc.
 Rejection materials sent back to vendors within the lead-time.
 Logistics/ warehousing control.
 InventoryManagement.Involved in development of new vendors. Identification of supplier. Evaluating
Vendor quotations.
 Negotiating and Finalizing of Payment terms and prices with Vendors.
 Finalization of Purchase Orders. Follow-up of the same till delivery of goods/services.
 Verifying the Incoming invoices and forwarding to Finance department.
 Involvedinmonthlyinventoryreportspreparationand inventory analysis. Involved in physical inventory
and auditco-ordination.Involvedinpre productionplanning. Stock keeping of materials for smooth flow
of production.
 Procurement Planning & Inventory Control, Generate budget for Procurement, Centralize the purchase
functions wherever possible, to gain an upper hand on negotiation thereby better discounts.

4.  Aim at significant reduction in procurement price through effective negotiations, market intelligence,
reverse auctions, etc.
 Exploring new ideas and concepts for cost saving by means of outsourcing, optimized packing, reducing
freight cost, etc.
 Managementof logisticsforDomesticaswell asImports,Raw materials,Machineries,ToolingEquipments
&, Group buying etc.
 Consolidation of Suppliers, supplier Performance and creditors Management.
 Standardization of Purchasing Processes & Implementation across the divisions.
 Responsible for the management of the functions such as Strategic Materials Management, Vendor
Management.
 Finalization of Purchase Orders & Contracts with approval of ED.
 Generation of various MIS reports for management and Projection of monthly budget and flow to the
management aiming towards optimum utilization of fund s with lower inventory.
 Following up with suppliers of materials and coordinating with sites in respect of site requirements,
quality of materials supplied and thus meeting the project completion schedule.
 Working towards continuous improvement in quality and cost of consumables on the basis of future
requirement and entering into rate contract.
 Commerciallyandtechnicallycheckingof quotesafterfinalnegotiationwith the Vendors, with respect to
all the external factors like tax, freight 'C' forms etc Preparing Purchase activities
Lead soft Solutions Pvt Ltd., Mumbai (MM Functional Consultant) Feb’08 - Dec’09
Responsibilities:
 Configurationof Enterprisestructure,buildingandinterlinking various organization structures like plant,
storage locations, and purchase organizations.
 Configurationof Master Records such as Material and Vendor Master, Purchasing info record, source list
and quota arrangement.
 Procurement for non stock materials, stock materials and external services. Master data maintenance
such as material master,vendormaster.Configurationof various purchasingdocuments.Configuration of
pricingprocedure includingimports.Configurationandmaintenance of outline agreements.Configuration
of Release Strategy for purchasing documents. Processing Goods Receipts, Goods Issue, and Transfer
PostingsforInventoryManagement.Configurationof LogisticInvoice Verification.Customization settings
for automaticaccountdeterminationandsplitvaluation.Special procurement processes – consignment,.
Customization of excise. And Customization of import process.
Hyundai Mobis India Ltd., Chennai Sr. Officer (Materials) Apr’07 - Dec’07
Responsibilities:
 Well versedwithSAP6.0Version -MaterialsModule forstorage.Inventorymanagement,scrapreduction.
Smoothflowforthe shopson FIFObasis.
 Reconciledmaterialswithsubcontractors&conductedVendorevaluation.
 Co-coordinatorforTPMactivities/ISOCertification/etc.
 Preparedlayoutforstores/racks/bins.
 Conductedweeklyclassforsafetyaspects.Strictlyfollowedthe qualitysystem.
 Smoothflowoperationswithproduction.
 Rejectionmaterialssentbacktovendorswithinthe lead-time.
 Logistics/warehousingcontrol.InventoryManagement.
 Involvedindevelopmentof newvendors.Identificationof supplier.
 EvaluatingVendorquotations.NegotiatingandFinalizingof PaymenttermsandpriceswithVendors.
 Finalizationof Purchase Orders.Follow-upof the same till deliveryof goods/services.
 Goodsissue to userdepartmentsbasedontheirrequirement.
 Verifyingthe IncominginvoicesandforwardingtoFinance department.
 Involvedinmonthlyinventoryreportspreparationandinventoryanalysis.
 Involvedinphysical inventoryandauditco-ordination.
 Involvedinpre productionplanning.

