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# Amarkant Kumar on Tal

## Headline

Sourcing Consultant leveraging Strategic Sourcing and Procurement expertise\.

## About

A graduate in Electrical Engineering from the National Power Training Institute, Durgapur, and having 8 years of experience and currently working as a Category and Sourcing Consultant at Allstate, contributing expertise in strategic sourcing, procurement and vendor management\. With prior experience at Indus Towers Limited, Haleon, and Vedanta Limited, professional contributions have included cost modeling, compliance monitoring, and supporting strategic procurement\. Adept at managing procurement processes, including RFI, RFP, and RFQ, and contract management ensuring cost optimization through value analysis and supplier negotiations\. Holds certifications in Power BI and Excel, enhancing data\-driven decision\-making capabilities\.

## Location

Bengaluru

## AI stack

Microsoft Copilot

## Work experience

Category and Sourcing Consultant at Allstate, Dec 2025 \- Present · 10 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Sourcing Manager at Indus Towers Limited, Dec 2024 \- Dec 2025 · 1 yr 1 mo, Gurugram, Haryana, India

Sourcing Analyst at Haleon, Jan 2023 \- Dec 2024 · 2 yrs, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Strategic Sourcing and Procurement Manager at Vedanta Limited \- Aluminium Business, Aug 2018 \- Mar 2023 · 4 yrs 8 mos, Odisha, India, • Responsible for the RFI, RFP, RFQ, Develop and perform calculations on industry and supplier cost models, negotiations & finalization of the services till delivery at the right time at optimal cost\. • Ensuring the cost of a Material by preparing & verifying the cost break\-up, cost evaluation, Value Analysis and to justify the purchase cost with suitable documents\. • Advanced knowledge in Strategic Sourcing, Indirect Procurement, Vendor/Contract Management, and Compliance Monitoring across multiple spend categories\. • Support to operational procurement in identifying the suppliers, collect supplier information, assist in preparing the fact\-based negotiation packages, which supports in the negotiation process and awarding contract to the Suitable Supplier as per the Purchasing Policy\. • Ample exposure to importing items from US, Europe & China involving Various Incoterms like FOB, CIF, CFR, FOR, DDP & DDU Basis and handled transactions involving Payment terms like Letter of Credit \(LC\), Cash against Documents\(CAD\)\. • Regular Follow Up with the Internal Teams to clear the Bills and ensuring the timely payment to Suppliers\. • Responsible for managing the Slow Moving \(SMI\)/ Non\-Moving Items \(NMI\) in the Optimum range and ensuring budget control in SAP for respective departments as per the business Plan\. • Have excellent supplier relationship management skills including comfort dealing with suppliers at all levels of their management and escalating appropriately\. • Coordinate all procurement activities for direct alignment with corporate procurement policies, guidelines and strategic sourcing and tactical purchasing initiatives\. • Supplier Performance Management by Evaluating the Quarterly Performance in terms of Quality, Quantity, Price & Service\. • Responsible for identification and development of new Vendors for assigned Categories by conducting Process & Quality audits at Supplier Location\.

## Education

Bachelor of Engineering \- BE, Electrical Engineering, National Power Training Institute \(ER\), Durgapur

Class XII, Science, Vivekanand Public School

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