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Mehak Bakshi

Executive with 3 Years & 3 Months of experience in SCM - Procurement & Marketing Communications with dedicated, results-oriented, project managing & analytical skills along with progressive quality assurance, real-world experience and leadership. Effective coach & trainer with the ability to motivate and organize teams. Interpersonal skills, self-motivation, quick adaption to new applications & technologies. Collaboration with the business users during the various stages of project life cycles.

Key Skills

Strategic Procurement
Contract Management
Vendor Management
Project Management
Marketing Communications
Budget Management

Professional Experience

Jul 2020
Present
Executive Supply Chain Management
Bharti Airtel Gurgaon, IN
 
  • Procurement- Forecasting of procurement needs of end users and performing the RA's , RFQ's, RFI's to finalize the best suitable partner without compromising the quality of the product with timely delivery .
  • PR to PO - Converting the purchase requests to purchase orders basis the closed RA's , RFQ's of various products related to networking , marketing, human resources, facilities management , customer experience etc.
  • Supplier Management- Managing supplier performance (monthly, quarterly, half yearly, annual). Implementing technologies, processes, policies, and procedures to support the purchasing process (Supplier Relationship Management). Complete Vendor management, vendor payments & Invoicing, Contract Management, Process execution & Vendor Governance, Cost Modeling & Optimization.
  • Negotiation Strategy - Strategizing Future sourcing negotiations through competitive benchmarking, regression and business model analysis.
  • Opex Control- Analyze Trends and hypothesis in cost parameters for saving opportunities in existing framework.
  • Project Management: Strategizing and Driving Multiple cost savings projects in five different circles (Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Delhi and Orissa) across India.
  • Monthly Rental Bill Validation of centralized TOCO partners.
  • Relationship Management- Conducting Commercial Review (quarterly) & Operational Reviews (Monthly) with all internal and supplier's stakeholders to maintain vigorous relationships.
  • Process Simplification: Continuous streamlining of P2P cycle ensuring adherence to payment cycle and visibility in payments to all stakeholders.
  • Pan India Spoc of Centralized TOCO Partner: Ascend – Coordinating with the internal and partners Stakeholder and understanding the multiple level issues and sharing the resolutions across 15 circles.
 
Feb 2019
Aug 2020
Associate- Marketing Communication
Bharti Airtel Chandigarh, IN
 
  • SPOC of the team to manage and co-ordinate with Finance, Sales, other departments and vendors i.e. inside and outside the organization for executing the promotional events in Haryana, Punjab and Himachal (HPHP).
  • Managing financial budget allocated for quarterly and campaign specific activities on routine basis.
  • Complete vendor management including budget allocation, raising PR’s, releasing purchase orders, invoice verifications and processing in oracle.
  • Executed brand visibility in HPHP via online and offline marketing modes such a – Outdoors , Print, Retail Visibility , Highway visibility , channel events , FM activation , Store Launches , Promotions , Collateral/POP, VAN/Mall Activities and other BTL Activities.
  • Executed company initiatives in co-ordination with Creative, PR Agency (JWT & Resonance) for promoting brand.
  • Managed and supervised Retail, Own Retail and Franchise Retail branding across HPHP.
  • POS management including creative creation, POS dispatch and monitoring market implementation.
  • Planned, coordinated and executed BTL activities at retail stores to generate store walk-ins.
  • Preparing and presenting monthly PPTs and report to senior management.
 
Sep 2017
Mar 2019
Associate - Supply Chain Management
Bharti Airtel Chandigarh, IN
 
Procurement: Supplier Management: Contracts Management: Business Support
  • Forecast procurement needs.
  • Develop and review purchase requests and ensure authorization as necessary to facilitate the timely purchase of new products.
  • Ensuring appropriate procurement of all OPEX/ CAPEX, and maintenance materials.
  • Negotiate pricing and purchase goods and ensure delivery in a timely manner.
  • Negotiate pricing and terms and conditions for services ensure delivery in a timely manner.
  • Establishing foreign and domestic suppliers
  • Negotiating the lowest prices.
  • Preparing & managing logistics & transport budgets, monitoring expenditure and implementing remedial measures where appropriate.
  • Managing and training staff in the operation of Logistics, Procurement, warehousing, materials systems.
  • Working with business leaders who have identified a business need or requirement to identify, source, contract, and procure the needed good or service from qualified suppliers.
  • Managing supplier performance (monthly, quarterly, half yearly, annual).
  • Implementing technologies, processes, policies, and procedures to support the purchasing process (Supplier Relationship Management).
  • The supplier relationship management process: a process for providing the structure for how relationships with suppliers will be developed and maintained.
  • A partnership agreement may be a contract which formally establishes the terms of a partnership between two legal entities such that they regard each other as partners' in a commercial arrangement.
  • Analyzing contracts for effectiveness, identifying areas of weakness and implementing improvements to increase margins.
  • Assisting in tender agreements, providing quality information pertaining to bids.
  • Low cost sourcing for tenders, support New Product range inclusions, Decide on Make or Buy of product, Work with various departments to explore new avenues.
  • Budget and cost control Operational Efficiencies.
 

Education

Jul 2013
Aug 2017
BE/BTECH in Electronics & Communications - 7.98 CGPA
Chitkara University
Feb 2011
Mar 2013
12th Standard- CBSE - 75% in Army Public School
Feb 2009
Mar 2011
10th Standard -CBSE- 10 CGPA in LMJPS

Achievements

Accomplishments Always Motivates
 
  • Achieved A+ grade in Industrial Hands on Training from JUNE’14 –
  • July’14 at Chitkara University.
  • Quarter finalist in intercollege circuit design completion.
  • District level player of Skating and silver Medalist in regional’s held at Ambala.
  • District Level Badminton Player
  • State Level - Essay Writing Competition Winner
  • School House Vice Captain for 2 Years
 

Hobbies & Interests

  • Badminton
  • Skating
  • Pencil sketching

Languages

English
(Fluent)
HINDI
(Native)
Punjabi
(Basic)

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