Mahalakshmi Raju has over 10 years of experience in supply chain, procurement, and accounts management for FMCG and FTSE100 companies. She holds an MBA in Finance and is proficient in SAP, Ariba, and Microsoft Office. Currently she works as a Sourcing Analyst for Cummins Middle East, where her responsibilities include contract negotiations, vendor management, and invoice validation. She has a proven track record of achieving KPIs and driving performance improvement.

1. MAHALAKSHMIRAJU
Email: Mahalakshmi.raju09@gmail.com
Cell: 971559550112
Professional Summary
MBA Qualified professional with diversified and progressive 10 years exposure in the field of Supply Chain,Direct-Indirect
Procurement,SupplyAgreements, Commercial Contracts, Accounts,Demand Planning,Logistics in FMG & FTSE100 Companies,
Interacts well with individuals across all levels ofthe business,ability to strike conversations effortlesslyin more than 7 languages.
Areas of Expertise:
 Committed to complywith the P2P Policies,Processes and Corporate ProcurementProcedures.
 Strong skills to develop Strategic Sourcing,Negotiation,Proposal Evaluation, CostControl,Supplier Management,Team
Building & Business Process Improvement.
 Knowledge ofContract Managementand establishing KeyPerformance Indicators (KPI’s).
 Excellent interpersonal,Communication & Leadership personalitycommitted with ethical procurementcode.
 Systems Proficientin SAP, Citrix, Info Smart office, Movex, E-Procurement,Ariba, Microsoft office & Tally.
 Language efficiencyin English,Hindi,Kannada,Tulu,Telugu,Tamil,Malayalam & few others.
Experience and Achievements
Sourcing Analyst at Cummins Middle East (Davidson Consulting)
Jebel Ali, UAE from April 2016 till present
Key Responsibilities:
 Lead and facilitate supplier selection & complex contract negotiations involving Project Management team to
achieve favourable terms on delivery, warranty, price & other commercial terms.
 Manage vendor pre-qualification, vendor scorecards, release vendor purchase orders byfollowing organizational DOA,
ensuring compliance to financial procedures and using organizational ERP system (Movex)
 Validating vendor invoices in accordance with vendor contracts and organizational procedure,in coordination with project
managementteam and follow up to finance for on-time paymentrelease.
 Maintaining data related to contracts/PO/invoice/ administration systematically.
 Single pointof contact to Project Managementteam for orders and invoice inquiries.
 Hosts vendors to provide training to PMT.
 Developed training material & engaged in continuous improvementofOM process.
Buyer (Procurement Specialist)
Aggreko, Jebel Ali, UAE from March 2012 to January 2016
Key Responsibilities:
 Manage a designated group ofproducts and suppliers to ensure a secure and sustainable supplychain is developed and
maximum value is achieved for the business
 Supervised the complete P2P cycle, delegated activities and coordinated on daily,weekly & monthlybasis to achieve On
Time Delivery from respective suppliers and engaged in continuous improvement.
 Proven Record of 100 % KPI achieved on Critical purchase requisition closure within 1 business days.
 Support the Category Managers with tracking of KPI’s and SLA’s to manage supplier performance. Update supplier
management dashboards and KPI’s following supplier reviews.
 Identify areas for improvement to continually drive performance & make recommendations where appropriate.
 Achieved 100% Material Mobility for Project Volume varying from 1MW to 50MW within 4 Business days.
 Evaluate and select suppliers in line with the project’s approval vendor list, and negotiate terms for purchases, commit to
procure that are in the organization’s best interests.
 Track order acknowledgement, prepare and communicate shortage and backlog reports, provide visibility of potential
interruptions to customers, maintaining appropriate records.
 Research & scrutinize in selection of freight forwarders that meet the organization’s standard of price, time and reliability of
delivery conditions.
 Carrying out effective negotiation on prices,terms ofpayments and delivery on the basis ofcomparative statement.

2.  Designated member from supplychain team to ensure Consignmentstock accuracy and availability, Prepare Preproduction
Plan, issuing Schedule orders to support in house Production & Project sites.
 Conducting performance review meetings with the Suppliers and undertook countermeasures in case of any performance
failures.
 Support to other Global regions (supply of spares and support in finding suppliers)
 Manages external & internal stakeholders,e.g.Supplier,ProjectTeam, Commercial,Logistics,Finance,Marketing and HR
& with reference to P2P standards.
 Develop ProcurementData governance policy
 Develop & Manage reliable relationships with Critical suppliers.
 Drives towards a culture of excellence in customer service.
Purchase Assistant
Aggreko, Jebel Ali, UAE from October 2011 to March 2012
Key Responsibilities:
 Administer bidding process and preparing comparison sheet.
 Receiving all kinds of Requisitions (ie.HR,Marketing, Service Division & Stores) from ProcurementOfficers on daily basis,
checking it to avoid duplication and preparing purchase orders in MOVEX and sending itfor approval to Higher authorities.
 Tracking orders and confirm system lead times,deliverydates,and costs.
 Purchased materials with the lowestpossible costwhile maintaining qualityand brand.
 Resolve disputes arising with suppliers in relation to productquality, price, delivery & invoice.
Senior Procurement Specialist
IBM India Pvt Ltd from August 2008 to July 2010.
Key Responsibilities:
 Manage Procure-to-Pay (P2P) tasks for world’s largestFMCG Companies (Coco Cola,Unilever,Telstra)
 Handling Shopping Carts,RFQs,PO Approvals, CommodityCode Categorization,Spend Analysis, Catalog Administration,
Tactical Buying and Managementof Blocked Invoices.
 Met and exceeded the SLA on purchase order turnaround time of95% within 3 business days.
 100 % action on all Aged invoices > 30 days by team and delivered a CPI greater than1
 Work closelywith Category Managers,Vendor Managementteam,Accounts Payables team,Catalog Manager, Customer
Assistance Center,& the Technical team.
 Review currentpurchasing habits to identify savings opportunities.
 Approves purchase orders with a limitof $ 7,500.
 Successfullytrained 25 pupils on ContractManagement(Outline Agreementin SAP) & on the Order Execution process on
Ariba Application.
Greet Technologies Pvt Ltd for Tally Solutions
Associate Technical Help Desk October 2006 till May 2008
Key Responsibilities:
 Providing Multilingual L1 supportto valued customers and partners,using Accounting and Tally technical skills to work with
the users to identify and troubleshootproblems and advice on the appropriate action.
 Solving Queries related to Taxation, MIS reports,VAT, TDS, TCS, FBT, CostCenter,Job Costing and Payroll in Tally all
versions.
 Resolving Tally License Activation issue for Single and Multi Users,Data rectification,Synchronization errors.
 Majorly handled Escalation & Synchronization issue calls and resolved issues
 Received Best Performer Award during my service.
Education
 MBA Finance from ChristCollege,Bangalore (2008),Pondi University,India.
 BCom from NMKRV College,Bangalore (2006),Bangalore University,India.
 National CadetCorps – Senior under Officer – 2006 Karnataka, India.
Special Interest
 Photography, Traveling, Cooking, Music & Classical Dance.