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ARUN PRASAD V S

Procurement & Strategic Sourcing Leader · Mining, Steel & Metals · CAPEX & Project Procurement

Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

@arunprasad22141660

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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

  • Senior Procurement & MIS Analyst
    Kalinga 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.

  • Technical Assistant to VP Projects
    Kalinga 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.

  • DGM – Materials
    Kirloskar Ferrous Industries Ltd. · Koppal, Karnataka
    Dec 2021 – Sep 2022

    Led raw material procurement, logistics optimization, inventory control, and mine acquisition evaluation for Koppal and Hiriyur plants.

  • AGM – Materials Management
    MSPL Ltd. · Koppal, Karnataka
    Jul 2020 – Nov 2021

    Led plant MRO and contracts, commissioning procurement for a beneficiation project, raw material procurement, and compliance on SAP HANA.

  • Senior Supply Executive – OMQ (Ores, Mines & Quarries)
    Tata Steel Ltd. · Joda, Odisha
    Jan 2015 – Mar 2020

    Managed procurement for three iron ore mines, including spend, contracts, vendor substitution, material code rationalization, and purchase order conversion.

  • Assoc. Manager – Project Procurement
    Jindal 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.

  • Assoc. Manager – Cold Rolling
    Jindal Stainless Ltd.
    2008 – 2010

    Worked as shift in-charge for cold rolling mills, bright annealing, tension leveler, and roll coolant systems.

  • GET
    Jindal Stainless Ltd.
    2007 – 2008

    Engineering trainee role supporting project and plant operations.

Education

Skills

10+ years 10+ years More than ten years.
8 to 10 years 8 to 10 years Close to a decade.
5 to 8 years 5 to 8 years A long stretch - five to eight years.
6 to 12 months 6 to 12 months Most of a year behind them.
<3 months <3 months Just getting started - under three months. This is also what shows when a level has not been set.

Tools / apps / platforms

2 to 5 years 2 to 5 years Several years of experience.
Microsoft Power BI
1 to 2 years 1 to 2 years A year or two of steady use.
SAP HANA
<3 months <3 months Just getting started - under three months. This is also what shows when a level has not been set.
Claude Oracle OpenAI ChatGPT Microsoft Office Microsoft Power Automate

Languages

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