VISHAL PAWAR

Address: H.No. # 309, Sector – 9 Cell Ph: +91 - 9650693166Gurgaon - 122001, Haryana, India. Email: Vishal553@gmail.com

OBJECTIVE

To obtain a challenging position in Procurement and Contracts domain, where my functional skills would enable me to contribute to the growth of the organization, optimize profitability, minimize costs and strengthen my forte.

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

A dynamic professional with 10+ years of experience in Contracts and Procurement. Proven expertise with strong track record in contracts and procurement in Oil and Gas Industry (downstream and upstream). Skilled negotiator with demonstrated ability to achieve cost reduction. Highly organized with the ability to manage multiple projects & meet deadlines. Background & experienced working at responsible positions in procurement management on a variety of large scale, multi million dollars projects. Striking coordination with internal and external stakeholders to ensure smooth operations. Presents excellent interpersonal, communication, problem solving approach and quick learning abilities.

Core Expertise & Competencies.

CAPEX/OPEX Procurement - EPIC Procurement/Expediting Strategic Global Sourcing Category Management & Spend Analysis Contracts Management Vendor Management/Database E-Procurement. Techno-Commercial knowledge Negotiations Risk Management Innovative & goal oriented. Effective communication skills Training and Mentoring of subordinates

Areas of Work

Process Optimization, Supervision and implementation of procurement policies, standard work processes and procedures, to ensure effective and efficient performance.

Managing sourcing activities, prioritizing and re balancing against business objectives Leading the full sourcing process which includes development of scope, supplier selection, commercial

negotiation, risk mitigation and contract execution, ensuring the appropriate business involvement at all stages of the process

Shaping contractual terms and conditions, involving legal when required, employing best practice in contracting methods to manage risk and maximise value

Identifying opportunities and realize value through effective use of strategic cost management tools, Sourcing Strategy, Risk Management Analysis, Tender Activity Planner & Negotiation Strategy in line with overall business / organizational objectives.

Publishing EOI & Evaluating Vendors. Preparing contracting strategy and bid documents with respect to ICB, LIB, NCB, QCBS, QBS considering

Technical, Commercial, Legal and Financial liability / obligations. Commercial Evaluation of Bids, Analysis of bids, Negotiations, E-Auctioning Framing of Letter of Award, Contracts, Purchase Orders, Service Orders, Change/variation Orders. Supplier / vendor performance evaluation. Manage vendor/supplier data base. Ensuring compliance to HSE / Quality standards. Contracts management for all high value Contracts. Support multi-discipline project teams at various locations for timely commissioning of project.

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Coordinate Audits by Internal and External team of Auditors.                                           

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Total Work Experience: 10+ years

Current Employer: Cairn India Limited (8 th Sep 2009 to present)

The Mangala field in Rajasthan, discovered in January 2004, is the largest onshore oil discovery in India in more than two decades. Mangala, Bhagyam and Aishwariya fields –major discoveries in the Rajasthan block – have gross ultimate oil recovery of over 1 billion barrels. Cairn India has a portfolio of 9 blocks - one block in Rajasthan, which contains multiple assets, two on the west coast and four on the east coast of India and one each in Sri Lanka and South Africa. Oil and gas is currently being produced from Rajasthan, Ravva and Cambay.

Designation: Manager - Procurement & supply chain management

Category lead - EPCC projects and major packages for all assets across the company. Project: Enhanced Oil recovery for Bhagyam Oil field using polymer injection Project: Sulphate Removal plant for injection water Project: Enhanced Oil recovery for Mangala Oil field using polymer injection Project: Mangala oil processing terminal debottlenecking Project: Bhagyam Oil Field development project Project: Mangala Oil Processing Terminal capacity expansion project

Responsibilities:

Managing procurement activities starting from the proposal stage through to post contract award. Preparing recommendations to contracts committee, monitoring contract schedules, procurement status reporting,

directing, supervising and administrating complete procurement cycle. Develop and Implement proactive procurement philosophies, strategies, policies, procedures and systems from

the view point of cost, schedule and quality controls for the all procurement stages of purchasing, expediting, test & inspection and transportation.

Prepared/Compiled Vendors Lists for contracts and arranged for their approval by Contracts Committee and JV partner as per contract conditions and level of authority.

