Prateek Kumar Jain

Professional Summary

I am a procurement and materials management professional with long-term experience at Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL). Most of my career has been spent in public procurement, import sourcing and vendor coordination for technically critical items handled under Government of India procedures.

I currently work as Dy. Manager – Materials Management at BHEL, Trichy. Along with regular procurement responsibilities, I have played a key role in developing dashboards and system-based tools using SAP data to improve tracking, follow-ups and decision-making.

My work involves e-tendering, import and indigenous procurement, vendor follow-ups, logistics coordination and closure of orders under audit- and vigilance-sensitive environments.

I have also worked closely with engineering teams in Boiler Mountings and Controls & Instrumentation, which helped me understand drawings, specifications, ICDs and engineering logic and consistently strengthened my procurement judgement.

I am comfortable working across engineering, vendors, agencies and internal teams, and I adapt quickly to new systems, requirements and working environments.

Core Capabilities

• Public Procurement & Government Policies (12+ years)
• e-Tendering: NIC e-Procurement Portal, GeM
• Import Procurement & Global Sourcing
• Techno-Commercial Evaluation & Negotiation
• Vendor Development, Follow-up & Expediting
• Service & Rate Contracts
• Engineering-Aware Procurement Decisions
• SAP MM, Procurement T-Codes & System Building
• Liaison with Government & External Agencies

Professional Experience

Bharat Heavy Electricals Limited (BHEL), Trichy

Dy. Manager – Materials Management

• Handling procurement of critical mechanical bought-out items for power sector projects.
• Managing import and indigenous sourcing, delivery tracking, logistics and stores coordination.
• Executing procurement through SAP MM and PSU e-procurement systems.
• Designed and implemented procurement dashboards using SAP data to monitor order status, lead times and follow-ups, reducing dependency on manual tracking.
• Built simple system workflows and automation for routine MIS and proposal-related work.
• Regular coordination with engineering, vendors, logistics agencies and internal stakeholders.

BHEL – Public & Import Procurement (Core Role)

• Extensive experience in public procurement under Government of India guidelines.
• Hands-on use of NIC e-procurement portal, GeM and other PSU procurement methods.
• End-to-end handling of import procurement for technically specialized equipment.
• Techno-commercial evaluation, negotiations, order placement and vendor follow-ups.
• Regular interaction with inspection agencies, statutory bodies and audit teams.

Engineering, Quality & Cross-Functional Exposure (BHEL)

• Worked in Boiler Mountings engineering and learned BHEL’s engineering methodology.
• Exposure to Controls & Instrumentation drawings, ICDs and system logic.
• Participated in vendor inspections and quality reviews.
• Close coordination with logistics, stores and multiple internal departments.

Private Sector Exposure – Sales & Customer Interface

• Industrial sales exposure involving site visits, requirement understanding, quotations and follow-ups.
• This experience improved understanding of customer expectations and service commitments.

Systems, Dashboards & Work Automation

• Strong working knowledge of SAP MM and procurement-related T-codes.
• Extraction and structuring of SAP data for decision support.
• Development of server-less dashboards for procurement monitoring and follow-ups.
• Automation of repetitive tasks using macros and basic scripting.
• Consistent focus on simplifying systems and reducing manual intervention.

Education

• B.Tech – Mechanical Engineering, NIT Raipur (CPI 8.6)
• GATE 2012 Qualified – Top 3%