About
Procurement and supply chain leader with 19 years of experience across mining, steel, metals, and heavy engineering. Leads procurement analytics and category strategy across raw materials, MRO, services, and CAPEX procurement, with a strong record of cost reduction and spend control.
Experience
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Senior Procurement & MIS AnalystKalinga Commercial Corporation Ltd. · Bhubaneswar (HO)Mar 2026 – Present
Lead a 16-member team across procurement, materials management and analytics. Built and run a procurement MIS suite and support CAPEX and project procurement, vendor evaluation, and cost analysis.
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Technical Assistant to VP ProjectsKalinga Commercial Corporation Ltd. · Bhubaneswar (HO)Oct 2022 – Mar 2026
Supported CAPEX and project procurement including tendering, cost estimates, techno-commercial evaluation, RFQ/RFP management, and dashboards for project spend tracking.
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DGM – MaterialsKirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd. · Koppal, KarnatakaDec 2021 – Sep 2022
Led raw material procurement, logistics optimization, inventory control, and mine acquisition evaluation for Koppal and Hiriyur plants.
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AGM – Materials ManagementMSPL Ltd. · Koppal, KarnatakaJul 2020 – Nov 2021
Led plant MRO and contracts, commissioning procurement for a beneficiation project, raw material procurement, and compliance on SAP HANA.
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Senior Supply Executive – OMQ (Ores, Mines & Quarries)Tata Steel Ltd. · Joda, OdishaJan 2015 – Mar 2020
Managed procurement for three iron ore mines, including spend, contracts, vendor substitution, material code rationalization, and purchase order conversion.
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Assoc. Manager – Project ProcurementJindal Stainless Ltd.2010 – 2014
Wrote project procurement strategy and led procurement for continuous pickling lines, including specifications, enquiries, techno-commercial evaluation, vendor development, and rate contracts.
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Assoc. Manager – Cold RollingJindal Stainless Ltd.2008 – 2010
Worked as shift in-charge for cold rolling mills, bright annealing, tension leveler, and roll coolant systems.
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GETJindal Stainless Ltd.2007 – 2008
Engineering trainee role supporting project and plant operations.
Education
- 2007