Established purchasing, expediting and transportation control procedures. Identifying long lead items and developing strategy for mitigation of procurement lead times Utilizing RFI (Request for Information), RFP (Request for Proposal), RFQ (Request for Quote) / Tender

techniques to identify, select and engage with suppliers to ensure competitive market advantage. Monitoring and expediting the timely issuance of all procurement documents (i.e. RFI, RFQ, Tender etc.), as well

as receipt and return of vendor documents. Leading negotiations and managing implementation and final resolution of purchase agreements. Exercising analytical skills and commercial judgment in negotiating and managing supplier contracts. Reviewing and initialing all Purchase Orders, Contract documents, Letter of Credit applications, Bank Guarantees

and its Amendments. Attending Contract kick-off meetings and pre-production, pre-inspection meetings to identify expediting

deliverables. Establishing priorities, assigns workloads and review the more difficult and complex assignments. Ensuring availability of cost-effective material on time, taking obsolescence and cost into consideration. Coordinating with QA/QC for Planning, organizing, controlling test and inspection activities as per project

objectives. Controlling shipping / forwarding agent and Planning. Evaluating the costs of proposed change and ensuring close-out of all change requests. Monitoring and reporting progress against the procurement plan. Maintaining liaison with other projects to join in co-operative review and monitoring of supplier base. Managing all aspects of International Payments methods. Developing and managing vendor relationships. Managing the closeout phase of each purchase order and contract.

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Tendering & award of EPCC services (Technology packages, greenfield works, brown field projects, Major Civil works, E& I works, Mechanical & piping works, Electrical over Head line contracts etc).

Procurement of long leads process equipment, Pumps, Well manifolds, Pig launcher & receiver etc. Contracting of Technical Services (FEED, Detailed Engineering, Flow Assurance Studies & Process Optimization

Studies). Procurement of Electrical & Instrumentation bulks and all piping commodities. Post award Change Management of EPC Contracts, Change Management of critical LLI Contracts. Communication, correspondences under Claim Management which helps company in strategizing settlement

results significant savings, Commercial analysis of Costing of Variation Claims using past references and market intelligence, sector studies, submission to management of cost assessment and negotiation plan.

Key Accomplishments

Achiever of the year award for 2013. Procurement for a spend of over US$ 500 Million Total negotiated savings of approx. US$ 34 Million. Preparation of vendor data base (market landscaping) with respect to items/services.

Previous Employers

1) Fluor Daniel India Pvt Ltd, Gurgaon, India (17’Mar 2008 – 07’Sep2009)

Fluor is a FORTUNE 500 company that delivers engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance (EPCM), and project management to governments and clients in diverse industries around the world

Designation: Material Specialist-II

Project: TOTAL Port Arthur Refinery – Deep Conversion Project.

Responsibilities:

Finalizing bidder list, RFQ issuance, Technical & commercial clarification, Evaluation based on Market trend, Criticality and final price negotiations.

Blanket orders for various Piping commodities. Maintain & update client with detail order status of all packages from RFQ issuance to LOA/PO issuance. Supplier performance evaluation & PO close out. Expediting of 48 equipment packages, ordered across Europe & Asia. Inter-departmental audits with focus on strategies, procedures and adherence

Key Accomplishments

Total negotiated Savings of USD 14.5 Million against spend of USD 119 million. Recognized by TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS & FLUOR for best efforts, Total savings and value addition to the

project. Ordering of 28 vessels within a span of 3 weeks in order to meet project timelines. Restructuring of Supplier performance evaluation method.

2) Essar Constructions (I) Ltd, Mumbai, India (5’ Aug 2005 – 15’ March 2008)

A class-leading Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractor offering innovative execution and delivery solutions to its clients in multiple sectors for projects of scale and complexity, whilst managing diverse technological interfaces.

Designation: Assistant Manager

Project: Essar Oil & Gas refinery (Phase - I & II Project: Essar Steel plant expansion project.

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Responsibilities:

Procurement of Piping commodities (pipes, valves, fittings, flanges etc.) In conjunction with users monitor supply base key service levels of; procurement, delivery, quality

performance and cost effectiveness; and implement effective counter-measures to ensure timely resolution of concerns and achievement of agreed objectives.

Control and conduct monthly review of preferred suppliers via key performance indicators. Co-ordination with warehouse for Over/Short & Damaged Supply during final stages of construction. Developing financial projections, preparing budgets and project costing for oil refinery project.

Key Accomplishments

Single handed procurement of all piping commodities for four complete units of Oil refinery (DHDS, FCCU, ARU and SRU) for Essar Oil Refinery, Jamnagar.

Umbrella contracts for CS & SS pipe fittings, CS & SS flanges, strainers, steam traps and CS valves for Essar oil refinery expansion project and Essar steel plant expansion project.

On time procurement of 36” & 48” 90 degree 6D bends from Korea.                                           

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Project & Procurement management course from Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines. Post Graduate Diploma in Supply Chain Management from Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) Institute of

Logistics & Indian Institute of Materials Management, Chennai, India Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from Visweshwariah Technological University, Karnataka, India. Professional Training courses on Strategic sourcing, Negotiation skills, Internal audit procedures, Risk

management, Business diversification and Effective communication skills.

PERSONAL BIODATA

Date of Birth : 11th June 1982 Passport : H1920740, Expiry - 30th Nov 2018 Permanent Address : House # 83, New KEB Colony, Mailoor, Bidar - 585401, Karnataka, India) Citizenship : Indian Maritial status : Single

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