5. Tebma Shipyards Ltd, Cochin Manager (Purchase/Stores) Apr’06 –Mar’07
Responsibilities:
 Handled the purchase and stores function at Kochi site.
 Implemented purchase and stores policy and procedures / online in materials management system
(receipt & issues).
 Liaison with:
• HO, C&F Agent and Customs Authorities for import clearance.
• HO for monitoring the dispatch/receipt status of imported equipments and spares.
• HO and resolvedthe issue forthe shortsupplyand MDN (Material Deficiency Note) for the imported
materials.
• Production department with smooth operation.
• Cochin shipyard personnel related with material department for issues.
 Sourced New Vendors at Kochi (for local purchase).
 Involved in development of new vendors.
 Identification of supplier.
 Evaluating Vendor quotations.
 Negotiating and Finalizing of Payment terms and prices with Vendors.
 Finalization of Purchase Orders.
 Follow-up of the same till delivery of goods/services.
 Goods issue to user departments based on their requirement.
 Verifying the Incoming invoices and forwarding to Finance department.
 Involved in monthly inventory reports preparation and inventory analysis.
 Involved in physical inventory and audit co-ordination.
 Involved in pre production planning.
 Stock keeping of materials for smooth flow of production.
Fiem Industries Ltd, (OEM) Hosur. A. Manager (Materials) Jan’00-Mar’06
Responsibilities:
 Well versedwithERP-MaterialsModule forpurchasing,storage,inventorymanagement, scrap reduction,
tracking and trace ability, smooth flow for the shops on FIFO basis.
 Procurement Planning & Inventory Control, Logistics, Generate budget for Procurement, Centralize the
purchase functions wherever possible, to gain an upper hand on negotiation thereby better di scounts
 Procuredcapital equipmentrelatedtoengineering industry, spares, promotional materials and services.
 Vendor development in domestic & international market, which includes selecting the right vendor,
qualityestablishment,finalizingall the commercialterms&conditions& contracting for long term, either
with a fixed or variable price, after working out the market dynamics & benefits
 Liaison with customs (air, sea & land), sales tax, and state entry checks points and clearing agents.
Maxwell Apparel Industries Ltd., Gobi Purchase & Stores in Charge Sep’95-Dec’00
Responsibilities:
 Vendor development in domestic & international market, which includes selecting the right vendor,
qualityestablishment,finalizingall the commercialterms&conditions & contracting for long term, either
with a fixed or variable price, after working out the market dynamics & benefits
 Procurement Planning & Inventory Control, Generate budget for Procurement, Centralize the purchase
functions wherever possible, to gain an upper hand on negotiation thereby better discounts
 Keepingtotal vigilance onthe market for exploring the right time of buying, spot purchases & maximum
procurement at the most beneficial price.
 Functioned as ISO 9002 implementation co-coordinator.
 Implemented the purchase/stores functions and procedures.
 Under gone training in ISO 9002 / independently handled the purchase and stores dept.
 Followed the FIFO systems for issue of materials.
 Report analyzed department wise for cost.

6. Gran Rock Tiles (P) Ltd. Gobi Central Excise Asst. cum Typist Jan’91-May’95
Responsibilities:
 Functioned as In charge of Excise activities for exports and imports.
 Liaison with sales tax/ taluk offices for the site activities. Implemented system in stores.
Highlights:
 ISO CERTIFIED PROFESSIONAL
 BETTER NEGOTIATION SKILLS
 INVENTORY CONTROL
ACADEMIA
2014 M.A.(YOGA FOR HUMAN EXCELLENCE) from Bharathiar University
1998 PGDMM (POST GRADUATE DIPLOMA IN MATERIALS MANAGEMENT) from Annamalai University.
1990 B.B.M from Bharathiar University.
IT FORTE
 SAP MM ECC 6.0Version Functional Consultant
PERSONAL DOSSIER
Date of Birth: 10th
March 1970
Address: No10 A Arumugam Layout
7th
Cross East
Anna Nagar, Coimbatore - 641004
Tamil Nadu